emllpn2006

emllpn2006

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  1. White Bobby Pins

    You could possibly check at a christian supply store if there is one in your area. We have one at our mall that sales communion veils and things like that and they have the white bobby
  2. Something all OB nurses should know.

    This is a topic that touches me so much. Every time I read about anyone that looses a baby anywhere in a pregnancy I cry. I had personal experiance with this twice. Once at 14 1/2 weeks and 2 years...
  3. Getting CNAs to WEAR GLOVES & WASH HANDS?!?!

    I would explain to them that touching any patient without using the protection of gloves could in reality be like signing their own death certificate. We were taught to be warry of everyone. The one...
  4. unbelievable....but true!

    I believe this is two seperate jokes. Joke #1. Nurse gave a sleeping pill to a sleeping patient Joke #2. Nurse called 911 from the pediatrics
  5. Pharmacology

    We did not have to memorize every drug out there but we did have to remember several. My personal opinion is pharm is as hard as the instructor wants it to be. We had on instructor who was incredibly...
  6. How long and how could i re-take the test?

    SORRY!! about the test. Hopefully next time things will work out better. As far as your question though I dont know the answer. I have read about differnet states being anywhere from 30-90 days but I...
  7. Do I tape foley to leg?

    I observed foleys either taped to the leg or secured using the elastic and velcro straps depending on what facility I was in. I have a question along these same line though. While studying for the...
  8. What's your favorite pair of nursing shoes?

    Birkenstocks they are pricey but last forever and the leather ones can be resoled when they wear
  9. Is this true?????

    All I can say is OUCH!!!!!!!!! and I am not even a
  10. Types of questions on NCLEX that I had

    I had the exact same question approx 5 times. Each time it just had a differnet set of possible answers. It was a prioritzing question and I passed with 85 questions. I was freaking out becouse I just...
  11. Feet starting to mottle off and on...

    If your dog is well behaved and you spend much time with this patient I dont see anything wrong with taking your puppy over to visit this patient while you are working with her. I dont know about...
  12. What do you do when you see this??

    I have found that if you sit a chair covered in a sheet in front of the sink that alot of patients are willing to sit down and help you to do their cleaning up. This makes it a whole lot easier than...
  13. Why do you Nurse in the Burn unit ?

    I dont work in a burn unit but during school we got the chance to work there for 1 day. In this 1 day I learned more about people sufering and having the will to live than anything else I did. The...
  14. Oppinions Please on 27 Weeker

    Sorry to hear about your loss. I will keep you and your family in my
  15. Trouble Finding a Job as New Graduate??

    I just graduated from a pn program and could not find a job anywhere as a graduate. I am hoping since I jsut passed my nclex-pn two weeks ago that things will get easier now. Hopefully I will find a...
  16. I got the petite scrubs becouse I am short. They fit fine the first few wearings but became way to short after being washed several times but they still fit fine around the waist. If you are very tall...
  17. Fail NCLEX--notify job???

    On the West Virginia temp permit it states that you have 2 days from the notice of failure of the nclex-pn to mail back the temp permit to the Board of Nursing of penaltys will
  18. 7000 fatal med errors last year-where are theses nurses?

    I am so sorry that you are having to go through something like this I will pray for you and the patients
  19. Congrats and good luck in your RN
  20. Show you WV Pride!

    I know this is a little off topic. I am currently a LPN I graduated from Cabell County Career and Technology Center. I am currently looking for a job in the nursing field. Just passed the nclex June...
  21. Question about transporting patients + equipment

    I think this is a great idea. I have seen a few times but never actually done my self where the IV has actually been pulled from the patient while trying to manuever large patients and keep the wheel...
  22. How much did you study for the NCLEX-PN?

    I studied about 1 hour a day. From graduation time until test time I read a book called Fryes 3000 Nursing Bullets PN. This book was wonderfull. I would highlight the tings I was not familiar with...
  23. Have you heard this? Say it isn't so!

    At my school we gto to practice on each other then went to a insrtuctor when we felt we were ready to be tested. We used a double headed stethescope and had to get within 2 points of what the...
  24. The Outhouse

    I wish I had done that to the out house when I was younger. I had indoor plumbing at home but at my grandparents they had a green house and a out house there and it was
  25. I have never noticed any extra sounds when listening to my own heart