Hi, I'm an RN with almost no PICC experience and have been unable to find the answer to this question: My elderly father had a PICC placed last month and he mentioned last night he is able to see the outline of the PICC line running under his skin. I...
nursejaybird replied to funlovin3's topic in NCLEX
I know how you are feeling. In September, I too only had 75 questions and the last couple were very easy, basic questions, but I was stressing about whether there was going to be more than 75 questions and I know I answered those questions wrong. I w...
nursejaybird replied to nurselsteele's topic in General Nursing
Great posts! When I was a new grad LVN I had two great RN's who helped me learn the ropes, Shirley and Toni . I'm not sure I'd have lasted the first month or two if they had not been there. I think of them often whenever I encounter other nurses (eit...
I've worked LTC since 1996. For me the main problem is always the corporate decision of not having a sufficient number of licensed nurses and nursing assistants. When I started in '96 I was usually assigned 20 patients on NOC shift; that number will ...
nursejaybird replied to lpn2rnMay2005's topic in NCLEX
1. how many questions? 75 nclex-rn (i passed!) 2. study materials: kaplan, saunders and my school's med-surg textbook (most helpful i thought) 3. did your son offer any testing? yes, hesi, ati, and kaplan 4. how long did you wait for results? ...
nursejaybird replied to BearyPrivate's topic in Geriatric
I hear you on the poor LTC staffing. I am an LVN and have worked only LTC since getting my license in 1996 and what you are describing is exactly what I have encountered-especially on noc shift! Some nights there was just me and one cna for 80 patien...