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  1. Narcotic Count Sheet

    Java Mama posted a topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Hi Everyone, I am 3 months into a nurse manager position at an independent living facility. One of the biggest problems I see with this facility is the narcotic shift to shift count sheet. I've...

  2. ACLS Certification

    Java Mama posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hello, I work on a busy hospital med/surg floor with-out telemetry (all other floors have). They are now turning our floor to a monitored floor in a few months and we all now have to take ACLS...

  3. Do I have to sign this paper?

    Java Mama posted a topic in Medical-Surgical

    Hello, I work at a hospital on a very busy med/surg floor. Last week our floor manager handed out a new policy she will implement starting tomorrow. This policy is our new rounding rules. There is...

  4. Mercy of Toledo...I got in!

    Java Mama posted a topic in Ohio Nursing

    Well, after 3 LONG years of hard work, I got accepted into Mercy of Toledo's nursing program! :yeah:I am so happy and nervous at the same time. I actually live in Michigan and applied to 4 schools,...

  5. New Grad/Epic Help

    Java Mama posted a topic in Medical-Surgical

    Hi, I am a fairly new grad (worked 10 months in LTC) and am starting on a Med/Surg floor tomorrow. So, we had 2 days of orientation on Epic and I know it takes a while to learn, but it sure seems...

  6. How to stay afloat as a new nurse in LTC

    Java Mama replied to gainschool4lpn's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I am in the same boat as you. I am a new nurse and work at a short-term rehabilitation unit. The average patient load is 16 (and I know most are saying you're lucky to have only that many), but you...

  7. New Grad

    Java Mama posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    Hi Everyone, I am a "very" new graduate (just got my license last week). So I have been putting out resumes at hospitals & nursing home/rehab. facilities. I had my first job interview yesterday...

  8. New Grad

    Java Mama replied to Java Mama's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I ended up taking it and it seems pretty good so far. Thanks for all your replies.

  9. Mercy College of Northwest Ohio

    Java Mama replied to Ms. Nurse Assistant's topic in Ohio Nursing

    Hi Elly, Yes, very expensive. I applied to every school in my area and it was a 2 to 5 year wait-list. Since I was 40, there was no way I wanted to wait that long. I can tell you, you will get an...

  10. Driving an hour to school there and back

    Java Mama replied to SarahStoddard14's topic in General Students

    My drive was 45 minutes each way and I would have to go sometimes 5 days a

  11. Mercy College of Northwest Ohio

    Java Mama replied to Ms. Nurse Assistant's topic in Ohio Nursing

    Hello, I'm also from Michigan (along with many others) lol. It is VERY SMART that you got all other classes out of the way before starting. Many people took other classes with the nursing classes...

  12. Mercy College of Northwest Ohio

    Java Mama replied to Ms. Nurse Assistant's topic in Ohio Nursing

    I just graduated on the 15th this month. Anything I can answer for

  13. Starting Monday...Any Tips?

    Java Mama replied to Java Mama's topic in Psychiatric

    Thank you SO much for all your wonderful advice! I am really looking forward to my first day Monday. A friend of mine said the instructor I have is suppose to be really nice, so that is a real plus

  14. Starting Monday...Any Tips?

    Java Mama posted a topic in Psychiatric

    Hello, I just passed my nursing final and now am doing my final hours precepting in a psychiatric unit. I picked psych because I enjoyed that rotation in school and thought this would give me a...

  15. PCA Pump problem. There has got to be an easier way!

    Java Mama posted a topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Hi Everyone, So...I am in my 3rd semester (just started last week), and I am trying to stay ahead of the game. I'm pretty good with the math, but I'll tell you, I have been sitting here trying to...

  16. How do you get this answer?

    Java Mama posted a topic in General Students

    Hi, Our teacher posted some math problems and I have no clue how she got the answer. Could someone please explain this to me? I've never seen an "mu" before either??????? Pitocin Give Pitocin at a...

  17. PCA Pump problem. There has got to be an easier way!

    Java Mama replied to Java Mama's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Thanks for the breakdown! Great example to print out and carry with me so I won't forget. :) Thanks everyone, I really appreciate all the

  18. PCA Pump problem. There has got to be an easier way!

    Java Mama replied to Java Mama's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Thank you

  19. PCA Pump problem. There has got to be an easier way!

    Java Mama replied to Java Mama's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    So the PCA questions are back this semester...if someone could take a look at this and see if it's correct, I'd appreciate it. A patient has a PCA. It is delivering 3mg as a basal rate. The patient...

  20. Juvenile Arthritis or Down's Syndrome and Cancer?

    Java Mama posted a topic in General Students

    If you have a child with juvenile arthritis and Down's syndrome, which one would be more likely to get cancer? I would think that that since juvenile arthritis is an auto-immune disease, it would be...

  21. Not Sure How to Write This Paper.

    Java Mama posted a topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Hi Everyone, I had to do a clinical day with a school nurse and I have to write a paper on my experience. I have some good ideas, but one of the questions I have to address, I'm not quite sure what...

  22. Pediatric IV Medications

    Java Mama posted a topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Hi Everyone, I'm going into my 2nd week and I am really stumped of what would be the easiest way to remember where to get these numbers and where to put them. I know some of the info is...

  23. State of discouragement, just feel like venting!

    Java Mama replied to RM27's topic in General Students

    Well, after reading this thread, I thought I needed to say something. I just got my exam grade for GI/GU and failed. This is how my semester went (I'll post my grades since no-one knows me :)...

  24. Team Leader Ideas

    Java Mama posted a topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Hi Everyone, I'm a 4th semester student and each week at clinical, we all rotate to get a day as the "team leader". I know some basic things I should do (besides helping the instructor), like...

  25. Team Leader Ideas

    Java Mama replied to Java Mama's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Thank-you both for your replies. We don't have to do any type of presentation or anything like that, you are basically the instructor's assistant for the day and they want to you to be able to...