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Start now,STUDY every day.I recommend Saunders and Lippincott,I used the study discs,passed with 75 questions,the 1st time.I did study every day for a month,at least 20 questions daily.

yes!yes! got to.

75 questions,

Nope,found it to be one of the hardest things I have done.I also worked 60 hrs a week and had 3 teenagers.I also was the oldest in my class.It was a fast track program.May you continue to find it easy,please continue your education.We need nursing ed...

Double time for 10 holidays.

Double time for 10 holidays.

You did the right thing.Keeping the MDs informed is our job.Continue to do it,document your actions.I just love to put this:MD informed of ____________,no new orders rec'd.Will continue to monitor and report.This has saved my bootie many a times.Be a...

yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeesssssssssssssssssssssss!,but probaly was not.

First born,ETHOL abusive father.Thats me.

WHAT?Never heard of that.Wait a minute,could it have to do with acidotic or alkaline,and that determines what type of fluids to administer? i.e Isotonic,Hypotonic?I would love to know.

What was the answer?I picked DM too,from the start.

I would have picked DM,B/C of the disease process.

Yes,this feeling is normal.I graduated 2 years ago and all my classmates that I talked to felt the same way.We thought the instructors were out to get us.We would mark our answer sheets to make sure they were not changing grades.I have a friend that ...

I work on a cardiac unit,just the basic math stuff.For instance,Morphine 10mg/ML available,4mg ordered,amt ML given.

Remember your pharmacology,MOST of the (BEHAVIORAL MEDS)can not be taken with OTC meds,you even have to be careful with the diets they recieve i.e pizza,smoked meats,extra salt,caffeine.I know it seems like a nice non stressful enviroment,but that w...

Maybe truly sick 1 day every 2-3 years;but I use my sick time at least a day every 4-6 weeks for a mental heath day.My rationale,Im sick of being at work.

RNOTODAY,when I read your post it reminded me soooo much of my situation when I was working at the facility for youth.I I,too was on call for free.Iam ashame to say.Staff would call me at home as needed and I would go on site and assess the situation...

I agree with you SmilinBluEyes it is a scary situation,sounds like practing medicine.I did work in facilitity for youth that had this policy.The nurse was suppose to decide what OTC meds to dispense.I refused to do this,only would give meds that were...

When you say give Tylenol,cough syrup or whatever,isn't that prescribing medication,which is outside of your scope of practice?Iam just curious bc I used to work in a similar enviroment and I always had a problem with that concept.

I graduated from LPN school in 1981.I remember when we gave soap suds enemas until clear preop for cataract surgeries on med surg floors.

Go for the BSN.You will have more opportunities.

After 25 years as a LPN,I obtained my AASN,I was a CNA for 4 years.Now, working in hosp as RN. I make 21.45/hr.Makes me wont to cry.Such low pay for all the responsibilty.I really could have remained a LPN.

I too started right out of RN school on a tele unit.It is fast paced and a lot to lear.Iam learning every day.Yes indeed,ask lots of questions.You will soon learn which nurses dont mind sharing the knowledge.