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racing-mom4 BSN, RN

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  1. Didn't know I'd have to do additional jobs besides mine!

    racing-mom4 replied to SoundofMusic's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I dont want to get flamed for what I am about to say, but Soundof music, If I am correct your a relatively new nurse--like me, I just became a nurse in Jan. In my unit we have no ward clerk so we...

  2. ATI DVDs for review

    racing-mom4 replied to natrgrrl's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    OMG were the DVDs ever boring...It was torture to try and watch them. I did the peds one. Maybe the OB one too. Yes I know I did the OB one as well, but I could only watch maybe 15min of the entire...

  3. ATI DVDs for review

    racing-mom4 replied to natrgrrl's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    WOW I have a box of the DVDs and the books in my closet...I never thought about selling them. Hope they work for you, I could atch all of maybe 2min and I turned them off. I am not good at sitting...

  4. Leaving Nursing...

    racing-mom4 replied to s1shaw's topic in General Nursing

    One of the reasons why I went into nursing was all of the opportunity that the degree/license brought with it. I hope you will still work somewhat in the nursing field maybe not bedside, maybe not...

  5. Another word for "pulling"?

    racing-mom4 replied to heavenly14313's topic in General Nursing

    we use the term float at our

  6. When it's the visitor who needs the ER....

    racing-mom4 replied to nerdtonurse?'s topic in General Nursing

    I had to send a pts wife to ER once because she fell and cut the crap out of her knee. Blood everywhere. I did put gauze and a bandage on it before the CNA wheeled her down 1) because I am nice and...

  7. ANY suggestions to pass NCLEX?? I am working on my 3rd attempt!

    racing-mom4 replied to carolinagirlJEB's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I am no expert by any means, I am wife and mother of many busy kids who was able to pass boards on 1st attempt with 75 questions. About 3.5 weeks before boards I took all of the ATI assessments( my...

  8. Online news article about medical myths tells people not to finish their antibiotics

    racing-mom4 replied to student456's topic in General Nursing

    What annoys me more is the lay people who will read this and swear it is the gospel "because I read it!" When it comes time for education it wont matter that a nurse who is registered and has a degree...

  9. My NCLEX journey

    racing-mom4 replied to MAR07's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Congrats on an exciting

  10. 12- Hour Shifts

    racing-mom4 replied to hygienejunkie's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I work every Saturday and Sunday for weekend reward program so I get paid for 36 hours while only working 24. I then pick up on Weds nights 12 hours. So I get paid for working 48 hours a week. On the...

  11. Nursing Home for New RN?

    racing-mom4 replied to egipitian's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Tips for Geriatric and LTC Nursing by handyrn I read this article awhile back and it totally changed my view on LTC nursing. You can...

  12. geriatric nursing

    racing-mom4 replied to dkrooster's topic in General Nursing

    My 1st thought when I read this post is unless you work in peds or L&D we all work with the geriatric population! and it is only growing---we have a great way of keeping folks alive now... but if...

  13. Taking Kaplan Again?

    racing-mom4 replied to KCR411's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I did not find this board till after I passed Nclex. However I have heard many success stories of using Suzannes plan and that is by using Saunders. To prepare for my boards I did thousands of...

  14. Taking Kaplan Again?

    racing-mom4 replied to KCR411's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    do you have to pay the 2nd time around? If not then I would, if you do, I probably would not. Just out of curiosity, how many test questions did you take prior to taking nclex? I am a believer in that...

  15. Why wouldn't you chart this??

    racing-mom4 replied to Poopsie Gigglebuns's topic in General Nursing

    Interesting scenario. I agree, if the pharmacy says OK, then I would simply hang the med and not chart anything about the med being expired that day. As I have never documented the expiration date on...

  16. Didn't know I'd have to do additional jobs besides mine!

    racing-mom4 replied to SoundofMusic's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I like the concept of getting paid more when you dont have a secretary and or tech. But odds are that will never ever happen. On my unit we have no secretary we enter in all our orders and have no...

  17. Shifts at your hospital? (all 7-7)

    racing-mom4 replied to WestWingFan's topic in First Year After Licensure

    My hospital is all 7-7, but two of our competing hospitals offer the 7-7, 3-3 and 11-11. I want Monday-Fri 8am-2pm but I just dont think I will ever find

  18. Hospitals That Phase Out LPNs

    racing-mom4 replied to psalm's topic in General Nursing

    Our hospital has phased out LPNs in the ICU/Med Surge/ ER (except for 1 awesome LPN who could nurse circles around even the most seasoned RNs) and OB. The only units that utilize LPNs are Extended...

  19. Compassion....Why is it lacking?

    racing-mom4 replied to RedhairedNurse's topic in General Nursing

    I worked this weekend with a 20+year exp nurse who was gripping about my pts yelling out. My pt had an abdomen distended 3x normal size, had major cirrhosis and various open wounds in multiple stages...

  20. am I to old to start?

    racing-mom4 replied to mrs_truesdell's topic in General Nursing

    I regretted not becoming a nurse in my 20s. I turned 30 and again felt like I wish I would have become a nurse. I did not want to have that same feeling when I turned 40. I started nursing school 3...

  21. You ever wonder..what ever happend too?

    racing-mom4 posted a topic in General Nursing

    How many times have you had a pt for a few days, and then they get transfered to another facility--and you wonder "gee wonder how so and so is doing"...it is driving me crazy as I am wanting to know...

  22. silly question about working overtime

    racing-mom4 replied to Ms.RN's topic in General Nursing

    At our facility, for example if you work on the Med Surge floor and that is your "home dept" and then float over to ER, you put in the books 12 hours ER and the date. On your pay check you will have...

  23. 75 Q No OB

    racing-mom4 replied to BrayaRN's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I passed with 75 Questions and not a single ob question in the mix. Of all the areas I was weak in I thought it was OB, funny how that works. I joke that I got the dumby test as honestly it just did...

  24. silly question about working overtime

    racing-mom4 replied to Ms.RN's topic in General Nursing

    I actually did this, in a round about way. Our hospital owns 2 nursing homes. I worked part time at the hospital and also worked part time at one of the nursing homes. I got two checks from the...

  25. ...am I supposed to know everything?

    racing-mom4 replied to Sunkyst08's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I believe nursing is an on the job training career and nursing school barely scratches the surface. As far as preparing for boards I am a believer in you cant do too many practice questions. I...