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  1. Do you keep in touch with your old nursing instructor?

    nurse_mo1986 replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, one of my instructors in LPN school pushed me to be all I could be. I love her for it, and email her from time to time to check on

  2. Full to Overflowing

    nurse_mo1986 replied to bjaeram's topic in Emergency

    I'm not saying this to start a "Er vs Floor" war, but I personally work in an ICU, and I don't care if we have empty beds or no, If there's not adequate nursing staff to care for that pt, then they're...

  3. Propofol for conscious sedation?

    nurse_mo1986 replied to EMTSNA's topic in Emergency

    In my state, it's not a big issue. It's given by nurses abs in the unit. however, the floor nurses are not allowed to administer it, only unit and special procedure nurses for conscious

  4. starting EXCELSIOR

    nurse_mo1986 posted a topic in Online Distance Learning

    Hey all. I'm a long time viewer, but rarely post. I just wanted to say that i've decided to go thru escelsior to obtain my rn. I'm an LPN, have been for three years, and work in a smaller hospitals...

  5. Is nursing less stressful for people with no kids and no life to begin with?

    nurse_mo1986 replied to Ms. Nurse Assistant's topic in General Nursing

    i'm single and have no kids. i went thru nursing school without a care in the world. It was hard, but not stressful for me. And if i were you, i'd do it now, instead of

  6. Vent lazy nurses/techs dont want to answer call light

    nurse_mo1986 replied to lovehospital's topic in General Nursing

    ROFL:yeah::yeah:I hear

  7. Getting Stuck with Night Shift.

    nurse_mo1986 replied to Jo Dirt's topic in General Nursing

    Ok, Don't hate me, but i gotta say it. 1-Nrsg home experience, for the most part in a lot of places equals NO acute care experience. They vary drastically in whats expected of a nurse, and the skills...

  8. When is my shift over?

    nurse_mo1986 replied to Hoosiernurse's topic in General Nursing

    I will say this much. If that nurse had told me that i needed a second line iv, and it was that late in the shift, i would have certainly looked at her and said, "well, i'm going to leave that for...

  9. a story someone told me about AAA

    nurse_mo1986 replied to oramar's topic in General Nursing

    I have seen this type of senario more than once in my local hospital. I've seen pt's that had absolutely no chance in hell to make it, that have pulled thru...and then ******* about the food, the...

  10. Nonlicensed personnel and arterial lines

    nurse_mo1986 replied to seasonednurse78's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah, but that's where I, as the nurse come in. I have no probs with Tech's pulling lines in my unit as long as i'm aware of it in case of probs that may

  11. Are Lvn's Allowed To Do Initial Assessments??

    nurse_mo1986 replied to Nony's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    And again, I reply...it depends on the state. Maybe in your state, the BON is restrictive. Mine however,

  12. I don't want to be the ONLY nurse in ICU!

    nurse_mo1986 replied to mojitogirl's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    It seems the hospital would be more concerned about the liability issues with this as well. I also work in a rural area with a 9 bed unit. In my unit, one pt or nine, we have at least two nurses...b/c...

  13. When wasting narcotics...

    nurse_mo1986 replied to blondy2061h's topic in General Nursing

    depends on the nurse. The one regular nurse i work with, i could really care less bout watchin em, worked together long enuf that i trust em. Some of the other nurses,

  14. Are Lvn's Allowed To Do Initial Assessments??

    nurse_mo1986 replied to Nony's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    All depends on the state and BON. In Mo, we (lpn's) CAN do the initial assessments in the acute care and ltc settings. I think it's state

  15. Short Staffed, Narc Thieves, Piles Of Paperwork

    nurse_mo1986 replied to Vacationtime247's topic in General Nursing

    All I've got to say is "RUN, DON"T WALK." Haven't found a job yet that's worth my Nrsg

  16. Vented patients

    nurse_mo1986 replied to ShayRN's topic in General Nursing

    in my hospital unit, the max ratio is 2:1 if on a

  17. Am I wrong because i don't want to do CNA duites

    nurse_mo1986 replied to zoeyzoe's topic in General Nursing

    OMG. I read this, and i wanna laugh. This is the attitude that makes CNA's resent nurses. I work full time in a ICU at a hospital. In my unit, there are NO cna's. It's nurses, and total care only. We...

  18. Alternative to spanking

    nurse_mo1986 replied to HeartsOpenWide's topic in General Nursing

    Plain and simple-spare the rod, spoil the child. My parents spanked my siblings and I growing up. And while as a kid, I accused them of being "mean", they weren't. They just loved us. Now, my brother...

  19. Scope of practice

    nurse_mo1986 replied to DST2RN's topic in General Nursing

    I work in a smaller ICU. Here, we have R.T.'s but if they're not on the floor, I think nothing of managing my vent pts. We have mandatory vent training and updates, and we're expected to be able to do...

  20. I'm just so sick of all the DRAMA (long)

    nurse_mo1986 replied to Spritenurse1210's topic in General Nursing

    Just LAUGH at her with her in sight. Nothing will tick her off more than the fact that she can't get under your

  21. Part time job while in school

    nurse_mo1986 replied to ladynurse1's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    yupper, work and school can be done. While I was in LPN school, I worked as a PCT at my hospital every fri-sat noc 7p-7a and sun 3p-11p. It was hard, but CAN be done. And i still say it was worth

  22. Question about paramedic to RN...Missouri here

    nurse_mo1986 replied to medic074's topic in Online Distance Learning

    I'm a LPN in the state of MO. My hospital has no problem with Excelsior, and actually encourages LPN's to use their program, they have a tuition assistance fund for the excelsior students, and will...

  23. Predominately White Shoes....

    nurse_mo1986 replied to PsychiatricNP's topic in Male Nursing Students

    Get K Swiss, I love em. wore em thru nursing school, and buy em now that I work at the hospital

  24. want to walk away urgghhh!

    nurse_mo1986 replied to toby4's topic in Online Distance Learning

    lol, you'll do fine. So far i have never scored more than a 70% on a practice exam, and never made less than a B on the real deal:) just go take it and move

  25. I shouldn't be a nurse...

    nurse_mo1986 replied to nanae_snow's topic in General Nursing

    Wow, ok ok ok...take a deep breath and....CALM DOWN:) first of all, if the pt is ok, then the IR is ONLY another piece of paper. Don't sweat it, just fill it out the next time you're at work. Also, if...