ceworden

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1. do you get paid for gaining an hour?

   ceworden replied to ktrn's topic in Emergency

   Hello ktm, I was fortunate that were I worked when the time change went to "fall back" we were paid for the extra hour or had the option to use it as "comp time". When the time change was "spring forward" we did not get the extra hour. This seemed t...

2. LPN or RN right the way

   ceworden replied to The80Doe's topic in Career Support

   Hello Future Fellow Nurse, I think the choice is yours to make. I am an LPN and had to go that route due to finiancial issues at the time. However I am working towards my RN by taking most of my prereqs one or two at a time. There are advantages of ...

3. Flu shots

   ceworden replied to laurasc's topic in General Nursing

   Hello Fellow Nurse, Here in the USA we have just gotten the Flu Vaccine and they are requesting that only the "high risk" individuals have theirs first due to a shortage. I am not working at the present time due to an injury I suffered while working....

4. LPN or RN right the way

   ceworden replied to The80Doe's topic in Career Support

   Good luck with the choice you have made. If you run into any problems just post a question and as you can tell, we will respond and help in anyway possible. MNM--A Step for Our Future--5-5-2001 ------------------ CEWorden, LPN Proud to be a Nurse

5. Should I shadow a Nurse? HELP!

   ceworden replied to rncountry's topic in General Nursing

   Hello, I agree with mcountry in the fact that patient confidentiality is an important issue. I have never heard of someone shadowing a Nurse unless they had sometype of dealing with the Profession...such as Ceritfied Nurse Aide's. Since you have expi...

6. LVNs in LTC, lots of questions for you, please!

   ceworden replied to JulieW's topic in Geriatric

   Hello Julie, Welcome to the Nursing Profession. I worked in LTC when I first graduated 6 years ago. I was able to gain alot of knowledge and hands on expierance dealing with the same individuals on a daily basis. You are fortunate that the facility...

7. what is expected from the "millenium nurse"?

   ceworden replied to lorelei2575's topic in Career Support

   1.Continue to give all of yourself to your Profession. 2.Stay aware of all the changes within your Profession. 3.Respect your fellow Nurse's beliefs. 4.Get involved in helping to change the crisis that is facing our Profession. 5.Do your best to gre...

8. Systolic Blood Pressure

   ceworden replied to ernurse3's topic in Safety

   Another tip for finding the Systolic BP.... Feel the bracial pulse in the wrist as you inflate the cuff. When you no longer can feel the bracial pulse, the go up apox 20, then begin to listen. I was taught this when I went through EMT training especi...

9. Bit of humor

   ceworden replied to LydiaRN's topic in General Nursing

   LOVE IT!!!!!!! Thought of a couple of other things that I have personally expieranced---- When the EMT's call in a say they have a "DRT"--Dead Right There. Before washing your hands you make sure you have copied off all the notes you wrote. Same a...

10. Ethical dilemma: Go agency for the money?

    ceworden replied to dwp's topic in General Nursing

    I have never worked as an agency nurse, however it is good pay. The only fault I had with doing this type of Nursing is that you are put into several differant settings than what you are use to. That is why alot of agency nurses seem "out of place" w...

11. Nurse - Patient Communication

    ceworden replied to MonkeyBoy's topic in General Nursing

    Forgot to mention something.... If a family member is present make sure you address them also. This will aide in helping to ease the patient and with most patients it is usually the family member that is more involved then the patient. ----------...

12. Nurse - Patient Communication

    ceworden replied to MonkeyBoy's topic in General Nursing

    Let me see what I can remember from school... 1. Verbal & Non Verbal Skills--- Make eye contact with your patient and maintain that all times possible. Introduce yourself and what you will be doing with the patient. EX:Vital Signs ...

13. Gas pain mngmnt

    ceworden replied to timonrn's topic in Ob/Gyn

    You might wish to also check with the dietary department of your hospital and see if they can create a diet that will help elimanate some of the problems. Alot of foods are prone to cause excessive gas in patients. Hopefully they will be able to prov...

14. New Student and Confused!!!!

    ceworden replied to The80Doe's topic in General Nursing

    Welcome aboard~~~~ I will do my best to try and answer some of your questions. 1. For a syllabus of the program, you might request info from where you applied to attend school. I know that you will be required to take prerequisites such as English Co...

15. HELP!LPN TAKING RN CHALLENGE EXAM

    ceworden replied to Keysnurse2008's topic in General Nursing

    Hello Fellow Nurse, I am an LPN and would like to know where you found the info to take the RN Challenge Exam. I am interested in checking this out. I do remember when several RN grads at the hospital I use to work at stated that some of the question...