LPN2be2005

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1. Career move advice please!!

   LPN2be2005 posted a topic in General Nursing

   Hello! I have been a LPN for about 6 months on the medical unit at the ONLY hospital in the town I live in. I feel quite overwhelmed most of the time. I enjoy nursing, but I feel that I am not providing very good nursing care because I am SO busy...

2. carotid pulse?

   LPN2be2005 replied to LPN2be2005's topic in General Nursing

   You guessed correctly! I never really thought of checking them during a general assessment if the radial and pedal pulses were strong.

3. carotid pulse?

   LPN2be2005 replied to LPN2be2005's topic in General Nursing

   Thanks! These reasons are good. I may need to ask my intstructor exactly what she was thinking, but at least I'll have some ideas! Anjie

4. carotid pulse?

   LPN2be2005 replied to LPN2be2005's topic in General Nursing

   i guess i didn't think of the cpr one because i am doing a project that includes an assessment. she might be looking for abc's, but i am not sure. here is the project...... black~ assessment questios green~ what i wrote red~ what my instrutor wrote p...

5. carotid pulse?

   LPN2be2005 posted a topic in General Nursing

   Hello everyone! I haven't posted in a while but I have a question ( I am always lurking, but usually don't post!). I am doing a project for school (almost done...graduate Jan 12th ) and I can't think of the reasons or which situations would call for...

6. Elective surgery in your hospital?

   LPN2be2005 replied to LPN2be2005's topic in General Nursing

   Why am I overweight? Well, I have been overweight all of my life. Not sure when exactly my issues began, but I didn't even realize it was a problem until highschool. I began my attempts to lose weight when I was around 18 years old. It is a strug...

7. Elective surgery in your hospital?

   LPN2be2005 replied to LPN2be2005's topic in General Nursing

   I have been researching GBS for about a year. I know that it is risky and that in the end, I still have to make the changes. The surgery will be a very powerful tool in my weight loss, but I still have to work at it! I do appreciate the advice and...

8. Elective surgery in your hospital?

   LPN2be2005 replied to LPN2be2005's topic in General Nursing

   I have been researching GBS for about a year. I know that it is risky and that in the end, I still have to make the changes. The surgery will be a very powerful tool in my weight loss, but I still have to work at it! I do appreciate the advice and...

9. Elective surgery in your hospital?

   LPN2be2005 replied to LPN2be2005's topic in General Nursing

   Anyone else have experience with this surgery or having surery in your hospital? I'd love to hear what anyone has to say!:) Angie

10. Elective surgery in your hospital?

    LPN2be2005 replied to LPN2be2005's topic in General Nursing

    Anyone else have experience with this surgery or having surery in your hospital? I'd love to hear what anyone has to say!:) Angie

11. Elective surgery in your hospital?

    LPN2be2005 replied to LPN2be2005's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks! I think it will be worth it, I'm just a little nervous(well, I am nervous about alot of aspects of the surgery, but having it at "my" hospital is kind of weird. Guess that should be the last of my worries!) Angie

12. Elective surgery in your hospital?

    LPN2be2005 replied to LPN2be2005's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks! I think it will be worth it, I'm just a little nervous(well, I am nervous about alot of aspects of the surgery, but having it at "my" hospital is kind of weird. Guess that should be the last of my worries!) Angie

13. Elective surgery in your hospital?

    LPN2be2005 replied to LPN2be2005's topic in General Nursing

    Hi everyone. My health insurance just began to cover gastric bypass surgery and I am strongly considering it. The problem is that I live in a pretty small city and the insurance doesn't cover the surgery "out-of-network", which means I would have t...

14. Elective surgery in your hospital?

    LPN2be2005 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hi everyone. My health insurance just began to cover gastric bypass surgery and I am strongly considering it. The problem is that I live in a pretty small city and the insurance doesn't cover the surgery "out-of-network", which means I would have t...

15. Passing time

    LPN2be2005 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hi everyone! I am in a program with a local hospital. This program pays for me to become an LPN, and I am very thankful for it...however...I am going crazy! We are out of school for the summer and they are using our group (8 of us) to do 1-on-1's....