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  1. PICC line flushing question

    CrazyFLBean posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    So I just because IV certified but I never practiced on a PICC line before. I had a few questions. When the order calls for you to flush the PICC line, do you aspirate to see if you get blood return...

  2. Detox facility, new RN and pregnancy?

    CrazyFLBean posted a topic in Psychiatric

    So here it is. I have an upcoming interview for a detox center which seems VERY interesting. It is ONLY a detox center/ not hospital. I'm a new RN and would hope to start this job in the next few...

  3. Made a nursing judgement error- any horrible stories to share?

    CrazyFLBean posted a topic in Geriatric, LTC

    that you lived through and still kept your license? Last night was horrible. I work the 11-7 shift and I'm a fairly new nurse (about a year of full time work) Anyway, I brushed off a patients symptoms...

  4. Made a nursing judgement error- any horrible stories to share?

    CrazyFLBean replied to CrazyFLBean's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Once the nurse super found the resident at 7am like this, she called for backup and a crash cart and told someone to call 911.. everyone ran down with her so I ran the other way to call~ I was the...

  5. Made a nursing judgement error- any horrible stories to share?

    CrazyFLBean replied to CrazyFLBean's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Thanks for the replies! He is on hospice support which is just he;ping stay comfortable but he remained a full code (although they were attempting to get a DNR.) I just feel like a fool and now that...

  6. If you fail part of the CPNE.. do you have to retake the WHOLE exam

    CrazyFLBean posted a topic in Online Distance Learning

    or just that portion that you failed? What about the fee? Do you have to pay the entire fee over again or just a part? Is the wait to retest just as long as long as the first time? Just trying to...

  7. Paid for Essentials in Health Safety but too scared to take it

    CrazyFLBean posted a topic in Online Distance Learning

    Here I am, I just paid to take it without applying to EC. I made a deal with myself that if I passed this 1st test, then I would do this program (and I know I can do it with disciplining myself to...

  8. Interview process: prior drug use?

    CrazyFLBean posted a topic in Correctional

    Alright so here it is.. about 8 years ago I tried something bad ONE TIME as a dumb drunk decision- never bought or sold. Anyway my application had very specific questions about selling, possession or...

  9. Pessimistic thread alert: LPN still hates job

    CrazyFLBean posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    After 1 year of nursing, I can honestly say I still hate where I'm at in all this. I am a LPN (the RN wait list was too long so I did this first to bridge over but then had a baby inbetween so plans...

  10. Good Luck Lunah!!

    CrazyFLBean replied to Lorie P.'s topic in Online Distance Learning

    Good luck! You will do

  11. Nurse to pt ratio per state

    CrazyFLBean posted a topic in General Nursing

    How can I find this out online? I have been searching all morning and all I can come up with is how many hours are needed per pt in a 24 hr period. I know there has to be some sort of regulation so...

  12. You know your a nurse when........

    CrazyFLBean replied to mjs5312's topic in Nursing Humor

    Oh my goodness that made me bust out laughing.. thanks for the

  13. Hi tech vs low tech visits and pay for LPN

    CrazyFLBean posted a topic in Home Health

    Alrighty, I got hired on with an agency BUT I don't know how to tell if I'm getting ripped off with my pay. I live in FL and the pay here is ridiculous. I was told per visit, as a LPN, I'll make...

  14. Hi tech vs low tech visits and pay for LPN

    CrazyFLBean replied to CrazyFLBean's topic in Home Health

    Oh let me clarify my typo.. it's $25-30 a visit NOT per hour.. I didn't catch that when I originally

  15. HH jobs- better to have been a CNA?

    CrazyFLBean posted a topic in Home Health

    I'm coming straight out of LPN school with about a year of experience- never before was I in healthcare. I worked in a skilled nursing facility but always had CNA's that took care of dressing,...

  16. My embarassing moment re: doc and TO

    CrazyFLBean posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    11-7 shift here. So I called a doctor at 3am and left message for call back because a pt had hematuria (bladder ca and history of hematuria) Anyway, he only accepts calls after 7 am so he called back...

  17. Considering pediatric nursing BUT worried about my infant!

    CrazyFLBean posted a topic in Pediatric

    I know diseases can come from anyone, anywhere and at any time. Around my area, it SEEMS that I see more diseases in kids because they SEEM to be exposed to more things (because of school and immune...

  18. Help me! What do you look for if a patient says

    CrazyFLBean posted a topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    "I'm having chest pain" and you work the night shift at a LTC facility!??!! I'm new, still have MANY things to learn. If a patient says this you have him sit down or elevate the bed, ask him about...

  19. Help me! What do you look for if a patient says

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

    My facility does not have a RN at night. Thanks for your help, I wish the people I work with could be as helpful as you all!!!!!!!! I feel so useless sometimes and keep telling myself that one day I...

  20. Do you have the right to look at your child's chart?

    CrazyFLBean posted a topic in General Nursing

    My son is 5 months old. I really want to see his chart the next time I'm at the pedi's office. Can I just ask to see it or is that something you usually request in advance? What reasoning should I...

  21. New LPN here.. felt like a useless fool at work..

    CrazyFLBean posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    I'm so frustrated.. I'm mad and embarassed that I don't know what to do in certain situations. Thing is, I SHOULD know what to do! FYI I work in a skilled nursing facility 11-7 shift Here's the...

  22. Do college credits expire?

    CrazyFLBean posted a topic in Online Distance Learning

    I went to college from age 18-21 but never got my BS or BA in anything because I couldn't figure out what I wanted to do with my life. I ended up leaving college to try different jobs to see if any...

  23. Can someone give me a rough outline of a protocol for assessing questionable patients

    CrazyFLBean posted a topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I was reading another post were it was more of a vent about "stupid" nurses. Well, I feel stupid because I don't know what I'm doing and no one at my work cares to explain things to me. I had a...

  24. New LPN here.. felt like a useless fool at work..

    CrazyFLBean replied to CrazyFLBean's topic in First Year After Licensure

    The pt is fine and the pain went away before the end of my shift. He is recovering from a lobectomy so that explains a lot. You're right, I won't be making that mistake

  25. wouldn't it be nice to know your results as soon as the computer shut off

    CrazyFLBean replied to trekjudy's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Yeah it would be nice. I think they should text message your phone or e-mail you the result 30 minutes after the test so you are out of the testing area when you get the good/bad news. I know when I...