nurse_mo1986

nurse_mo1986 has 3 years experience.

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1. Need encouragement. just discouraged today

   nurse_mo1986 replied to nurse_mo1986's topic in Online Learning

   thanks all. Lunah, u have long been a source of inspiration to all excelsior students i think:) and I appreciate all u guys encouraging me. I know that someday I'll be able to place that RN behind my name. Thanks, Ryan

2. Need encouragement. just discouraged today

   nurse_mo1986 posted a topic in Online Learning

   Hey all- I just feel like I need a word of encouragement today. I feel like I've been working towards my RN forever, and i'm not there yet. I'm bogged down in the pages of micro, and then still have most of my nursing tests to do. (pre-reqs done). I ...

3. Would you have reported this med error?

   nurse_mo1986 replied to IowaLPN's topic in General Nursing

   and yet, I remember reporting a nurse one time for suspicion of diverting b/c I noticed this particular nurse chasing down the dr's in the unit telling them that their pt "needs demerol." It raised a red flag in my mind after witnessing this one time...

4. Passed Transitions tonight!

   nurse_mo1986 replied to TashaLPN2006RN2012's topic in Online Learning

   Way to go tasha!!! lol. I was gonna do repro next, but I decided to do the unthinkable and get micro over with. This one just might kill me. It's just soo much info. But i keep telling myself that if i could do A&P then I can do ANY class they ha...

5. Transitions is so boooooring

   nurse_mo1986 replied to bsn2b2013's topic in Online Learning

   heya tasha: actually I didn't use the practice exam for this one. I always have but this test seemed so cut n dry that I didn't think I'd need to. All I used was a TCN study guide from ebay. It seemed to cover the material pretty good. If I'd studies...

6. What have you done without a Dr. order?

   nurse_mo1986 replied to PureLifeRN's topic in General Nursing

   it also depends on where you work. I work in a smaller ruraal ICU in a smaller hospital and know all of our docs one on one. That means I know when they do vs. Don't wanna be called. Certain docs don't even wanna be called about a resp distress unles...

7. Transitions is so boooooring

   nurse_mo1986 replied to bsn2b2013's topic in Online Learning

   So i just thought i'd come back to the thread and let u peeps know I took transitions this morn and passed. got a "B" on the test. It was actually a lil more diff than i anticipated...but thankfully i'm done. Now on to the next test!!!

8. Transitions is so boooooring

   nurse_mo1986 replied to bsn2b2013's topic in Online Learning

   Yeah, I'm taking Transitions this friday and i'm seriously afraid I might fail it just because it's soooo boring that i'm having a terrible time studying it LOL. But i'm hoping I pass. I'd hate to waste 250 on it, ya know?

9. Passed A&P tonight!

   nurse_mo1986 replied to TashaLPN2006RN2012's topic in Online Learning

   lol...yeah I stressed out over the A/P exam myself, got horribly low scores on the practice exams both times (like mid 40's) but when i finally steeled my nerves and took it, I passed with a "B" w/out problems. I was def proud to have passed that exa...

10. Can I bolus this patient? A legal / practice question about sedatives and narcotics

    nurse_mo1986 replied to simvee's topic in MICU

    why not see if you cant get some type of protocols in place that allows for PRN IVP as needed? In my unit, a lot of our pts are titrated on gtt's but we also have PRN meds allowed for use in addition too titrated gtt. As you mentioned, sometimes pt's...

11. Passed A&P tonight!

    nurse_mo1986 replied to TashaLPN2006RN2012's topic in Online Learning

    I'm studyin transitions myself at the min. I test on it Friday 9/3...we'll see how it goes. It seems so cut and dry that it's boring at best lol. I'm trying not to take too much time on this one and move on. When are you gonna take your transitions ...

12. Your job, LOVE it or HATE it? What field of nursing are you in?

    nurse_mo1986 replied to tammy777's topic in General Nursing

    1. do you love, like or hate your job? a mixture of both. most days like, other days it requires work to remember why i'm workin here lol 2. what field of nursing are you in? lpn, work in a outpt surgery center doing post op recovery, also prn in icu...

13. LunahRN- Good luck tomorrow!

    nurse_mo1986 replied to TashaLPN2006RN2012's topic in Online Learning

    Hey tasha, What day are you taking your transitions exam? I just recently took the A/P exam and am now scheduled to take transitions next fri(sept. 3rd). I'm kinda nervous on this one b/c it seems TOO straightforward to me, and i'm afraid i'll be too...

14. First CPR

    nurse_mo1986 replied to LUV ALZ's topic in LPN/LVN

    Sadly, you will find that in nursing you run into these types of situations frequently. I work in an ICU, and more times than I care to think about we've had to go thru the motions of a futile code just because the family members insist that we save ...

15. How to deal with negative comments about Excelsior

    nurse_mo1986 replied to ltsgnn's topic in Online Learning

    I'm in the midst of my excelsior education myself. However, I haven't had many ppl say negative things about the program. However, that may simply be because at my facility, there are several RN's who have gone this route and ppl have seen that they ...