tj_Medic_RN

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1. Does any Rns who work in a hospital have LPNs assigned to them?

   tj_Medic_RN replied to lovehospital's topic in General Nursing

   I could only dream of 1RN 1LVN and a CNA per 10 patients... In our facility it is not uncommon on the med-surg floor to have 2RN's 4LVN's and 1CNA per 40 patients. The RN's split the floor and each takes 20 pts and the LVN's have 10 pts each with the...

2. Controversy at WCC Dothan about Hesi

   tj_Medic_RN replied to Owensfamily's topic in Alabama

   We had a similar issue with our program, only they changed the score for passing. Originally it was 850 to pass and graduate. In the 2nd semester they changed it to 900 to pass. This was for the LPN and the ADN program as well. The problem came when ...

3. Unit Secretary....Answer the call light for pete's sake!!!

   tj_Medic_RN replied to abbaking's topic in General Nursing

   We DO have a system where you can call a specific room from the nurses station like an intercom. Our Doctors round in the morning and not at night. If there are orders to put in WE are responsible for that. Our unit secretaries answer the phones and ...

4. Unit Secretary....Answer the call light for pete's sake!!!

   tj_Medic_RN replied to abbaking's topic in General Nursing

   Gee.. sounds like my place of employment. I am not saying that in a demeaning manner, but just last night we were all really busy my patient had a spontaneous pneumothorax and we were setting up for a chest tube and the call light just kept going off...

5. Undecided... and need moral support

   tj_Medic_RN replied to tj_Medic_RN's topic in New Nurse

   I am working with adolescent psych. part time.... sorry left that part out.

6. Undecided... and need moral support

   tj_Medic_RN replied to tj_Medic_RN's topic in New Nurse

   I have looked into it.. we are not JHACO accredited... I asked about the patient to nurse ratio and I was told that an LPN was to have max 11 patients, and the RN's up to 20 .. because the LPN's pass meds, but we are still resp. for all the assessme...

7. 1st time RN licensed , but the license expires toooo SOON - another post

   tj_Medic_RN replied to H2H_RN's topic in New Nurse

   In Alabama the LPN's renew on Odd numbered years and the RN's on Even years... I was licensed on 12/31/08.. Lucky me:bowingpur so I get the full 2 years out of my License.. but for the LPN's that tested the same day theirs is only good for 1 year. Gu...

8. Undecided... and need moral support

   tj_Medic_RN replied to tj_Medic_RN's topic in New Nurse

   Thanks for the suggestions, I will take them with much thought. After I posted I was called by the nursing educator and asked if I could come and Teach ACLS and PALS for them that the state inspectors were due any day now and they had some nurses tha...

9. Undecided... and need moral support

   tj_Medic_RN posted a topic in New Nurse

   I know from reading the posts I am not the only person in the world to feel this way. I just need to vent some where and I hope you don't mind me venting here. With that said here is the story in a nutshell. I am a paramedic to RN new grad. Passed Nc...

10. Adolescent psych and a NEW RN????

    tj_Medic_RN replied to tj_Medic_RN's topic in Psychiatric

    I guess I should clarify.. my "GOING TO MANAGEMENT" this is a small facility, there is no DON, only a administrator, no unit manager because it is a fairly new facility trying to get it's feet on the ground. They employee only 5 RN's total for Day an...

11. Adolescent psych and a NEW RN????

    tj_Medic_RN replied to tj_Medic_RN's topic in Psychiatric

    WEll ... after several shifts of orientation, I love the Job itself... but as our nursing instructors told us "Nurses eat their YOUNG" referring to new grads. I have this one particular nurse who "has seen it, done it and no matter what you ask her i...

12. Adolescent psych and a NEW RN????

    tj_Medic_RN replied to tj_Medic_RN's topic in Psychiatric

    Up date.. I have had one week on the unit and so far so great!! Of course I am still in orientation... but things have gone well. .. SarahBeth you are right about the restraint free as much as possible, this facility only admits 12-17 year olds. It i...

13. Passed the NCLEX-RN @ 75

    tj_Medic_RN replied to juzagrl's topic in NCLEX

    :clphnds:Congrats... THAT IS WONDERFUL!!!:hpygrp:

14. NCLEX tomorrow at 8am!

    tj_Medic_RN replied to sbyramRN's topic in NCLEX

    Relax.. and I will keep you in my thoughts tomorrow.. :anpom:

15. For Fun - Things You Want to Buy Once You're a Nurse

    tj_Medic_RN replied to Multicollinearity's topic in General Students

    I am like some of the earlier posters I would like to be able to pay my bills and not have to tell my kids that the things they wanted would have to wait. Then I would love to take an Alaskan Cruise... (always wanted to go after finishing medic schoo...