annlewis

annlewis

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  1. DIGOXIN - conflicting information!

    annlewis replied to demylenated's topic in Patient Medications

    don't know answer...but I was wondering where your LPN to RN transition course is

  2. Please help c this dilemma

    annlewis replied to pomlover08's topic in Patient Medications

    oh my goodness, yes we should listen to our patients, but FIRST you should have gotten the med order clarified before you gave the drops! and you actually wrote in nurse notes that the patient told...

  3. NERVOUS!

    annlewis replied to kikisan's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    pull your hair back off your face and wear minimal makeup, dress professional..no dangling bracelits and earrings, then smile alot, take deep breath before you speak to calm yourself, sit up straight,...

  4. Have you ever made a medication error- yes, no or almost.

    annlewis replied to Yiggs's topic in General Nursing

    yes, I have...luckily for the resident all were just like half a dose of right med and not a wrong med...but it makes you feel terrible...I have identified how it happens, rushing to get the task done...

  5. 1/2 nursing class cut, WHY??

    annlewis replied to Aka Mommy's topic in General Students

    I still think that 40 to 50 percent of the class dropping out means that many sign up thinking they would like to try this without really considering it seriously, and then find out that it is too...

  6. 1/2 nursing class cut, WHY??

    annlewis replied to Aka Mommy's topic in General Students

    its terrible, think about all the ones who are still waiting to get in who are serious...wish those who applied and got it were serious about

  7. Qustion.. IV Certification

    annlewis replied to MelanieGa's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    anyone know where you can go to get IV certification in New York

  8. Fictional vital sign charting

    annlewis replied to Rabid Response's topic in General Nursing

    I don't take the chance..if my Bp and Ap are based on med adm then I take the VS myself everytime, in fact I almost always get my own, and if I can't I will ask another nurse as a favor...we work as...

  9. Fictional vital sign charting

    annlewis replied to Rabid Response's topic in General Nursing

    Tell me that you have never tried respirations count by visual after having done it so many times...I have done it many times and checked myself out of curiosity and it was always

  10. My Microbiology Teacher told me I can't become a Nurse

    annlewis replied to louis345's topic in General Students

    I was strongly discouraged by a director during an interview for a 10 month accelerated LPN program. The director wanted me to take the 2 year part-time program instead. I personally felt that I...

  11. Too old to begin career in ED?

    annlewis replied to rnhope's topic in General Nursing

    wow, two job offers....I am going for my RN degree......hard to find jobs as a

  12. Life as a Nurse

    annlewis replied to mushymash's topic in General Nursing

    a humorous and true post, thanks for the laugh...winged living creatures fly and so do feces, and

  13. Really disappointed with the reality of nursing.

    annlewis replied to NurseFrustrated's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    what in the heck were you trying to tell me? is there something wrong with reminding nurses even ones who have worked for many, many years, that actions speak louder than words? for goodness

  14. Really disappointed with the reality of nursing.

    annlewis replied to NurseFrustrated's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I thought she made a good point when she reminded us that the patients do have alot of fear while in the hospital and some express that fear with bad behavior....we take the brunt of that, but our...

  15. Really disappointed with the reality of nursing.

    annlewis replied to NurseFrustrated's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    wow, families are generally very sweet to us in LTC, they even help out sometimes with toileting and feeding, makes want to stay and never do hospital

  16. two many patients to little nurses?

    annlewis replied to shadowrunner's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I am a new LPN at LTC, what is a sub-acute unit in LTC? we have a rehab unit, and understand that, could you tell me alittle about your unit and your

  17. Really disappointed with the reality of nursing.

    annlewis replied to NurseFrustrated's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    maybe you should look at jobs that are more administrative in nature, or training, teaching, you have a RN degree, that gives you more possibilities, maybe a break from the hospital work scene would...

  18. Starting Nursing at 52 and Nervous

    annlewis replied to eyeball's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I am not 50 something, but I am 46, graduated in 2009, and just finished my first year in nursing as a LPN. Everyone's comments encourages me to think about going to school again to get my RN.....the...

  19. Methadone clinic

    annlewis replied to Pegasus65's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    oh my goodness! I sympathize about the heat prob! We had air condit. break down too for a week, went 3 days without window air cond put into dining room to move residents too...fans everywhere, but...

  20. using a tape recorder at work?

    annlewis replied to IHeartPeds87's topic in General Nursing

    where do you buy something like

  21. Methadone clinic

    annlewis replied to Pegasus65's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    DID YOU GET THE JOB!?!!! OOPS, OH, i SEE YOU GOT IT, CONGRATS! GOOD

  22. "obama" grant to go back to school

    annlewis replied to Nurse-One's topic in General Nursing

    I was told that if I had a child then I would be considered for pellgrant.....I only made 17,000 and I did not qualify for pellgrant!......what's up with

  23. using a tape recorder at work?

    annlewis replied to IHeartPeds87's topic in General Nursing

    me too, use paper, 2 colors highliters, one for AM pass, other color for PM pass, works great! learned from my first mentor...I use my own shorthand for the text, I use red for diabetic...

  24. Lets get a current salary thread going for 09/10

    annlewis replied to Finallydidit's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    where in California??

  25. Non-clinical nursing - What is out there?

    annlewis replied to Sarah27's topic in General Nursing

    hum...now you got me thinking...meals for chronic disease