unknown99

unknown99 BSN, RN

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  1. Douglasville, Ga.

    unknown99 posted a topic in Georgia Nursing

    Hi everyone!!! I was wandering if anyone can tell me about Douglasville. We are going to be moving to Georgia (from Ohio) , and have been researching houses on the internet. We found one that we...

  2. Compazine for a Migraine??

    unknown99 replied to Marie_LPN, RN's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, my son gets bad migraines, and the only thing that will relieve them is

  3. Getting the last question right.

    unknown99 replied to ckh23's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I passed with 183 questions, and the last question I answered was

  4. Aren't most accuchecks ordered ac and hs? Not AFTER meals?

    unknown99 replied to MargRN's topic in General Nursing

    We do alot of post-parandial blood sugars... mostly on our end stage renal disease patients. For some reason doing this enables better blood-sugar control in these

  5. Anyone (or someone you know) fail clinical?

    unknown99 replied to SirJohnny's topic in General Students

    I graduated last year. In our class the one incident that stuck out the most was we were 4 days from graduation, and all but one clinical group had received their clinical evaluations.It was also the...

  6. Tagging HIV status in chart?

    unknown99 replied to calicamper's topic in MICU, SICU

    As far as I am concerned, universal precautions should be used with ANY patient you come in contact with. that way, you are protected regardless what disease the patient may

  7. infection control - is it just me?

    unknown99 replied to lionkore's topic in General Nursing

    We have mostly private rooms in the hospital where I work, but we do have some 2-bed rooms. There are a coouple of things we do to prevent visitors from getting on the empty beds... We either leave...

  8. U.S. pays for care of illegal aliens

    unknown99 replied to BeachNurse's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    :yeahthat: :w00t: I agree 110%!!! I could not have said this better myself! Thank you for the great

  9. No She/he Did Not!!!

    unknown99 replied to Maggie in NC's topic in General Students

    ...take the water pitcher from a respiratory isolation room up to the ice machine to fill it!!! One of the nurses I work with did this. The macine had to be emptied and disinfected, etc... It was a...

  10. What's considered Full-Time where you are?

    unknown99 replied to Nurse2B2005's topic in General Nursing

    36 hours a

  11. 23 mother of 2..don't know if should be RN or LPN?

    unknown99 replied to dove44's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    There are many RN programs that will let you take the boards for LPN midway through the RN program. You might consider

  12. Youngest labor patient?

    unknown99 replied to RNLaborNurse4U's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Just yesterday, a 12 year-old came in in labor. She had twins today... on the day she turned 13-years-old. grandma not a big help

  13. APA format software

    unknown99 replied to CardioTrans's topic in General Nursing

    Same here. It is real easy to use

  14. Medication for Migraines

    unknown99 replied to nurseangel78's topic in General Nursing

    My son gets migraines. The only thing that helps him is Phenergan. That is usually for nausea, but it is the only thing that we have tried that relieves his

  15. attitudes about working in Rehab

    unknown99 replied to cynthiavc15's topic in General Nursing

    I absolutely love rehab. I can't think of doing anything

  16. Who is your Favorite TV or Movie nurse?

    unknown99 replied to sunnyjohn's topic in General Nursing

    Margaret Houlihan from

  17. Male CNA working with female patients

    unknown99 replied to nurseangel78's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Definitely! It makes no difference on the gender of a CNA/or Nurse as long as the patients are taken care

  18. What Nclex cd can you say mimics the actual Nclex RN exam?

    unknown99 replied to strenght1981's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I used those CD's... but not a whole lot. What I found that helped me the most (and closely mimicked the actual NCLEX-RN) was from a website. It is NCSBN. You can purchase any length of time you want...

  19. required to work 24hour shift on weekends

    unknown99 replied to callbabe's topic in Operating Room

    In the state of Ohio, it is illegal for someone to work more than 20 hours straight without 8 hours rest/ personal time

  20. New LPN - we only hire with experience!!!!

    unknown99 replied to lpndana's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    When they say that to you, tell them you do have experience... your clinical experience. That should be counted on your resume. A tip would be to redo your resume and put you clinical learning under...

  21. Atlanta/NICU

    unknown99 replied to mac23's topic in Georgia Nursing

    Children's Healthcare of Atlanta is the best in the nation! It is actually rated the best. It has a NICU that receives patients from all over. I did not work in the NICU, but on a different floor. It...

  22. What would you do???

    unknown99 replied to angeldaisy's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    This is the way it is in the eyes of the legal system... If you know of it happening, and you chose to do nothing about it, then you are just as guilty as the one who actually did

  23. What would you do???

    unknown99 replied to angeldaisy's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    The nurse is there to take care of the patients. Part of that care is giving the patients their medication. The nurse neglected to give care to the patients. That should be grounds for losing her job!...

  24. Kaplan vs Univ. of Phoenix

    unknown99 replied to kmj1025's topic in Online Distance Learning

    Yeah, that is my plan. I cannot believe how much easier and better it is online! I don't think I would do it if I had to go back to an actual

  25. Can I do it with 4 kids?

    unknown99 replied to lost_as_an_easteregg's topic in Nursing Career

    As I said before, you can do anything you want to do, if you put your mind to it!