Nurse Q

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1. Sacramento Pre-Nursing student

   Nurse Q replied to Kaiserstudent's topic in Pre-Nursing

   The program that you are in sounds very interesting. Do you do your clinicals as Sutter General, Memorial or Roseville? I use to work at General about 5 years ago. Sutter is a good system. I am glad to see that they are doing something like this....

2. Bus Disaster

   Nurse Q replied to Chad_KY_SRNA's topic in Geriatric

   The bus fire is truly a tragedy. My heart goes out to their families. What ticks me off is the comment about the people who organized this evacuation. I don't know of any city that has a surplus of medical transport vehicles. The administration ...

3. A mothers' request ( not nursing related)

   Nurse Q replied to debRN0417's topic in Geriatric

   Deb, My thoughts are with you and your son. I know how you feel. My Marine son is coming home on leave Saturday. He just ended his second tour of Iraq. Try to stay positive and don't listen to all the news from Iraq. They tend to report on only ...

4. Certified Nurse Assistant Interview

   Nurse Q replied to TLC RN's topic in Career Support

   That's great! I bet she was calling you to offer you the job. I hope you get it. Keep me informed. Try to relax this weekend, but I know that will be hard. I''ll keep my fingers crossed.

5. LPN LTC Workloads and too little time

   Nurse Q replied to Silverhawk's topic in LPN/LVN

   Silverhawk......It sounds like you are doing a great job with your tasks and caring for your patients. I can understand your frustration with the heavy workload. May I say though, it is up to you to take your breaks and lunch. I know you want to get ...

6. LPN Scope of practice/Picc lines-just moved to Indiana

   Nurse Q replied to krissiee's topic in Safety

   LPN nursing practice varies with every state and with every hospital. I was an LVN at a California hospital. I could start IV's, hang maintenance fluids which I believe had to have

7. Certified Nurse Assistant Interview

   Nurse Q replied to TLC RN's topic in Career Support

   Congratulations on your up coming interview! I would suggest for your interview some of the basics. Dress appropriately, hair neat, fingersnails clean and not too long. Hair and make-up simple. Questions I think the manager will ask are, How flex...

8. Change jobs or go to school?? Help!! Need Advice

   Nurse Q posted a topic in Career Support

   I have a dilema. I have been an LPN for greater than 10 years (acute care med-surg nursing). I love my job, the people I work with etc, but it has become routine in a way. I had applied to enter the transition LPN to RN program and have been accepted...

9. LPN job duties from 10,20,30 years ago to the present.

   Nurse Q replied to fuzzball's topic in General Nursing

   Weetziebat-----That was a wonderful insight into your career as an LPN. I tilt my nursing cap to you. You are very remarkable. I have been a LVN/LPN for 15 years and have seen many changes. I enjoy nursing memories from long ago to see how nursing...

10. Narcotic count

    Nurse Q replied to ragingmomster's topic in General Nursing

    Where I work my manager states that the feds only require a narc count once in a 12 hour shift. She also states it can be two people from the same shift and it can also be with an unlicensed person acting as the scribe. What irks me even more is th...

11. My Life with a Nurse: A Man's Perspective

    Nurse Q replied to StatBlues's topic in Humor

    That is hilarious!!! My husband agrees with you, but hmmm, I just don't see it!