Nursula

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1. My First Post and Questions

   Nursula replied to leelee33's topic in General Nursing

   Umm...I don't mean to get off topic....but... eyeballs??? Huh?

2. unit secretaries/ward clerks

   Nursula replied to esmereldajane's topic in General Nursing

   I have recently started doing this. With 40 residents and 3 CNA's, I simply do not have the time to lock my med cart, run down the hall and answer the phone, only to find that it's a personal call for one of the staff. I do not answer the phone un...

3. pharmacy error

   Nursula replied to robynrn2b's topic in General Nursing

   Interesting thread... I'm a new nurse, and so far the only mistake I've seen is when Pharmacy sent Prevacid 30 mg caps in a bottle labelled 15 mg. I only picked up the error because Prevacid capsules come in such distinct colors. But I wonder, am I ...

4. needleless needles

   Nursula replied to night owl's topic in General Nursing

   We use these Vanish Point syringes where I work. For me, they are easy to read and not cumbersome at all. However, I have not used any other type of syringe, so have nothing to compare to. I have heard other nurses say that it is more difficult to g...

5. Do you agree?

   Nursula replied to flowerchild's topic in General Nursing

   Yes, LPN is described separately. Here is the link. http://www.bls.gov/oco/ocos102.htm

6. How do you do it....working 12 hours and being a parent??

   Nursula replied to askater11's topic in General Nursing

   When I worked nights as a CNA, and hubby left for work at 6am..we had that 2 hour overlap too. What we did was hire the teenage girl next door to sleep at our house on those nights. We paid her $10 for the night (all she did was sleep), and her paren...

7. the sacred med pass

   Nursula replied to ktwlpn's topic in Geriatric

   Oh jeez. Sorry for the double post. I'm still not sure what I'm doing with this thing. :imbar

8. the sacred med pass

   Nursula replied to ktwlpn's topic in Geriatric

   This is my first post, but I have been lurking for almost a year, and would like to say that this is the most supportive board I have ever come across on the Net. I felt compelled to respond to this post. I graduated in June, and passed PN boards in ...

9. the sacred med pass

   Nursula replied to ktwlpn's topic in Geriatric

   This is my first post, but I have been lurking for almost a year, and would like to say that this is the most supportive board I have ever come across on the Net. I felt compelled to respond to this post. I graduated in June, and passed PN boards in ...