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 situation, gravida 8 para 7- minimal pain, 1 push...
nurselsteele replied to momeekisses's topic in 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 been at our current job for 8 yrs, people are peopl...
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 stated L? More information if you have it would ...
nurselsteele replied to Fatima41200's topic in General Nursing
18 yrs experience- 6 yrs at my current employer & I make $20.11/hr day shift + .75 shift diff if i work 2nd or 3rd. Plus benefit package of 12 paid holidays a year @ 1 1/2 time + an extra day off. Our Rn's make $22/hr to start our MA's make $10/...
nurselsteele replied to LDR-RN's topic in New Nurse
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 count, just be patient with the job, keep your fingers ...
nurselsteele replied to ANH_RN's topic in New Nurse
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 situation as was described in someones post, we had a gsw ...
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 of money on that education!! just curious, did any...
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.. take it month by month...
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 limitations on their licenses to date. don't rule ...
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 more schooling, phlebotomy instructor course, x-ra...
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 because i work in a prison- every day is different!...
nurselsteele replied to ArtisticAthlete's topic in New Nurse
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 hunt!
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? nursing board? laws about a work week? no mandatory brea...
nurselsteele replied to nurse.t's topic in LPN/LVN
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 exact guidelines to abandoment as it is detailed in th...
nurselsteele replied to nikki3ikki's topic in NCLEX
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 failed if you miss the last question, those tests are ...