LadyStar42

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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 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...

  9. 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

  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

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

    LadyStar42 replied to rn2be2006's topic in General Students

    Most (all of ours) hospitals want everything in black ink. You need to have extra's cause you will use them in school as well. Someone will forget theirs, your favorite will get lost, etc...lol. I...

  17. Care Plans Help Please! (with the R\T and AEB)

    LadyStar42 replied to RNinJune2007's topic in General Students

    We have to do most of that stuff as well. We are not allowed to use MDdx at all, but I agree that you need to keep it in mind. We do not do the short term goal, they are all long term as in, what...

  18. Posting questions taken directly from NCLEX exam and Kaplan QBank user name and passw

    LadyStar42 replied to suzanne4's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    At the beginning of this thread they were talking about not posting exact questions and why. That is what I was referring too.

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

    LadyStar42 replied to rn2be2006's topic in General Students

    I use a PDA strictly for reference and I can't imagine not having it. It saves tons of time and back strain (books I don't have to carry). Well worth every penny I spent on it and Skyscape.com offers...

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

    LadyStar42 replied to rn2be2006's topic in General Students

    hummm, I have 2 3 ring binders, one for hand-outs and one for class notes, both with dividers. A PDA with Davis' Drug guide and Taber's loaded on it. A good stethescope, individual choice but I use a...

  21. Can I hear some positive things about nursing school?

    LadyStar42 replied to rntoben2008's topic in General Students

    like you, i had waited for this chance all my life. this is the smartest thing i've ever done. yes it is hard and if you don't love it you will likely fail. but, if (like me) you absolutley love it,...

  22. Care Plans Help Please! (with the R\T and AEB)

    LadyStar42 replied to RNinJune2007's topic in General Students

    Go back to the basics. Check for ABCP (airway, breathing, circulation, pain.) I would put impaired 02 intake 1st, then risk for Infection, then risk for injury. But I see a whole different set of...

  23. Care Plans Help Please! (with the R\T and AEB)

    LadyStar42 replied to RNinJune2007's topic in General Students

    Hello, Are careplans different for Rn's and LPN's? I'm done with mine (thank-you GOD), ya'll's sound completely different than ours were. A LOT more complicated. We couldn't use actual medical Dx on...

  24. Posting questions taken directly from NCLEX exam and Kaplan QBank user name and passw

    LadyStar42 replied to suzanne4's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Hello, first I want to say that I am new to this forum. I don't want to sound arrogant or anything, but I really don't understand why someone would want to cheat on the NCLEX. I understand that it is...