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I am planning on going back to school in the fall to get my RN. Does anyone know what the requirements for teaching CNA classes are??? This is something I really want to do in the future!

I work PRN in a nursing home where I'm responsible for approx. 40 residents. (including their meds, tx's, assessments and charting) Our policy is to preset our meds, we have little med cards that we set up with each person's meds. This makes break...

Hello everyone, just wondered if anyone knows about the effects of Depo after stopping it or if anyone had a similar situation. I got the Depo-Provera birth control shot for two years, about a year ago I had my last shot, I did not have a period the...

It is Roxanol 20mg/ml, we have three bottles for different residents that are the exact same strength that came from the same pharmacy and the same drug company. Two of them are red and one is yellow.

At the nursing home I work at we have a resident receiving hospice care, he has COPD and was ordered PRN Roxanol for air hunger. The hospice nurse had taken care of getting the order from the physician and getting it from the pharmacy. The resident...

Just wondering if other places have to do as much checking on orders as the rural hospital I work at. Every time any order is written, the nurse notes it, then another nurse has to check over it and co-note it, then the night nurses have to go throu...

I definitely would write up an incident report that included your actions in calling to question the order and the doctor's reacton. Did the doctor change the order to 10mg again the next day. That is a very high dose for Ativan.

Hi, I work in 44 bed LTC facility, I work 2p-10p I am the only nurse in the building with 2 aids and an extra aid from 4-7 just to watch the alzheimers patients. I do all the meds/tx's/charting/medicare assessments/etc. It helps alot that I have wo...

I started working at a small rural hospital the end of November, and was orientating on Day shift, I loved it, I got to do a lot of things I hadn't done since graduation 6 months ago and alot of new things, also I loved the nurses I worked with they ...

Thanks everyone for all of your support. I just needed some time to cool off and relax and get it off my chest. I'm feeling much better now, of course It's been a week since I worked there now, and I have to work with the nurse I don't care for tomo...

I understand shaving the patient for better hygiene, but I do understand the daughter being upset to some extent, although it sounds like she overreacted. If a patient has had a mustache for years, then it is obvious this is something want and sh...

I've always worked in a Medicare skilled facility, we have a flow sheet for all Medicare patients, which is basically a head-to-toe assessment: LOC/Orientation Skin Color/Temp Skin Turgor IV Site Heart Rate/Rhythm Respirations Lung Sounds Cough/Sputu...

I know that most women are able to get pregnant within 1 year of being on Depo, I just stopped getting it after 2years, Just wondered if there's a certain period of time I need to wait to try to conceive, to prevent any complications due to the depo?

Hi, I was just wondering if anyone wore crocs to work? I've heard some controversy about insurance companies not allowing them to danger of tripping. I admit that I have 2 pairs although I think they are really ugly (due to the holes). They are re...

After so much time, I think about 2 hours, the computer will ask if you want to take your break and you have to raise your hand to be escorted. You can also raise your hand at any time to go to the bathroom, but any breaks you take do count against ...

hi i recently retook the nclex and passed with 265 questions. remember: 1.) take a deep breath before you start and relax and whenever you start to get nervous 2.) read the questions carefully and take your time 3.) remind yourself you made it throu...

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My license came in the mail on Friday!!! No more stressing about the NCLEX! I'm so glad it's over and I can finally enjoy my life without feeling guilty about needing to study! Good Luck to everyone, I'll keep praying for you.

well, took my test today had all 265 questions!!! I know it doesn't mean anything but it still has me scared. I didn't have any lab questions and only 1 calc which was extremely easy. I had a lot of questions on TB meds, prioritizing and assigning...

I have read that Vit B12 can be given as IM or SubQ, I don't know if there is any difference between deep subQ and any other subq injection.

Thanks so much for the encouragement!

Hi, I will definitely keep you in my prayers, I am having the same problems remembering different lab values. I take my test at 9am tomorrow Sept. 7, so keep me in your prayers as well!!!

I failed my boards and am retaking them tomorrow!!! I feel sick to my stomach. The thing that annoyed me the most was before I got my results everyone kept saying "Oh you passed." Then after I got my results and didn't pass everyone kept telling me...

I completely agree with you! In the state of Kansas as soon as you are aware that you failed the NCLEX you are no longer allowed to practice as a GN, I failed the NCLEX and had my LPN to fall back on instead of CNA. I don't see anything wrong with ...