Silk_Daisy

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1. ? LPN as a medicine nurse

   Silk_Daisy replied to djb727's topic in General Nursing

   i don't think that djb727 meant her statement to sound like lpn's are not qualified. i think she meant that since the rn is the primary nurse taking care of the patient that she feels responsible to make sure that the patient is properly taken care ...

2. Spring 2009 Graduates

   Silk_Daisy replied to Rianna1's topic in General Students

   I am so ready for Graduation too. I love the holidays but can't wait to start my last semester in Jan because that means it is nearly OVER.

3. help with care maps-LOW BACK PAIN/HTN

   Silk_Daisy replied to SLOU24's topic in New Nurse

   You need to get a nurses guide to diagnoses. It is called a Nanda. It is the only way to go and very easy to use. If I am not mistaken, osteoarthritis is not a nursing diagnoses and should not be used in your diagnoses at all. EX: Instead of: ...

4. Pharmacology

   Silk_Daisy replied to chocha003's topic in General Students

   Although your instructor is reading straight from the powerpoint she may be stressing certain things about a medication, she/he may be saying something about a med that is important but you didn't catch it because it is already on the powerpoint. My...

5. lab computation, PT/aPTT

   Silk_Daisy replied to Lorodz's topic in NCLEX

   I was taught that each facility has their own NORM values for the Pt, but all facilities use the same INR norm value. You should only have to decide what to do next by looking at the INR value. Coumadin's antidote is vitamin K (ALL OF THE TIME), an...

6. Question!!!

   Silk_Daisy replied to exsnohs's topic in Pre-Nursing

   From what I hear from the nursing school that I am attending is that not all nursing schools care if you have a criminal past but you have to report it to them and to the state board of nursing, because they check your background and they will find o...

7. I need a boost, I am getting so tired

   Silk_Daisy replied to Jen2012's topic in New Nurse

   Prereq's seem like the hardest part of it all, don't stop, KEEP GOING, if you are tired, take a nap, but keep going, nursing school is so much fun and if you want it bad enough you will get there. You sound like you have the enthusiasm to become a n...

8. lpn votech school, to go or not???

   Silk_Daisy replied to butterfly135's topic in LPN/LVN Students

   Let me be honest with you here butterfly, I am a 3rd semester nursing student in a RN program and I have seen alot of the LPN's not do as well through the bridge program but don't let that discourage you, if it were me, I would take the LPN program i...