ladyinred667

ladyinred667 specializes in Med-Surg so far.

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1. Why is there no medical terminology class for the RN program? Among others.

   ladyinred667 replied to amanda1266's topic in Pre-Nursing

   It depends on the program. I had to take "Intro to Health Care" as a prereq and that covered medical terminology. My cousin is in nursing school now and she is required to take a medical terminology course. That being said, you can really pick up ...

2. "Borrowing" one patient's med for another.

   ladyinred667 replied to Katie5's topic in General Nursing

   Meds are occasionally borrowed on my unit. For instance, if one patient needs Norvir and pharm has not sent it up yet, it can be taken from another patient's bin and replaced later. Everything is barcoded so as long as meds are being scanned as the...

3. The Circumcision Discussion

   ladyinred667 replied to jmspeach's topic in Ob/Gyn

   I'm sure it's much the same now. Every guy I've asked about it has said that looking at another dude's 'junk' is grounds for a butt kicking!

4. New OB Nurses, Grads and Students, Please Feel Free to post your questions here:

   ladyinred667 replied to SmilingBluEyes's topic in Ob/Gyn

   Are you asking how long it takes to work in L&D after you become an RN? I just passed the NCLEX last month and am able to apply to jobs in L&D. Some take new grads and some do not. I am in South Florida.

5. If you just passed the NCLEX-RN....

   ladyinred667 replied to neeniebean's topic in NCLEX

   Passed NCLEX at 75 questions. My Kaplan scores were in the high 60s to low 70s.

6. The Circumcision Discussion

   ladyinred667 replied to jmspeach's topic in Ob/Gyn

   Actually when they are older, better pain management is available to them. An adult could be put under general and then on a post-op morphine pump. Can't do that with a baby. I am really against circumcision but I've come to realize you can't argue...

7. Anyone Up For Random FACT THROWING??

   ladyinred667 replied to CrazyScrubNurse's topic in NCLEX

   Hey everyone! I found out today that I PASSED! I am officially an RN. It's kind of unreal! Thanks to everyone here who posted and good luck to you all!

8. Anyone Up For Random FACT THROWING??

   ladyinred667 replied to CrazyScrubNurse's topic in NCLEX

   Took my exam today in less than an hour with 75 questions so I'm feeling pretty good! Thanks to everyone who posted in this thread!

9. Anyone Up For Random FACT THROWING??

   ladyinred667 replied to CrazyScrubNurse's topic in NCLEX

   Does anyone have any tips or pneumonics for remembering insulin types? I can't remember which are slow or fast acting, or peak times!

10. Anyone Up For Random FACT THROWING??

    ladyinred667 replied to CrazyScrubNurse's topic in NCLEX

    No Pee, no K (do not give potassium without adequate urine output) Most common cause of SIADH is cancer, esp. lung cancer IV KCL should infuse no faster than 20 mEq/hr Valsalva maneuver is used for symptoms of SVT Ototoxic drugs: loop diuretics (Las...

11. Anyone Up For Random FACT THROWING??

    ladyinred667 replied to CrazyScrubNurse's topic in NCLEX

    Random facts: KVO rate is 20ml/hr MAOIs: Nardil, Marplan, Parnate Of course, no tyramine because of hypertensive crisis, which is treated with Procardia. Aminoglycosides (gentamycin, etc.) affect 8th cranial nerve function (hearing) and are nephrotox...

12. New OB Nurses, Grads and Students, Please Feel Free to post your questions here:

    ladyinred667 replied to SmilingBluEyes's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I am graduating with my ADN in May. Last month I spoke with a nurse recruiter that came to our campus. I asked her if her hospital took new grads directly into Labor and Delivery. She said they do, and they have a preceptorship program in place for i...

13. Should I take medsurg II online?

    ladyinred667 replied to lizzyberry's topic in General Students

    I have taken all of my nursing lecture courses online and done well. You might want to find out what type of learning tools are available to you, though. We get the same powerpoints that the live students get, plus some notes. In MedSurg we also h...

14. Anyone else about to graduate and...

    ladyinred667 replied to JessiekRN's topic in General Students

    I am about to start my preceptorship in L&D and I keep thinking "Aaah! I need to review my stuff before I start! They are going to ask me something and I'll have no idea and look like a total idiot!" But who has time to do that when we have 4 ...

15. Looking for some feedback on careplan

    ladyinred667 replied to mistiffy's topic in General Students

    I don't have a book open in front of me or anything, but off the top of my head you might want to consider something related to breathing like Impaired Gas Exchange. What you have so far sounds good to me. Make sure that your interventions are what ...