NurseLizzy13

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1. To be the best nurse I can be

   NurseLizzy13 replied to NurseLizzy13's topic in Med-Surg

   I think we are going fully computerized by April, I cannot wait till them. I think it's going to make everything a lot easier in general.

2. To be the best nurse I can be

   NurseLizzy13 replied to NurseLizzy13's topic in Med-Surg

   I think my biggest problem is being able to read all the crappy doctors writing and making sure it's been done or in the computer.

3. To be the best nurse I can be

   NurseLizzy13 posted a topic in Med-Surg

   I have found that even after 7months of working in med/Surg I am still having a hard time. Most days I do fine my patients are fine but I find myself constantly missing things. I get thrown off by the littlest things. The main thing I'm trying to con...

4. Tall & thin scrubs pants

   NurseLizzy13 posted a topic in Uniform/Gear

   Looking for tall and smaller scrub bottoms I'm 5'8 and wear size 2-4 reg pants I wear Dickie's pants and length wise are ok but I look like boy bottoms. I'm not too curvy but I love nurses who wear tighter pants mine are super loose in not talking l...

5. What is your nurse-patient ratio?

   NurseLizzy13 replied to Starfish, RN's topic in Med-Surg

   As an LVN on a Med/Surg floor we have 1:5 nurse to patient ratio days and nights. Most days have a secretary but not during nights and one CNA for the whole floor and if the census drops they get cancelled. It may be because I'm new but I'm running u...

6. Im scared out of my mind for Anatomy

   NurseLizzy13 replied to NurseLizzy13's topic in Pre-Nursing

   Just some clarification anatomy was incorporated into my LVN program, I am now going to take the RN program prerequisite science classes that includes anatomy, physiology, chemistry, and microbiology. And I will re read all this when I find myself ...

7. Im scared out of my mind for Anatomy

   NurseLizzy13 replied to NurseLizzy13's topic in Pre-Nursing

   I have never take Bio125 the anatomy college course but if course I've taken anatomy in my Lvn nursing program I know anatomy but not down to each groove and nerve

8. Im scared out of my mind for Anatomy

   NurseLizzy13 replied to NurseLizzy13's topic in Pre-Nursing

   Thanks guys everything is helpful, I forgot to mention that my class includes a lab also. They have these test where the fake bodies are laid out with pins pointed to the parts that have to be known and it's timed so I'm really not looking forward to...

9. Im scared out of my mind for Anatomy

   NurseLizzy13 posted a topic in Pre-Nursing

   Hi guys I'll be starting with my first nursing prerequisite class anatomy this fall and I'm so scared, never taken any of these classes I usually have to study extra hard and work extra hard for my grades. I work full time as a LVN on the med/Surg f...