Nursebaby23 replied to UM Review RN's topic in Medications
Insulin freaks me out! I had a potentially bad situation to arise from the administration of the wrong type of insulin (Humalog instead of Lantus). Luckily this patient's blood glucose never dropped below 70, but it was enough for me to learn my less...
Nursebaby23 replied to jaimealmostRN's topic in Psychiatric
I have been taking Lexapro for almost a year. I was taking Wellbutrin, and could not tell a difference. Honestly, Lexapro has made me a lot better person! It has really "mellowed" me out. Things that would have made me go off the deep end pre-Lexapro...
Nursebaby23 replied to celle507's topic in Psychiatric
I have been an LPN for 3 years, and just recieved my RN. I have always wanted to persue psych nursing, but in my area most mental health facilities will only hire RNs. I will be starting at a state psychiatric hospital soon working with adolescents. ...
I work in LTC, but I think this d/x began with the unit secretary in the hosp. where the pt. was discharged: mixed edema. When she got to our facility nobody even questioned it. However, she was admitted to the hosp. for non-compliance with taking hy...
Nursebaby23 replied to Marie_LPN, RN's topic in LPN-RN
Hi everyone! My name is Tiffany, and I have been a LPN for 2 1/2 years. I am 24, no kids (yet), no husband (yet). I started back to school last January and will graduate in May '06 as an ADN. 1 more semester!!!! :balloons: :balloons:
Nursebaby23 replied to Grace4261's topic in Nevada
I plan on relocating to NV when I pass NCLEX. I have also considered Sunrise. I will be staying with family, and this hospital is very close to where I will be staying. That is a major factor for me. I am from a very small town in NC, so I feel more ...
Nursebaby23 replied to Keely-FutureRN's topic in Psychiatric
I am lucky enough to live close to a state mental health facility that has been around over 100 years. My grandmother worked there as a nurse and my mother did as a NA. OMG, the stories they have told! My interest in psych nursing started with them! ...
Nursebaby23 replied to austin heart's topic in General Nursing
I worked in a hospital lab before I became a nurse; one guy had a serum glucose level of 1100. He was found unresponsive in his home. However, even though they were able to bring it down, he died from a rare type of fungal pneumonia.
Locality, cost, and pass rates are definitely important. I have tried the BSN thing, and found that the environment was very competitive. I really questioned the qualities that particular BSN program was looking for. I started as an LPN, and my acade...
Nursebaby23 replied to ianpstudent's topic in General Nursing
I work in a LTC facility that requires all nurses and aides to wear white. Nurses must wear caps...I work weekends so I can usually get by without wearing my cap all of the time because the administrator is not there:rotfl:. It's a great place to wor...
It sounds to me that no one in that office working could have been a nurse. Even if there was a nurse in the crowd, would you have wanted to work for people like that anyway? How would they treat the people that they take care of? Aren't they women a...
Nursebaby23 replied to Faeriewand's topic in LPN/LVN
It is just a title. I know some LPNs that can run circles around a RN. On the other hand, there are some LPNs that could not run circles around a tree. I felt very pressured to return to school to become a RN, which I am currently doing. I did it bec...
Nursebaby23 replied to 1BlessedRN's topic in General Nursing
You can not be eaten unless you allow yourself to be eaten. Either you get tired and show your own fangs, or become burned out because people run all over you. Experienced nurses also have a "knack" for reading new nurses and have a tendency to form ...