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  1. can someone explain what anesthesia tech
  2. z track injections

    Vistiril(sp) given Z
  3. Many RN's administer IV meds wrong.

    I am a new RN to, But when I was in school( a few months ago lol) We were taught hat when you give an IVP med, You time the follow flush as well, so if you give lasix over at least 2 min you should...
  4. Assessment of the Critically Ill Patient

    Check the CD that came with your Med/Surge or critical care books, My Med surge book had some pictures of Hypoxic
  5. LTC environment boring and unstimulating!

    Just a side note, I started my ICU/Critical care rotation the other day and almost every patient was a senior citizen, and a lot were from LTC facilities. So you will come across that population alot...
  6. License

    I think i have heard that you can apply to take the NCLEX in any state as long as you apply to the BON(state) you choose to work in. Is this true?? Like if I go to school in PA and i wanted to move to...
  7. to get hired as a new grad...gpa requirements?

    I have never heard of any place asking about and hiring based on GPA. Is this standard in the nursing workforce, should we newbies expect
  8. Rejected A Nursing License

    Did you report this when asked on your lisence
  9. Med Surg

    Med-Surge clinical is so much fun, don't be scared at all, its lecture that everyone mostly has troubles. Get very familiar with the perioperative phase, RA and OA hip/knee arthroplasty(sp), wound...
  10. LPN = Life's Perfect Nurses

    i wasn't turning this into a debate, i read through all of the posts on allnurses and sometimes if something catches my eye and i want to talk about it with people, then ill ask...thats what these...
  11. LPN = Life's Perfect Nurses

    Ohh and I know you never mentioned that. But someone on this thread in their post did and thats why I asked.
  12. LPN = Life's Perfect Nurses

  13. LPN = Life's Perfect Nurses

    why do people keep saying that rn and lpn is the same job, i'm sorry unless i'm missing something rn is waaay different from lpn. in my school you start out as an lpn and after the first 2 semesters...
  14. freenursetutor.com
  15. What is the passing test grade at your school?

    That way to
  16. Wow.

    What about the RN
  17. Help Preparing for Clinical Day!

    Get all the biographical data,Write down the current diagnoses, History of present Illness,Past Medical/Surgical Histories,Family History of illness,Allergies,Activity allowed(i.e bed rest etc),Diet...
  18. Preferred Nursing Shoe?

    I wear K swiss, my feet never hurt and i never take breaks or sit down during clinical, so after 8 hours of being on my feet all day, they feel fine at the end of the day. And Kswiss are cheap but...
  19. Any Pre-req books needed in Nursing School?

    Keep your A&P book forever!! Also Micro might come in handy and Human Growth and
  20. Tympanic vs digital thermometers

    Wait im confused with this, A digital thermometer is a thermometer that displays the temp digitally isnt it? And most tympanic thermometers i have seen are digital( but i think they use infra red to...
  21. Maybe Nursing isn't for me???

    No keep going....I was in the same boat as you when i first started, i was in A&p and we started with all the cell madness, and i had been out of high school for about 10 years and never took a...
  22. CNA to LPN

    I don't think its scary having a CNA with 5 years of Acute care experience and knowledge of pharm working as an LPN. If there was CNA to RN then id be scared. its a good thing that they must have...
  23. CNA to LPN

    I never said anything about what California CNA can or cannot do, i don't know what they can or cant do i don't live in California. I said that in California there is a way for a CNA and other non...
  24. PRAYERS for NCLEX-PN

    good
  25. how difficult is math and pharmacology in an LPN Program?

    I am just finishig up the LPN portion of my ADN program and so far the Math has been a sinch( and i always though i sucked at math) i think the reason i was so afriad was because i did not have to use...