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This post really hits home right now. My son is on Cocaine and he is shaking and hitting his daughter. She is six months old, but she was a preemie. She is a really good baby and I feel helpless. I have notified social services and the military. My son is in the Army. I am looking into getting a lawyer, but I really don't know what my chances are of getting the baby away from mom and dad. I feel like something really bad is going to happen. All of this on top of nursing school!!

I have orientation on Thurs. and am so excited, nervous, and all the other emotions. I just printed off my cource syllabus from Blackboard. I am so ready to get going. It is exciting. I have wanted to do this for years and finally am able to do it.

I am wondering what do you do when family members give the patient things they are on doctors orders not to have. Example: NPO , bedrest only, no stimulation, 32 week pregnant preeclamptic mom. Family member and friends giving her cigerettes, drinks, and watching for the nursin while the pt goes to the bathroom to smoke. How does your facitlity handle this? What is the nurses role?

I can relate to this so much. It seems that things always happen when I go to nursing school. I am getting ready to start the RN program at a local cc. I am currently an LPN that has been a sahm for the last fifeteen years. I am going back to finish my dream. This means big changes in our life. I am currently homeschooling three of my seven children. My eighteen year old decided that mom and dad where too hard on him and moved in with his married sister. All we wanted him to do was get a job and pay his insurance. He is out of school and we can't afford the extra $500/ 6 months. My twenty-one year old is still at home , but thinking of getting married soon. My fifteen year old has to see a pediactic cardiologist next week for an irregular heart beat, dizziness, and chest pain. My husband is an over the road truck driver and can't be here through the week to help out. It was this way when I went to LPN school. It seems that a lot of things go wrong when we are already stressed to the max. But we can all do this. It depends on how much we want to reach our goal. I miss nursing. I am ready to go back because my children are all older and I can't see myself being home alone for the rest of my life. Just remember we can do this!!

Anyone heard of a Marshal steth? Is it a good one and how does it compare to a Littman cardiologist III?

I have taken him to the doctor. They did an EKG and a lot of blood work. All the tests came back normal. He is going to get an ultrasound of his thyroid and a consult with the ped cardioligist. Yes, it is scary. I wasn't really looking for medical advice just support. The cardioligist wasn't going to be in the area until the 21st of next month, so they asked me to go to Louisville. I will be taking him a week from this Thurs. Until his appointment I am going to take his vitals one to two times a day both sitting and standing. I will then have something more concrete to give the doctor. Do you think this is a good idea? It seems his vitals change quite a bit from sitting to standing. Sitting: Pulse 70 b/p 125/56 Standing: Pulse 100 b/p 100/70. The doctor was hoping that he was dehydrated , but then all the blood work came back normal. I think that is why she wanted me to take him to the cardiologist earlier. Did I mention that heart problems run on my husbands side of the family? I mean his dad, mom, and one brother has had heart attacks. His dad and brother both had MI in their early forties. All of my father-in-laws brothers and sisters have had heart problems and MI's when they were young. Some of them died in their thirties because of heart failure. That means twelve out of twelve siblings have had heart problems, heart attacks, and heart failure. Do you see why I am concerned? Again, I am not looking for medical advice just support.

I am just wondering what are the perameters of normal in the difference between standing and sitting pulse. Is it the difference that causes concern or the just the actual numbers? Also, what are some of causes of a increases pulse rate when standing?

I am an LPN going back to school for my RN. I haven't worked in several years and am a little rusty on my skills. Anyway, the question is about my son. ( I am making him an appointment today, BTW) MY son is fourteen years old. A couple of years ago he started complaining of chest pain. He would climb a big hill by our house and then get dizzy and have chest pain. I was monitoring him and was going to take him to the doctor. He stopped complaining about it; I forgot about it and didn't take him. Now, he has been complaining about dizziness followed by headaches. I listened to his HR last night. It seem to be very irregular ( remember my skills aren't the best). His heart rate is 104/min. His rythm seems very off to me. It speeds up, slows down, and skips beats. While listening to it last night it got so fast at one point and took me by surprise that I couldn't count the beats. I asked him if he still had chest pain and he said yes. I don't know why he hasn't been telling me. I am really worried about this and am looking for information about what this could be. I would really like someone to tell me that it isn't any big deal, but that might not be the case. Any words of encouragement, words of warning, or other information will be appreciated. BTW, I live in a small town that doesn't have the best doctors or other facilities and would like to know whether I really need to be aggressive with this and push for an EKG and cardialogist consult or not.

I am also determined to get in shape before nursing school in august. I lost 90 lbs several years ago and have now gained back some of it. I need to lose fourty pounds. I am just wondering how I will fit in exercise into school. During prereq. I got out of the exercise habit. I am now working my way back up to an hour of vigorous walking a day. If I couldn't fit in exercise during prereq. I don't know how I will fit it in during nursing school.

I just talked to a friend of mine. She told me to just go get a job as an LPN because the amount of applicants to the local cc is 600 applicant for 40 positions. The other college two hours away is 2000 applicants for 90 postitions. I have a 4.0 gpa, a 99 percentile on the NLN, and am a LPN. I think I have a fair chance, but she acted like I won't be able to get in and I may as well just go get a job. What do you all think? What does a 4.0 get you? Do I have a chance?

This may be the rules of the facility, but licensed nurses are supervisers of unlicensed nursing staff. Unlicensed nursing staff such as Cna are working under the LPN's or Rn's license and the LPN has to work under an RN. Licensed staff are to delegate either directly or indirectly to other unlicensed nursing staff but the licensed nurse is responsible for the patient care. "Are you aware that indirect delegation (such as the performance of tasks listed in a nurse aide job description) does not alter the responsibility of the nurse for appropriately assigning and supervising the unlicensed persons performing the tasks? "(KBN)

I go in a local health food store every once in a while. A friend of mine works in there. I have noticed that people come in and ask the people that work there for medical advice. The cashiers tell them what is wrong with them, what herbs or vitamins to take, and give them their advice on what to do. These people have no medical background. They may know about herbs, but something just doesn't seem right. They have no idea if the person coming in for advice has some kind of medical problems such as diabetes, heart disease ect. What do you all think about this?

I have been offered membership into Phi Theta Kappa. It cost $60 and I have to go to an induction meeting. I am wondering is it worth it to join this honor society? Does anyone else belong? What are the benefits?

Thanks a lot this does help Thank again.

I really need to interview a young mother for school. I was going to interview my daughter-in-law but she really isn't in any big hurry and I need to get it done. I would really appreciate any help, ASAP Name: Subject: Question 1: How long was your hospital stay? Reply: Question 2: Describe your prenatal care? Reply: Question 3: Who was the primary care giver once the child arrived? Reply: Question 4: What were the hospital's procedures ( was dad allowed in the birthing room, ect.)? Reply: Question 5: Describe the birth/delivery process? Reply: Question 6 Explain any pain medication use/procedures. Reply: Question 7: What information did you have in advance of your trip to deliver you child (classes, books, ect) ? Reply: Question 8: What preparations did you make for the child (baby nursery, purchasing items, ect.)? Reply: Question 9: Did you and the father of the child have discussions and make plans for the child? Why or why not? Reply: Question 10: What was the cost of birth/delivery of your child? Reply: