Yesterday at clinicals, I was watching my instructor change a PCA. There was still 5ml left in the syringe (5mg) but since this was not a full dose, the machine made us change it out for a new...
I had a needlestick about 4months ago after injecting an HIV pos. patient. I just got my results back and tested positive for HIV on the ELISA test. help im
To make a long story short, I am currently in LPN school. My school lost most of our records required to go to clinicals (titers, immunization records, drug screen, background check). We have already...
miwachiru123 replied to miwachiru123's topic in General Nursing
No, they never checked my credentials. All I told them was that I was in Nursing School. Thank you so much for agreeing me. It just really ****** me off!! I can remember nights when I was there to...
miwachiru123 replied to miwachiru123's topic in General Nursing
Thanks GQRN, do you think I should worry then if my pt. does drink Cranberry juice? He has a very poor appetite and it seems like the only thing he will
So last weekend was our first weekend of clinicals. Saturday we did just orientation, and Sunday we actually started working with patients. We were stationed at a nursing home near where I live. I was...
miwachiru123 replied to AspiringNurse7's topic in General Nursing
In our class we did NG tubes, sub-q, IM, and intradermal injections, IV's, and we even got to lance someone's boil. Our instructor also let us practice foley's on her, and we got to practice enema's...
Just do it anyway, thats what I do. My instructor likes to talk about her pt's and is probably worried about a hippa violation, but i still record the lectures against her wishes (she doesn't know...
miwachiru123 replied to gator23's topic in Men in Nursing
First of all, let me say welcome to DC! I currently reside in Manassas, Virginia, which is about 45 minutes away from DC. I'm not sure about the pay for nurses (I'm currently a student LPN), but I can...