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  1. Anyone else dealing with this?

    laxxrickLPN replied to Nurseamanda00's topic in Rehabilitation

    We call it flexing someone at my facility. We typically flex pool employees first; full time very rarely gets sent home. You didn't post about nurse/patient ratios like most people on this thread, so...

  2. Pearson Vue Trick - Does it Work Every Time? Part 2

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

    I can't believe people would call and ask about the trick! That's like calling your cable company and asking them if you are supposed to have extra channels your not paying for! BTW, did the trick,...

  3. Pearson Vue Trick - Does it Work Every Time? Part 2

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

    Trick works! I

  4. Exam in one week! Advice needed please :)

    laxxrickLPN replied to brainfried's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Bring a barf bag for afterwards... still anxiously awaiting my

  5. Pearson Vue Trick - Does it Work Every Time? Part 2

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

    As much anxiety as that tests causes... I truly believe I'd spend the $7.95 to get my results 20 minutes earlier LOL... Getting the "good" pop-up is great, but nothing really makes it real until you...

  6. Pearson Vue Trick - Does it Work Every Time? Part 2

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

    I took the NCLEX and I'm still convinced I did absolutely horrible. I felt like throwing up after I left... Been freaking out all day until I heard about this trick. I got the "good" pop-up! It seems...

  7. Research Paper Ideas?

    laxxrickLPN posted a topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I have two APA-style research papers due for two different nursing classes. The first class is ADULT NURSING; focus is on technical skills like IVs, foleys, NG tubes, OR procedures, sterile fields in...

  8. Research Paper Ideas?

    laxxrickLPN replied to laxxrickLPN's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I like the idea of intraoperative care, however, I don't know any pro/con arguments about nurses in the OR. For the next class, I think I will do the pros and cons of paper charting vs. electronic...

  9. Stuck on Med Calculation

    laxxrickLPN replied to Garo's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    This confuses me too... If you have 10mL vial of 50% MgSO4, wouldn't you need to know the mg per

  10. New here, a few questions

    laxxrickLPN replied to beaconshome's topic in Male Nursing Students

    Psychiatric nurse practitioner isn't just an MSN, I believe it's a post-Master's certificate. Which equates to 4 years BSN, another 2 MSN, another 1-2 post-Master's certificate. 7-8 years in total. I...

  11. Another New Guy Joining the Ranks

    laxxrickLPN replied to leonidasrex's topic in Male Nursing Students

    I have over 10,000 pages of nursing books at home in just two semesters! Just realize most of your stack is reference (drug, medical dictionary, nursing diagnoses, pathophysiology). Then you have your...

  12. In nursing school clinical did you experience discrimination / bias from instructor?

    laxxrickLPN replied to biltz's topic in Male Nursing Students

    I haven't experienced any discrimination at all. To the contrary, everyone tells me how smart I am to get into this field. The "awkwardness" of being male that I anticipated couldn't be further from...

  13. How to tell if nursing is for me?

    laxxrickLPN replied to bigcanoe's topic in Male Nursing Students

    Take a CNA class. That'll get you the most basic concepts in class, some clinical experience (probably in LTC), and if you decide its just not for you, at least you have a CNA license as a "fallback"...

  14. Ages of male nursing students?

    laxxrickLPN replied to Stearnsy's topic in Male Nursing Students

    I'm 27, started doing pre-reqs around age 25. Will be LPN at age 28, RN at

  15. Dosage calculations aahhh !!! Need help plsss

    laxxrickLPN replied to Ericad85's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    The way I learned is simple: D - X U =Amount to Give Patient H D=Dose you want H= What you have U= Units you have Example #1: If I want 50mg of Fakeicilin, and I have 25mg TABLETS on hand, this is how...

  16. CNA while in nursing school?

    laxxrickLPN replied to Brian 77's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Get the CNA. I went into nursing school straight out of a business/sales job and had a really hard time. I actually failed the class. So... I failed, took my CNA, took a few more academic classes, and...

  17. Second time through Nursing School... hate those tests!

    laxxrickLPN posted a topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I'm about to try NUR101 for the second time. The first time I withdrew because of how low my test grades were. I studied the material pretty thoroughly, and I have taken 24 credits of academic classes...

  18. Second time through Nursing School... hate those tests!

    laxxrickLPN replied to laxxrickLPN's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Thanks for the ideas! All are

  19. Restraints too Tight?

    laxxrickLPN posted a topic in General Nursing

    I am a first year nursing student and I have a question relating to restraints. My father had respiratory failure and was on a ventilator in the ICU. When he was there, I noticed everytime I went in...

  20. Restraints too Tight?

    laxxrickLPN replied to laxxrickLPN's topic in General Nursing

    UPDATE: My father has permanent nerve damage in his wrists because of neglect on the nurses part to loosen the restraints to an acceptable level. It has been reported to the Board of Nursing and they...

  21. Restraints too Tight?

    laxxrickLPN replied to laxxrickLPN's topic in General Nursing

    First of all, the issue isn't me loosening (not removing, I wouldn't do that!) the straps. It was originally the hand pain he is experiencing now. The nurse was in the room. I told her I was loosening...

  22. Restraints too Tight?

    laxxrickLPN replied to laxxrickLPN's topic in General Nursing

    I was just mad at the extreme tightness. With a 1-to-1 nurse ratio in the ICU, there was no reason it was ever that tight while I was there. I loosened it myself because while I still only am a...

  23. Restraints too Tight?

    laxxrickLPN replied to laxxrickLPN's topic in General Nursing

    Well, I think I may suggest that the chart be reviewed to see if that was performed. I picked up on it right off the bat... but carpal tunnel syndrome is a ridiculous diagnosis for his excruciating...

  24. Nervous About Clinicals...

    laxxrickLPN posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    I just got accepted into the nursing program in my hometown. After more than one year of prework, I finally got in! I'm really excited, but still kind of nervous. I'm a father of four, so I don't...

  25. Men In Nursing

    laxxrickLPN replied to NewMexicoJohn's topic in Male Nursing Students

    I'm glad someone else feels that way. I was beginning to think that I was the only one. I had a revelation one day: what if I could be equally as important at work as I am at home. And nursing is the...