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  1. Ooops. Dropping pills.

    mamason replied to firstyearstudent's topic in General Nursing

    Universal precautions are a must in order to not spread germs from one pt to another and yourself. Not being sarcastic here. I'm pretty sure you realize that. Your insructor should be practicing this...

  2. Mom needs advice please!!!

    mamason replied to nurselala33's topic in General Nursing

    HomeSchool MOM, I know there ARE drawbacks to nursing. But, every career has it's draw backs. Some facilities are harder to work at than others. There are a lot of nurses that love their job....

  3. Mom needs advice please!!!

    mamason replied to nurselala33's topic in General Nursing

    Oh..I forgot...I've bought used books on amazon.com. Some of the nursing books can be a little pricey if you buy them brand new. Try looking there for

  4. Mom needs advice please!!!

    mamason replied to nurselala33's topic in General Nursing

    Yes....Saunders is one of the NCLEX books I used. And the cd was also helpful while studying at home. You know, those critical thinking MC questions are hard at first. But, if you practice, like with...

  5. yesterday was FIRST day! is this how it always is?

    mamason replied to ncriverrat's topic in General Nursing

    Putting someone else's initials down is falsifying documents. If there is a way for you to check if your i nitials are being used, then check. If they are being used, then report it immediatley. I...

  6. Mom needs advice please!!!

    mamason replied to nurselala33's topic in General Nursing

    I believe you are right on the money with the critical thinking MC questions. Takes getting used to. Nclex books really helped me with learning how to answer these questions. Great advice! Didn't mean...

  7. Night shift ... And a babysitter?

    mamason replied to cardiac.cure03's topic in General Nursing

    Read about your dilemma. I don't know where you are moving to, but, here in Illinois they have a thing called CHASI. It is run through the state and parents can contact them and find out about...

  8. Oops, sorry! Son got wrong vaccination

    mamason replied to hotshot05's topic in General Nursing

    Is anyone thinking what I'm

  9. How many don't make it out?

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

    Hummmmm..I've been out of school for 3 years now. But, my class started with around 30 poeple. Went down to 15 after fundamentals was over. Then, after second year only 4 of us form the origional...

  10. Experienced nurses, please help!

    mamason replied to lhenson's topic in General Nursing

    The "vicks vapor rub" is what helped me. It also comes in a stick form that you can inhale. The vapor smell is so.....strong, it would be hard to smell anything else. Also comes in a cherry flavor for...

  11. Oops, sorry! Son got wrong vaccination

    mamason replied to hotshot05's topic in General Nursing

    Waiting..............................

  12. Is 26 too old to go back to school?

    mamason replied to anouk's topic in General Nursing

    Shoot....NO! Your not too old. Go for

  13. anyone currently attending luthern school of nursing

    mamason replied to JAKH's topic in General Nursing

    Graduated from there 3 years ago. Are you in funamentals? If you are, then you will start out in the classroom labs in the beginning. Then you will go to clinicals at the nursing home. Then you will...

  14. gardennurse

    mamason replied to gardennurse's topic in General Nursing

    Yes,

  15. Is Nursing School Hard?

    mamason replied to BecomeNurse06's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    The hardest part for me was juggling family, school, and work at the same time.It was challenging and took a lot of effort to stay on top of things at school. Good time management is useful. Studied...

  16. How many of you had a different career/education before becoming an RN?

    mamason replied to cancergirl's topic in General Nursing

    I was a bartender. Yes, a bartender! From the time I was 20 until I was 32. Got married, had a baby. Marriage didn't work. Decided that I wanted a reputable job since I was a mom. Had always been...

  17. Low sodium correction question!!!

    mamason replied to Fairlythere's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks to the OP. This question intrigued me and I couldn't stop thinking about it. I got out my nursing books and did some research on the net. I learned something new today. Thanks Triage, I really...

  18. The Ranks of a Hospital

    mamason replied to Thanet's topic in Nursing Humor

    LOVE IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:pumpiron: :pumpiron:

  19. Heparin SQ or drips

    mamason replied to mamason's topic in Cardiac

    Well...thank goodness someone replied. I was beginning to feel.....how do you put it?.....DUMB! Yes, we had same protocol for Ptt. Generally, our Hep was pulled fromt the PIXIS and was automatically...

  20. Bad, Bad Incident. Can you refuse to work a particular unit?

    mamason replied to Meerkat's topic in General Nursing

    Good Luck Meerkat, I hope things get better for you at your

  21. Oops, sorry! Son got wrong vaccination

    mamason replied to hotshot05's topic in General Nursing

    I understand that vaccinations ARE a good thing. But, not for every child. They should not be given to: 1: anyone who has ever had a severe allergic reation to a previous dose. 2:Anyone who has a...

  22. Bad, Bad Incident. Can you refuse to work a particular unit?

    mamason replied to Meerkat's topic in General Nursing

    If leaving this facility is not an option, then make sure your documentation is acurate of all events that are going on around you. Make sure you ask if there are any special precautions to take with...

  23. Bad, Bad Incident. Can you refuse to work a particular unit?

    mamason replied to Meerkat's topic in General Nursing

    I was told you could refuse an unsafe assignment. As long as you didn't take report on the pt/pt's. You could sign an "assignment despite objection" form. But, I think that they are for union nurses....

  24. Oops, sorry! Son got wrong vaccination

    mamason replied to hotshot05's topic in General Nursing

  25. Spooky lure lock stories!

    mamason replied to Antikigirl's topic in General Nursing

    Wow..Never heard of that happening before.