ryuunohime

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1. For The Love Of All That Is Holy . . . .

   ryuunohime replied to Ruby Vee's topic in General Nursing

   O2 Stats is one of my favorites. Its oxygen saturation, or SATS...not stats. Oy Vey

2. Denied PTO for my marriage

   ryuunohime posted a topic in Relations

   Hey fellow nurses, I just need a place to vent and get some feedback. I've been dating this guy for about 4 years, and he proposed on Christmas day 2016. Naturally I'm ecstatic, and as soon as we get back from visiting his folks, I start planning th...

3. Being Pulled into the Office for calling CAT

   ryuunohime replied to ryuunohime's topic in Relations

   So I got done with the meeting and I left in tears. It was a laundry list of things I should have done. I didn't check a blood sugar. This event happened at 8ish in the morning and the last BG check on the patient was at 6, which was 123 and there wa...

4. Being Pulled into the Office for calling CAT

   ryuunohime posted a topic in Relations

   Hey guys, I've been a member of this board for a long long time. Some background on me: 6.5 years of nursing, started as a CNA, worked as an LPN and now I'm an RN on a Med/Surg floor for the past 1.5 years. Last week, I had a patient who was on remot...

5. Help me ease my post nclex anxiety

   ryuunohime posted a topic in NCLEX

   hey guys, I just took my NCLEX this morning, and here it is 3:30 in the afternoon, and I of course attempted to use the PVT to determine my test results. I got the popup "The candidate currently has test results that are on hold. A new registration c...

6. First Clinical, any advice?

   ryuunohime replied to ryuunohime's topic in LPN/LVN Students

   Well, my school seems to be set up a bit different then other schools. I haven't had med-surge or pharm yet. I know basic anatomy, and I've learned how to do everything a CNA can do--as well as administer enemas and do catheters. We've been doing car...

7. First Clinical, any advice?

   ryuunohime posted a topic in LPN/LVN Students

   So as soon as the next session starts, I'll be going to my first clinical, and get my very first patient. I've never worked in the medical field before, so I'm really nervous. I have driving directions to the facility and I plan to set my alarm super...

8. Why did it have to happen!!

   ryuunohime replied to shawna2bnurse's topic in LPN/LVN Students

   I feel for you hun. I had to make some major sacrifices in order to go to school. I gave up my whole life pretty much, but I'm just thankful that I was in a position to do so. I love nursing school, and to be a nurse is my ultimate goal in life, as I...

9. Possible night jobs while in school?

   ryuunohime posted a topic in LPN/LVN Students

   Hey guys, Its my first time posting on this forum, I've been a lurker for some time though and I appreciate a website like this. The information I've gotten from you guys has really come in handy and I was hoping someone might be able to help me out...