SkiingCait

I am on facebook and enjoy using it to keep in touch with family and friends who live far away. With that said, I have nothing on my page that I wouldnt want my bosses to see. I use my account to keep in touch with my friends and very rarely say anything about work. If I do happen to mention work, I ask myself how I would feel if my boss saw this. If I think iy would be a problem, I dont write it. Problem solved :)

I'm in the same camp as you. VS at triage, and unless the temp is elevated or low, I usually won't re-check it. If we are holding the pt in the ED for an extended time, I will get one q6h. We use oral/rectal temps...I wish we had temporal/tympanic!!

As the others said, if I am giving 60mg, I always give it in the gluteal b/c it is 30mg/mL. The 1 or 2 times I gave 30mg IM, I gave it in the deltoid, and the pt didn't react.

MentalHealthRN - I agree that it is quite confusing! Where I work, however, LNA's really function in the same capacity as CNA's, they just also work under a license (and therefore are required to get CE's, renew their license, etc). As for the more invasive procedures, I haven't seen LNA's perform those tasks (IE catheters). They are allowed to remove IV's, draw labs, do vitals, etc. Very interesting how different it can be from state to state!

That is most definitely possible. In my state (NH), nursing assistants are licensed, and called LNA's. In my ADN program, after completing your first semester of nursing school you could apply for your LNA license (and many people did). If you don't want to wait, you could look into a short course and then apply for a job. Many hospitals will train you as well. I think it us a great way to get some experience while you are in school. Good luck!

Where I work we can only draw off an IV as it's being placed, before the saline lock is connected. I would definitely suggest checking the policy where you work. Good luck!!

We just got on in our Pedi ED that I have used on both peds patients and hard adults sticks - it's amazing! I'm a new nurse (started in July) and in the ED - so I've only been starting IV's for a couple of months, but every time I've used the AccuVein I've gotten a line :).

YaY! Congrats! It's an amazing feeling, huh?

I originally got the "On hold" response, then a few hours later got the "good" pop-up. Excited to say I looked at the BON today, and I am officially an RN! While I knew that it wasn't guaranteed 100%, it certainly did help ease my worries a bit while I waited for my results :)

Just got my results - I passed!! Soooo excited! Hope you did as well!!!

Lilkk - How did it go!? I just finished...had 75 questions and finished in just under an hour. Now, the waiting game begins!! Hope your exam went well!!

I am also taking the exam on Wed and am so nervous that I am not ready. I know that logically I probably am as I have been studying consistently and doing pretty well on practice exams, I just can't believe that my test date is finally approaching! Good luck to all who are taking the exam in the next few days - and thanks marcos for those tips!

I chose to take ethics as a week-long intensive course over Winter Break and found that to be the best way to do it. I still had a few weeks off for break and didn't have to write papers all semester long. I have heard from some other people who took it online that it was pretty time consuming. Just my Good luck!

Hooray!! Enjoy your break! Today was my last day of lecture...only 1 more clinical day, 1 final, 1 Hesi and the boards

Congrats - glad to hear the interview went well!! I am in the same position as you - I am graduating in a few weeks (eeeeek!!) and my dream job is in the ER. None of the hospitals in my area are hiring new grads right now, but I did submit a resume to one hospital, and I got a call that they want to interview me!!!! I am unbelievably excited and the answers in this thread are really helpful - so thanks everyone!!!