nurseangel78

nurseangel78

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About nurseangel78

Married, Mother of 3, Courtney, Caitlyn, and Connor

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  1. Failing Nursing School

    Thanks for your response. Very good point. I would rather accept a W instead of a WF.
  2. Failing Nursing School

    I graduated LPN in 2004. I have taken transition to RN, OB and Peds...made very well, High B's in fact. GPA is so good that i was honored to be a Marshall in the Spring RN graduates. My question is..I am in Med-Surg 2 and Failing. I study diligently....
  3. Help!! Math Test!!

    Makes perfect sense. Thanks for the reply so quickly, as I am stressing out over this. lol. wish me luck!
  4. Help!! Math Test!!

    I am in Med-surg. 3 math test, must pass one with a 90. I didnt pass the first one, the second one is tomorrow! alot of grains to mg, drug calculations, iv drip factors. I think my biggest thing was the grains, drip factors. If i have the conversion,...
  5. Funniest real orders you have seen in a chart?

    2 oz. Jim Beam Whiskey BID :cheers:
  6. Intravenous Infusion

    Hi! I am a LPN in school to get my RN. Just starting Med-Surg 2, only 1 more semester after this one left. Yes!!! We are beginning this week with IV and Central Line's. We have to be checked off on starting an IV by Friday. Any advice on how to diffe...
  7. Graveyard Shift

    Thanks for all the advice and posts. I MADE it! I had mountain dew (as someone suggested), took some magazines, but didn't really get the chance to look at them. I was pretty busy from about 3:30 on. I talked with some co-workers also to try to stay ...
  8. Graveyard Shift

    Does anyone have any suggestions on staying awake during 3rd shift. I normally work 2nd, but have been scheduled to work 1 night 11-7 for tomorrow night. I am the type of person that needs a lot of sleep and I need ideas on how to stay awake and func...
  9. Child with rash

    My three year old son has a cough that has lasted for 1 week, today it sounds junky and I noticed a rash developing all over his body. Red spots, red circles, some raised and some flat on his face,eyelid, arms, legs, back. No fever, no new foods, det...
  10. It is time for my evaluation and the DON gave me a self evaluation sheet to fill out. I have never filled one out before. The questions are: Areas in which I perform well. Areas in which I think I can improve. Areas in which additional training/learn...
  11. What to include in a cover letter

    Recently in my town's newspaper I discovered a employment position open at my children's school for a nursing position. I have never written a cover letter and was wondering what to include in it. Do I let the principal know that I have children ther...
  12. Question about the MAR

    The only places we document BP and BS is on the MAR and on the flow sheet. I see exactly what you're saying about the more places you have to document on.
  13. Question about the MAR

    At the LTC facility I work at, we have a place on the MAR to write the results of blood sugar checks. I was wondering if they are suppose to go on the MAR??? I got wrote up for not writing one blood sugar result on the MAR. But, I thought that the MA...
  14. Skilled Nursing (LTC)

    sorry for the confusion. residents have rights to refuse their shower and other sorts of treatment, but some of the cna's say that the resident's refuse continously so they won't have to give the shower or the cna's will cross out the resident's name...
  15. Skilled Nursing (LTC)

    I have been working as a nurse for 9 months at the same job (LTC). My question is about being the only charge nurse on 3-11 shift. I have never been in a management position. I am in charge of 3 CNA's and some of their job performances are not like t...