Aleonard13

Aleonard13

med-surg, MCH home visiting

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Aleonard13 specializes in med-surg, MCH home visiting.


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  1. vivitrol injection

    hello I'm new to giving vivitrol injection. I follow the directions, but when I inject the syringe, the medication gets clogged. I take out the needle/syringe, change needles and try a second time and it usually works. has anyone had this problem? ...
  2. Detox nursing is sucking the life out of me

    hi I worked in a detox facility for a little over a year. I felt EXACTLY the same! it sucked the life out of me. now I'm working in community mental health and I really enjoy it. :)
  3. IM Injections

    im a new psych nurse, giving frequent IM injections primarily to the deltoid muscles. this is in a community health setting. one of my patients now has a knot from my last injection. no signs of infection, but i'm still monitoring it. He has been...
  4. Virgin Islands!

    there are 3 hospitals in the VI, one for each island. they all take travelers.
  5. ST. Thomas USVI Travel????

    i worked in st. thomas for 1.5 years on the surgical unit, sometimes floated to medical. it was my first nurse job, i was trained there, and was permanent staff not a traveler. the hospital has tons of travelers so you will not be alone, and perma...
  6. Nursing in USVI

    I highly recommend working in the virgin islands (St. Thomas, St. Croix, or St. John) you don't need a passport to get there, obtaining a license is fairly quick and easy. you do need a personality that can slow down and adjust to 'island life' ...
  7. Nurse Licensure Compact

    i just have to complain really quick about the RN endorsement process for LA. way over the top
  8. Licensure by endorsement processing time?

    mine took about 3 weeks, and lots of money
  9. night shift question

    sounds like hypoglycemia.. i'm not diabetic, but that's how i feel when i haven't eaten in a while and i also work nights. you said you dont want to eat at night, but what about snacks? it's good that you don't drink coffee cause that drops blood s...
  10. Patients' "home remedies"? What have you seen

    one of my nursing instructors told our class she had a patient who use to make "lizard soup" for HTN
  11. Any phobias you overcame to become a nurse?

    yes. i use to hate feet! i had to get over my repulsion quick working on a med-surg unit checking pedal pulses, etc. :)
  12. What have other nurses done that have freaked you out?

    when i was still in school doing a rotation in the ICU- a nurse came to the nursing station and said she needed help with something. apparently she tried to give a whole pill through an NG tube and it got stuck! AND she stated that another nurse told...
  13. New Grad Programs?

    if your willing to relocate come to st. thomas us virgin islands. we need permanent nurses here, plus the hospital has a preceptor program!!
  14. Struggeling New Grad working in the med surg floor.

    that is one nice thing about nursing. just because you don't like working in the hospital doesn't mean you have to give up nursing all together. there are so many different area's to explore. that's what i keep telling myself anyways! :)
  15. Struggeling New Grad working in the med surg floor.

    it is so helpful to read these posts. i had a 3 month orientation, but honestly i didn't feel prepared to go on the floor myself. my last preceptor didn't take much iniative to work with me on my goals for the week, and i feel like my learning came t...