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  1. Refusing unsafe RN:pt ratio

    liljsmom02 replied to RN2B07's topic in Medical-Surgical

    our night assisgnment are 6-8 pts.i have to agree that the acuity does matter but the fact that most institutions don't like paying overtime for nurses staying late and the amount of charting that is...

  2. Can I hear some positive things about nursing school?

    liljsmom02 replied to rntoben2008's topic in General Students

    I am going to sound redundant but the best friends I have ever made were in nursing school. Nursing is a respectable career. People like nurses. I have got nothing but positive feedback from my family...

  3. How do you delegate to bullies?

    liljsmom02 replied to liljsmom02's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    thank you all for your replies. tonight that cna was not working and i had a daughter of a 92 year old patient approach me and say that the night before the cna was rough with her mother and very rude...

  4. Just hired on Med/surge

    liljsmom02 replied to aunttae's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Ours is also only six weeks. i have seen cases where people were not comfortable so they were given more time. One thing I felt was helpful was that we would have wekly meetings. My boss, my preceptor...

  5. Article Critique

    liljsmom02 posted a topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I have to write 4 article critiques by mid week. My school's library subscribes to RN magazine but I don't want to use the same old articles everyone else is doing. Does anyone know of any good...

  6. I need a little hope!

    liljsmom02 replied to Irene joy's topic in General Students

    when i started out nothing bothered me. blood,dputum,vomit,feces. then one day when giving an IM injection to a very skiiny man, i hit the bone. i almost hit the floor in the room. everytime i give an...

  7. Lpn Or Rn

    liljsmom02 replied to stcylra's topic in General Nursing

    I say RN. Look into the NHCTC or NHCTI. Much cheaper than the bigger schools with the same quality education. They have great financial aid

  8. how much experience did you have before becoming an ER nurse?

    liljsmom02 posted a topic in Emergency

    I am a student nurse who has worked on the med surg unit for a year as an IV certified LPN. The hospital I work in is rural so I deal with numerous types of patients. I graduate in May as an RN. My...

  9. how much experience did you have before becoming an ER nurse?

    liljsmom02 replied to liljsmom02's topic in Emergency

    thank you all for your replies. i look forward to joining the ER team some day. I think the next time a job is posted I will bid on it. If they want more experience at least I will know what is...

  10. backstabbing co workers

    liljsmom02 replied to qje999's topic in Medical-Surgical

    i don't know if anyone has suggested this or not yet but i say confront that person. bullies don't like confrontation. the bully in my post who wouldn't help me was actually confronted by another...

  11. I did good

    liljsmom02 replied to antihippie's topic in Male Nursing Students

    way to go. i am a student also who is having a c section 6 wekks after graduation. please come be my

  12. backstabbing co workers

    liljsmom02 replied to qje999's topic in Medical-Surgical

    is there a "soap opera" in every hospital? the bully on my floor is the only male nurse (the other two good ones left the unit because of the drama). last night our only LNA was in the ER because she...

  13. To all of you nurses or advanced nursing students

    liljsmom02 replied to CrystalClear75's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    give the heparing on the side of the abdomen that has the least little purple bruisies. remember to think about and address these patients emotional states. they are cancer and are more than a...

  14. "Y" tubing and transfusion reaction

    liljsmom02 replied to NYNewGrad's topic in Medical-Surgical

    where i work, we keep extra tubing in the room still packaged. if there is a reaction, we clamp the tubing, immediately disconnect and start the NS with the new

  15. central line placement

    liljsmom02 posted a topic in Medical-Surgical

    I have a question regarding assisting with central line placement. I am an LPN (soon to be RN) and work on a med surg unit. My patient needed a central line so anesthesia was called in to do it. The...

  16. central line placement

    liljsmom02 replied to liljsmom02's topic in Medical-Surgical

    i got an email from the education director today (it was sent to the entire floor). as long as the cebtral line was not touched and i remained in my scope of practice, i was in the right. thank you...

  17. clinicals + full-time job = ?

    liljsmom02 replied to cobra1's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    my first day i heard the same line along with bursing school comes first. excuse me, my children come first and they need to eat so work is up there on the list. my schedule: Mon: 6:30 am to 3:30 pm...

  18. Advice please

    liljsmom02 replied to colleennurse's topic in Medical-Surgical

    you will learn more on nights than you ever expected. good

  19. for those in a 4 sem. program, which semester was hardest??

    liljsmom02 replied to speedykicks's topic in General Students

    i thought the second semester was the hardest. ob/peds is the section most people that failed out, failed out

  20. Situation question help...

    liljsmom02 replied to studentnurserachel's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    i agree with daytonite but also check your pt's output for the last 8

  21. Does your floor have an RN to patient ratio?

    liljsmom02 replied to DutchgirlRN's topic in Medical-Surgical

    i think that is great! we do not have any standard ratio. i have worked eve's with 24 patents with 2 RN's and 1 LPN. during that time we had 2 d/c's and 2 admits so suring the shift i had 9 patients....

  22. I start nursing school tomorrow and I am scared!

    liljsmom02 replied to nursestudentin05's topic in General Students

    i start my last semester in 2 weeks. my best advice is to feel things out. setr ealistic goals. i used to be an honors student and was obsessed with A's. best grade so far B+. no potential employer...

  23. Taking the 1st step! NHCTC-Berlin!

    liljsmom02 replied to RNWannaBe724's topic in General Nursing

    congrats and glad to hear that you decided to do it here. chemistry is not that bad but be prepared. A&P with ribner is tough, but you will be glad you took it with her once you get into nursing....

  24. Charting Bloopers

    liljsmom02 replied to AHarri66's topic in Nursing Humor

    last night a secretary put in for frequency under vital sign " q * sh#t one of the nurses aids brought me a set of vs's at an odd hour and said "your pt just had a bm so i took her vital

  25. Safe Pt Ratios for Med Surg

    liljsmom02 replied to MedSurgeMess's topic in Medical-Surgical

    my assignment ranges from 5-8 pt's. we are fighting hard for more staff and more coverage. i feel like i am running an assembly line. 25 beds. 3-4 nurse. 1 LNA (god bless