featherzRN

featherzRN MSN

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  1. Your Worst Mistake

    featherzRN replied to aurora_borealis's topic in General Nursing

    Everyone makes mistakes, it's best to just fess up and learn from them. I had one the other day that turned me crazy-there was little chance of harm to the patient but I had visions of piles of med...

  2. Guidance in taking classes with Excelsior I am not a LPN, but wrkd in medical.

    featherzRN replied to lmr's topic in Online Distance Learning

    As an Excelsior grad and frequent advocate, I gotta say I agree with the others here. The CPNE is meant to TEST what you ALREADY know how to do. If you haven't done basic nursing care such as...

  3. Excelsior College

    featherzRN replied to gdnurse's topic in General Nursing

    I graduated from Excelsior in 1989 and ditto to having no problems finding a job. No one ever says anything about it. :) I am in California so this may vary for new grads, but 15 years later I don't...

  4. Career Change from IT to nursing

    featherzRN replied to mtnhigh's topic in General Nursing

    I went from nursing (5 years) to IT (8 years-QA and software development) and then back to nursing :) . Same reasons you are considering it now, computer jobs are hard to find lately. Go for

  5. Excelsior College questions

    featherzRN replied to NurseRatchet26's topic in General Nursing

    I took my CPNE in Long Beach (California), and from what I read on the excelsior support yahoogroups boards it's supposed to be horribly hard to pass in Long Beach. /shrug. I passed with no fails on...

  6. On-line ACLS recertification.

    featherzRN replied to ceecel.dee's topic in General Nursing

    I did the whole course and it was all computer based from home. The CD-ROM software has a megacode component with video actors that respond to your prompting. Kinda cool, actually. :) It's AHA...

  7. On-line ACLS recertification.

    featherzRN replied to ceecel.dee's topic in General Nursing

    I did the AHA's Heartcode last week, which gives an AHA card and is completely computer based. Here's the link to the AHA website cite: AHA

  8. Is It A Widespread Hospital Practice For CNAs To Catheter Patients?

    featherzRN replied to Havin' A Party!'s topic in General Nursing

    When I worked at the VA, the NA's could do catheters, tube feedings, sterile dressings, apply medicated ointments, respiratory treatments - pretty much everything except IV's, blood sugar checks and...

  9. SBSUN Excelsior Article

    featherzRN posted a topic in Online Distance Learning

    Don't know if this has been posted, but just saw it this morning. I don't think this is entirely accurate, as I am an excelsior graduate and started working for Kaiser just last year /shrug. San...

  10. ACLS online

    featherzRN replied to Mikeygrn's topic in General Nursing

    These people claim to offer a computer based, AHA OK'd ACLS class. I had planned to sign up for it after Xmas and asked for info and got about three emails a day asking me when I was going to sign up,...

  11. Christmas Morning...What did YOU do????

    featherzRN replied to mother/babyRN's topic in General Nursing

    Got up at 6, opened my stocking and my santa present ( a Roomba!) and waited two hours for my husband to get up and open HIS presents plus others for me. :) Cleaned house in preparation for company,...

  12. Can I.V. certified LVN's hang "K-RIDERS"?

    featherzRN replied to mssrf's topic in California Nursing

    Don't know about the official word, but at my last job (we don't have LVN's where I am now), an LVN could hang blood (with an RN to double check the ID) and premade IV fluids with low dose e-lytes...

  13. Excelsior Nurses

    featherzRN replied to NursePerson's topic in General Nursing

    Just FYI and somewhat off topic, my Regents degree took me 6 months, not two years. I already had an AA while getting my LVN, so all I needed were the nursing exams, the clinical, AP and Microbiology....

  14. Excelsior Nurses

    featherzRN replied to NursePerson's topic in General Nursing

    I have worked in at least 10 California hospitals since graduating RC/EC in 1989 (some at the same time doing per diem work). None have said a word about my schooling-as a matter of fact, at the VA...

  15. Excelsior Nurses

    featherzRN replied to NursePerson's topic in General Nursing

    I graduated in 1989 from Regents/Excelsior and have never had a problem getting a job. And back when I was testing, they had MUCH laxer rules about who was allowed in. As long as I had a license when...

  16. Has anyone renewed their ACLS on-line

    featherzRN replied to JudyG's topic in General Nursing

    Let us know what they say, as I'd love to try this.

  17. flu shot frenzy

    featherzRN replied to kcrnsue's topic in Public, Community Health

    I gave 400 flu shots today, just me alone. the other nurse probably gave 300 or so. OW my aching fingers. :)

  18. Unlicensed personnel calling in prescriptions?!

    featherzRN replied to bassbird's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    At my clinic, the MA's call in 99% of the Rx's. They also will call and inform the patient of things the MD's want them to know ("Call Pt, he has anemia"), etc. This is in California. I'm under the...

  19. But I have little kids!

    featherzRN replied to Tweety's topic in General Nursing

    I am an "arrogant childfree" pagan nurse, but Xmas morning is still my favorite time of the year. We do everything someone with kids would do, even Stockings and Santa. I don't mind working each and...

  20. Disappointing Career

    featherzRN replied to ERKev's topic in General Nursing

    I worked in a hospital some years ago when we still had to wear white uniforms. I have a couple of small tattoos on my back (butterflies) that showed through the uniform, and one nurse asked me 'are...

  21. Pray for me! It's FLU SHOT SEASON!

    featherzRN replied to laurasc's topic in Ambulatory Care, Clinic

    We start our flu shots in a week (to patients that is). I've never gotten one before, but as I now work in a large clinic with a huge older population I decided to get one. So far so good-arm is a...

  22. But I have little kids!

    featherzRN replied to Tweety's topic in General Nursing

    I am childfree by choice and always will be-but that doesn't mean I don't want to go see my family on the holidays. People without children still have families. :) I don't celebrate the religious...

  23. But I have little kids!

    featherzRN replied to Tweety's topic in General Nursing

    I don't have kids and I'm Pagan, but I still love Xmas. :) I take off Dec 21/22 (winter solstice), which no one else wants off (when necessary), but thankfully this year I work at a M-F, 9-5, no...

  24. Has anyone renewed their ACLS on-line

    featherzRN replied to JudyG's topic in General Nursing

    I wish it WERE legit-according to the site there is no time limit. My ACLS expired 13 years ago and I am a quick study . If it ever DOES become legit I'm in!

  25. Has anyone renewed their ACLS on-line

    featherzRN replied to JudyG's topic in General Nursing

    I just looked this group up and found this : The American Heart Association has been receiving calls about online ACLS courses. The following is the AHA position:ACLSonline.us is a website operated by...