gemcitygirl

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1. Do LPN's get pinned?

   gemcitygirl replied to mamunsey's topic in General Nursing

   Pinned, capped and a lamp for LPN school, just a pin for RN graduation. I kinda felt the others in my class got

2. Charge nurse question

   gemcitygirl replied to mom4josh's topic in General Nursing

   yes when I am charge not only am I responsible for my shifts orders, but if a test is ordered, entered into the computer for the next day, but the day shift nurse fails to follow up what is clearly in...

3. Song lyrics that remind you of nursing...

   gemcitygirl replied to grace90's topic in Nursing Humor

   I apologise in advance for the earworms: When looking for hard to find veins- Carole King's " You' re no good". When inserting a Foley- All American Rejects "Dirty little secrets" Anytime- "if I only...

4. How about your favorite Old Wives Tales related to health?

   gemcitygirl replied to NurseyTonyaLPN's topic in Nursing Humor

   Thank you for the great link! Interesting about the newborn hair and heartburn. My old Slovak Grandma in law was worried when I went to the zoo while pregnant,took my DH aside and told him to keep me...

5. A Different Approach to the ADN vs. BSN Debate

   gemcitygirl replied to Sheri257's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

   I just think that as nurses we have better things to do than backbite. I have worked with LPN's that are better nurses than I'll ever be, and 1 year BSN's with a first BS degree in fine arts,...

6. How many times did you take the NCLEX before you passed?

   gemcitygirl replied to blackberry4eva's topic in General Nursing

   Once for the LPN test, and once for the RN, both minimum # of questions, but I know excellent nurses who have had to take it 3 times before passing, due to test anxiety. Just practice on a test cd...

7. Flu shot or not?

   gemcitygirl replied to emtb2rn's topic in General Nursing

   I have had the flu twice and don't ever care to repeat the experience, so I get the flu shot every year, except the year there wasn't enough to go around. I do work with some nurses who refuse to get...

8. Let's introduce ourselves...

   gemcitygirl replied to pedi-RN's topic in First Year After Licensure

   Hi everyone, I just love this site. I've learned so much already, and people are so supportive and helpful. I was an LPN for 8 years and just passed my RN boards last month, and it's a lot more...

9. Do you mix your insulins?

   gemcitygirl replied to lisamc1RN's topic in General Nursing

   per our pharmacist, we don't mix 70/30 ,50/50 or 80/20 insulins with R when it is ordered for extra sliding scale coverage, because the pre-mixed insulins may have a stabilizer that may cause a change...

10. Nurses are not "allowed"

    gemcitygirl replied to beautifulb's topic in General Nursing

    Throwing a phone at a nurse or anyone would be considered assault and battery in a court of law. At my hospital, because of abusive doctors, a code "control alert" was instituted where staff were to...

11. love rehab :)

    gemcitygirl replied to mel1977's topic in Rehabilitation

    Hi.I've worked in acute rehab as an LPN for 8 years now, just got my ADN and will be working in the same place. Just wanted to say that the 75% rule is hurting but not killing us. I think you need to...