APBT mom

APBT mom LPN, RN

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  1. Nursing Photographer? Also, NCLEX question

    You should get a certificate from the state with your license number on it. the ones from Fl look like business licenses and I heard that a few states have ones that are made like credit cards. As for...
  2. You want me to do what????

    Most GYN's say not to douche for the reasons your thinking because it takes away the good bacteria. Like the pp mentioned is the patient on any type of antibiotics. I know several that have in the...
  3. Precaution Carts

    What extra is in an isolation cart that you would need constantly for the care of a patient with HIV? If I'm taking care of any patient and I need a gown I grab one same with masks. If I'm going into...
  4. What are you using as the NANDA? The only thing I would change is what I bolded. The way I read that line it should say assess the patients ability..... You know it's a patient so state that. Other...
  5. strategies in studying

    That was very rude. The OP wanted tips for studying not a jab about coming to America. OP: Like the previous poster said break everything up in 20-30 mins blocks so you don't get bored with it. Also...
  6. Hmm.. By what you wrote that the patient stated I would use panic because it sounds like the patient is afraid of the eyes. Did the patient OD on anything to cause the hallucinations or stop taking...
  7. codes

    No problem. I also forgot that some facilites have step stools that you can use so you don't have to get on the bed. They give you that extra four or five inches that you need to do the compressions...
  8. Cheating in nursing school?

    Read what I wrote and noticed that too but since I don't have the upgraded memberships I can't edit posts. If the cheater(s) get a job which could be hard considering most interviews give you case...
  9. codes

    Depends on the situation. I've seen most codes done with the bed up and staff at the bedside but in some cases (I remember one with a very large patient) they threw someone on the bed to do...
  10. school without hesi?

    The LPN schools in Tampa Bay, FL don't require HESI but they don't accept any classes from other programs except one school. The only classes that they accept are A&P 1&2 but it's from a...
  11. Opening a group home???

    Do a search on google and see if you can find any information. I know that there is a very large "home" in Texas that does this. The mother is sent there by family or whatever other reason and they...
  12. Cheating in nursing school?

    Cheating happens in every program not just nursing school. When I was in school one of the day classes (I was nights) caught about 10 people cheating. The reason they were caught was because they were...
  13. You should have no problem being accepted because you live in Hills Co. I know a few people from Hills Co that go to PHCC. I also knew a girl who lived in Sarasota that went there. I don't know if...
  14. newborn staying with readmitted mom

    One of the facilities I worked at allowed it. The rule was that they would bring you a "crib" for the baby and that was it. The nurses weren't allowed to help with the baby because it wasn't their...
  15. Re: Floating

    At one facility I worked at they had a dedicated float team (RN, LPN, CNA, PCT, sitter) that would float to where ever was short that night. They were pool so some had another job. Another facility...
  16. Pros/Cons of Pool?

    Pros: paid more, flexible schedule (some places), some places will allow you to work "full time" while being pool but you're used to fill in the gaps Cons: no benifits because you're being paid more,...
  17. TB Exposure

    When I was in school about four girls from our class but at another site took care of a patient that was admitted for the "flu" they were there for about four hours in and out of the room with this...
  18. Capping Ceremony

    Your school sounds like mine when it came to the pinning ceremony except they told us when we had 6 weeks until graduation. lol. The only thing they told us was that we had to wear our caps, could use...
  19. Pets at work

    The dogs that some of the facilities have come around here are bigger dogs (labs, goldens, and pit bulls). Some people don't like large dogs so that may be why he's saying they could be scared of him....
  20. Is IV CERTIFICATION worth anything?

    It depends on what the facilities in your area require. I know in my area that they require you to have IV certification before you're allowed to touch a patient's IV (except d/c). I would look around...
  21. Pets at work

    There's facilities around here that have pets mostly cats but a few have dogs. Other facilities have pets come once or twice a month for the residents to play with, pet, walk, etc. The ones who visit...
  22. Need advice regarding Nurse Techs

    Nope, not unless they are with a preceptor (one of the schools around here call the students doing their final preceptorship nurse
  23. 200 Medications, can someone please expound???

    My advice would be to find someone that's currently in the program and find out what drugs you need to know and what needs to be put on the cards. My program had us buy med cards and gave us a list of...
  24. Hand Sanitizer Damaging to Rings?

    I know that I had an old white gold ring (grandmother got it in the 20/30's) that was coated in something to keep the luster (can't remember what the coating is called) and it started to peel from...
  25. Looking for advice

    Does your school offer acclerated classess. This semester I was enrolled for 14 credit hours but the classes that I had started at different times. A few of the classes started at the beginning of the...