tatgirl

tatgirl

Geriatric and now peds!!!!

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  1. My age....

    tatgirl replied to maddiesmommy's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I started nursing school when I turned 36 and graduated when I was 37. It is never too late. If this is what you want to do, go ahead and do it!!!! I figure that I should have 30 or so years to be a...

  2. Employed as an LPN, but unhappy.

    tatgirl replied to NurseDaddy2006's topic in Male Nursing Students

    I am so sorry that you are having a hard time. 3 weeks isnt long enough to find your "groove" in LTC. I too started out in LTC back in May, and it took me a while to get my system in place. I have 25...

  3. I woke up during surgery, Have you?

    tatgirl replied to GatorRN's topic in General Nursing

    this happened to me during my c-section. I had been hooked up to pitocin for 24 hours with only minimal contractions. The ob doc came in and broke my water. The contractions started with a vengence...

  4. Any Current MCI Students Out There?

    tatgirl replied to c-stal24RN's topic in Virginia Nursing

    I graduated from the VB campus with my LPN in March of this year. The LPN program for days is 12 months, if you go nights it is 18 months. When I went there, the LPN program was very disorganized. Our...

  5. Well, if you want MY advice you should get your RN

    tatgirl replied to nursesaideBen's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I am very happy being a LPN, and right now I have no desire to go back and get my RN. I love being a LPN, and I am extremely proud to be one! I worked hard to be where I am today. Be proud of your...

  6. What do nurses really think of CNAs?

    tatgirl replied to ccyrrus's topic in General Nursing

    I work in LTC on a unit with 46 patients. There are 2 nurses (myself and another lpn) and on 3-11 we have 4 cnas. Those cna's are a vital part of our team. Every night I tell each of them thank you...

  7. Oh No State Board Exam!!! Help!!!

    tatgirl replied to swts4life's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    This is how I prepared for the NCLEX. I graduated on March 30th, and scheduled the exam the first week in June. Once I graduated, I hit the books. I used Saunders with the cd, and NCLEX made...

  8. We had our State inspection this past week...

    tatgirl posted a topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I work in a LTC and our window for state to come in opened up in Sept. Well this past Wed afternoon guess who popped in?? lol. I am sitting in the conference room drinking a cup of coffee and waiting...

  9. We had our State inspection this past week...

    tatgirl replied to tatgirl's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    lol. I was off when they brought in the pizza. This was my first inspection and I was nervous just showing the inspector around!!!!! Luckily they observed nurses with 20 plus years experience doing...

  10. what did you do in your former life?

    tatgirl replied to 3rdgenRN2B's topic in General Nursing

    I was a cubicle hostage doing accounts payable work for the East Coast's largest furniture store. Before that I did accounts payable work for one of the Souths largest poultry processing plants. I was...

  11. What's your favorite shift and why??

    tatgirl replied to np_wannabe's topic in General Nursing

    3-11 is my favorite. I can sleep in, run errands before I go to work. The downside is that I only see my daughter for a few minutes in the morning on the days that I work. And I like having the shift...

  12. Three Questions....

    tatgirl replied to southflorida2's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    To answer your first question: Ok, I was wondering if I went to LPN school at night (is that possible? lol) when would I do the hospital part of learning, I think it's called clinicals? Would that...

  13. Contraindications for Tube Feeding and certain Medications

    tatgirl replied to ghost's topic in General Nursing

    We have 2 residents on tube feeds that take Depakote, our orders are to stop the tube feed for 1 hour before and after giving the med, flush well while giving the med, and then restart feeding after 1...

  14. Flu shot or not?

    tatgirl replied to emtb2rn's topic in General Nursing

    I got mine this past Monday. I have always gotten a flu shot and have never gotten sick from one (knock on wood!). The one year that I didnt get one, I got the flu, and then my husband and then 3 year...

  15. Why did you take up nursing? What's your story?

    tatgirl replied to Joe V's topic in General Nursing

    My mother, great-grandmother, and great aunt all were nurses. But what inspired me to go into nursing school at the age of 36 was my son. Back in 1990 my son was born with a rare genetic disorder,...

  16. Tips for new nurses to protect license

    tatgirl replied to willdgate's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Document, document, document!!! never give meds that someone else has drawn up Take bp before giving bp meds, check pulse before giving dig or coreg I do walking rounds as I come on the floor, just to...

  17. Who can witness a waste?

    tatgirl replied to MQ Edna's topic in General Nursing

    At my facility only another nurse (RN or LPN) can witness a narc waste. Wendy

  18. A day (night) in the night of a nightshift LPN in LTC- anyone care to share theirs?

    tatgirl replied to onehusbandsevenkids's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Get report, do walking rounds, restock cart, pull insulin, start 5pm med pass at 4pm, hang new tube feeds, finish medpass by 6pm, restock meds on cart, organize medroom, chart, chart, chart, start 9pm...

  19. ER didnt treat our resident......

    tatgirl posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hello all. I am posting this in hope of figuring out why the ER acted the way they did.... I work in LTC and I was "floated" to a unit I havent worked on in a couple of weeks. I get report and was...

  20. ER didnt treat our resident......

    tatgirl replied to tatgirl's topic in General Nursing

    yes, abdominal girths were to be started but someone dropped the ball on that one. I did tell the 11-7 nurse that we were to get them q day as soon as he returned from the hospital. ( I work 3-11 and...

  21. ER didnt treat our resident......

    tatgirl replied to tatgirl's topic in General Nursing

    He is 87. As far as I know he didnt refuse treatment at the ER. He wanted to get the fluid drained out, as he was in severe pain and very uncomfortable. Tatgirl

  22. ER didnt treat our resident......

    tatgirl replied to tatgirl's topic in General Nursing

    The pt requested to go to the ER. He wanted to get this fluid drained out. He has an appt Monday with his GI doc, but with the size of his abdomen, the pain he was in, and his wet lung sounds, myself...

  23. Sites for buying used books

    tatgirl replied to casi's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    EBAY is a good site for used books too. I bought one of my NCLEX prep books from there. Tatgirl

  24. NAI descent: Roll Call

    tatgirl replied to Thunderwolf's topic in General Nursing

    Great great grandfather was full blooded Cherokee. My mother has spent years trying to locate the Role number and finally located the paperwork! Also have blood lines to one of the Lost Tribes in...

  25. Cost for NXCLEX-PN?

    tatgirl replied to Achoo!'s topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    $130 to VA bon, $200 to pearson-vue wendy