sbtr50

sbtr50 has 16 years experience.

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1. Teaching gone wrong

   sbtr50 posted a topic in Education

   I have come to realize that just because you know a skill doesn't mean you know how to teach it. This happened to me, in the middle of my teaching I realized I really actually hadn't provided education on this before. My suggestion is to practice wha...

2. Emergency outside of work

   sbtr50 replied to sbtr50's topic in General Nursing

   I really appreciate your comment!

3. Emergency outside of work

   sbtr50 replied to sbtr50's topic in General Nursing

   Thank you so much for that!

4. Emergency outside of work

   sbtr50 replied to sbtr50's topic in General Nursing

   I meant by take control, in that I should have been more vocal and worked with the medic. I didn't work with him as a team, I became timid because of my inexperience and now I know next time to handle it differently. I am now realizing even though it...

5. Emergency outside of work

   sbtr50 replied to sbtr50's topic in General Nursing

   I appreciate this! And I agree!

6. Emergency outside of work

   sbtr50 replied to sbtr50's topic in General Nursing

   I agree and thank you so much!

7. Emergency outside of work

   sbtr50 replied to sbtr50's topic in General Nursing

   Got ya. I didn't ever intend on unstraping helmet but I can see now where any touch and even checking pupils would cause unnecessary movement. I also didn't want to take over the situation ( I worded that wrong previously) especially since I'm new. I...

8. Emergency outside of work

   sbtr50 posted a topic in General Nursing

   Hi all, I had a situation today. I was out with my husband with some friends. A motorcycle lost control pulling off the parking lot and the rider went down hitting his head and knocking him unconscious. I'm a new RN of 2 weeks on the job and an Lpn...

9. lpn to rn at the VA

   sbtr50 posted a topic in Government

   Hello, I currently work for the VA. I am in an Lpn-Rn program. Does anyone know once I graduate and start working as an Rn will my lpn experience count at all. Here is what it says on USAJOBS]Nurse I Level I - An Associate Degree (ADN) or Diploma ...

10. Nurses Week at the VA

    sbtr50 replied to sbtr50's topic in General Nursing

    True, I'd not thought of that

11. Lost my cool

    sbtr50 replied to sbtr50's topic in LPN-RN

    KatieMI, thanks for the feedback. The Facebook page is actually helpful because a lot of us live a distance from each other and are busy with our work and home life and school that this is a way to communicate if we don't understand something in our ...

12. Lost my cool

    sbtr50 posted a topic in LPN-RN

    Ok I'm in an Lpn-Rn program. We are in our second semester and the first semester was rough to say the least. Most of our class communicate with each other through a Facebook page we created.We started our new clinical group last week and one of the ...

13. Nurses Week at the VA

    sbtr50 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I work for the VA and realized that the hospital itself does not do anything for nursing staff for Nurses week. At least not mine anyway. Outside hospitals do but at ours we have to do fundraising in order for managers to even get us something.Wonder...

14. Need study tips

    sbtr50 replied to rmaddox's topic in Student Assist

    Where are you attending LPN-RN program? I was accepted to one for this fall and start next month. Just wondering

15. Should I inquire into a potential job

    sbtr50 replied to sbtr50's topic in Professionalism

    Just an update to this.I got the job that I was pondering about! I also just got excepted into an lpn-rn bridge program!Thanks for the advice!