NC29mom

NC29mom ASN, LPN, RN

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  1. need help to prepare a topic for inservice

    NC29mom replied to rinks2010's topic in General Nursing

    awesome

  2. Are you buying individual malpractice insurance?

    NC29mom replied to NoblePath's topic in First Year After Licensure

    absolutely! ever heard the saying "cya"? it's not only referring to

  3. Sick of the complaining!

    NC29mom replied to JenniferSews's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    overworked and underappreciated i know the feeling. wish all nurses took their jobs seriously. that's part of the problem. you can have 6 fantastic nurses and one horrible nurse and the horrible...

  4. Why is everything the day shifts responsibility?

    NC29mom replied to JenniferSews's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    our ltc facility is the same girlee! the day shift does it all! all the night shift has to do is: 7p -7a meds (hardly any) i&o documentation for enteral feeding residents flow sheets for...

  5. stupid documentation!

    NC29mom replied to NC29mom's topic in General Nursing

    i totally agree! i have talked to my don until i am blue in the face. i went to her about the nurse putting in the note "day nurse couldn't decide if she had heart attact". i told her, "we are here...

  6. Help! About to start 1st Lpn job and am unsure of what the meds I am prescribed.

    NC29mom replied to angeleyes123's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    honesty is the best policy. hope you have a prescription.......... you could lose your license to practice for having medications show up in your drug screen that you don't have a prescription for....

  7. Pearsonvue Trick Is this TRUE? Does it work every time?

    NC29mom replied to brichielpn08's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    the instructions are listed on the first page of the originial pearsonvue link.....if you read it you will see that if you get that message it's supposed to mean you

  8. Pearsonvue Trick Is this TRUE? Does it work every time?

    NC29mom replied to brichielpn08's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    nclex rn cut off at 75 questions, got the good pop-up, thinking i passed! whew! what a lot of stress, and to think this was my second time taking boards - first time was in 2006 for my lpn...

  9. This is where LPN's can work.

    NC29mom replied to anonymous1919's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    hospitals here hire lpn's. but guess what???? rn in hospital makes $17/h (and part of that had to go toward paying your health insurance), i was hired at $19.50/h with paid health insurance, so...

  10. ADON'S what are your duties and what and how many hours do you work?

    NC29mom replied to Bubbles82's topic in LTC: Directors, Assistant

    i want the adon job where i work, right now the guy we have "won't accept the title because he doesn't want to take call or salary" (says my don) instead, he just walks around with a lot of free...

  11. This is where LPN's can work.

    NC29mom replied to anonymous1919's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    What brought about this question? LPN's can work basically everywhere in NC. And they are greatly appreciated! I'm a LPN myself, scheduled to take RN boards on Thursday - and let me tell you - LPN...

  12. iPad winner at the AN exhibit booth at NTI

    NC29mom replied to Brian's topic in News, Announcements

    well, i tell everybody about allnurses.com because i love

  13. restorative nursing

    NC29mom replied to gale54's topic in Rehabilitation

    spoke with the cna instructor again today and she says the program is 270h total, 95h of clinical - 40h minimum clinical for ltc. as i posted before, these are high school students being taught in...

  14. restorative nursing

    NC29mom replied to gale54's topic in Rehabilitation

    yes, i spoke with the cna instructor today. she says nursing rehab is part of her curriculum, but there isn't a set amount of hours required for that specific topic. minimum requirements in nc are...

  15. restorative nursing

    NC29mom replied to gale54's topic in Rehabilitation

    as a matter of fact, we have cna students doing their clinicals at our facility. i am good friends with their instructor, i will ask her tomorrow and post her response tomorrow afternoon. we are in...

  16. restorative nursing

    NC29mom replied to gale54's topic in Rehabilitation

    are you girls still adding to this post?? i am also new to rcna and have really enjoyed reading your posts..........love to keep hearing about activities you do and

  17. Sick and Tired

    NC29mom replied to RNCoastiewife's topic in General Nursing

    a lot of it has to do with the cost involved in training a new grad without experience. yes, it still costs hospitals money to train a new employee, but not near what it costs to train a new grad....

  18. Should she be suspended?

    NC29mom replied to desro1986's topic in General Nursing

    whether or not they were signed out immediately after giving shouldn't have been an issue - unless they were prn medications - they should be documentated immediately after administering. she should...

  19. Potassium tablets!

    NC29mom replied to Acarter2618's topic in General Nursing

    yes, i believe i stated that in my earlier post.......we regularly dissolve the pills where i work, i was commenting on the statement regarding crushing the

  20. Potassium tablets!

    NC29mom replied to Acarter2618's topic in General Nursing

    http://www.merck.com/mmpe/print/lexicomp/potassium%20chloride.html I disagree, you are not supposed to crush the tablets. If you do, it does constitute a medication error. The link above gives...

  21. Potassium tablets!

    NC29mom replied to Acarter2618's topic in General Nursing

    they do make smaller kdur 10meq pills that may be easier to swallow whole. we put the large one in a plastic dosing cup, add water, then pour water off and let sit. the pills will dissolve. we then...

  22. I took NCLEX-RN today; here are my thoughts...

    NC29mom replied to TheCommuter's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    wow, what a lot of reviewing you

  23. Another fun music video...

    NC29mom replied to Larry77's topic in Nursing Humor

    it's great to see everybody involved & enjoying their place of employment !!

  24. Nurses, are you glad that Obamas Healthcare Bill Passed?

    NC29mom replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

    can somebody please tell me just one thing the government has controlled that worked?????? cause i can't think of one! government controlling healthcare is a horrible idea. it already annoys me...

  25. salary floor nurse?

    NC29mom replied to fallinnstyle's topic in General Nursing

    sounds like they are trying to cut costs.................at our ltc facility, the nurses work m, t, f, sat & sun of one week then the next week they work w & thurs - this allows for 20 hrs ot...