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  1. How do you handle difficult team members?

    lexieanders posted a topic in General Nursing

    I am a recent grad working my first position as team lead and I am having difficulties with a fellow nurse. She doesn't participate in the change of shift report. She only reports to the charge nurse...

  2. How do you handle difficult team members?

    lexieanders replied to lexieanders's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks everyone, this is all great

  3. How do you handle difficult team members?

    lexieanders replied to lexieanders's topic in General Nursing

    JKL33, this person is an RN who is also a recent grad. Our facility rotates team leads weekly, so she will also act as team lead for some weeks. The team leads are responsible for conducting at least...

  4. How do you handle difficult team members?

    lexieanders replied to lexieanders's topic in General Nursing

    No, I need this job so finding another is not an

  5. Calculating Intake and Output

    lexieanders posted a topic in General Students

    Hello. I was wondering if anyone could help me solve intake and output problems. I found two online and have been trying to solve them, but I don't understand what I am doing wrong. I posted my work...

  6. Tips for Drawing Up Insulin

    lexieanders posted a topic in School

    I am having trouble drawing up the exact amount of insulin when drawing up regular and intermediate. I usually end up drawing too much, and have to start all over. I always draw slowly, but I still...

  7. Tips for Drawing Up Insulin

    lexieanders replied to lexieanders's topic in School

    Thanks for the tips

  8. Calculating Intake and Output

    lexieanders replied to lexieanders's topic in General Students

    I checked out the lipids and figured out the second answer. So, the lipids should run for 3 hours based on the shift time of 3pm-11pm. My mistake was that I wasn’t calculating based on what would be...

  9. Calculating Intake and Output

    lexieanders replied to lexieanders's topic in General Students

    I think I figured out the first one. oz: 12+16+4+12+12+12+12+12=92x30=2760 ml: 50+2+10+250+2+10+10+300=634 2220+634=3394 Thanks for everyone’s help. I will keep trying to...

  10. Calculating Intake and Output

    lexieanders replied to lexieanders's topic in General Students

    Chare, I just use 12 hours for the lipid infusion, but I am not sure. I am not entirely sure how to solve problems involving IVs, other than simple ones. My instructor just said to learn intake and...

  11. Calculating Intake and Output

    lexieanders posted a topic in General Students

    Hello. I was wondering if anyone could help me solve intake and output problems. I found two online and have been trying to solve them, but I don't understand what I am doing wrong. I posted my work...

  12. Which nursing progam is better? lamar -orange or Sowela -lake charles???

    lexieanders replied to Holistic-nurse's topic in School, College Programs

    I am also interested in more information about Lamar vs Sowela’s nursing

  13. Anatomy and Physiology II Advice

    lexieanders posted a topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I took Anatomy and Physiology II this summer, and did not do well. The information that we were tested on did not match the textbook, notes, or what the teacher taught. The test questions consisted of...

  14. Calling parents

    lexieanders replied to peacockblue's topic in School

    I was a teacher for many years and our small high school had 2 nurses. Actually, the principals encouraged the nurses to call parents as little as possible because the parents complained about being...

  15. I can't make this stuff up

    lexieanders replied to MHDNURSE's topic in School

    As someone who has worked in the school system, it makes me feel better to know that this situation has happened to someone else. I'm embarrassed to say how long it took me to get to the

  16. Straighterline

    lexieanders replied to sglover2's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I tried Human Anatomy and Physiology and Medical Terminology on Straighterline last summer. If you are able to self-teach and work independently, then these courses can be successfully completed. I...

  17. Am I too old to start?

    lexieanders replied to chelzw's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    You are never to old to go back to school. At my school, there are many older students or second career students from all ages, up to 76. I am a former teacher and second career student as well. If...

  18. Agggh, practical exams. How to do better?

    lexieanders replied to oneday_nursepoundcake's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I also had similar problems in labs and mine seemed to be exactly like you described. To improve, I either took pictures of the exact class models or I found images of the exact class models on...

  19. I need some tips to get through this semester

    lexieanders replied to FutureNurseFran's topic in Study Tips for Students's Share Tips

    After the first class, I would develop a routine or schedule of how long and when to study for each class. For example, for human anatomy and physiology, I studied about 4 hours each day, 2 hours in...

  20. Microbiology and Chemistry at same time

    lexieanders replied to cysmith87's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I successfully took both chemistry and microbiology in one semester, along with three other courses, and I am an extremely slow worker. Although I don't work full time, other classmates who did work...

  21. I know it's hard. But is it really that hard?

    lexieanders replied to Stillthinkin's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I, and several people I know, have taken classes at both a community college and a university where the same professors taught at both institutions. Science courses at the community college I attended...

  22. How do you takes notes for biology?

    lexieanders posted a topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I am currently taking human anatomy and physiology I. I am having a difficult time making a study guide and managing time. The only way that I can understand the lecture is to transcribe the lecture...

  23. How do you takes notes for biology?

    lexieanders replied to lexieanders's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Thanks for the advice, I will try your