Emcat87

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1. Please explain this to me....

   Emcat87 replied to NotMyProblem MSN's topic in General Nursing

   The majority of people do not know the difference between an allergy and an adverse reaction or side effect.

2. What's the biggest mistake you've ever made as a nurse? What did you learn from it?

   Emcat87 replied to Mini-Murse's topic in General Nursing

   You poor thing! LOL! I've been in your shoes and I know exactly how you feel...but honestly, those are the kind of dumb mistakes that a new nurse makes and your higher ups know this. I did some of those very things. But, when I forgot to turn on the ...

3. What's the biggest mistake you've ever made as a nurse? What did you learn from it?

   Emcat87 replied to Mini-Murse's topic in General Nursing

   I know that the laws vary by state but here in WV, you do not touch an IV in nursing school at all. You learn how to spike and hang bags and work the pumps etc but yeah, we are trained on the job or our employers send us to a 3 day class and we get c...

4. What's the biggest mistake you've ever made as a nurse? What did you learn from it?

   Emcat87 replied to Mini-Murse's topic in General Nursing

   I've done that before and got busted! I got wrote up for false documentation because I didn't look at the site. My DON was really cool about it and It was seriously my second day working as a nurse so I was very much on the clueless side of things bu...

5. Advice for charge nurse ...Help

   Emcat87 replied to okikatt's topic in LPN/LVN

   This is one of those super tricky yet super common nurse to nurses aid "issues." I completely understand what you meant when you told her "but you're the aide," but that is always going to offend an aide no matter what. I never worked as a CNA, I wen...

6. LPNs not being respected

   Emcat87 replied to rrlpn's topic in LPN/LVN

   What type of setting do you work in and what state are you practicing in? I've been an LPN for going on 5 years now and im in RN school and i've worked Med/Surg and as charge nurse at two skilled nursing facilities and I have never once been treated ...

7. Am I an idiot? Should I give up?

   Emcat87 replied to mialander's topic in Student Assist

   Of course you shouldn't give up!! Maybe your instructor was the one who was wrong if you and two other students got the same number of beats and it was 20 beats off according to your instructor. I was taught to close your eyes, tap your foot with the...

8. Please listen!!!

   Emcat87 replied to snowwhite2002's topic in Pre-Nursing

   I wouldn't necessarily say you "have" to get your CNA before going to nursing school but, it will certaintly be beneficial. I got my LPN and worked four years before going for my RN and from my experience, I was sooooo thankful that I had previous ex...

9. Fired after the first month as a new grad! In shock!

   Emcat87 replied to ArtemisRN's topic in General Nursing

   Honey, you will for sure 100% get another job! That whole situation is a crock and it sounds like you will be better off not working there! They don't tell you in nursing school how freakin' hard this field is! Don't feel like you failed at all. Shak...

10. Need Advice... Nurse stealing non-narcotic medication

    Emcat87 replied to JSSCELI's topic in General Nursing

    Forgive me if I just repeat the same thing everyone else has said, I did not read all of the comments. First and foremost, as we all know, under no circumstance do you ever take anything non-narcotic or narcotic from the establishment at which you ar...

11. Are most LTC's always low on supplies?

    Emcat87 replied to Blackcat99's topic in Geriatric

    I have worked at two different LTC facilities, one which I am currently still employed and 1 privately owned assisted living facility. The LTC"S are pretty good about having supplies. BP cuffs and pulse oximeters are always scarce and were even that ...

12. A little worried I won't be able to take the gore

    Emcat87 replied to ShelbyaStar's topic in Pre-Nursing

    Hello!! I had a similar issue but it was more along the lines of the "patient care" aspect of nursing. Until I went to nursing school, I had never even changed a baby's diaper. I was terrified of how I was going to react when I actually had to wipe s...

13. failed for the third time

    Emcat87 replied to icandothis09's topic in NCLEX

    Keep trying!! I don't know what test you're sitting for but keep working at it. I know several very intelligent and talented nurses who are really bad test takers and failed their boards 2-4 times before finally passing. It doesn't necessarily mean t...