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  1. 1st day of orientation (scrubs or no scrubs?)

    lvnnars1 replied to lvnnars1's topic in General Nursing

    it's for work, not school .. sorry forgot to add

  2. 1 and a half years of SNF experience, looking to apply in corrections...

    lvnnars1 posted a topic in Correctional

    i am an lvn in CA and have always wanted to work in corrections ever since graduating lvn school. I have already past the "self assessment they have on the cdcr website. I have a few questions,...

  3. The correct way to send a patient out to the hospital...

    lvnnars1 posted a topic in General Nursing

    just for clarification. regarding LTC facilities. ok, lets say you have a patient having SOB you check the O2 sat. and it's 84% you give 2 liters of o2 via NC and it's about 86% now, pt. is a code,...

  4. The correct way to send a patient out to the hospital...

    lvnnars1 replied to lvnnars1's topic in General Nursing

    As for the 911 lights/siren, in my area, no matter who is calling 911..the ambulance goes code 1 (lights and sirens). The caller, regardless of them being a nurse in a facility or a private citizen,...

  5. The correct way to send a patient out to the hospital...

    lvnnars1 replied to lvnnars1's topic in General Nursing

    just for clarification, it's ok to turn up the o2 due to nursing judgement right? .. most o2 orders on the MAR say something like: O2 via NC 2 liters per minute prn .. but when giving more than 2lpm...

  6. The correct way to send a patient out to the hospital...

    lvnnars1 replied to lvnnars1's topic in General Nursing

    shouldnt the family be called

  7. The correct way to send a patient out to the hospital...

    lvnnars1 replied to lvnnars1's topic in General Nursing

    just planning ahead, this is only an example. curious to see how others would handle this

  8. Who's medication error was it?

    lvnnars1 replied to NJFek's topic in Correctional

    please dont circle anyone's initials, circling can also mean that the patient refused the medication. when you circled her initials did you write anything regarding her circled

  9. The correct way to send a patient out to the hospital...

    lvnnars1 replied to lvnnars1's topic in General Nursing

    1)-how much more O2 would be OK if patient had a, say, 84% o2 sat, is 6 liters of O2 fine instead of 2 liters? 2)-what else type of situations can we use a "non emergency transport"?? how about if pt....

  10. The correct way to send a patient out to the hospital...

    lvnnars1 replied to lvnnars1's topic in General Nursing

    im talking about LTC.. also what type of situations do you use a "non siren ambulance" (not

  11. QID,QOD question...

    lvnnars1 posted a topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    just for clarification, how do you write this... "take every 3 days" on the mar? i know that qid is 4 times a day and qod is every other day.. is "take every 3 days" written as "q3days"? or "q 3...

  12. How do you keep awake on a slow night shift?

    lvnnars1 replied to TylerDurdenRN's topic in General Nursing

    lol funny post, i worked the noc shift for about a year, and i always had an interesting CNA to talk to so never really had a boring shift

  13. Is it frowned upon???

    lvnnars1 replied to lpn-ny's topic in General Nursing

    correct me if im wrong.. you want to join an agency and fill in the days in that specific facility (instead of part time) so you can instead receive the "per diem money" from that agency (good chance...

  14. I just finished my resume...

    lvnnars1 posted a topic in General Nursing

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  15. I just finished my resume...

    lvnnars1 replied to lvnnars1's topic in General Nursing

    no one recommends just passing it out to random

  16. What is the proper name for the "state" that visits nursing homes?

    lvnnars1 posted a topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    in california, they visit nursing homes to make sure everything is done correctly.. they follow you around when doing medication administration, charting, etc. and they have a meeting after. We all...

  17. I just finished my resume...

    lvnnars1 replied to lvnnars1's topic in General Nursing

    would asking for the administrator be ok too?? or is it "too

  18. Who pays your salary?

    lvnnars1 replied to adam56's topic in General Nursing

    please dont do it if you're only after the

  19. HELP! Question on getting a Temp. lvn license in CALIFORNIA!

    lvnnars1 posted a topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I just recieved my letter stating that I passed the NCLEX pn.. I just recently sent in my $120 and a signed paper to bvnpt. how can I get a temporary lvn license here in california? I hear I could get...