LadyStar42 LPN

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1. 7000 fatal med errors last year-where are theses nurses?

   LadyStar42 replied to supportneeded's topic in General Nursing

   God love and care for you. I am so very sorry this happened to you!!! or any other nurse for that matter. Please see someone to help with your feelings and above all, don't give up your career! As so...

2. Does this bother you?

   LadyStar42 replied to Gods child's topic in General Nursing

   NO it would NOT work for an LPN. Many other vocations yes...say accounting, or computer tech...CNA would be about the only medically involved thing I can think of. We lost a mother of 5 in clinicals...

3. sexually harassment by Doctor, help!!

   LadyStar42 replied to pywon8's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

   I don't know much about your society in Malasia, what is acceptable and what is not, but to me and I'm sure most american nurses this is beyond wrong. We have laws that cover this sort of thing and...

4. sexually harassment by Doctor, help!!

   LadyStar42 replied to pywon8's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

   Tell him his behavior is unprofessional and you don't appreciate it. Or that his behavior is unacceptable to you and request that he stop. However you want to say it. If you don't say anything then he...

5. Old, made mistakes, looking for a miracle

   LadyStar42 replied to twallum's topic in General Nursing

   Twallum, first thing you need to do is calm down and give yourself a break. Yes the NCLEX is hard, but it is doable. First you have to have a game plan. Since it's been so long since you graduated,...

6. Ok I need somehelp here with coworkers

   LadyStar42 replied to nighteyes719's topic in General Nursing

   I agree with Traumamom....CYA is the word of the day, so to speak, where this nurse is concerned. If you immediately record in the MAR that you gave the drug and what time, then I don't see how you...

7. Help! New Grad in Mental Health

   LadyStar42 replied to LadyStar42's topic in First Year After Licensure

   Thank you every one!! Pinning is Monday and I start my new job the following Monday. I'm sooooo excited! I feel so much better about it all now. Ya'll have really helped. May ALL your dreams come true...

8. Help! New Grad in Mental Health

   LadyStar42 replied to LadyStar42's topic in First Year After Licensure

   Thank you, sooooo much! It truely helps to know I am not the only person in the world who isn't interested in med-surg. Ya'll have a great

9. Help! New Grad in Mental Health

   LadyStar42 posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

   Hi everyone, I graduate Aug. 1st and I just got my dream job!! I start in mental health the week following graduation. Everybody keeps telling me that I need to work in Med-Surg for a year 1st, but I...

10. Describe your mental health rotation

    LadyStar42 replied to Mabel 29's topic in General Students

    Folks.....Is there something wrong with me??? I really enjoyed my MH rotation. I sat in on a role-playing session (which was awesome) and sat in on several group sessions. We were encouraged to...

11. What are the item(s) you need most for nursing school?

    LadyStar42 replied to rn2be2006's topic in General Students

    I tried Mosby's and didn't care for it to much, I personally like Davis' much better. I have a hard copy and a pc/pda copy of it. I think it's a "to each his own" sorta thing though. Hope you find one...

12. How many don't make it out?

    LadyStar42 replied to LadyEJ BSN, RN's topic in General Students

    Yes, I am very serious. It's not ridiculous either. I am not finding it impossibly hard. Tough and challenging,yes, but it something that I really want also. This course is not by any means impossible...

13. How many don't make it out?

    LadyStar42 replied to LadyEJ BSN, RN's topic in General Students

    We started with 50 and are down to 11 original students (not counting those who transferred in) in our final semester. A handful decided nursing wasn't for them. One busted a drug test, 3 failed 2...

14. Should I Take a Medical Terminology Class?

    LadyStar42 replied to cdietrich404's topic in General Students

    I highly reccomend taking a terminology class. Instructors use words you otherwise will not know and they will not always expain. It will make life much easier on you. We are required to take it. Ours...

15. What Nursing school are you in? Show your pride!

    LadyStar42 replied to straba's topic in General Students

    Northwest La. Technical College LPN grad Aug