racing-mom4

racing-mom4 BSN, RN

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  1. Holy Moly!

    racing-mom4 replied to Christine1969's topic in Indiana Nursing

    Michigan is a Union nursing state. There have been some hospitals in Indiana who have tried to go union, but failed. As far as entering orders under my name, they are lab orders, and I sit behind her...

  2. Child care and schedule

    racing-mom4 replied to LNDRN19's topic in General Nursing

    To top it off, do we really even work a 12 hour shift??? I have to arrive at 6:35 because I must clock in by 6:38--or else a get a mark against me in attendance and one can only have 3 marks in a...

  3. Kaplan, Hurst. or kaplan qbank

    racing-mom4 replied to nyema11 RN's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    My thought is those review classes are very expensive. I believe if you did OK to good in school and have a few good Nclex books/disks to study from and you have self discipline then save your money...

  4. personal care community??

    racing-mom4 replied to ban-banbuckie's topic in General Nursing

    One night while working 3rd shift and were tired and giddy, we had a grand idea of having a cruise ship filled with elderly, like a nursing home on the water....with of course 8ft plexiglass walls...

  5. Hourly rounding in LTC????

    racing-mom4 replied to tatgirl's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Yes hourly rounding is GREAT in theory. But with 46 patients you would start at bed 1 and it would take you an hour to be at bed 46! I have no solution. My only thought is change need to take place,...

  6. Holy Moly!

    racing-mom4 replied to Christine1969's topic in Indiana Nursing

    We are an at will state. I am torn on the union thing, I see the good and the bad and dont know where I fall. Teachers for instance. Lets hypothetically take 3rd grade--You can be a 20year...

  7. Child care and schedule

    racing-mom4 replied to LNDRN19's topic in General Nursing

    Honestly I can relate, we have 4 kids and live in a town with NO family, closest member is my 80 year old Grandma 2 hours away. My husband has to travel a great deal for work, sometimes very last...

  8. Child care and schedule

    racing-mom4 replied to LNDRN19's topic in General Nursing

    Can your husband not request some Sundays off? I for one know I would love to have every Friday night off so I can watch my sons football games in the fall, and I would love to have every Saturday...

  9. RN doing conscious sedation non-intubated patient

    racing-mom4 replied to Surgerygirl's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Wow this post is kind of making me nervous. Last week I had to increase the propofol twice then when that didnt work give 2 bolus propofol of 3mg each. Then when that didnt work give 5mg of versed. It...

  10. mixed staffing, all-RN or not?

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

    I work in an all RN ICU and I LOVE it...I came from a med surge floor where sometimes CNAs did vitals, and sometimes they did not, sometimes I even wondered did they just copy an earlier set? I like...

  11. + Ppd?

    racing-mom4 replied to megananne7's topic in General Nursing

    I am allergic----at least that is what corp health nurse told me. As far as I know it is the only thing in this world I am allergic too. But that means I dont have to take the test, I just do a signs...

  12. Is this birth plan reasonable

    racing-mom4 replied to wulfbourne's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I was told so many times by the nurses and the lactation consultant that if I am breast feeding correctly it should not hurt. Well it did, then it stressed me out that I was doing it wrong. Finally~~...

  13. overcoming comfort zone

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

    Ya---probably not a good idea to say in an interview that you probably wont make it out of the probationary period!!! poor thing, you must have been a nervous wreck...OK chalk that one up to a...

  14. any advice will be greatly appreciated!!!

    racing-mom4 replied to rn_888's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    My favorite book was Davis. I used it almost exclusively. With a dash of Mosby/Saunders and ATI thrown in. I took my test in 45min and had 75 questions. I walked away knowing I passed and I did. I...

  15. suggestions for the last 10 days....??

    racing-mom4 replied to omar1992's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Do you feel confident? Do you think have you studied all that you possibly can and can simply not retain any more? Are you consistently getting 80% or better on Nclex style tests? If no, then keep...

  16. Thesis Topic: Need Help Badly!!!

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

    I myself am fascinated on how the profession of nursing is "hereditary" How many nurses do you work with whose mothers were nurses? Or Aunts? It seems that there are certain families that have lots of...

  17. Is this birth plan reasonable

    racing-mom4 replied to wulfbourne's topic in Ob/Gyn

    let me guess? 1st baby? as the mother of the 4 best kids in the world ( who knew they all belonged to me!! lol ) it doesnt matter what your birth plan is, it will change. no matter how it changes, you...

  18. Nerves Are Shot!

    racing-mom4 replied to pagandeva2000's topic in General Nursing

    I know it does not help you now, but I hope you know that to some people you literally are their

  19. Transfer position: No bonus???

    racing-mom4 replied to M&M+RN's topic in General Nursing

    If your a good employee with a good record, I would ask HR about some sort of bonus. Maybe they can pay a chunk of your student loans each quarter for a time commitment from you. Let them know X...

  20. Paying for school?

    racing-mom4 replied to jd467's topic in General Nursing

    It was not through unemployment per say, but I went to the unemployment office, because they were the initial source for the program, it is a state assisted program and the local unemployment office...

  21. The really quick NCLEX results!

    racing-mom4 replied to apexsw20trd's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    If I am correct a live person from your state actually goes over your test to verify pass/fail and then they post. Yes Pearson knows immediately if you passed/failed--but would you want to have that...

  22. Paying for school?

    racing-mom4 replied to jd467's topic in General Nursing

    There are tons of nursing scholarships out there, you just have to search them out. I did not receive any pell grants due to income. In fact when I inquired about why I was not getting any state...

  23. who the heck are you...

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

    Our badges have 1st and last names ( not too crazy about that) and say rn or lpn or cna in small letter below, our picture is also on there, drivers lic style. As a side note, when I had baby #3, my...

  24. The Sad Things In My Nursing Home That I Cant Change!

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

    This is really a sore spot for me, I worked in a nursing home for a year and it was exactly as how you described, except I can add one thing, I worked 3rd shift and we ALWAYS ran out of linens, there...

  25. Troubles in CVICU

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

    Does your hosptial have a Behavioral health unit? If I were you I would confidently inquire about a job in psych. If they dont have one, look on line for the Med Surge jobs avail~~I am sure they have...