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  1. There Has To Be Someone Who Has/had This Problem

    chris_at_lucas_RN replied to diamondqueen's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I tried working nights at first. Big problem for me too. I remember reading many years ago about student nurses doing night shift (that shows how old the book was!) and that in order to stay awake,...

  2. My friend SWEARS I passed

    chris_at_lucas_RN replied to middypiegirl's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    The NCLEX adjusts itself to your responses: if you get one wrong, the next one is easier; get one right, the next one is more difficult. All designed to be sure we are safe, nothing more, that's why...

  3. What brand/type of shoe should I get?

    chris_at_lucas_RN replied to opal6779's topic in General Nursing

    I got the $18 Dr. Scholl's for nursing school and have continued to wear them. Not pretty, but very comfy. I also got inserts but didn't spend quite that much--maybe $2 or $3 at WalMart. I've since...

  4. Ethical Dilemma Concerning Commitment to Work

    chris_at_lucas_RN replied to chris_at_lucas_RN's topic in General Nursing

    I cannot thank you enough. Wishy-washy. That's what I have been for a long time. No wonder I find myself in these kinds of spots.I already called the chaplain and the other nurse. I cried talking...

  5. Ethical Dilemma Concerning Commitment to Work

    chris_at_lucas_RN replied to chris_at_lucas_RN's topic in General Nursing

    My sister said exactly the same thing. Gosh it's good to hear from great

  6. Preparing to Study for the CPNE-Need Guidance

    chris_at_lucas_RN replied to dlocke101's topic in Online Distance Learning

    I agree almost entirely with RN34TX (hi there CT! I was just thinking of you this morning, if you can believe it!!). The review course (3 days I think) by Excelsior College (not a look alike!!) was...

  7. ? about rectal administration of medication

    chris_at_lucas_RN replied to blyn79's topic in General Nursing

    This is a problem.If you don't chart the truth, you commit perjury, because the chart is a legal document. This is poor nursing--don't imitate it! The right thing is what k3immigrant describes,...

  8. What Degree?????

    chris_at_lucas_RN replied to Haunted's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    I am surprised that you can be licensed as an RN in California without all your academic ducks in a row. They will not license graduates from my school, and we have an award winning (by the NLN)...

  9. ? about rectal administration of medication

    chris_at_lucas_RN replied to blyn79's topic in General Nursing

    Your reasoning is good--ask the LVN the next time you see her. Some medications can be given by either route, but some have specific formulations for just the exact reason you knew. Don't...

  10. Embarassed -- Reading Blood Pressure

    chris_at_lucas_RN replied to Seven, RN2b's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    First, don't be embarassed. Nobody knows how to do anything (except maybe breathe, cry or pee) without being taught. You don't need a pricey stethoscope, your cheapie one will do just fine. The...

  11. Interested in Hospice Work

    chris_at_lucas_RN replied to Larry in Florida's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    I don't think there is a hard set rule about how to get into many of the specialties.... There are no internships in hospice that I know of, although since most palliative care seems to be done in...

  12. Support Hose vs. Socks vs. None

    chris_at_lucas_RN replied to Pumpkin1621's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    Socks and shoes with spongey soles. My chiropractor gave me an insert for one shoe because my legs aren't the same length (most people's aren't), and that relieved my back pain considerably. I don't...

  13. another freaked out newbie

    chris_at_lucas_RN replied to cherilee's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I think everybody's first job is stressful, you earn a pat on the back for recognizing that it is the stress and not the preceptor, etc. I think part of our stress is an intense desire to do well. I...

  14. Most RN's first borns?

    chris_at_lucas_RN replied to lvs2nrs3535's topic in General Nursing

    I am the eldest of three, father alcoholic, mother just distracted and cold and occasionally mean. None of my sibs is in a helping profession. Mother was/is (she says you never retire from nursing)...

  15. "Too unstable for transport"..........WHAT?!?!?

    chris_at_lucas_RN replied to TazziRN's topic in General Nursing

    So how did the story end? How is the

  16. I am thinking of becoming a NP

    chris_at_lucas_RN replied to jessiev's topic in General Nursing

    (much deleted after having found I missed the boat. Thanks, all!) Good luck--come on into nursing. If you are called to this, it will be worth it and you will be, IMHO, exceptional because you have...

  17. Sitting for certification in March--anyone else?

    chris_at_lucas_RN posted a topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Looking for a possible study buddy--or encouragement, or suggestions.... I'm taking the plunge, a little concerned because I have read several posts in the past about how difficult the exam is and the...

  18. Sitting for certification in March--anyone else?

    chris_at_lucas_RN replied to chris_at_lucas_RN's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    I worked the first 200 or so study questions in about a day and a half, then had to take a little break--my brain hurt! Now I am kind of focused on (preoccupied with, panicked by) the areas where I am...

  19. Is it professional??????????

    chris_at_lucas_RN replied to starbin's topic in General Nursing

    My first job out of nursing school, most of the nurses were from (probably) the same foreign country the OP describes. They not only talked to each other in their native tongue even when others...

  20. Giving Baths At Night. Agree Or Disagree?

    chris_at_lucas_RN replied to kmwlpn's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    http://www.google.com/search?q=internal+clock&sourceid=mozilla&start=0&start=0&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8 It has been known for quite a while that we have internal rhythms that have been...

  21. Giving Baths At Night. Agree Or Disagree?

    chris_at_lucas_RN replied to kmwlpn's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I thought it was cruel and unkind when they bathed ICU patients at night when I was an extern. The rationale was that they were doing so much other care during the day, the night shift was the only...

  22. Need a CNA/HHA competency test form

    chris_at_lucas_RN posted a topic in General Nursing

    We are starting up a new hospice and I need to set up a good screening and documentation system for new employees. I found a HHA/CNA competency checklist that will work, but I still need the actual...

  23. Pet Nurse??

    chris_at_lucas_RN replied to Fuzzy's topic in General Nursing

    I didn't see any reference to having a degree or license, but they sure do want a lot from their vet techs, don't

  24. Advice needed - withdrawing life support & how to deal

    chris_at_lucas_RN replied to just_peachy83's topic in MICU, SICU

    Exactly--I agree when we stop feeling sad/bad at the suffering or death of our patients, we need to go do something else, at least for a while. As a hospice nurse, I was confronted right away, not...

  25. Nurses with ADD/ADHD?

    chris_at_lucas_RN replied to Metron's topic in Health, Stress Management

    i removed your email address from my quote--anyone can pick that up, even people who aren't members of this board, and you will get loads of spam and lord knows what.... you might go back and edit...