gt4everpn

gt4everpn BSN, RN

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  1. Help me, I am African Amercian male nurse

    gt4everpn replied to PurifiedH2O's topic in General Nursing

    well i'm aa myself and at my facility there are male nurses, two aa males and they are both good nurses, very respectful! just be yourself and things will work out fine, don't let a group bias, if one...

  2. Just a question!!

    gt4everpn posted a topic in Geriatric, LTC

    So this resident in the LTC's BP was 90/40, he was on Tenormin(atenelol) and Diovan and he was also on Sinemet- which can also lower BP when it interacts with antihypertensives, the resident was alert...

  3. I feel like a complete idiot in my chemistry lab and so embarrassed!!!

    gt4everpn replied to Susanna23's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    p.s for my bio lab, we have to open lockers to get our equipment out!! and i never used combination lockers so i was the only one still trying to open the locker while everyone had theirs open and sat...

  4. Anyone attend LIU, Adelphi,Molloy or NYU's Nursing program?

    gt4everpn replied to AspiringNurse7's topic in New York Nursing

    meeee toooo, i'm starting next fall, c u there ny dreamer, yeah so far liu has treated me well, well except the tuition, its a killer!:deadhorse, ehhh, what a way to beat a dead horse, lol, can't...

  5. Just a question!!

    gt4everpn replied to gt4everpn's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    actually his bp was taken after the meds were given, the resident was on 24hr report for something unrelated i believe and the cna took his bp after he got his meds and then told me his bp was low, i...

  6. Funny Names for Nurses

    gt4everpn replied to randomnamees's topic in Nursing Humor

    my mother works with this nurse whose last name actually is nurse, how weird, she calls her ms. nurse and I'm like OK what's her real

  7. Just a question!!

    gt4everpn replied to gt4everpn's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    his bp was usually 140/80-120/70-80, and he was always on these meds, but i know the elderly are very sensitive to medications, i was just sitting there trying to think up what i could've

  8. Diuretics & heart failure

    gt4everpn replied to Jedi of Zen's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Well in CHF, the c meaning congestive is kinda a clue to why diuretics are given, in CH the heart is usually enlarged and weak and cannot pump the blood in and out of the heart properly, so the fluid...

  9. Last Semester of LPN School

    gt4everpn replied to agldragonRN's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    Awe!! Thanx Dragon, yeah my H. S had a nrsg program and I jumped at the opportunity!! Good

  10. Anyone attend LIU, Adelphi,Molloy or NYU's Nursing program?

    gt4everpn replied to AspiringNurse7's topic in New York Nursing

    i go to liu and i haven't started the program yet but all the professors are helpful and understanding! i guess it all boils down to personal

  11. I need some guidance.... please

    gt4everpn replied to kipsy86's topic in New York Nursing

    It's really your call but if you want do cna first, I personally would go straight to do LPN, but if doing the cna can help you build up some money then go to school for the PN, it'll help!! you can...

  12. I need some guidance.... please

    gt4everpn replied to kipsy86's topic in New York Nursing

    ;)its really your call, but doing cna is a good start, then get your pn, here at allnurses there are plenty lpn, me being one of them, so we'll give u all the advice you need!! being an lpn is...

  13. Anyone have to drop A & P?

    gt4everpn replied to Imissthefall's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    more like did anyone pay for an a&p class that could'nt transfer!! $89 bucks down the

  14. Drug Screening

    gt4everpn replied to Inquisitive one's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    yes my facility does screen!! i didn't bother me cause i don't do drugs!!:thankya:, you're worried some people might be offended, but in my opinion if they're clean then there's nothing to worry...

  15. My first job as a new grad

    gt4everpn replied to lavender rose's topic in First Year After Licensure

    well i'm a new grad (pn) in a ltc facility that has a rehab unit! their rehab unit is soooo busy, but i love it !! anyway brush up on the common meds like cardiac, diabetes, etc... also brush up on...

  16. Charge or Night Nurse: To be or not to be

    gt4everpn replied to eymilin's topic in First Year After Licensure

    well i'm a new grad (pn) and i work nights,so i'm the charge, but i work in ltc and the nights are mostly quiet except for a resient acting up, but that's about it! your unit seems very intense,...

  17. LPN Employment Poll

    gt4everpn replied to PACNWNURSING's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    ltc!!!!!!!

  18. New Nurse And Already I Want Out

    gt4everpn replied to Never say "QUIET&quot's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    [color=#483d8b]i know right!!! i worked with this nurse who first of all walked in 1hr 15 min late, then she starts trashing the night nurse, ''oh the night nurse didn't do this and that, blah, blah,...

  19. New Nurse And Already I Want Out

    gt4everpn replied to Never say "QUIET&quot's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    ;)hello! i'm a new lpn, i've been working for about 2months now! one thing my preceptor told me is to not let any problems on the unit get to me. my advice to you is that you don't deserve that...

  20. Last Semester of LPN School

    gt4everpn replied to agldragonRN's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    ahhh, we have no reason to be mean, you're very welcome here! i would start looking for employers and lpn to rn programs, both are good ideas, you can also work as a gn (graduate nurse) on a limited...

  21. are they serious ?

    gt4everpn replied to nursebabygurl's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Boy you're lucky, 2 nurses!!, Its just me and 40 resident's meds, huh! lucky,

  22. LTC environment boring and unstimulating!

    gt4everpn posted a topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    hello all, i'm a new nurse, i've been working for a month now in a lovely ltc facility!!! ltc is the complete opposite of where i want to work- the icu!!, but i'm an lpn and i cannot work in icu, my...

  23. LTC environment boring and unstimulating!

    gt4everpn replied to gt4everpn's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    i didn't think you were bashing ltc at all....i was thinking that you came across w/ a poor attitude about the residents of ltc and the fact that you're a new grad....a young grad w/ little experience...

  24. How has Nursing changed you?

    gt4everpn replied to NC Girl BSN's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    i feel like i am fulfilling my dreams and hardwork!! nrsg has made me ultravigilant of myself and my work, it keeps me on my toes, everyday that i go into work, i try to do things more efficiently and...

  25. LPNS in the ER?

    gt4everpn replied to BShelleyLPN's topic in Emergency

    here in ny lpn's can work in er,but not the