showmegirl

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1. Has anyone successfully completed an LVN-to-RN program?

   showmegirl replied to Megn510's topic in LPN to RN

   I have been a LPN since 97 and I have one semester to go for my ADN. It has helped and hurt me, helped me because i can go to clinicals and not second guess myself. My promblem has been when I walk...

2. Advice needed. I don't know how to fix this.

   showmegirl replied to wifeandmomoftwo's topic in General Students

   Take a step back, Take deep breath, now rethink on the ways you did it. I know she upset you and what she said was wrong but......... sometimes a instructor will say thinks like that to remind you...

3. "LPNs should be done away with altogether"

   showmegirl replied to missjennmb's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

   Like many here when starting to read this post my ire was up, hackles raised, and the red flag came out. I was thinking how dare someone say something like this, but like others i kept reading and...

4. Is there an easy way memorizing drug names?

   showmegirl replied to mariamawit's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

   I am finding out that NCLEX is going to shoot for generic names on drugs altogther not even showing the brand names so thats another thing were going to have to learn. heres a website that you can go...

5. Does anyone know how to read vital signs - is this anything to worry too much about

   showmegirl replied to Holly.G's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

   Remember also when in question you can always ask the pt what there norms ( most know this) or go look at the chart and see what the last few have been. I know after my B/P meds kick in m,y heart rate...

6. Failed Clinical Med Surge 3

   showmegirl replied to goetface's topic in General Students

   I understand how upset you are, having to retake 2 courses due to grades myself ( psych and clin pharm) , look at it as a learning exper. and take a deep breath. What I am having trouble with is that...

7. Nurses are overpaid!

   showmegirl replied to Bipley's topic in General Nursing

   Go for it I bet theres more out here that would love to read that than you think I know I do. Now i am going tohave to go on ebay and start looking. But for anyone that has any and...

8. What's Your Best Nursing Ghost Story?

   showmegirl replied to steffck's topic in General Nursing

   LOL No i was her daughters twin that had died in childbirth her and I are still good friends :balloons: Never be afraid of the ghosts left behind normally there here to help us or to tell us to be on...

9. What's Your Best Nursing Ghost Story?

   showmegirl replied to steffck's topic in General Nursing

   I was working in a LTC night shift and would always have this one lady come talk to me during the night she would sit in her w/c at the nurses desk never bothering anyone she...

10. Are LPNs nothing but a "set dressing?"

    showmegirl replied to Ms.RN's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I dont think I am a set dressing, I think really if you look at it what a lpn/lvn can do is set up by what state you work in, Scope of practice is differnt in every state as a lvn in texas yes...

11. Should patients be allowed to refuse LPNs and CNAs?

    showmegirl replied to flashpoint's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Sorry to say this but they get alot of this from other patients and from the community Or hearing some say that LPN"S arnt real nurses and that a CNA is just there to clean...

12. Youngest labor patient?

    showmegirl replied to RNLaborNurse4U's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Youngest I have seen was a 10 yo that gave birth to twins gotten preg by her teacher she had the babies and her parents adopted them I saw her a few years later and she introduced...

13. LPN IV Certification Problem

    showmegirl replied to Trekzilla's topic in General Nursing

    On this subject where can one in SE MO get this class also from what i can find is that most nurses get it when there in school and they dont have enough people to offer the...

14. Documentation

    showmegirl posted a topic in Wound, Ostomy, Continence

    Help !!!!! i need a good site to go to to learn more about documenting wound care can anyone out there help me