TeresaB930

TeresaB930 BSN, RN

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  1. April 2008 NCLEX test takers, COME ON IN!

    TeresaB930 replied to MMARN's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I think

  2. April 2008 NCLEX test takers, COME ON IN!

    TeresaB930 replied to MMARN's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Best of luck Moments......you're in my

  3. April 2008 NCLEX test takers, COME ON IN!

    TeresaB930 replied to MMARN's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Mave, Can you please put me back on the list? I somehow dropped off. I test 4/22/08-RN Thank you!

  4. April 2008 NCLEX test takers, COME ON IN!

    TeresaB930 replied to MMARN's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Wow.....I have a great feeling about this for you!! I have a silly question.....What is

  5. April 2008 NCLEX test takers, COME ON IN!

    TeresaB930 replied to MMARN's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Best of luck to you.....prayers..:) We also live in the same part of the country, I'm in

  6. April 2008 NCLEX test takers, COME ON IN!

    TeresaB930 replied to MMARN's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Hi Mave, Can I play too? I test form my RN boards 4/22. Thanks!

  7. nursing home vs hospital

    TeresaB930 replied to mnwoman's topic in General Nursing

    In eastside Washington state, (not Seattle) an RN in LTC only makes about

  8. taking the RN boards

    TeresaB930 replied to mggmy7's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Wow, this could have been me writing this post!! I'm taking my boards on the 22nd as well. Before I scheduled, I felt ready, but as soon as I hung up the phone, I felt like I didn't remember...

  9. Nursing School-"PH"

    TeresaB930 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I had this posted in the Washington State forum, however, I received no responses. I graduated just a few weeks ago, and my brother surprised me with my mother's nursing cape! We knew mom to have...

  10. Nursing School-"PH"

    TeresaB930 replied to TeresaB930's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you! Thank you!! I so appreciate your help!

  11. 100% Online RN-BSN

    TeresaB930 replied to mcknis's topic in General Nursing

    My DNS and I were talking about an online Masters program. She's pushing me to go through Excelsior with her, because they will waive clinicals for her 15+ years experience.......not for me though,...

  12. Kicked out of Nursing program

    TeresaB930 replied to leereynold218's topic in General Nursing

    I am sincerely sorry for your daughter. So much hard work.....wow. I have a question....what is the class? How was is graded? Most nursing theory classes are graded objectively, in that you either...

  13. Medicare Charting

    TeresaB930 replied to mickeypat's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    We do vitals q shift on all of our Medicare patients as well. Hospitals are having to discharge patients quicker and sicker these days. When we get them in LTC, they are sub-acute. Though most do...

  14. What is nursing school like?

    TeresaB930 replied to smallwonders07's topic in General Nursing

    Nursing school, to me, was the most difficult, most stressful and most rewarding accomplishment I've done so far (I just graduated 2 weeks ago!). I was terrible in math and sciences....by far my...

  15. Kicked out of Nursing program

    TeresaB930 replied to leereynold218's topic in General Nursing

    Hmmm, there must be more to it than just failing one class. I haven't heard of a college or a nursing program that doesn't allow at least one opportunity to retake a class due to

  16. MRSA during preceptorship

    TeresaB930 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I'm in the 6th quarter of the nursing program, doing my preceptorship. I graduate in 10 days!! Here is my situation. I was caring for a developmentally disabled patient with pneumonia, who, come...

  17. Caremark to settle claims re switching patients prescriptions

    TeresaB930 replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Wow, I hadn't heard this, and I live here in Washington. (Course, I've been knee deep into my 6th quarter!) My daughter receives her growth hormone from Caremark. I don't think they have a lot of...

  18. This may be a bit MORBID.. But this little guy is the reason I want to be a Nurse.

    TeresaB930 replied to GilbertDaddy's topic in General Nursing

    Kudos to the parents, who have obviously provided tremendous love and support to this remarkable young

  19. Great Day!!

    TeresaB930 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hey! I just needed to share! It was truly a great day! I am in the 6th quarter of an ADN program. The quarter is frontloaded....5 weeks of theory shoved into 5 weeks!! Then onto our...

  20. Coumadin + Cranberry Juice?

    TeresaB930 replied to miwachiru123's topic in General Nursing

    I agree....that the patient should still be able to have the cranberry juice. The benefits of cranberry juice....keeping UTI's at bay, are huge. INR's are drawn regularly just for this reason....d/t...

  21. Great Day!!

    TeresaB930 replied to TeresaB930's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you..Thank you!! I can't go too much into the position, however it will begin with additional respiratory training and doing lung assessments faxing the MD for orders etc, I know doesn't sound...

  22. C-Pap vs Bi-Pap

    TeresaB930 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Can someone please help me to understand the difference between C-Pap and Bi-Pap? I had a patient with sleep apnea with a Bi-Pap machine....for some reason I thought only C-Pap was used for sleep...

  23. BSN or MSN

    TeresaB930 replied to Toots71506's topic in General Nursing

    I finish my ADN program in March and will register for an accelerated MSN program through WSU (Washington State University). 2 semester classes are omitted if you go this way as opposed to RN to BSN...

  24. time management

    TeresaB930 replied to pmw2007's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I agree, that as you learn the residents, the way they take their meds etc, it will become easier and you will become more efficient. A couple tidbits for you that help me... When you take meds into...

  25. Calling in sick....feeling worst after the call!

    TeresaB930 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I woke up this morning feeling awful....GI stuff. I was scheduled to work at 2:30 So, I took my shower and got dressed for work, you know....just trudging on. Had a miserable episode where I became...