PRESLA

PRESLA

L&D, High Risk OB, OR, Med-Surg, PHN

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  1. Quick, Easy Question.

    PRESLA replied to Mesomorph's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    ]My state requires us to get CEU's and career development plan to keep our license we can place it in the inactive status. Lisa

  2. IM Injections & Z-track

    PRESLA replied to swee2000's topic in General Students

    ] Always pull back c injections, Z-track no because of some of the medications given this way ie. iron so it will not tattoo the skin at the site.

  3. when male patient pulls his foley out

    PRESLA replied to Ms.RN's topic in General Nursing

    ]Had a TURP pt pull his 30 cc foley out balloon intact MD had me reinsert and ask family to sit at bedside. A lot of bloody fluid pt he did okay.

  4. Painful IV starts and your hospital policy

    PRESLA replied to daisey_may's topic in General Nursing

    ] I have a hard time starting an IV s lidocaine LOVE being able to numb the site and I think any facility or nurse who does not use or offer numbing is doing a dis-service to the patient!!!! If you...

  5. How many got only 75 questions?

    PRESLA replied to cindib's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    ] My class was the first ones in our state to take boards on computer back in 1994 and I only got 75 questions c survey questions p the 75. I cried all the way home. I passed got my results in 2...

  6. are VBAC's pretty safe?

    PRESLA replied to JulieRN07's topic in Ob/Gyn

    ]Depends on the comfort level of the pt and MD at the time of labor. No pitocin used on a VBAC and an OB managing the pt not a GP.

  7. Epidurals/Tatoos

    PRESLA replied to bagladyrn's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    ]Were I have worked depends on MD younger ones will place an epidural where a tat is but the older ones won't go near them. I also worked 3rd and the older MD's got pissed if called in the middle of...

  8. Which nursing skills do you dread?

    PRESLA replied to TigerGalLE's topic in General Nursing

    ]:barf02:I am good at handling smells and procedures I just can't take SNOT. Anything respiratory coughing up sputum. Gag.

  9. Are there any CNA jobs with high pay rates?

    PRESLA replied to nlw59bba's topic in North Carolina Nursing

    ]nla59bba: I know a sec-tech that works for GMH in Gastonia and they started her out at 12.50 hr and that is only because she could do sec work. Long time since the original post hope you have found...

  10. Bossy scrub person

    PRESLA replied to mikethern's topic in Operating Room

    ]:angryfire I found trouble c a scrub tech who was trying to get into nsg school she thought that she knew everything. I did L&D and we had central monitoring she would sit back in the OR and...

  11. Tired of impaired nurses

    PRESLA replied to epipusher's topic in General Nursing

    ]CATTITUDE well put, I am a recovering nurse and have heard many, many wonderful stories in the rooms, uplifting, sad, hopeful. I have a terminal illness and it is in remission all it would take is...

  12. To OB or not to OB

    PRESLA replied to macaroon's topic in Ob/Gyn

    ] I worked on a 52 bed unit and we did hire fresh grads but only to do mother-baby thank God. I feel some med-surg is a good idea because you don't have the basic skills and you do need, and you...

  13. What Diagnosis Did your First Patient in Clinicals Have?

    PRESLA replied to FranEMTnurse's topic in General Nursing

    ] Got my pt assignment the night before clinical . Fx leg when home did my paper work came to clinical the next morning was told my pt had a stoke went to the unit and he passed away that day while I...

  14. Uterine Inversion !!!!

    PRESLA replied to magz53's topic in Ob/Gyn

    ]:uhoh21: I have never been involved in this, but I know of 2 inversion's and they happen c 2 GP's thank God that I worked at a facility that had OB there and they took over. We kept Nitroglycerin...

  15. Recent TEAS Test Takers!!! I need you!

    PRESLA replied to toreyjane's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    ]:trout: Good LUCK!!

  16. Nclex false passing results??

    PRESLA replied to criola2's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    ]Happy that you passed. In my day my class was the first group to take the NCLEX on the computer in my state and we had to wait if I remember correctly 3 weeks to receive the results in the mail....

  17. Impaired Nurses

    PRESLA replied to SR@csi's topic in Nurses Recovery

    ]I am in recovery and will be the rest of my life. I will always find people in our profession who will treat me different, but I have learned that that is their problem I am comfortable in my skin...

  18. Charge Nurse already

    PRESLA replied to MelBel's topic in First Year After Licensure

    ]:angryfire Be scared really scared, something will happen and apparently the facility you work for does not care very much for their staff because of this situation (not saying that you are not a...

  19. What would you change about your scrubs?

    PRESLA replied to daisygirl_001's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    ] I love the feel of the material of the scrubs made by Nu dimension they don't wear out in the inside of the legs as fast. Scrubs that also stretch as the day goes by.

  20. Tired of impaired nurses

    PRESLA replied to epipusher's topic in General Nursing

    ]I am a L&D nurse and I will go to the pts room and ask before I go pull meds out just because I was told in report that the pt took 2 Percocets that is called an assessment maybe the MD could be...

  21. What medical term do you dislike the most ?

    PRESLA replied to Keepstanding's topic in General Nursing

    ]:angryfire CLODS FOR CLOTS Lisa

  22. So I'm fired. Again.

    PRESLA replied to SuesquatchRN's topic in General Nursing

    ] on them. I agree c one of the above posts, maybe you have not found your area of Love. If you are able step back and do something you enjoy for a week or two then go in head first and explore your...

  23. What do you have most difficulty with in your everyday job?

    PRESLA replied to MikeDiggity's topic in General Nursing

    ] Co-workers complaining about everything to do c nsg and work be happy that you have a job and job security. Several members of my family have lost there jobs because of foreign trade and have had...

  24. Nursing hat with ruffles required?

    PRESLA replied to Suninmyheart's topic in General Nursing

    ] I agree it is hard to tell who is who and this does made me me upset. It would be nice if facilities would require all staff to wear a different color uniform to distinguish who was who. When...

  25. Licensed Practical Nurse in the Delivery Room?

    PRESLA replied to duckie153's topic in Ob/Gyn

    ] On the labor unit I worked on they only had one LPN and she has been there for 25 yrs or more and the only thing she did was scrub on sections and keep OR ready for her shift. On nights we manned...