AngelaSPN

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1. laxative protocol?

   AngelaSPN replied to clemmm78's topic in General Nursing

   I have two residents on my unit who get latulose. One gets it at 5pm and the other gets it at 8pm. our standing orders for no bm x3days is to first give 30 mL of MOM at HS. of course if the day nurse notices that someone hasn't gone to the bathroo...

2. What is the silliest complaint someone has ever made aboutyou?

   AngelaSPN replied to SharonH, RN's topic in Relations

   I work in a lock down alzheimers unit at a nursing home. we usually keep our med cart behind the nurses station so the residents won't mess with it. recently i had my relief, the 11-7 nurse complain that i put too many cups on the med cart. i thou...

3. CNA assignments in LTC?

   AngelaSPN replied to PBAJS's topic in Geriatric

   The nurse working the hall decides which CNA has which residents. On my alzheimers unit there are basically two halls. one cna gets the front hall while the other gets the back hall. on the other halls outside my unit the nurse assigns the aids to ...

4. Did anyone take ATI's in school?

   AngelaSPN replied to obtech2nurse's topic in NCLEX

   we had to do all the ati's too but it wasn't a 'you have to pass it in order to get your paperwork signed' type of thing. they basically used it as a predictor for us and for them of who would pass the NCLEX. i felt like the questions were nothing ...

5. Coastal CC & Others

   AngelaSPN replied to marinemommy's topic in North Carolina

   I just finished the LPN program at Coastal in may. Yes it is a good school. What i did when i applied was i applied to both the LPN and RN programs. I got the letter that i was an alternate in the LPN program and that i had not gotten into the RN ...

6. I Passed The Nclex-pn

   AngelaSPN replied to nursetabby73's topic in LPN/LVN

   I think everyone walks out after testing feeling like you have failed. i believe the test is designed that way. i took my test on 6/2 and got 92 questions. i felt like i had guessed on most of my questions. but i found out monday 6/5 that i had pa...

7. NCLEX, ATT, actual license, and the NCBON?

   AngelaSPN replied to gtrexler1's topic in North Carolina

   ok...i got my ATT yesterday 5/20. it seems like most of the people in my class got it yesterday too. i scheduled my test for June 2nd @ 1230.

8. Shift differential?

   AngelaSPN replied to career180's topic in General Nursing

   the place that i am planning on working (a nursing home) only pays a $0.75 shift differential. on the weekends they give $2.00 for working weekends plus the $0.75 shift differential. they also throw in bonuses if you work extra shifts when they are...

9. How I'm reading my review questions?!

   AngelaSPN replied to julesannfl's topic in NCLEX

   i did that sometimes when i was in school. what i would do is underline the key words in the sentence. since obviously you can't do that on a computer, seek out the key words to the question and keep them in mind. look at your choices, pick one, an...

10. NCLEX, ATT, actual license, and the NCBON?

    AngelaSPN replied to gtrexler1's topic in North Carolina

    About how long did you have to wait to get your authorization to test after submitting all of your info?? I turned in my application with fees and registered with pearsonvue on 4/10/06. but i didn't get around to sending in my fingerprints and cbc a...

11. Any PN students here?....

    AngelaSPN replied to wasted-enough-time's topic in LPN/LVN Students

    i just had my final exam on the 5/9/06. now i'm looking forward to pinning on the 19th and taking the boards. i can't believe it is over. i'm happy but sad all at the same time. i am going to miss each and every person in my class. you really do...

12. Digs in her Progress Notes!

    AngelaSPN replied to Meerkat's topic in General Nursing

    i don't think so. it sounds like she was just saying that her experience was different than yours. i do think that she could have just written what happened on her shift without the "Contrary to what was written above".

13. How do you deal with anti-OB people?

    AngelaSPN replied to ParasMom's topic in General Nursing

    i think i know what message board you are referring to. there was a post about a mother who had had a previous c-section and had since then become an MD hater and would not deliver in a hospital under any circumstances. i guess at some point during...

14. North Carolina Roll Call

    AngelaSPN replied to RNPATL's topic in North Carolina

    Hi! I am from Jacksonville, NC. I am currently an LPN student at Coastal Carolina CC. My dad was in the military and we moved her when i was 7. I plan on possibly doing the bridge program at coastal or Craven CC. I currently work at Britthaven as...

15. Group Mentality or Shining Star? (Vent)

    AngelaSPN replied to hbncns35's topic in General Nursing

    why don't you go up to their table and join in on the conversation?? when you are sitting by yourself do you think you look approachable?? sometimes you just have to show people that you are interested in having a relationship with them and not jus...