SP1CEGRL

SP1CEGRL

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  1. How to boost a resume for NICU?

    SP1CEGRL posted a topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I just hit my 3 year mark as a med-surg/step down nurse but am trying really hard to get into NICU. I have been wanting to work NICU for quite some time now but have been applying for many NICUs...

  2. What is the grossest thing that's happened to you???

    SP1CEGRL replied to PrincessAlexis's topic in General Nursing

    Ha! Just yesterday stepped in a patients very soft yellow colored poo that got flung on the floor without my realizing as I was changing a patient and his fecal management system came out, and poo...

  3. Why is it so hard to leave where you are comfortable?

    SP1CEGRL posted a topic in Emergency

    So I was an LPN for 5 years who became an RN two years ago. I worked as an RN at the nursing home I worked at as an LPN for several months before I got a position at a local hospital on a...

  4. Air Force Nurse

    SP1CEGRL posted a topic in Government, Military

    I have always wanted to be an Air Force Nurse for many reasons. One of them being traveling and seeing what nursing was like all over the world. However this has always been one of my goals in the...

  5. Discouraged after first day training on new job :(

    SP1CEGRL posted a topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I've had an extremely hard time finding a job as a new grad LPN. I sent out applications and resumes to all of the nursing homes, hospitals, group homes, doctor's offices, homecare agencies and...

  6. 2014 Pearson Vue Trick (PVT) Poll

    SP1CEGRL replied to mslovebug's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    took my boards this morning at 8:00 and have been getting the "good pop-up" since I walked out of the testing center. Went all the way to 260-something questions - I really hope this trick is right...

  7. Helene Fuld

    SP1CEGRL posted a topic in LPN to RN

    Hey everyone :) I'm hoping someone could help me out with a question I have about Helene Fuld Nursing School. I went to Eastern Suffolk BOCES - I started in high school and finished the program last...

  8. Discharge protocol for alcohol withdrawal?

    SP1CEGRL replied to SP1CEGRL's topic in Addictions

    Thank you so much! I really appreciate it and it helped me a

  9. Discharge protocol for alcohol withdrawal?

    SP1CEGRL posted a topic in Addictions

    Hello everyone!! Struggling nursing student here, hoping someone can provide me with some input. I am working on a case study where I have to create a detailed discharge plan for my patient who was...

  10. How much training did you get?

    SP1CEGRL replied to sue1000's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    as a brand new grad, I got only 3 days and it was either take it or leave it! It was so overwhelming at first but I managed to get through

  11. Discouraged after first day training on new job :(

    SP1CEGRL replied to SP1CEGRL's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    WOW......just came back to this thread and about a year and a half after posting it.....i can see what a long way i have come. i was right.....that first shift was awful. i only did about 4 or 5...

  12. CNAs "making up" vitals.

    SP1CEGRL replied to ctmed's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I work at a LTC facility and our CNAs are not allowed to take our vitals.... they only do temps but I've watched CNAs sit right in front of me and make up every single temp after I asked them to go...

  13. Is this legal??

    SP1CEGRL replied to nurseruby's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    this policy doesn't seem like it will last too long.......i wouldn't worry about it too

  14. How long was you orientation traing when you started in LTC?

    SP1CEGRL replied to Mrsearly2009's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    if you have any more days of training, ask whoever is training you to let you pass meds on a few people, you will be awfully slow at first, but it is important to try to get some hands-on experience...

  15. How long was you orientation traing when you started in LTC?

    SP1CEGRL replied to Mrsearly2009's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    as a BRAND new LPN at a long term care facility, I was given only three days of training and like you, I shadowed 3 different nurses, and each was on a different shift before I was thrown out to the...

  16. Best shoes

    SP1CEGRL replied to pretty70's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I had a really hard time finding shoes when I first got into nursing! I bought three different pairs at the uniform store, and I got rid of them all because they would all hurt my feet after a day of...

  17. sccc 2012 nursing program hopefuls

    SP1CEGRL replied to jrosa827's topic in New York Nursing

    I also received an acceptance letter for the Grant LPN - RN Transition program starting Fall 2012. I sent in my deposit today. I don't even remember which prerequisites were the ones that count...

  18. 2nd day in nursing home and I want to quit

    SP1CEGRL replied to Msviv17RN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    wow i would have killed for two weeks orientation! i started at a nursing home as well with my LPN and was given 3 days orientation, each was a different shift on a different unit. Then set loose to...

  19. LTC Orientation for New Grad RN

    SP1CEGRL replied to ChloBear's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Well I am an LPN, but I only got 3 days of orientation at my LTC facility. I believe this is true for the RNs there as

  20. First day on your own?

    SP1CEGRL posted a topic in Geriatric, LTC

    So I only started my first LPN job at a nursing home last week. I had three days of orientation and then they threw me on the floor by myself, even though I am a new grad -- "sink or swim" I sank....

  21. First day on your own?

    SP1CEGRL replied to SP1CEGRL's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    everyones advice is greatly appreciated! i'm feeling slightly more confident. tomorrow will be my second day on my own, but it should be a little bit better because now I know what to expect and there...

  22. First day on your own?

    SP1CEGRL replied to SP1CEGRL's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    what do you mean by prepping your meds? Do you mean you pour them ahead of time? Someone reccommended that I go through the MARs each day before my shift and in my cart, move up the medication packs...

  23. How many residents is too many for one nurse?

    SP1CEGRL replied to arabstarRN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    well today was my very first day on the floor as an LPN at a long-term-care facility. I worked 7-3, and since it was a holiday I was the only nurse on my floor, putting me in charge of 40 patients...

  24. Mount Saint Mary's College Fall 2011 ADN Program

    SP1CEGRL replied to jl0727's topic in California Nursing

    I just found out that I was accepted as a pre-nursing student in the ADN program in the fall, and I still have to complete Philosophy, Microbiology and Chemistry before I can enter into the Nursing...

  25. Shepherd University in Los Angeles?

    SP1CEGRL replied to droop's topic in LPN to RN

    I'm interested in this program also. Is it a new program? It's odd that nobody on this forum has mentioned the school before. I called today and am waiting for an advisor to call me