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racing-mom4 BSN, RN

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  1. The LPN's role on the NCLEX??

    racing-mom4 replied to SoulShine75's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    All of the above---and from what I learned in school LPNs can not do initial assessments or dismissals. They can only assess stable patients with a predictable outcome. FYI I did not have a single...

  2. NCLEX pass/fail ratio for schools

    racing-mom4 replied to moomoo111's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Some where online at the SBON is a site that will tell you all of the schools in your state and their last 10years of pass ratios. Except in our state the last updated year is 2005. Maybe it takes two...

  3. I want to quit after one month....

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

    You can never go wrong in telling the truth. By all means, just tell them. " I live in town -we just bought a house here, I like my current job " in such in such city" but dont enjoy the hour long...

  4. School nurse

    racing-mom4 replied to *Scrubs*'s topic in General Nursing

    I am friends with a school nurse and in my state the school nurse has to have their BSN or higher. As far as pay you can either get your salary divided over 9 or 12 months and get paid over the...

  5. Aide/Tech calls herself nurse

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

    I could not agree with you more, one time when I was working as a CNA one my patients told her nurse "the other nurse just took my B/P" the other nurse being me!...I did not tell that patient I was a...

  6. Which states process license applications/ATTs quickly?

    racing-mom4 replied to rnnyu2008's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I graduated in December and didnt bother sending my 50.00 to the state of Indiana till after Christmas---call it denial, but my excuse was I didnt want it to get lost in the Christmas card shuffle....

  7. LPN phasing out to be QMA's only

    racing-mom4 replied to BabyGirl00's topic in Indiana Nursing

    The hospital I work for FT.Wayne has phased out LPNs, the only area they are allowed to work is ECU and Behavioral Health. And they will not hire a new LPN, they only selected a handfull of existing...

  8. Floor Nurses

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

    It would totally depend on the hospital, our facility for instance has very very little turn over. Many times when someone leaves floor nursing it is only to go to a different floor. Have that be one...

  9. Aide/Tech calls herself nurse

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

    At our hospital every patients room has a large whip off board. ON that board we write the date:_____ Nurses name_______ and CNA's name______ plus any other helpful information such as their...

  10. report or not to report med error?

    racing-mom4 replied to Ms.RN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    When you take a loop diuretic such as Lasix, it blocks this transporter, causing more sodium and potassium to stay in the urine. The high sodium levels in the urine draw water out of the blood and...

  11. Bad Weekend

    racing-mom4 replied to htrn's topic in Emergency

    Oh my were you so tempted to repeat the medicines name then gasp and say "oh my--where did you get that? Have you taken any? " I dont typically work ER, just get floated down there when they are...

  12. heart rate of 46

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

    Digoxin SLOWS and strengthens the heart. Typically it is not to be given if a heart rate is less than 60. If she is asymptomatic I would simply document and report

  13. Tell me about one of those moments...

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

    I had a pt once that was full of cancer, it began as cervical ca then proceeded to spread through out her body and eventually in her bones, she was young, mid 30s, 3 small kids at home and a husband...

  14. NCLEX question..............

    racing-mom4 replied to Innurse78's topic in Indiana Nursing

    You can test as soon as 4 weeks after graduation, you have to wait for your school to send your picture and proof that you have met thiner requirements for graduation. Then you send the state a...

  15. how would you react to this

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

    That is a great quote coming from some one with a great attitude!!!! I love it.

  16. Is E-coli this rapid???

    racing-mom4 replied to b eyes's topic in Emergency

    all I can say is WOW, and I hope someone who can explain more will post. Very scary, and very sad. No one should die from a rare

  17. does anyone regret becoming a nurse?

    racing-mom4 replied to CC999's topic in General Nursing

    My only regret was not going to nursing school right after high school. No I chose to get married and have lots of babies, then go to nursing school. Anyways..I am encouraging my children to go into...

  18. You don't LOOK like a nurse

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

    Next month show up in and old fashioned nursing cap, :nurse:white skirt with white hose and horrible white lace up nursing shoes!! Then ask her if she approves. Oh and if your hair is long enough, put...

  19. Day vs Night. 8 vs 12

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

    My typical sched is 12 hours at night, and i LOVE it. it allows to me to work just 3 days a week. I do two shifts back to back then the 3rd night is usually on the weekend (my choice). Here is my...

  20. Best NCLEX (RN) review book?

    racing-mom4 replied to jewelsg627's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I used Mosbys/Kaplans/Saunders and my all time favorite Davis!!!!. It was not as much the books that i used, but the disks that came with. The Davis disk can be downloaded once on your computer and...

  21. Giving Report

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

    Thanks for the above, this is exactly what I was looking

  22. Are They As Brutal As People Say

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

    I loved all my clinical experience except for one semester, of course it was my last and final semester that I hated. Hated my instructor so much I even started a post under 1st year nurse section....

  23. Not Giving Up X 8

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

    Ok let me start off with, I am amazed at your dedication, I would have turned down another path along time ago. Something is wrong if you have taken it 9x. Dont take that wrong--hear me out. THere...

  24. how would you react to this

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

    it sounds like a crash course in manners need to happen. now how would you have reacted if the cna said "ms.rn i simply cant go in that room one more time, i have tried to be nice to patient a, but...

  25. So Who Runs Your Floor, You or the Aides?

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