Up2nogood RN

Up2nogood RN RN

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  1. Advice for a New Grad RN After Quitting job/ Orientation after 5 & 1/2 months

    Up2nogood RN replied to DonovanRN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    OMG I thought I was the only weirdo out here LOL. To the OP, I think even though it's a tough situation for you, you can turn it around into postives. What valuable skills did you learn and master,...

  2. The strangest thing you've ever seen on an x-ray?

    Up2nogood RN replied to Spirit of Humor's topic in Nursing Humor

    I've seen an x-ray of a magic 8 ball that got stuck 'past the point of no return' , yep it was sitting on a stair step and the male pt 'fell' on it. I also heard from a fellow student while in NS...

  3. Nursing Management Responsibilities for Patient with Hypercalcemia?

    Up2nogood RN replied to Julie2722's topic in General Nursing

    Good for you .....I know the projects are a pain but they are what made disease processes and disorders stick in my mind; not the cramming and memorizing for

  4. Nursing Management Responsibilities for Patient with Hypercalcemia?

    Up2nogood RN replied to Julie2722's topic in General Nursing

    Well we've all been through (or are going through) nursing school and know how tough it is. My best suggestion is to look in the index of your med- surg book or google it, there are lots of reliable...

  5. Pushing Dilaudid?

    Up2nogood RN replied to chacmool's topic in Patient Medications

    Honestly I push dilaudid slowly as it's ordered and I've never put anyone in respiratory distress. I have used my nursing judgment and given less than the ordered dose due to size, loc, and/or

  6. Pushing Dilaudid?

    Up2nogood RN replied to chacmool's topic in Patient Medications

    But think about it intelligently, drug addicts aren't logically thinking for the most part they will get it anyway they can and it's your license in

  7. Pushing Dilaudid?

    Up2nogood RN replied to chacmool's topic in Patient Medications

    I've never heard of hanging it over 15 minutes if the patient is reporting better relief with this strange set up than perhaps they would benefit from a

  8. Amount of study HOURS for CPNE?

    Up2nogood RN replied to pebbles57's topic in Online Distance Learning

    I was CPNE eligible in May and tested the 1st of August. I got my test date mid June. I thought it would take awhile to receive a date so up to that point I had just been reading the study guide one...

  9. Question about the timeline of last requiremient to NCLEX

    Up2nogood RN replied to pebbles57's topic in Online Distance Learning

    Check with your BON. In my state I couldn't sit for the boards until AFTER my graduation date, couldn't even schedule it. I had all my paperwork and prints sent in though so it was all ready at the...

  10. Weekend rotations - getting away from every other.....

    Up2nogood RN replied to emtb2rn's topic in General Nursing

    We do self scheduling and we have a few nurses who prefer weekends so I fill myself in for Tues, Wed, Thursday nocs and usually get it. I don't know how long it will last though since our contract...

  11. Hospitals Hiring only Nurses with BSN Degree

    Up2nogood RN replied to nlhnurse1982's topic in General Nursing

    I have my ADN and work at a magnet hospital, and there have been no mandates on getting BSN. They do still hire ADN's but 'prefer'

  12. Got a flu shot - now my entire arm hurts

    Up2nogood RN replied to shoelace's topic in General Nursing

    I got mine yesterday and can't feel a

  13. Excelsior College- almost seems too easy

    Up2nogood RN replied to SweettartRN's topic in Online Distance Learning

    Xanax-yes, I RAN to my FNP when I got my test date

  14. How often do you work short?

    Up2nogood RN replied to lalalalexi's topic in General Nursing

    I'm pretty sure that it's a given that all work short, some more frequently than others. I was a tech before RN so I know what it's like in that aspect. But for nurses it depends more on patient...

  15. Excelsior College- almost seems too easy

    Up2nogood RN replied to SweettartRN's topic in Online Distance Learning

    I would have rather been poked in the eye with a sharp stick than sit in a classroom again. I really didn't waste my time trying to memorize a bunch of gobbledy gook and stuck to what I needed to...

  16. How long did Excelsior take you start to finish?

    Up2nogood RN replied to zmealey's topic in Online Distance Learning

    I did work during that time, about 24 hrs a week in the hospital as a tech b/c my hospital doesn't hire LPN's anymore and another 24-36 hrs a week doing peds home health as an LPN so there was time...

  17. How long did Excelsior take you start to finish?

    Up2nogood RN replied to zmealey's topic in Online Distance Learning

    I took a nursing exam about every 2-3 weeks and twice I scheduled 2 exams in one day, so it took around 3 months. I found the practice exams to be

  18. What are you doing in your nursing care to address the nurse sensitive indicators?

    Up2nogood RN replied to eas78's topic in General Nursing

    Being employed at a magnet hospital these are beat into our heads. AKA hourly 'intentional' rounding, the 3 p's- pain control, pee, and position. Foleys are to come out asap unless medically...

  19. Working 2 Fulltime RN jobs

    Up2nogood RN replied to KirbyEMT's topic in General Nursing

    I work in acute care FT 12 hr nocs. My other job is private duty around 30 hrs a week at noc also. My main job is not affected by the other and I can make my own schedule at both so it works...

  20. Not loving my career choice today

    Up2nogood RN replied to willcare4u's topic in First Year After Licensure

    We have computers in every patient room too and what has helped me the most is to chart my assessment first thing. Pull them up on the computer at the bedside and just get it done, it really only...

  21. For those of you "hot shots" who didn't think the nursing program was " that hard"...

    Up2nogood RN replied to caffeineRx's topic in General Nursing

    Everyone here has given excellent suggestions but I don't know if I read if you've tried some sort of counseling? While there are some who need meds to live a productive life there are a lot of ppl I...

  22. How long did Excelsior take you start to finish?

    Up2nogood RN replied to zmealey's topic in Online Distance Learning

    I had all pre req's done except for a humanities and sociology which I took CLEP's at my cc, much cheaper than thru excelsior. Then I took info literacy while I was waiting for my grad date- I passed...

  23. Finally... I am a EC WA STATE state RN

    Up2nogood RN replied to ougreene's topic in Online Distance Learning

    Hey congrats, that's good to know since I'm here in Pdx and was thinking I would have to have those 200 hrs if I ever wanted to work in

  24. How long did Excelsior take you start to finish?

    Up2nogood RN replied to zmealey's topic in Online Distance Learning

    Signed up in Jan 08 and took cpne in August 2008, had my license by

  25. Full time workers and student... time??

    Up2nogood RN replied to dslpninla's topic in Online Distance Learning

    I worked 3 part time jobs, 2 of them being home health noc LPN so I had time to study. I was able to complete the program CPNE and all in around 9 months. I didn't have any 'me' time during those...