gator_bait13

gator_bait13 specializes in Long term care, L and D.

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1. 1st time RN licensed , but the license expires toooo SOON - another post

   gator_bait13 replied to H2H_RN's topic in New Nurse

   Wow thats really different from NM. Mine was issued 2/3/09 and expires 2/28/11. My birthday has no correlation to that! Wierd. Bummer. At least you get it out of the way and will be good for an additional 2 years.

2. New RNs delegating to LPN's.

   gator_bait13 replied to Stephys's topic in New Nurse

   I HEAR YA BUDDY! I am 21 as well, however I was 18 when i got my LPN and I have been taking crap since then (both other staff and patients). Hopefully your manager backed you up because that is RIDICULOUS. I understand that sometimes the tech and LP...

3. Being a New Grad stinks

   gator_bait13 replied to AniRN's topic in New Nurse

   Just another piece from personal experience, I know the economy is terrible and jobs are hard to find, however getting a job doing something that you really don't want to do can lead to early burn out. I worked in a skilled nursing facility for 4 yea...

4. pregnancy chance

   gator_bait13 replied to la mama 310's topic in General Nursing

   Right... The point being that there is no one way to tell there are way to many factors for every women. I have NEVER even been asked that. I don't know that there is a exact stat. It depends if oral contraception have been used recently or any sort ...

5. pregnancy chance

   gator_bait13 replied to la mama 310's topic in General Nursing

   I am not sure of the actual statistics however, from my personal experience I can have intercourse on the days that I am ovulating, the days before and the days after and 5 months later, no pregnancy! There are so many factors that I am not sure you ...

6. Would you feel comfortable with putting your loved ones in a nursing home?

   gator_bait13 replied to BradleyRN's topic in General Nursing

   As a former nursing home nurse...NO WAY in a million years. Despite the number of wonderful nurses that may work in LTC (in my experience most of the nurses in LTC aren't so wonderful) they cannot control a corporations desire for a good profit. Here...

7. 1st time RN licensed , but the license expires toooo SOON - another post

   gator_bait13 replied to H2H_RN's topic in New Nurse

   I am not sure. Here in NM your licensure is good for two years from the date you pass the NCLEX. I would contact the BON especially because if you need CEU's by then that maybe difficult. But Hey congrats! I hope it all works out.

8. Being a New Grad stinks

   gator_bait13 replied to AniRN's topic in New Nurse

   I recently graduated and passed my NCLEX as well. Here in NM we are so short of nurses that it is super easy to find a job. I just started fresh out of school on an L and D unit with 3 months of orientation. I am not sure what its like in CO but all ...

9. Drawing blood and shakey hands!!!

   gator_bait13 replied to smak60's topic in New Nurse

   I had some what of the same problem when I first started IV's. I found that although I didn't feel very nervouse I was. As I got more and more IV's the shakes went a way. I am hypoglycemic so I also get shakes really bad when my sugar is low...ya may...

10. New RNs delegating to LPN's.

    gator_bait13 replied to Stephys's topic in New Nurse

    As a former LPN and a new RN I have some insight on this. As a brand new LPN I found that the techs and aids had a really hard time taking delgation from me, and always had an issue..for example " My kids are older than you, I don't have to...". As a...

11. 75 Questions...Last one wrong???Pass/Fail

    gator_bait13 replied to blue2day's topic in NCLEX

    I found I passed today! I wouldnt worry about it unitil you know for sure (easier said than done I know) So far I am under the impression that 75 questions and SATA are a really good thing! I am crosssing my fingers for you!

12. Took NCLEX-RN today..freaking out!

    gator_bait13 replied to futureRNJaz's topic in NCLEX

    I did! I found out today that I passed! Thank you so much!

13. Took NCLEX-RN today..freaking out!

    gator_bait13 replied to futureRNJaz's topic in NCLEX

    I took my NCLEX RN today. I got 75 questions, a ton of select all that apply, a ton of priority Q's and a few drugs. I was hoping for more drugs, I know those....I feel like I failed miserably because all of the questions seemed outrageously hard.