agldragonRN

agldragonRN

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  1. two Qs about administering insulin

    agldragonRN replied to neurontin's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    1. yes. cold insulin hurts! 2. good question. i forgot what my teacher said why only regular insulin can be given iv. fyi, there are many clear insulins that cannot be given iv, such as, lantus,...

  2. New Grad LPN offered a Nurse Supervisor position in Post Acute

    agldragonRN replied to rnbsnmsn's topic in First Year After Licensure

    i was never allowed to do the initial assessment in my ltc facility when i was an lpn. if it's the lpns patient, then the rn supervisor and lpn would assess the patient together then the rn supervisor...

  3. New Grad LPN offered a Nurse Supervisor position in Post Acute

    agldragonRN replied to rnbsnmsn's topic in First Year After Licensure

    not in my ltc facility. i was never an lpn supervisor when i was an lpn. i was a floor nurse. we always have a "real" supervisor, who supervise all nurses(lpn/rn) and

  4. New Grad LPN offered a Nurse Supervisor position in Post Acute

    agldragonRN replied to rnbsnmsn's topic in First Year After Licensure

    are you really in a supervisory role like supervising other nurses(lpns) and cnas? or are you the floor nurse who supervise cnas? if it is the former, then it would be hard to supervise other nurses...

  5. IV question

    agldragonRN replied to steven007's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    also always set-up the equations so you don't get confused and miss a step and the problem is right there in front of you. i am very good at math as well (have a degree in computer science) but i...

  6. Quitting my $63K job as a legal assistant for nursing school

    agldragonRN replied to reed201's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    are you sure you want to quit your 63k per year job? you might make less when you start working as a nurse. i know everything is not about money but like llg said, this job is physically and mentally...

  7. IV question

    agldragonRN replied to steven007's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    no

  8. IV question

    agldragonRN replied to steven007's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    the answer is not 2 ml an hour for the first one. it is 25 ml/hour when the pump asks you for the ml/hr, put

  9. IV question

    agldragonRN replied to steven007's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    cross multiply the following to get the answers. 1). 20,000/500 ml = 1000/x 2). 20,000/500 ml = 800/x 3). 20,000/500 ml =

  10. IV question

    agldragonRN replied to steven007's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    you will always have 20,000 units of heparin in the 500 ml bag. these variables do not change when you set up your

  11. IV question

    agldragonRN replied to steven007's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    link: http://www.ehow.com/video_4754320_cross-multiply-proportions.html please see this video and just set-up your equations and look for "x", which would be the

  12. What's wrong with my cover letter/resume?? no calls backs or anything

    agldragonRN replied to crazyscrubs's topic in Nursing Career

    please see link:

  13. Med Admin. question

    agldragonRN replied to GretaRN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    i work 3-11 shift as well. your facility should have a policy regarding the times medications are given. here's how it is in my facility: daily = usually 9am bid = 9am and 5pm hs = 9pm tid = 9am, 1pm,...

  14. State BON's that don't require graduation for NCLEX?

    agldragonRN replied to BeachieRN84's topic in Online Distance Learning

    i am in new jersey and they let me take the nclex-rn with just the "letter of qualification" from ec. no transcript and no graduation needed. i took nclex-rn october 4, 2010 and graduated with ec...

  15. Got yelled at by MD today

    agldragonRN posted a topic in General Nursing

    my patient started going down hill yesterday. labored breathing, unresponsive to verbal and tactile stimuli, etc.... patient on nrb mask. she has g-tube and used to be on continuous feeding but...

  16. Got yelled at by MD today

    agldragonRN replied to agldragonRN's topic in General Nursing

    thank you everyone! all good info! and yes i will have to research more about end of life care so that i will be more knowledgeable in the future.

  17. Got yelled at by MD today

    agldragonRN replied to agldragonRN's topic in General Nursing

    we don't have any comfort drips or sub-q pumps in my ltc facility. patient was her normal self 2 days ago and started going down hill yesterday. i asked the md also for a hospice eval order, which...

  18. Got yelled at by MD today

    agldragonRN replied to agldragonRN's topic in General Nursing

    do not hospitalize i work

  19. Got yelled at by MD today

    agldragonRN replied to agldragonRN's topic in General Nursing

    i work snf so no morphine drip here. i got the order for roxanol 5 mg via sl today and gave two doses. patient already had a g-tube that is not being used so family asked if we could use it again for...

  20. Got yelled at by MD today

    agldragonRN replied to agldragonRN's topic in General Nursing

    thanks! yup i learned something new today. and yes i did ask the supervisor who is also the adon and been working there for 20+ years. she even told me the rate of tube feeding to tell the

  21. I have until morning to reschedule...

    agldragonRN replied to sr0273's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    good luck. you will never feel ready. i was doing in the 60s% in my nclex-rn review resources. i passed first time 75 qs. you should be relaxing the day before the nclex. no studying the day before....

  22. BSN but want to take LPN/LVN exam. HELP!

    agldragonRN replied to quebby224's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    no, they were not being unprofessional. they are just curious why a bsn graduate would take the nclex-pn when your nclex-rn is already processing. i know several filipinos who did this as a "back-up"...

  23. BSN but want to take LPN/LVN exam. HELP!

    agldragonRN replied to quebby224's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    it's the opposite for me. rn boards were much easier to me than lpn boards. i also finished earlier in nclex-rn due to having 75 qs (minimum) only compared to 85 qs (minimum) for the

  24. Failed! 4days before grad!

    agldragonRN replied to privatecarenurse's topic in General Students

    i hope you go back. i failed my lpn psych rotation and my final grade was 74.6 and 75 is the passing grade. we were told from the very beginning that even 74.99 is still a fail. we had to get 75...

  25. Failed LPN Program

    agldragonRN replied to GuidingAce's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    sorry to hear about the fail. i failed my lpn psych rotation. so i know the feeling. i came back and repeated the class the next semester. can you repeat the class you failed at that cuny school? if...