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  1. PCC LPN to RN placement test

    1st edition posted a topic in Oregon Nursing

    Has anyone here taken the placement test for advance placement at PCC? If so how do I prepare for it? The test determines where you start in their RN program.

  2. PCC LPN to RN placement test

    1st edition replied to 1st edition's topic in Oregon Nursing

    Well, girls apparently no one is going to squeal! :) I have decided to do the Lower Columbia online program. I need to work as much as I can and can work PT if I do it online. I am not crazy about...

  3. Calling on all DNSes for opinion

    1st edition posted a topic in General Nursing

    I need advice on what to do since I do not handle office politics well. One night a CNA witnessed verbal abuse of a rsd in our LTC by another CNA. The witness did not report this to anyone the night...

  4. Calling on all DNSes for opinion

    1st edition replied to 1st edition's topic in General Nursing

    You don't have to be a DNS to give me an opinion here guys!

  5. What do nurses really think of CNAs?

    1st edition replied to ccyrrus's topic in General Nursing

    I work w/ many GREAT CNA's! I could not do my job w/out you guys. My only complaints are not getting VS on time (w/in 3 hrs after shift starts) and aides not writing down I&O's. I make rounds to...

  6. Tips for nurses in their first year of nursing

    1st edition replied to Brian's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I have wanted to write a book just for this topic!!!!!! Maybe now I

  7. nurse & dr affair, what should I do?

    1st edition replied to sandee's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Professionals are humans too! Just because you work in the medical field does not mean that you don't feel the same emotions as people in other fields. Putting on that uniform everyday does not turn...

  8. License Question

    1st edition replied to pat8585's topic in General Nursing

    I am currently licensed in 4 states. I did not have to take any additional tests for any state. Just pay the fee and apply. There is no limit to how many you can have that I know of. You just have to...

  9. Questions????

    1st edition replied to spiritbeing8992's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I have 33 and I work gladly take your 20! That would be

  10. Abdominal pain??

    1st edition replied to turtles's topic in General Nursing

    I would like to have clarification also on the BS. One would not admin ANY insulin w/ BS 21. Liver is on the Rt side, pancreas on

  11. Need advice, feeling really bummed :(

    1st edition replied to LIZ07's topic in General Nursing

    If your nursing program/college only allows you to take a pre-req x2 then perhaps you should w/draw. That way there is no grade to consider and you can re-take A&P 2 more times if you need to. The...

  12. Who can witness a waste?

    1st edition replied to MQ Edna's topic in General Nursing

    It has to be one RN and another nurse, LPN or RN, witness. Haldol is a narcotic, I believe a

  13. Is it normal to be this exhausted after a 12 hr shift?

    1st edition replied to lannisz's topic in General Nursing

    How long has the fatigue been this extreme? Was it gradual? I was exp extreme fatigue awhile back as well. I had suffered from sheer exhaustion for >2 yrs. It was untreated early menopause (I don't...

  14. Admin Tyl and Vicodin w/ in 4 hr

    1st edition posted a topic in General Nursing

    During report tonight the oncoming nurse told me tyl and vicodin cannot be admin w/in 4 hrs of each other. The order reads Tyl 650 mg 1 po q4/prn/pain and the vicodin order reads Vicodin 5/500 1 or 2...

  15. ER nurses w/ impaired hearing

    1st edition posted a topic in Emergency

    I must wear bil hearing aids and w/ them I have about 80% normal hearing ability. Would this prevent me from working

  16. Any hints on starting a new job

    1st edition replied to greatshakes's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Oh yeah! Keep copies for yourself of ALL your notes that you use for report. If you forget to write down a BS you can look at your notes later and write it in the MARS the next day or whenever. Also,...

  17. Questions????

    1st edition replied to spiritbeing8992's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I have 33 rsds. I stay busy and I do all the things in your list. It is very hard and I never sit down except to do my charting at the end of the 2nd

  18. Any hints on starting a new job

    1st edition replied to greatshakes's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    You will develop your own routine after about a month on your own. At first do things exactly the way they tell you. After awhile you'll figure out who should have meds first. On my shift I know who...

  19. What if CNA won't work?

    1st edition replied to Josifek's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I sent out a memo to all my CNA's. VS must be done by such and such time, I & O must be properly recorded, etc and that I would be making rounds at such and such time, about an hr before end of...

  20. THIS Is Why I Love Geriatrics

    1st edition replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I'm crying to! What a wonderful thing you did. Most of us in LTC are so busy that we sometimes forget to take the time to care. Thanks for the reminder that we do more than pass

  21. Family not visiting? Common?

    1st edition replied to -Midget-'s topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Try not to judge why families don't visit. Walk in a mile in their shoes . . . the mom or dad may have been great but they can't visit d/t work, coping skills, etc. Sometimes the grown child that is...

  22. Admin Tyl and Vicodin w/ in 4 hr

    1st edition replied to 1st edition's topic in General Nursing

    Gotta go bed, ladies, but will check for more replies tomorrow. Thanks for the GREAT feedback! That's why I love

  23. Admin Tyl and Vicodin w/ in 4 hr

    1st edition replied to 1st edition's topic in General Nursing

    Nothing was mentioned about the mg/d limit. She just told me I couldn't give both w/in a 4 hr period. I said, "Well, the orders don't say that" and she said it

  24. Admin Tyl and Vicodin w/ in 4 hr

    1st edition replied to 1st edition's topic in General Nursing

    She recently fractured a rib. She doesn't like to take the vicodin d/t N but occ does. I offered the pt vicodin bc I had given her tyl 1 1/2 hrs earlier and couldn't admin more tyl for awhile. When I...

  25. Admin Tyl and Vicodin w/ in 4 hr

    1st edition replied to 1st edition's topic in General Nursing

    So she can have 2 vicodin and 3 tyl/d max so as not to exceed the 2000mg/d. She has been getting over the 2000mg/d for at least a wk now between the 3 shifts. This lady is 91 yrs old. Should I ask the...