MauraRN

MauraRN

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  1. How many new nurses are seriously thinking about quiting?

    MauraRN replied to PACNWNURSING's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I quit!! Been an LPN for 5 months. Was working 3-11 (more like 3-2a) on a mixed sub-acute, LTC unit with one other LPN with 5 months experience. Nurses from the other 3 units refused to work on our...

  2. LPN to RN Excelsior College

    MauraRN replied to RS00001's topic in LPN to RN

    Go For It!!! The Information In The Study Guides Will Not Be New To You. It Seems Like It Takes Our Lpn Studies And Cranks It Up A Notch. If You Memorize And Really Know The Steps Of The Nursing...

  3. Medical Terminology & Abbrevations Game :)

    MauraRN replied to Florence NightinFAIL's topic in General Nursing

    PIA think family members of LTC

  4. Medical Terminology & Abbrevations Game :)

    MauraRN replied to Florence NightinFAIL's topic in General Nursing

    breast, uterus, bowel, bladder, lochia, episiotormy, Homan's,

  5. Are LPN's considered "real" Nurses??

    MauraRN replied to gentlegiver's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    Yes we are real nurses!!! I graduated from an LPN program in June 2006. I am working 3-11 in LTC on a 'sub-acute' unit. This past week I have had patients with trachs, g-tubes, j-tubes, IV meds, foley...

  6. Roll Call, LPN to RN Students!!!

    MauraRN replied to Marie_LPN, RN's topic in LPN to RN

    Great thread!! I am a new LPN, graduated in June '06, started working in LTC last month. I will be 50 in February and have a 14 year old son. I held off enrolling in Excelsior until I was sure that I...

  7. Lunch and Dinner Breaks

    MauraRN replied to AussieKylie's topic in First Year After Licensure

    What is a lunch break? I keep a couple of Luna energy bars in my pants pocket and munch them during med

  8. Some advice?

    MauraRN replied to Schmoo1022's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    The down side to both Botox and Baclofen is ankle edema. It seems to happen very quickly and is somewhat resistant to

  9. What age were you when you went to nursing school?

    MauraRN replied to Imissthefall's topic in General Nursing

    I will be 50 next month. I am a newly minted LPN in LTC. I have done all my prereqs, Micro, A+PI, II, Chem, Bio, Psych for a LPN to RN bridge program. I also have a BA in Legal Studies/Political...

  10. Methods for Faster Med Passes

    MauraRN replied to d.page's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I am a new LPN just started at a LTC facility. I was overwhelmed the first few days. On my 3rd day of orientation one of the other LPN's called in sick. That left me and another LPN with 52 patients....

  11. I passed!

    MauraRN replied to gemerald's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I passed!!!!! NCLEX-PN. I stopped at 85 and thought I failed. I had lots of nutrition/diet, therapeutic communication, no med calculations, no digoxin, no insulin, no maternal/newborn. Very strange...

  12. What did nursing school do to you?

    MauraRN replied to samaletta's topic in General Nursing

    Chewed me up and spit me out is right. I passed boards yesterday!!! Still have the 25 extra pounds, got grey hair, ground my teeth to the gum line, lost my confidence, lost all feelings of competence,...

  13. did u get a lot of meds question in NCLEX???

    MauraRN replied to chichimitchi's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I took my NCLEX yesterday at 0900. NO med calculations on mine. Just my luck because I studied them HARD. I had at least 25 diet/nutrition types of questions, probably because that is my weakness. I...

  14. Anyone taking NCLEX this week?

    MauraRN replied to Imafloat's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I am taking my NCLEX=PN at 0900 tomorrow. I am so numb that I am not nervous anymore. I did Saunders cd and book. I have rescheduled this test 6 times because I felt I wasn't prepared. Lately, my...