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I am a new nurse and have been working at a correctional facility since the end of August. When I respond to an inmate complaining of something I get nervous on how to handle a situation. Well maybe not nervous but lack of confidence. All the nurses ...

You are absolutely right.

No I didnt do a nero check. I should have. I didnt buy the whole flushing the pads down the toliet either and I asked the officers if she was able to do that and they said she shouldnt be. Thanks for the response and advise!

Yes, Supplemental places in correctional and per diem traveling nurses based out of colorado springs, CO

This is SO very true. I have been at my job for a month at a LTC since I graduated and was scared of a code blue but I just acted out of instinct and did my duty as a nurse

I need verification on insulin. If a resident has an order of 18 units of NPH at 4:30 and a sliding scale at 4:30 for regular (lets just say they needed 6 units) do you pull them up in the same needle or seperate needles? I am a new nurse a...

Great way to remember that. I learned now since I have done it for a few days but that is a wonderful way to learn it. In nursing school they did teach us to always have 2 nurses present to draw up the insulin but not to admin. I went to school in Co...

Ok another question regarding heparin. We got a new resident that req. heparin but I remember in nursing school they said that was a red flag drug and labs should be checked and I looked in his chart and there were no lab draws done. Can someone let ...

:balloons: Yea congrats!!! :balloons:

Our pharm calc book had a practice CD in it and I would practice on that and I would just do a search online for practice pharmacology calculations questions. Good luck on your finals

I just finished up my last semester of pre-reqs and I will not start the LPN program until January. Does anyone have any recommendations on some study guide books or any suggestions? Thanks!

Wow this was posted back in 2004 & I am done with LPN school now!!! Maybe that site is no longer available it has been awhile since it was posted. I tried the site and it did not work for me either.

Thank you again very much for your response!!

Suzanne, Thank you so much! That is what I was taught in nursing school but not what was done at work. I guess I just needed to hear it from someone else the right way. Do you know what will happen if anything if they gave NPH & regular in seper...

:yelclap: :yelclap: GOOD FOR YOU!!! :yelclap: :yelclap: KEEP US POSTED!!!

Wow this was some really great advise. I had my first day today at a LTC as a new nurse and I enjoyed reading this post!!

Good luck!!! :)

Thanks for the great advise & feedback. SSLPN79- Good luck to you as well!!

I start my new job (LTC) tomorrow and I am so nervous I graduated in December & passed boards this month. I came out of the computer field and this is all just new for me and I want to be the best nurse that i can be. I expressed this in my inte...

Thanks!! :wink2: Keep us posted on your results!

LOL nah I am not going to grow my nails out. I am looking into another job at a LTC. I hope I get the job. I will be a busy woman but I am eager to learn & work

Wow that was fast! Where do you live? I got my results the next day after taking my test from the state board website but I haven't recv. my license yet in the mail.

Congrats!!!

Good luck to all who are waiting for the results. It is so hard to wait a day I can not imagine waiting weeks. Oldernursingstudent I can understand how you feel about those drug questions. I think I had bout 10 or so and I was clueless on them & ...