sellen1972

sellen1972 has 10 years experience and specializes in LTC Peds - profoundly retarded.

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1. Know meds before you give them...how...

   sellen1972 replied to Emma123's topic in General Nursing

   I keep my med-book available. Your duty is to your patients - not the other nurses. As you look your meds up, you'll start to learn them, or at least the classifications of your meds. Some you'll see over and over. So forget the eye-rolling. Kee...

2. 1st med error!

   sellen1972 replied to LVN_LPN_2007's topic in New Nurse

   I'll never forget it. And I'll never make the same mistake again. I double-dosed a patient with phenobarb. The nurse who was orienting me made me call the MD. All he said was, "She'll get a good night's sleep." But I went home and wrote my lette...

3. What stethoscope do you have?

   sellen1972 replied to zooz's topic in Uniform/Gear

   I have 4 Littmans I don't know the model, only that two have two sides and two don't. Does that tell anyone anything? And they're all different colors. Sellen1972

4. Shoes...what do you wear?

   sellen1972 replied to scallywags's topic in Uniform/Gear

   I always wore Nike Airs until I tried on a pair on Danskos. Now I'm sold and have them in black and white. They took a little getting used to, but now you couldn't pay me to wear anything else. sellen1972

5. What's the weirdest baby name?

   sellen1972 replied to teresab_2000's topic in Ob/Gyn

   I have a patient whose name is Romeo. His brother's name - no kidding- is Smooth Love. For obvious reasons I won't give a last name. WHAT????? sellen1972

6. lost my first LPN job

   sellen1972 replied to LPN4hire's topic in LPN/LVN

   My advice is a little different from others. I started as an LPN in long-term care and switched to acute care because I wanted to learn more. The fact is, acute care MADE me learn time management, prioritizing, and efficiency. Maybe you should fin...

7. Are You Satisfied Being An LPN?

   sellen1972 replied to mammaoftwo's topic in LPN/LVN

   No. I'm not satisfied and am in RN school now - done in May. Where I work, being an LPN doesn't mean less responsibility; it means less credit for the responsibilities you take on or that are put on you. God knows we need LPNs and if that is where...

8. need some encouragement

   sellen1972 replied to nurse em's topic in LPN-RN

   It sounds trite, but you've gotten this far. First exams are always tough until you figure out how your instructors ask their questions. Keep going. I'm done in May, too. We'll make it. And just in case, although it's not what we strive for, as ...

9. another stupid question...how old are your drug handbooks?

   sellen1972 replied to Vida's topic in LPN-RN

   They're not that costly -less expensive than a law-suit from a med error. I buy a new one every year. Sellen1972

10. What NY schools offer good LPN to RN programs?

    sellen1972 replied to Emason11's topic in LPN-RN

    Hudson Valley Community College in Troy, NY has an excellent reputation. I go to Maria College in Albany, NY. Because I've been an LPN for 10 years, it's okay. But since it is SO self-directed, the student without a medical background tend to stru...

11. ATI Testing is BS!

    sellen1972 replied to TsavarenaRN's topic in General Students

    I just posted asking about ATI and here I find the answers I was looking for - like 'em or not. Our tuition covers the ATI materials. I tend to do very well on them and hope the Boards are similar. But like someone else said, it's hard to find the...

12. ATI Testing

    sellen1972 posted a topic in LPN-RN

    My school has purchased a program called ATI Testing that is supposed to prepare us for the NCLEX-RN. Has anyone used this program and is it an effective study tool and predictor of Board succes. (This is what our instructors have told us.) Thanks ...

13. A Question about Working While in RN school

    sellen1972 replied to roro13us's topic in LPN-RN

    I'm an LPN who is an an RN program and I work 12 hour shifts on the week-ends only. Frankly, it's the only way I could go back to school. At my facility I work 2 twelves every weekend and am considered full-time so I can keep my medical benefits. ...