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    -Extra- Narcs?

    SaraO'Hara replied to SaraO'Hara's topic in General Nursing

    Well, yes, of course. Also, as an orientee, I'm not permitted to waste any narcs. I am very careful about counting -everything-... some people skip counting the Fentanyl patches, for instance, and...
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    -Extra- Narcs?

    SaraO'Hara replied to SaraO'Hara's topic in General Nursing

    No tubexes... they are rubber-topped vials. We give two doses from each vial. Our problem was that we'd end up with an extra
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    -Extra- Narcs?

    SaraO'Hara replied to SaraO'Hara's topic in General Nursing

    The patient in question has an order for morphine, 5mg, sub-Q q 8 hours prn severe pain. Each dose is half of one 10mg/ml vial... the only thing I can think of is that somebody signed it out but...
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    LPN/LVN rate of pay in your area.

    SaraO'Hara replied to Couture_Honey's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    18 / hr at my LTC for a fresh LVN - 16 or 17 in
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    HELP!!! OB nurse transferring to ICU

    SaraO'Hara replied to italyrn's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    I can't really add to other posters' advice, but I told my husband about this... His opinion: "So it's like 'Breathe! Breathe! Oh wait, you're on a vent!'" I bet you'll be awesome, given that you...
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    Pn-cap

    SaraO'Hara replied to so confused's topic in General Nursing

    We took the comprehensive review test from ATI - I think it had 180 questions. However, we weren't required to pass the CRT to
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    LVN to RN CA 30 unit option

    SaraO'Hara replied to twogirlsmom's topic in LPN to RN

    I think it's a bad idea, personally. My college offers it, but their 30-unit-optioners have a very low NCLEX pass rate - not to mention the RN program begins IV skills very heavily in 2nd semester...
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    What would make you say "I could never do that"

    SaraO'Hara replied to PICNICRN's topic in General Nursing

    Anything to do with childbirth / infants /
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    How do you change the I.V. drip rate?

    SaraO'Hara replied to Trauma_Team_1's topic in General Nursing

    bullfeathers. i just graduated in may, and we had (in iv certification class) to be proficient in manually calculating / adjusting the gtt rate before they let us learn how to use the pumps. in my...
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    Alzheimers is the worst

    SaraO'Hara replied to hippylady7211's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    *hugs* If it's any consolation, I'll be twenty tomorrow, and it takes me a little while to always remember little changes at work. Thankfully, I've never had a family member with dementia, but so...
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    MDs you love?

    SaraO'Hara posted a topic in General Nursing

    We hear so many stories about cranky, careless, or just plain mean doctors... Let's hear about the doctors with whom you'd share your cookies. Right now - my gynecologist, who wrote for Tylenol #3...
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    LPN exam

    SaraO'Hara replied to cea1982's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    It depends on your program - some are structured to permit sitting the NCLEX-PN, but many are not. Your instructors or dean should have the information you
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    What happens after med error?

    SaraO'Hara replied to natrgrrl's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    In my facility - DON, family, res (if capable), MD are notified, and a report is filled
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    Emigration to Canada - LVN to RN?

    SaraO'Hara posted a topic in International Nursing

    I'm a California LVN; my husband and I would like to relocate to Vancouver, BC, within the next five years. Would it be easier, given the impacted RN programs in the US, to emigrate on an immigration...
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    Emigration to Canada - LVN to RN?

    SaraO'Hara replied to SaraO'Hara's topic in International Nursing

    PR = permanent residency,
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    Emigration to Canada - LVN to RN?

    SaraO'Hara replied to SaraO'Hara's topic in International Nursing

    My husband (self-employed; independent contractor computer programmer) would be our primary applicant anyway. If we applied for, and were granted, permanent resident status, might I then attempt to...
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    Emigration to Canada - LVN to RN?

    SaraO'Hara replied to SaraO'Hara's topic in International Nursing

    I've taken an immigration assessment and scored enough points (3yrs work experience - CNA and LVN, fluency / proficiency in both official languages, etc) to be able to emigrate without too much...
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    How bloody long does it TAKE?

    SaraO'Hara posted a topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I took NCLEX-PN three and a half weeks ago and haven't heard a peep from the Board. Does California just take an unnaturally long time to process
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    Does this sound decent

    SaraO'Hara replied to litbitblack's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    LVNs at my facility start at 18 / hr - I'd say 20 is low for an
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    should LVN in CA work in PACU

    SaraO'Hara replied to churchie's topic in PACU

    (I'm an LVN) I would not suggest working there while you're still an LVN. So many things that are done in PACUs, eg IV push meds, are outside our scope of
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    Just for fun :Ideal LTC

    SaraO'Hara replied to hippylady7211's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Different call bells... ours are a loud, angry buzz. More staff, more shower rooms, a blanket warmer... ward clerks year-round, not just in GPN season... Bigger nursing stations. There's just...
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    I am in trouble!!!

    SaraO'Hara replied to YSB82's topic in General Nursing

    See if your school might have some kind of tuition
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    Please MAJOR TROUBLE!!

    SaraO'Hara replied to setingle's topic in General Nursing

    I graduated recently from LVN school... we had a lady start the program at the end of May 5 months pregnant. She had her baby in September, took a week off, and got back in the water. It's very...
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    Night shift survival?

    SaraO'Hara posted a topic in General Nursing

    I just found out that I'll be orienting on night shift when I get my NCLEX results. I worked days for over two years, then got switched to evenings (which was hard enough). How do you cope? How do...
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    How many miles do you drive to work each day?

    SaraO'Hara replied to nurse2b2007SC's topic in General Nursing

    5 miles