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say what??????? the only thing i am not allowed to do is spike blood. as for ivp it depends on the hospitals policies. i worked in one hospital where i did picc line care, blood draws and ivp from and to the picc line, another hospital an rn has t...

Really sorry about that, that kinda turned my stomach. Good Luck, I can not read about this anymore.....................

I have friends at work that we do meet for drinks, lunch or shopping, and we do also keep up with what is going on with each other. When we work together we have a great team atomosphere. Its nice to know that you can count on someone outside of th...

welcome jeff, and rock on....................................

yea, you will get accusotomed to seeing blood, you may still get woozy but there are people who hate to suction a trach or do oral care or who do not want anything to do with eye drops cause it freaks em out........the eyeball I mean. If it is the s...

I hear ya labcat, right on........................

The NCLEX changed where I live 2 yrs ago April, from what I understand just by talking to some passing RN's and some that failed. criteria for the percentages of the categories of questions has increased. Personally I think that is a good thing, bu...

Very sorry, will keep all in my prayers.

I too am sorry for your stressful situation, I agree, if you can step away from the caregiver role and student role, just relax for a short time, possibly regroup, get a pedicure or manicure, do something for you. I believe you can achieve your goal...

Praying for you. Keep positive thoughts.

yes, you did put it nicely. i know sometimes when a family member starts in on me that the happy go lucky attitude sometimes fades and i try to redirect back to the pt. i had an episode yesterday, my cna left her pager at the nurse station and i g...

:bow::bow:Great, Congradulations:bow::bow:

I am an LPN and work with alot of RN's the only thing I don't do is spike blood. My co-worker's are very supportive of the LPN's they work with, I do not think I have ever had someone say Oh your not an RN.......I am a nurse and that is how I inrodu...

:yeah::yeah::yeah:congradualtions and good luck.........:yeah:

At shift change we do walking rounds, which is great because you have gotten report and you can give a once over during rounds, eye the fluids infusing, pca infusing rated, check iv sit, loc, etc. if you find something not wnl the nurse from the pre...

Stay strong, I would have documented that. There may be other outburst from this person you may not know about. Good for you being a pt advocate.............just my opinion, but that is very verbally abusive to you and the pt. what a piece of work...

I really enjoy nursing, it was my first calling but I went a different way in college and now I back doing what I should have been doing all along. There are days when chaos does occur but you just keep going, anything can be done in 12 hours. Somet...

I agree call an EMT or suicide prevention hotline, there is a child in the house also, is the child at risk or in harms way if the father is saying he would give the child up for adoption? This person needs help, I wish you luck with this. It is a ...

I use a basic formula I learned in school it works. dose/on hand x vehicle 100mg/125mg=0.8 X 5ml = 4ml good luck.

I agree, take a look at your pattern through a work day. Ask your NM if there is something you could be doing different. Talk with your cna's, sounds like someone has complained about you more than once for this to be on a yearly eval. Too bad peo...

good for you. i think that everyone who applies to nursing school should be required to be a cna at least 6 months before accecptance. but that is just my personal view. getting your cna will benefit you while you are finishing high school and wil...

:confused:I am getting ready to take NC3, was it really that difficult?

:up:The best way to practice, if you get the job is take every opportunity to perform phlebotomy. Review in your text books for technique. If you do one or two sticks you'll be a pro in no time. Good Luck..............:nuke:

Along with Platt, you also have Francis Tuttle vo tech, Canadian Valley vo tech, Also with your 4 year RN program you are able to take the NCLEX LPN. Good Luck:)

Okay, what does turn your back at the wrong time really mean????Not facing the pt, the instructor, that statement bothers me, I am planning to be complete in Dec. HELP........................