TurboGirl

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1. Need Help with Medication

   TurboGirl posted a topic in Patient Medications

   Hi Everyone, I am a LPN and my father in law has a URI and md put him on doxycycline since this is really the only antibiotic he is not allergic to. He has had bad side effects with anitibiotics/other...

2. so excited!!

   TurboGirl replied to TurboGirl's topic in General Nursing

   Thanks! Yes I def have to remember that thanks for the

3. so excited!!

   TurboGirl replied to TurboGirl's topic in General Nursing

   Thanks

4. electronic bp cuff

   TurboGirl replied to TurboGirl's topic in General Nursing

   Oh ok then I will do that. Thanks so much for the advice I appreciate

5. so excited!!

   TurboGirl replied to TurboGirl's topic in General Nursing

   Oh awesome!! Thanks!! I just got a job also that if I'm there for 6 months they pay for school so even

6. Why Is It That Everyone Thinks They're A Good Nurse?

   TurboGirl replied to Ruby Vee's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

   I never heard that either. No one is perfect and even older nurses aren't always great. All I can say as a new nurse I try my best and hope to get better and better and maybe one day be

7. should i even bother with nursing

   TurboGirl replied to LookForward's topic in General Nursing

   You def need thicker skin for this career. U can do everything right and still get a comment like that. Sometimes you just can't please everyone. As for your skills, your still in school utilize the...

8. The Mockery of Nursing

   TurboGirl replied to Old.Timer's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

   Lmao with this

9. electronic bp cuff

   TurboGirl replied to TurboGirl's topic in General Nursing

   I have 40 patients on my shift and sometimes its hard to get a cuff around their arm. I usually do manuals but sometimes I have to use the wrist one. If it seems high I always recheck manually. I'm...

10. electronic bp cuff

    TurboGirl replied to TurboGirl's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks so much for the

11. so excited!!

    TurboGirl posted a topic in General Nursing

    I got into the lpn to rn program for

12. New nurse here. How do I overcome a suspension from work?

    TurboGirl replied to BradenRN30's topic in Nursing Career

    Ltc is def not the answer. They are always understaffed and a lot of patients. I'm a new nurse also and they just threw me in and its either sink or swim. I have 40 patients on my watch and I'm the...

13. HIPAA violation or just a bad decision?

    TurboGirl replied to concerned2012's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    Wow! So happy to hear she is reporting it. That is so unethical in so many ways. People need to think before they do things and except the consequences of their actions. Please keep us posted. Boston...

14. electronic bp cuff

    TurboGirl posted a topic in General Nursing

    What bp cuff would you recommend to get. My job prefers manual but a lot of the nurses use a wrist one. I have a big pt load and manual ones just take long to do sometimes. There are electronic ones...

15. Pearson Vue Trick - Poll once you receive your results

    TurboGirl replied to Silverdragon102's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    PVT worked for me. I am officially a