sandylpn04

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1. Info needed for Thromboloectomy

   sandylpn04 posted a topic in General Nursing

   I'm a student and have a pt. tomorrow who has had a Thrombolectomy to the transfemoral distal aorta. I can't find this in any of my books and I've tried online with no good results. We have to type up a PES (Patho, Etiology, Signs/Symptoms) to turn...

2. Who's graduating this December?

   sandylpn04 replied to PennyLane's topic in General Students

   1. How long was your program, including any pre-reqs you had to take? 13 months 2. What classes do you have to take your last semester? Med Surg. 3, Mental health nursing, job preparedness. 3. Have you started applying for jobs/do you have a j...

3. LPN Program In Technical School

   sandylpn04 replied to cjkes78's topic in General Students

   I'm currently enrolled in an LPN program at a tech. college. Our program is the best around our area. I have friends who graduated from the class last year and they had a job by Jan. pending their board certification. Our class graduates in Dec. ...

4. First Day Of Clinical - What to Do / What to Bring?

   sandylpn04 replied to SirJohnny's topic in General Students

   My first day was pretty bad, they threw us in there, we had to do it all, except gives meds and take care of the IV's. Have a plan, you'll develop this over time but go over in your mind what you want to get done before lunch and it will help your d...

5. Nurse Pocket Guide

   sandylpn04 replied to henry-106's topic in General Students

   I start my last semester on Monday and have been using the clipboard all through, I never put names on my paperwork, keep a blank sheet over it and turn it over in our lounge if I leave out. No one has said anything to us about using them. I also ...

6. Will I have to stick Babies???

   sandylpn04 replied to rngrad2009's topic in General Students

   I'm in my OB rotation right now and we don't have to do PKU's on the baby, the lab comes and does that part. I did however get to give a HepB vaccine, it wasn't that bad. I didn't like having to give an infant an injection but someone has to do it ...

7. Need a diet plan!

   sandylpn04 replied to PCGrad06's topic in General Students

   I second WW online. I did it last year and it was great. It was around $14 a month with some change and you could journal what you ate that day and it would tell you how many points that was. They also have a message board, recipes, plus all kinds...

8. I have to be bathed by my classmate???

   sandylpn04 replied to Saved_by_Grace's topic in General Students

   We had to bathe each other. We got to wear shorts and a Tshirt as long as we pulled the sleeves up on it. I would have told them where to stick it if they'd told me to strip to my underwear. It's bad enough being in a class with all these new peop...

9. Introductions:"New" and "Old" Students.

   sandylpn04 replied to Love-A-Nurse's topic in General Students

   Hi, I'm Sandy. I'm working on my LPN degree. I start back for my summer semester on May 25. I have to just do clinicals until the end of July, then I start IV therapy. I was in the program last year but had to have emergency surgery in the summer...