gt4everpn

gt4everpn BSN, RN

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  1. Dialysis 9 yrs, but terminal illness is COPD???

    gt4everpn replied to AtlantaRN's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    and i completely understand and respect the decisions the families and/or patient make, but it does pose such a dilemma for staff members, i haven't been in the situation of a full code on a hospice...

  2. When Staff members don't get along!

    gt4everpn replied to gt4everpn's topic in General Nursing

    do you guys that horizontal violence is more prevalent among new grads and experienced

  3. Can an LPN train/precept and RN?

    gt4everpn replied to yfloridanurse's topic in General Nursing

    I am currently in school for my RN and I don't see a difference in the curriculums. If people really believe that LPN's are just trained monkeys who don't know the rationales for their nursing care...

  4. Can an LPN train/precept and RN?

    gt4everpn replied to yfloridanurse's topic in General Nursing

    i beg to differ, according to what state you live in the scopes of practices are different, here in ny, i know lpn's can't administer meds through a picc, cannot start iv's (unless they're iv...

  5. Cheating in the Classroom

    gt4everpn replied to VickyRN's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    i'm in the end of my first year of nursing school and my school has just had a bout of cbeating. my entire level was then penalized for the cheating even though the majority of us weren't. i can never...

  6. Giving Nursing Students a Taste of NICU

    gt4everpn replied to SteveNNP's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    too true, i recently finished my ob rotation and i only got to go to the nicu once, i asked my instructor every am if i could go to nicu.. and yet i was placed in postpartum/mother-baby, or delivery...

  7. Are NCLEX passing rates misleading??

    gt4everpn replied to gt4everpn's topic in General Students

    so true, alot of people (esp people in our age gap) are misinformed about nursing and nursing school, it's no piece of cake profession. if only these schools openly posted their nclex passing rates...

  8. Is is it normal to not like nursing?

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

    Of course there are times when the job gets stressful, most especially when your a new grad and are working in high stress units and understaffed situations.. Were you always unsure about nursing, if...

  9. Dialysis 9 yrs, but terminal illness is COPD???

    gt4everpn replied to AtlantaRN's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    you'd be surprised the things some hospice patients recieve.. i work in hospice from time to time (float through the unit) until now i can't understand why hospice patients are:...

  10. Dialysis 9 yrs, but terminal illness is COPD???

    gt4everpn replied to AtlantaRN's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Seems like some kind of scheme to my by your exec.. the husband wants dialysis stopped but she will still be getting dialysis??? Seems like a plot to keep the patient admitted although she has a...

  11. When you are in NS do you do anything during the summer?

    gt4everpn replied to ~Mi Vida Loca~RN's topic in General Students

    my school doesn't and i'm off for 4 months!!, it's gonna be hard knowing that i still have 1 more grueling year left, i kinda just want to finish it off and not spend 4 months thinking about the hell...

  12. Advice for a new nurse about hospice

    gt4everpn replied to kaybay529's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    well in hospice, alot of what nurses do if geared toward ''comfort care'', so your main focus is keeping the patient free from pain etc.. i work in a hospice unit from time to time and it can get busy...

  13. Are NCLEX passing rates misleading??

    gt4everpn replied to gt4everpn's topic in General Students

    that's true guilty... i think you go to my school... and its true alot of nursing students are dropout pharmd students, or those who couldn't make it in, sad but

  14. Are NCLEX passing rates misleading??

    gt4everpn replied to gt4everpn's topic in General Students

    i agree bx, my school also has a shortage of nursing instructors, most of the previous ones left last year. retention rates are far more important than nclex rates, as far as what nursing schools to...

  15. Is LPN school just as hard as RN school?

    gt4everpn replied to NICUplease's topic in LPN to RN

    they really are just about the same, the only difference i've found is that rn schools at least mine requires alot of paper work.. the dreaded careplans and journals, ugh!. it also may vary from...

  16. Any males out there tired of the drama?

    gt4everpn replied to HumptyDumpty's topic in Male Nursing Students

    makes a good point, ya know.. anyway i begger to differ with ya dumpy... the complaining in my program comes both in estrogen and testosterone

  17. I finally got a RN job!

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

    congrats, awesome to hear my fellow lpn has just become an rn, i'm in an rn program as well (not easy either). i don't know why some hospitals act as if lpn experience holds no weight we're nurses...

  18. My husband made me cry!

    gt4everpn replied to Sand_Dollar's topic in General Students

    i do think, sometimes even the people who are closest to us can be discouraging at times, it seems as though, he's worried about loosing you and i even sense some jealousy, i don't know the state of...

  19. what have you heard about LIU nursing program?

    gt4everpn replied to iwant2banurse2's topic in New York Nursing

    your welcome Riles, see you around next

  20. Prayer/positive thought request for a fellow nurse

    gt4everpn replied to flightnurse2b's topic in General Nursing

    I'm saying a prayer right now, terrible to hear such a

  21. what have you heard about LIU nursing program?

    gt4everpn replied to iwant2banurse2's topic in New York Nursing

    Well first registration for last semester and this semester was a disaster, everyone had to wait in line for atleast 2 hrs to register! and then re-register a third time. Some of our classes dont...

  22. ATI Predictor Test Score in relation to Pass/Fail NCLEX

    gt4everpn replied to Clever User Name's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    imo ati is very accurate, it calculated that i had a 98% chance of passing and i passed my nclex with flying colors (although i didn't feel that way coming out of the testing center,

  23. what have you heard about LIU nursing program?

    gt4everpn replied to iwant2banurse2's topic in New York Nursing

    don't be scared, I just wanted to give some info about how things are really going down in the program. To be fair the students with second degrees do better than the students straight outta H.S for...

  24. Is LPN school just as hard as RN school?

    gt4everpn replied to NICUplease's topic in LPN to RN

    ---- So true, I'm an LPN and I see no differnce between LPN and RN programs, atleast not my own, but according to my professor, I need to stop thinking like a LPN and starting thinking like an RN, so...

  25. what have you heard about LIU nursing program?

    gt4everpn replied to iwant2banurse2's topic in New York Nursing

    I am currently a student in the LIU nursing program going into my last year, honestly I wouldn't recommened the program at all, the registration process is horrible, the new curriculum was not planned...