MelodyRNurse

MelodyRNurse

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  1. NCLEX right away without studying?

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

    Our instructors encourage us to take the NCLEX as soon as possible after graduation. They said the chances of passing are much greater the sooner you take it. I took the NCLEX PN four weeks after...

  2. What kind of error puts a license at risk?

    MelodyRNurse replied to MelodyRNurse's topic in General Nursing

    me too, thats why i asked. i made an error, missed a med., and just about had a panic attack. i thought i had it coming. i feel silly now, but its good to

  3. What kind of error puts a license at risk?

    MelodyRNurse replied to MelodyRNurse's topic in General Nursing

    see what I mean?? Tazzi RN, I was secerely thanking you, I'm sorry this came out

  4. What kind of error puts a license at risk?

    MelodyRNurse replied to MelodyRNurse's topic in General Nursing

    No-I was being

  5. questions about Assisted Living

    MelodyRNurse posted a topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I'm considering Assisted Living instead of LTC to minimize my stress level while going to school. Does anyone work in assisted living that can tell me anything about it? Would you recommend it or not?...

  6. What kind of error puts a license at risk?

    MelodyRNurse replied to MelodyRNurse's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah especially you chuck1234, you were very

  7. Ack! My Mother is "That patient"

    MelodyRNurse replied to Cattitude's topic in General Nursing

    My mother was admitted to the ER in a hospital I used to work at. She has substance abuse issues. She was so combative and uncontrollable that they had to put her in restraints. She was awful to...

  8. Smelling Cancer?

    MelodyRNurse replied to MikeyJ's topic in General Nursing

    I remember learning that aggressive tumors secrete abnormal amounts of certain enzymes and/or hormones (Perineoplastic syndrome or something). Maybe certain hormones in excessive amounts cause the...

  9. You know you're a male RN when......

    MelodyRNurse replied to SteveNNP's topic in Men in Nursing

    My usual answer to "Why did you decide to become a "male" nurse?" is that the decision was easy when I learned about the details of the surgery required to become a "female" nurse.

  10. What kind of error puts a license at risk?

    MelodyRNurse replied to MelodyRNurse's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for your responses. May seem like a silly question to some of you, thanks for responding

  11. Accepted into RN Program.. Having a few "doubts"

    MelodyRNurse replied to Kimmi73's topic in General Nursing

    I just want to let you know that your not alone. I questioned my decision when I was excepted into the program, I still didn't know for sure when I started, so I thought to myself "I'll know once I...

  12. What kind of error puts a license at risk?

    MelodyRNurse replied to MelodyRNurse's topic in General Nursing

    I didn't know she was a

  13. What kind of error puts a license at risk?

    MelodyRNurse replied to MelodyRNurse's topic in General Nursing

    Not uh!! I thought they were for us too!

  14. My first day...

    MelodyRNurse posted a topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I have had a difficult experience recently. I've started my first nursing job, (LPN) recently and have only been there a couple of weeks. My first day I was assigned to 25 patient's which I know...

  15. My first day...

    MelodyRNurse replied to MelodyRNurse's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Thanks for your responses. Your right, it really is a shame. It is difficult to give the kind of care these people truly deserve. I have been told that all nursing homes are like this, and...

  16. Smelling Cancer?

    MelodyRNurse replied to MikeyJ's topic in General Nursing

    I thought I smelled this too, but I thought it was caused by medications because I have also been around patients with Ca that did not have the

  17. LPN working in a PCT position

    MelodyRNurse posted a topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I'm a new grad. LPN and I took my first job in a nursing home with a bad reputation, due to lack of options, which did not work out for me. The only other relative position I can find is an...

  18. LVN or RN?

    MelodyRNurse replied to sarahlm's topic in General Nursing

    Is a nurse Tech the same as a nurse

  19. LPN working in a PCT position

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

    niteshiftlvn, Thanks for your response. The more I think about it, the sillier (spelling?) it sounds. I've worked to hard to take a step back. I just wish I had more options. Maybe I'm chickening...

  20. One week orientation at nursing home w/25 pt's?

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

    ME!!! They floated me on several different floors. So I oriented on one floor then one my first day alone they put me on some other floor I'd never been to before, same thing second day, then again...

  21. How far did everyone travel for clinical practice?

    MelodyRNurse replied to Sensoria17's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    Hi, I live on the east coast but we did have students that had (or chose) to travel 2

  22. When did it become ok to put someone down because they are NOT an RN?

    MelodyRNurse replied to Gingerbell's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    He has noooo idea how hard you've worked, how could he unless he has been through it? Congratulations and you do deserve your moment. There will be more. I get that in my family too. It was no big...

  23. I'm a Medications Menace

    MelodyRNurse replied to SuesquatchRN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I recently started my first nursing job... in LTC, I have come to the conclusion that I must have been very confused or possibly on the verge of insanity when I took the job. I have already made a...

  24. single parents and 12 hour shifts.

    MelodyRNurse replied to Lisa CCU RN's topic in General Nursing

    I will soon be in the same position, I have one child and I hope I can find a good hospital that offers eight hour shifts, but I have also found it difficult to find a daycare that opens at 6a....

  25. what to do on days off

    MelodyRNurse replied to sunneeRN's topic in General Nursing

    Here what I plan to do on my days off when I'm no longer in school. Take photography, art, dance, and writing classes, shop, get a manicure and pedicure once month, work out on a regular routine, lay...