nurse_mo1986

nurse_mo1986

Member

  • Content

    181

  • Visitors

    4,762

  • Followers

    0

  • Likes

    2

All Content by nurse_mo1986

  1. Lpn going for RN

    nurse_mo1986 replied to lpn2007's topic in Online Distance Learning

    It is my understanding that TCN is a publishing company that helps you obtain your degree THRU excelsior or ISU. TCN is not a program, and can't actually award your degree. feel free to correct me if...

  2. Starting Excelsior with nothing in North Carolina

    nurse_mo1986 replied to Gonnabeanurse08's topic in Online Distance Learning

    Hey, sorry to kinda divert for a second, just had a question...I'm a nurse living in mid missouri right now, going thru excelsior. I have extensive family in N.C. however, and was just wondering the...

  3. Lpn going for RN

    nurse_mo1986 replied to lpn2007's topic in Online Distance Learning

    Hey, i'm there with ya. Male LPN going for my RN thru Excelsior also. Would be awesome to find some scholarships for this program, but haven't heard of anything

  4. some younger male nurses.....

    nurse_mo1986 replied to junebride's topic in Men in Nursing

    Ha, I'm a 22 y/o male nurse. I work eve's and nights b/c I don't like politics and drama involved with the day shift position. That being said, I'm a hard worker, and I could personally work circles...

  5. stress and needing to go back

    nurse_mo1986 replied to selenajade's topic in Health, Stress Management

    Hey, just wanted to tell you my experience. I graduated LPN school, and went to work in LTC b/c of the money there vs. acute care for LPN's. I worked in a private facility for one year. During that...

  6. Please interpret this med order

    nurse_mo1986 replied to Jennabugs's topic in Patient Medications

    simple. start with 5, no more than 15 mg total in 3 hours period. my doc's would get really hateful if i called and said "hey i gave a 5 mg tablet, but still in pain, can i give more?"...

  7. Was this a med error?

    nurse_mo1986 replied to aquamarineyesRN07's topic in Patient Medications

    no, this doesn't constitute a med error. In my unit where we frequently give ativan ivp for seizures, od pt's, it's common to mix ativan 2 mg in 10 ml ns, then give 1mg/5

  8. Nursing Shortage Fallacy?

    nurse_mo1986 replied to cherrybreeze's topic in General Nursing

    I can say that in Mid mo, we are not having a shortage. In my hosp, and surrounding ones, nurses are being cancelled for low census half of the

  9. Any Excelsior students from Missouri?

    nurse_mo1986 replied to medic074's topic in Online Distance Learning

    hmmm, sadly, i'm lost also. can't figure this one out. anyways if you have yahoo messenger, you can add me. if not, i can post an email addy on

  10. Any Excelsior students from Missouri?

    nurse_mo1986 replied to medic074's topic in Online Distance Learning

    Hey, I'm an LPN, and I live in mid-mo area. I just recently started with Excelsior, and have done two pre-req classes, and the First Nursing Theory test (Health Safety). I'm looking to be done in...

  11. My first job.. Are they all like this

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

    Sadly, yeah this is the norm in LTC facilities. When i graduated LPN school, i went straight to a nursing home to work. I regret it now. The pay was good, but the CNA's were enough to drive a nurse up...

  12. Dealing with nurses childcare problems

    nurse_mo1986 replied to Miwila's topic in Men in Nursing

    Oh man, I so agree with you. I can't count the times i've heard in my unit, "well, you're single, and don't have kids so you can work this overtime for us." UMMMMM Hello. It' not my fault you have...

  13. starting EXCELSIOR

    nurse_mo1986 replied to nurse_mo1986's topic in Online Distance Learning

    Heya Lunah:) I did check with my BON first thing b/f even speaking with excelsior, and they said that Excelsior was in good standing in my state, and they had no plans of changing that. I live in the...

  14. new lpn where to start, where to work

    nurse_mo1986 replied to scorpionese25's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I don't know about in your area, but here in mid-mo, I started directly on a telemetry floor in a hospital, then moved to the intensive care unit after one year tele experience. I would highly...