pomlover08

pomlover08 has 3 years experience and specializes in Telemetry, Heart/Vascular.

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1. New Here! Need nursing advice

   pomlover08 replied to MaxFitTrainer's topic in General Nursing

   It's never too late. I graduated from a BSN program along with a 52 year old woman making a career change! You have to want to do this. It's not glamourous the way it may be depicted on television. As far as being unappreciated, I find that to be...

2. Hypothetical Situation: mandated flu vaccine

   pomlover08 posted a topic in General Nursing

   The hospital I'm at is requiring ALL hospital staff to be vaccinated for the flu this year (unless you have documentation of severe reaction to this or have religious reasons as to why you can't take it). Today sitting in the break room we were talk...

3. Has anyone ever worked for VA hospital?

   pomlover08 replied to feelsgoodtobeRN's topic in Career Support

   I've worked at the VA the past three years, husband is military so we have moved. Now working in the private sector. The largest difference is PAY and BENEFITS!! I'm getting paid way less to do way more at the facility I'm at now. But, you deal w...

4. Medication Error HELP

   pomlover08 posted a topic in General Nursing

   Today was an interesting day at work. I had a patient who's on a prescribed eye drop q2h, the order says for R eye. Upon going to give the 1st dose of my shift, she tells me they go in both eyes (what she does at home). She's 89 and AAO x 3. So t...

5. Please help c this dilemma

   pomlover08 posted a topic in Medications

   I just had a HECTIC day at work.. but needed help c what I should do about this: have a patients who's getting Prednisolone Opthalmic drops q2h for R eye: she's 89, AAOx3.. she told me the drops go in both eyes.. so that's what I did each time the...

6. HESI Exit Exam

   pomlover08 replied to JeseBJeans's topic in NCLEX

   i took HESI two weeks ago and got a 1010. see if you can get your hands on a review called "Hurst Review". AWESOME!! Everything is explained thouroughly. as far as hesi: the one we took was pretty difficult. they had us calculate celcius to faren...

7. Hesi Exit Exam

   pomlover08 replied to yippit's topic in HESI

   we needed a 850 at our school and i scored >950. when you get in there TAKE YOUR TIME. Read the question...read the question!! And pick the SAFEST answer. don't change your answer. once you click the answer click submit and move on! you'll b...