MistiroseRN

I am so very sorry to here of her passing. I read so many of her post while I was in school and PM'd her to tell her how much I learned from her. All I have to say is heaven is lucky to have her!

I could not agree with you more! I know I only have a little over a year of experience working in LTC. I have 30 residents I take care of. I work the midnight shift. No matter what is going on in my personal life i NEVER show it to my residents. when...

Although I am not new to LTC I am a new nurse. Recently we had had a lot of our redidents pass away. My recent patient had pancreatic cancer and was able to verbalize his pain to me almost up until the time he passed. I had no problem giving it to hi...

Marachne thank you so very much for the links. Again thank you all for replying.

Thank you all for your replies. I do understand about the non verbal signs when assessing for pain. It just seems that when someone is close to dying in our facility here comes the Roxanol. Marachne that is when we are giving it every hour. I have of...

A couple of years ago I was very close to a resident. I will call her Josie. I worked the night shift and she was often up at night. She started to decline. I had a feeling she would not be there when I got back to work and my nights off were coming ...

Wow you have much to be proud of. I am so happy for you and your patients. I wish you continued sucess! I love to hear about the possitive side of nursing.

Shhhhhhhhh don't tell anyone..............but I have done that a time or two

I could not have said it better!

The best advice I can give you is expect 265 questions. Don't watch how many questons you have. Think before you answer even if you believe you are right. Don't let anything distract you. Keep focused on the test. You don't get through nursing school...

First off I would like to say I am all for males entering the nursing field. I love men! I am even married to one lol. I would also like to see more enter the field. I think diversity is a great thing. Now that said I guess my point is that on some l...

I felt the post was stating that you feel like you should get more pay for lifting patients. Why? I do extra lifting and I am not getting extra pay. It goes with the job.

I have been asked many times to help another nurse or a CNA. I feel it's being a team player and taking care of the patients needs. I realize you were asking the men but I find this question a little offensive. If I need help I will ask anyone that i...

Best of luck. The wait is worse than the test.

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look at it this way there is no cheating the nclex. these people will weed themselves out. when they dont pass the exam they will only have themselves to blame. so just ignore them and concentrate on your work. you will be rewarded for your hard work...

congratulations! what you are feeling is so normal. i too felt the same way. i graduated in may this year. you spend all your time trying to do a good job and now they are setting you loose on an unsuspecting public and calling you a nurse lol. i am ...

Ask yourself how badly do I want to pass this test. Review what you are weak in and do questions. Take your time and don't get too alarmed about being fast at first. The more questions you do the faster you will get. I also had a hard time making mys...

Congrats on a job well done. You have alot to be proud of!

I used Kaplan and I passed the on my first try with 75 questions. The structure of the questions is just like the NCLEX. Good luck to you.

I feel your pain. I woun't say don't worry. Instead I send happy thoughts your way.

I just took my test today and it shut off at 75. I am hoping that I passed.

Please dont think I was attacking you. That was not my intention. I just think that sometimes we forget why the elderly act the way they do. Maybe he was forced there or maybe he has nowhere else to go. He maybe feeling abandoned. My dad had a stroke...

Try looking at it from his prospective. Someone comes into your room at 5 AM and is making noise. I myself would be annoyed. I think too many people are ready to dismiss the elderly as cranky without wondering if they are contributing to thier mood. ...

I worked as a med tech at a personal care home. i realized how unsafe it because I took the time to learn about the meds. I quit my job and went to nursing school.