For a pt going through active ETOH withdrawal..... Please 0.5mg of Ativan is a spit in the wind...the pt may be calm when you walk into the room, but when we say "pt a" has been kicking, climbing out...
My orientation as a new RN Grad in an ICU setting was to be 6 months. I was a previous LPN for 3 years so I got off orientation after 5 months. Had a fantastic orientation and preceptor and continue...
I would have to say how little sleep I got would depend on if I went in...If I got absolutly no sleep I would call in.....safety for the patients. If I only lost a few hours sleep I would go on in....
I didn't start attending nursing school until i was 40 years old.....i got my LPN and I just completed my RN ( I am now 45). With alot of hard work....anyone can do it if it is what you really