ZanatuBelmont

ZanatuBelmont

Rehabilitation; LTC; Med-Surg

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ZanatuBelmont specializes in Rehabilitation; LTC; Med-Surg.


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  1. Hi everyone, this post comes with great humility. I just need to vent in a forum where I know people can understand and, possibly, offer me some wisdom. I was licensed August 15, 2009, as an LVN in the state of Texas. I began my nursing career at a n...
  2. LVN writing orders?

    Hi guys and gals, I've been employed as a nurse since August (I graduated at the end of July). The other day we decided it best to D/C the liquid Hydrocodone/Codeine we had for a resident that can now take tabs PO. "Sure, no problem," says I. So I wr...
  3. Taking NCLEX-PN this Wednesday!

    Hi all, I am taking my NCLEX-PN Wednesday for the first time. I am concerned because I have been using "exam mode" on the Saunders CD (2008 version) and I keep getting 40s and 50s on Pedi/OB and eyes/ears. Is there anyone here that used Saunders, mad...
  4. How Important is Accreditation?

    Interesting question. I can't imagine your nursing license being "legit" without completing an accredited program. Check out the California Board of Vocational Nursing website and search for your question there.
  5. How do you balance work and school.

    Many students in my program borrowed the full amount in stafford student loans to pay for their living expenses. If you are in a 12-month program at a community college, you should be able to swing $350/month on basic needs, and just work part-time @...
  6. How to prepare for LVN/LPN school

    Do not get in the habit of depending on a buddy to help you out. You will pair up with someone, eventually, in the program. It will be tempting to ask them "Hey, do you know the rationale for this?" Find it yourself. You are, after all, in nursing sc...
  7. IS THIS IT?

    I recently landed a job in the OR but had to respectfully decline. Two reasons: They wanted me to put my RN pursuit on hold so I could work into their schedule. Second, it was just too damn far! A shame, too - because as I interview more and more, I ...
  8. Massavie amount of info to study...How?

    You need to focus primarily on the nursing interventions, lab values, diagnostic procedures, typical medical management, and have a basic understanding of the pathophysiology relating to the issue discussed. If you have 50 pages to study and only fiv...
  9. Who's most at risk for developing HTN?

    That's not the point. Yes, all those options were risk factors - but the question is asking you to identify the person with the highest risk. I choose option C because he has a known family history of HTN whereas with the others it's a guessing game.
  10. Who's most at risk for developing HTN?

    From my understanding African-American women, not men, are at highest risk for developing HTN.
  11. Daytonite, that was an excellent response. I never looked at it that way. I've been asked many times what nursing "means to me." I always replied with the typical "compassionate care" reply, but looking at it from a scientific perspective makes more ...
  12. What I head during my BLS Training (true story)

    I don't even know what an IUD is.
  13. Nightingale Pledge and Nursing hats at pinning ceremony....

    Why is living in purity and helping the doctor a "girlie" thing?
  14. I think during NS we are built up to believe we have to be a superhero and make no mistakes our first six months working, but that's just not how it is. There are times I hear people discussing something (an illness, for instance) and what they inten...
  15. Working with mostly women. Heaven or Hell?

    Yes you will mostly find males in acute areas.