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racing-mom4 BSN, RN

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  1. GPA at University of St. Francis

    racing-mom4 replied to IndianaRN2011's topic in Indiana Nursing

    My tip for A&P is a good digital camera to use in the lab. Take a photo of everything, then print it on colored paper and label every part with a number. Take your picture back to class with you...

  2. When the boss makes an error

    racing-mom4 replied to proud2b1's topic in General Nursing

    I have seen errors from Drs and nurses. Some times pier (spelling) reports are written and sometimes not, I had a sr nurse tell me once. "if you dont chart it--it never

  3. Is This True!!!!!!!!

    racing-mom4 replied to doggybour's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    I know my local nursing collage is doing away with the ASN program and are going BSN only. Will they get rid of ASN nurses though? Not in my

  4. Conflict of interest between NCSBN & NCLEX

    racing-mom4 replied to wannabeRN2's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    The test is what the test is...I agree how can 1 test determine if you are a qualified nurse or not? You are right O2 before the head of the bed is raised or after really does not matter in the grand...

  5. A.M. care in a ltcf

    racing-mom4 replied to proud2b1's topic in General Nursing

    I have only been on allnurses.com for about 2months now and i have seen so many post on the trouble in LTC. I keep saying changes need to happen from the top down and it starts with Staffing-yet just...

  6. GPA at University of St. Francis

    racing-mom4 replied to IndianaRN2011's topic in Indiana Nursing

    48 spots is what I had in my class---I think 2.7 sounds like that was the minimum too when I got it. I know I was the 1st class to take their Teas test and my class "set the bar" per say. When I got...

  7. Small town hospital

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

    I also work for a small town hospital and that is crazy---So let me get this straight, you need to call her, explain everything, answer all her questions, then with her permission, make the same call...

  8. GPA at University of St. Francis

    racing-mom4 replied to IndianaRN2011's topic in Indiana Nursing

    I dont know, I have not heard, but I do know that every semester the pre-nursing students kind of freak out about getting into clinicals...I know I did. In Fall of 04? or was it 05 ( I worked last...

  9. how's the program

    racing-mom4 replied to PNin2009's topic in Indiana Nursing

    I think you will find poor clinical instructors anywhere you go---I went to a private collage and had what I feel was one of the worst instructors ever. Apparently since she got her Lic before HIPAA...

  10. Employee Privacy?

    racing-mom4 replied to strider1500's topic in General Nursing

    Well I guess my 1st question is who told you? Was it your new boss/DON? or was it someone from the lab?? As if it was a lab person, I guess OK, but I have never been given lab results over the phone...

  11. Conflict of interest between NCSBN & NCLEX

    racing-mom4 replied to wannabeRN2's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I never even know the NCSBN offered a review course. I just looked it up now out of curiosituy. They do have a question of the week posted on thier front home page and it did resemble an actual Nclex...

  12. Needle Phobia

    racing-mom4 replied to zebra0611's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Ewwwaaaa I have had to do that before, thanks for bringing back the fond memory!!!! Another thing that totally grosses me out are dagger like long yellow nasty-crusty toe nails....eeessshhh...I am...

  13. What other states can Indiana nurses practice?

    racing-mom4 posted a topic in Indiana Nursing

    Ok I saw an earlier post about an Indiana Nurse working in Ill and having to wait for their IL license or something along those lines. I have seen posts on the main board about practicing out of the...

  14. Have you expierenced this?

    racing-mom4 replied to missnurse1's topic in General Nursing

    I despise baby talk--never did it to my own babies, cringe when people do it to their babies and want to scream when people do it to adults.... Good Lord. I am sure it was all you could do to keep...

  15. Select all that apply *grumble*

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

    all the choices I was given to chose from seemed to work. so I selected all of them. There is no rule that says SATA means only pick a few, so I picked them all, I will never know if I got them right...

  16. Select all that apply *grumble*

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

    You wont know till Monday and will spend all weekend looking up questions and wondering. Endulge in an as many chocolate bunnies as you can get in, it will help!!! I also had a handful of select all...

  17. Needle Phobia

    racing-mom4 replied to zebra0611's topic in First Year After Licensure

    You can always find a job that has their own IV teamt...that was just the 1st thought that came to my mind. But seriously, I think once you start working you will be on such a rush/high to get...

  18. Conflict of interest between NCSBN & NCLEX

    racing-mom4 replied to wannabeRN2's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Interesting post, I had worked with a lady who shared with me the same thought process before, but I disagreed with her. FYI she failed it 8x and was insistent that Nclex "knew" she had the money to...

  19. Visiting pt a HIPAA violation?

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

    I hope it is not a violation, I have done it many of times. I work in the ICU and get to spend alot of time with me patients. Once they move out to the Med Surg floor I have been known to drop in...

  20. How much is your pay?

    racing-mom4 replied to rainbowcak3's topic in General Nursing

    It all depends on your state. Some states have a much higher cost of living. We have had nurses whose husbands had to relocate out here. The corn fields of the midwest and they took a huge hourly pay...

  21. Can a CNA work in the Labor/Delivery Part of the hospital?

    racing-mom4 replied to airbear5's topic in General Nursing

    I did only when they were full. I would take mom and baby vitals, I would feed the babies and give them their baths and rock them if they were crying. I would help moms to the bathroom. Plus...

  22. Saunders

    racing-mom4 replied to macgyver16's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I agree---I mainly used Davis and LOVED it. Felt it was very similar to the Nclex I took. I did use Saunders to prepare for my nursing exams while in school as they were very content based. To prepare...

  23. Would this work? If so, why hasn't it been done?

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

    Yes it would work and the hospital I work for has done it. We have a Stat Care clinic right next to our ER. The Stat Care clinic is run by NP/PAs. If you go to the Clinic and the staff thinks you...

  24. This is why ERs are used as PCPs

    racing-mom4 replied to beachbum3's topic in General Nursing

    I could not agree more, same thing happened to me a few years ago, I had a little with one severe resp issues. Called the Dr and they even said they could "hear" him breathing over the phone(he was...

  25. Preparing to present grievances to heads of hospital

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

    I work in an ICU so my ratios are not as high as yours and we do not have CNA's or ward clerks. Our max ratio is 3:1. But we also enter all of our own orders/labs/referrals. We do the complete...