nurselsteele

nurselsteele has 18 years experience and specializes in Emergency Medicine, Dr. Office, Psych.

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1. Will never forget last night!

   nurselsteele replied to PCmom's topic in Ob/Gyn

   step back & take a look! it happened, not something we expect! i personally had an epidural & felt everything! not pain but the pressure, what was this mom? gravida? para? i did have a similar...

2. fed up, negative and wrong

   nurselsteele replied to momeekisses's topic in Nurses Recovery

   i think we have all gotten to that point before, i have been at my current job 6 yrs, in nursing for 18 yrs, & i find myself becoming the negative nelly some times, along w/ my co-worker who has...

3. INR Question

   nurselsteele replied to makes needs known's topic in General Nursing

   Therapeutic INR = 2-4 Generally those who are on Coumadin therapy Everyone else should show below 2- which is normal for non thinning therapy people as far as i know.. Was there a flag on the INR that...

4. To all New Nurses in OB

   nurselsteele replied to LDR-RN's topic in First Year After Licensure

   OB can be a challenge because of its fast paced nature, its emergencies that are not forseen until its critical, its slow paced days when you get shipped to another department to work due to low...

5. Things I have learned to ask for when getting report from ER

   nurselsteele replied to ANH_RN's topic in First Year After Licensure

   i have to applaud all the active er nurses, i was once one myself, the number of things to remember is out of this world, (i loved it but they phased out lpn's in the er), i remember the same...

6. Just failed NCLEX-Rn for 3rd time!!

   nurselsteele replied to alisonnn's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

   hang in there girls, a review course is the way to go from what i have heard it preps you on how to take the exam, how to weed out the obvious wrong answers & such! don't give up, you spent alot...

7. How long did you work while pregnant?

   nurselsteele replied to eden's topic in Ob/Gyn

   I worked up until my water broke -------- i know bullheaded, but I worked on Ped's / Maternity, so i didnt have to go far to deliver! ahahha, it depends on your work tolerance! Complications, etc.....

8. should I bother with the LPN?

   nurselsteele replied to talk to the hand's topic in General Nursing

   depending on where you live, lpn's are hired more rapidly than rn's, they are hired in hospitals, prisons, nursing homes, doctors offices, clinics, lab's, so on & so forth. lpn's have very little...

9. should I bother with the LPN?

   nurselsteele replied to talk to the hand's topic in General Nursing

   i heard the same mumbo jumbo 18 yrs ago, why bother w/ your lpn when you can go on another 2 yrs for your rn, i have been an lpn (and mighty proud of it) for (like i said 18 yrs) and i have went onto...

10. Do You Like, Love or Dislike Your current job?

    nurselsteele replied to lpnsider's topic in General Nursing

    i have been a nurse for 18 yrs- i have worked in geriatrics, dr's office, surgery assistant, phlebotomy, maternity, er, trauma & ortho. my current job of 6 + yrs & counting i love :redpinkhe...

11. ** How Hard Is It To Find A Job!!?? **

    nurselsteele replied to ArtisticAthlete's topic in First Year After Licensure

    career builder has 54 medical jobs posted on their site for Orange County. So check out that site & dive in , I saw jobs for RN's LPN's CNA's Doctor's, so on & so forth! Good luck in your...

12. what i can do ? help pleaseeee.

    nurselsteele replied to ICUNURSES's topic in General Nursing

    so you are telling me that a work week is 48 hrs mandatory, and days & evenings & 58 per week if you work nights? you don't have any governing body that will stand up for the employees?...

13. HELP!! Being blackmailed by ADON

    nurselsteele replied to nurse.t's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    1st question: what is an stna? 2nd question: they hired you as an lpn? right? 3rd question: have you contacted your board of nursing to ask them this question? they would be able to give you the...

14. Just took Nclex for the 3rd time =(

    nurselsteele replied to nikki3ikki's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    hang in there kid, those tests are set up to fail you when you miss so many, you got more questions to answer , so thats a plus!!! you just have to wait until the results come, it doesnt mean you...

15. ppd question

    nurselsteele replied to koojo's topic in General Nursing

    i teach infectious disease and we read about 150-250 ppd's each month, according to the health department- redness isnt a positive test, its the size of the induration that is to be measured, over...