Nurse Lynette BSN, RN

Nurse Lynette has 17 years experience as a BSN, RN and specializes in OB/NICU.

Latest Activity

1. Transfers

   Nurse Lynette posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

   Quick question.. are you guys allowed to transport a healthy baby from L&D to post partum while mom is holding the infant? In a wheelchair or bed. Not walking. Just curious what other hospitals are doing. Thanks!

2. Who were you in high school

   Nurse Lynette replied to Dezy's topic in General Students

   I was popular but not bc I was part of the "popular" crowd. I was friends with them all but I had my own "middle class click". I have a twin sister so I think that made me well known. Everyone knew us as "the twins". I was in choir and drill team. I ...

3. Transfer issues with LVN to RN?

   Nurse Lynette replied to pnkgirl25's topic in LPN-RN

   Your LVN license will transfer to any nursing program. I went to a private school for my LVN six yrs ago. When I got ready to do my transition, I had to take pre reqs first. once I had those I had no problem getting in. I was accepted into three diff...

4. Medical dosage calculations

   Nurse Lynette replied to sucess2012's topic in General Students

   The book "Dimensional Analysis for meds" came with a CD tutorial that taught me how to do dimensional analysis for all med problems. It was a true life saver!

5. Best and Worst places for LPN opportunities

   Nurse Lynette replied to Mazee's topic in LPN/LVN

   I'm an LVN in Texas going on 6 yrs. I am currently in an LVN to RN transition program but I've never had a problem getting a job in Texas as an LVN. The pay is decent too.

6. What are ''significant normals'' for lab values r/t my Care Plan?

   Nurse Lynette replied to Samian Q's topic in Student Assist

   Im just a student myself but perhaps i can try and help. I would think a CBC would be significant. You'd monitor the WBC (which you already have) and probably RBC, Hgb, Hct, and Plt count to monitor for blood loss. I've even seen CRPs monitored post ...

7. Should I take a semester off and do an externship?

   Nurse Lynette replied to enesberg's topic in General Students

   Yes, this is a hospital :-) I feel very blessed! They only took 5 of us this year.

8. Should I take a semester off and do an externship?

   Nurse Lynette replied to enesberg's topic in General Students

   I'm in an externship and it requires you being in your last year of RN school with a contract to work for them for 1 yr past graduation. They also pay for my school, pay while I work, pay for my books, and give me a monthly allowance for gas. It's to...

9. I have an Ulcerative Colitis patient to care for tomorrow. Questions about diet?

   Nurse Lynette replied to Samian Q's topic in Student Assist

   Just to name a few: Following the appropriate diet, reducing stress, following prescribed medication regimens, keeping scheduled follow up appts with PCP,etc ....are ways to decrease the risks of a UC flair up. Think of it like this: What can cause...

10. IV Flushing & clots

    Nurse Lynette replied to SN22RN's topic in Student Assist

    Maybe u should try removing some of the fluid in your flush initially (before you use it), like 1/2 a ml or so. The reason I say that is bc at our facility I've noticed that the flushes are hard to push initially, and sometimes it feels like the IV w...

11. HELP! How to write a nursing note on a lesion

    Nurse Lynette replied to JMJ523's topic in Student Assist

    Well I'm no nurses note expert but I'd just say: pt has a flat brown symmetrical patch/lesion to R antebrachial area, 3 cms in length with discrete distribution and no exudate. Hope that helps! You pretty much had it! Just put it into a sentence. :)

12. Lpns in the er

    Nurse Lynette replied to brigirl246's topic in LPN/LVN

    I've worked in the ER, took my own patients, pushed my own IV meds etc....full patient care under my scope as an LVN, which is pretty broad in Texas, in my opinion.

13. Psychology+ Nursing...Medical School, Im stuck. HELP

    Nurse Lynette replied to aguyse's topic in Student Assist

    Go to a 4 year university and work on a bachelors degree rather than another associates. I believe Financial aid picks up and pays additional money for bachelors degrees, just not for a double associates.

14. LVN to RN...finally.

    Nurse Lynette replied to Nancynurse1983's topic in LPN-RN

    My program is a transition program and every student in the program (there are 50 of us) are licensed LVNs. Some of us are considered "community LVNs" bc we have experience and the others, which came into the RN program directly from the LVN program ...

15. Can you guys give me an example of a day in the life of a nursing student?

    Nurse Lynette replied to patriotprincess's topic in General Students

    We have clinicals from 0630 to 1500 on Monday and Tuesday Off on Wednesday for "study" we have lecture from 0830 to 1600 on Thursdays Off on fri/sat Sunday's we go to our clinical site and gather our patient info and prepare our care plans for clin...