VictoriaGayle

VictoriaGayle has 1 years experience.

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1. Most shocking thing you've seen another nurse do?

   VictoriaGayle replied to SuzieVN's topic in Relations

   There are lots of superstitions regarding cauls. Sometimes they are red which supposedly means the baby is going to be a vampire.

2. How do you talk to patients with weight issues?

   VictoriaGayle replied to CrystalSSA's topic in Relations

   When discussing weight with someone who is underweight, especially if you suspect an eating disorder, the "you could die" approach really isn't helpful. Obviously confrontational tones are going to make someone defensive. There's also an issue it ma...

3. Pain Dilemma Customer Service?

   VictoriaGayle replied to RNnur's topic in General Nursing

   When I had my c-section there was some sort of issue with electronic charting so I was with out any form of pain management most of the time I was in the recovery room. Freaking torture. You'd think hospitals would have some sort of policy to prevent...

4. "Baby Friendly"

   VictoriaGayle replied to aerorunner80's topic in NICU

   I support breast feeding, but I wish it didn't seem like your options are one extreme or the other. Every mother baby pairing is unique and deserves care (and a feeding method) that takes that in mind, not crazy strict policies. WIC promotes breas...

5. Praying in the work place

   VictoriaGayle replied to RipeTomato's topic in Spirituality

   There is a difference in publicly praying and institutionalized prayer. A staff meeting isn't the same as praying with a willing patient. It infringes on the religious rights of employees who may not share the same belief system. Some said that yo...

6. street drugs vs. prescribed drugs

   VictoriaGayle replied to ERRN92's topic in Emergency

   I would love to see that. Seriously though, is Ativan a depressant? Because "speedballing" (is there a medical term for that?) would explain the craziness.

7. Peer Evaluations- Venting

   VictoriaGayle replied to Rose_Queen's topic in Relations

   Maybe optional means up to the supervisor? That does sound like a bad idea.

8. How are you paying for Nursing school?

   VictoriaGayle replied to jvanwoman's topic in Pre-Nursing

   The idea of student loans terrify me. I got enough grants and scholarships to cover my costs and then some, so I'll get a little bit of money to help with living expenses. I don't want to work full time while going to school and raising my daughter...

9. no random drug testing

   VictoriaGayle replied to modernhippie_'s topic in Career Support

   Even fast food places make you agree to random drug screenings. So I doubt a change of career will help. Even if they don't do a pre employment screen, almost all employers have something in your giant package of paper work saying you agree to subm...

10. took the nclex yestrday

    VictoriaGayle replied to neliztanee's topic in NCLEX

    Congrats to everyone who passed and good luck to those about to take it! Is it really as hard as everyone says it is?

11. Ventage

    VictoriaGayle replied to exit96's topic in General Nursing

    I feel poor now, 60k is rich to me! I only have one kid, and don't own a home or anything else I'd need to make payments on so that helps. We are currently scraping by on my fiances income, which pays well hourly but is very irregular. Once I star...

12. Is it worth going to school for LPN (2014)?

    VictoriaGayle replied to mzsuccess's topic in LPN/LVN Students

    It depends on your area and what you want to do. Search LPN job advertisements or even LPN job statistics in your area. If you are only interested in a certain type of job that LPNs in your area can't get, it's not worth it. However if you want to ...

13. street drugs vs. prescribed drugs

    VictoriaGayle replied to ERRN92's topic in Emergency

    Could you imagine them teaching that in school? I'm picturing an instructor lecturing on proper crack to Ativan ratio. Could your patients be "speedballing"? I've seen people on steer drugs who mixed their "uppers" and "downers" completely freak out...

14. Is there an easy way memorizing drug names?

    VictoriaGayle replied to mariamawit's topic in Student Assist

    So you can treat it kind of like med term by mesmerizing roots, prefixes and suffixes? Or am I miss understanding. I'm about to start my LPN program and just realized I'd have to know drug names, hadn't considered that before.

15. Can an LPN continue working at there old job as a CNA

    VictoriaGayle replied to downsouthlaff's topic in LPN/LVN

    I'd be very afraid of that. That seems like the only real reason for hiring like that. Give someone the pay and workload of a CNA, expect them to do LPN duties on top of CNA duties, then if anything comes back on the facility blame it on them. We ...