nurse_mo1986

So I live in the middle of missouri here. have considered this program, and picked away at it from time to time(have four classes done) I still have 12 classes/tests to do. Just wondering if i'm alone in this neck of the woods or if there are any oth...

Hey all- I just feel like I need a word of encouragement today. I feel like I've been working towards my RN forever, and i'm not there yet. I'm bogged down in the pages of micro, and then still have most of my nursing tests to do. (pre-reqs done). I ...

thanks all. Lunah, u have long been a source of inspiration to all excelsior students i think:) and I appreciate all u guys encouraging me. I know that someday I'll be able to place that RN behind my name. Thanks, Ryan

and yet, I remember reporting a nurse one time for suspicion of diverting b/c I noticed this particular nurse chasing down the dr's in the unit telling them that their pt "needs demerol." It raised a red flag in my mind after witnessing this one time...

Way to go tasha!!! lol. I was gonna do repro next, but I decided to do the unthinkable and get micro over with. This one just might kill me. It's just soo much info. But i keep telling myself that if i could do A&P then I can do ANY class they ha...

heya tasha: actually I didn't use the practice exam for this one. I always have but this test seemed so cut n dry that I didn't think I'd need to. All I used was a TCN study guide from ebay. It seemed to cover the material pretty good. If I'd studies...

it also depends on where you work. I work in a smaller ruraal ICU in a smaller hospital and know all of our docs one on one. That means I know when they do vs. Don't wanna be called. Certain docs don't even wanna be called about a resp distress unles...

So i just thought i'd come back to the thread and let u peeps know I took transitions this morn and passed. got a "B" on the test. It was actually a lil more diff than i anticipated...but thankfully i'm done. Now on to the next test!!!

Yeah, I'm taking Transitions this friday and i'm seriously afraid I might fail it just because it's soooo boring that i'm having a terrible time studying it LOL. But i'm hoping I pass. I'd hate to waste 250 on it, ya know?

lol...yeah I stressed out over the A/P exam myself, got horribly low scores on the practice exams both times (like mid 40's) but when i finally steeled my nerves and took it, I passed with a "B" w/out problems. I was def proud to have passed that exa...

why not see if you cant get some type of protocols in place that allows for PRN IVP as needed? In my unit, a lot of our pts are titrated on gtt's but we also have PRN meds allowed for use in addition too titrated gtt. As you mentioned, sometimes pt's...

I'm studyin transitions myself at the min. I test on it Friday 9/3...we'll see how it goes. It seems so cut and dry that it's boring at best lol. I'm trying not to take too much time on this one and move on. When are you gonna take your transitions ...

1. do you love, like or hate your job? a mixture of both. most days like, other days it requires work to remember why i'm workin here lol 2. what field of nursing are you in? lpn, work in a outpt surgery center doing post op recovery, also prn in icu...

Hey tasha, What day are you taking your transitions exam? I just recently took the A/P exam and am now scheduled to take transitions next fri(sept. 3rd). I'm kinda nervous on this one b/c it seems TOO straightforward to me, and i'm afraid i'll be too...

Sadly, you will find that in nursing you run into these types of situations frequently. I work in an ICU, and more times than I care to think about we've had to go thru the motions of a futile code just because the family members insist that we save ...

I'm in the midst of my excelsior education myself. However, I haven't had many ppl say negative things about the program. However, that may simply be because at my facility, there are several RN's who have gone this route and ppl have seen that they ...

LOL. Well, It would certainly seem that i've struck a nerve with my comment at the start of this forum about becoming a nurse for the right reasons. So, shall I explain myself more in depth?? I personally have nothing against a good paycheck. Yes, I ...

You know, I happened to read this post on a bad day for me...so i'm just going to put this bluntly. If you're going into nursing for the money and to quickly zoom to the state that will pay you the most for the least amount of work, then please do u...

There are several staffing agencies that supply LPN's to UMC clinics outpatient. As of last year the per diem rate was a flat 20.00 and hours were plentiful, as long as you had your one years exp. If you need more info, pm me and i'll get you the nam...

Oh my...another ASN vs. BSN discussion huh? In my opinion, RN is RN...how many humanity classes one took to gain their BSN over ADN means little in the clinical arena. I've worked with a lot of new grads thru the last years and I've yet to see a BSN ...

hmmmm, well call me hateful but I always try to stay short and to the point. From the managers (and daughters) point of view...YOU UNLAWFULLY RESTRAINED THE PT. Now, having said that, I've worked in ICU for several years, and I know that there's time...

I just took the A&P exam. I scored low 50's on BOTH practice exams thru Excelsior, took the real exam and made a "B" so take it with a grain of salt and go sweat thru the test. you'll do ok:)

A NURSE IS A NURSE IS A NURSE...YOU WANNA BE CALLED A NURSE, THEN GO TO SCHOOL AND GET YOUR DIPLOMA, TAKE YOUR BOARDS, AND THEN I'LL CALL YOU A NURSE. TIL THEN...YOU AIN'T A NURSE. LOL. Plain as i could say it:)

I'd laugh at her the next time she calls and tell her to leave me the *&^# alone. And threaten her if she didn't "cease and desist."

My thought on it is that if the pharmacist wants to be responsible for this HUGE potential med error, then he/she can enter it theirselves. To me, this is a big potential waiting to happen, and I would not code it this way. Speak to the superuser of...