txgal34

on my med surg floor vs are taken at 2000,0000,0400. i had a similar situation where the midnight vs (got at 0030) were high with no PRN's ordered for the BP. when i called the hospitalist he asked if they were sleeping. when i answered yes, i jus...

this is my first hospital job...so this place is all i have to go on. we are med surg nurses, obviously trained, but not cardiac nurses....possibly why it is the way it is. i know larger hospitals that have a true "tele" only floor, we don't. we h...

First, it is not a "tele only floor." They lump two floors... one is medical, one is surgical and if tele is ordered, tele box is on. On one floor our tele tech sits and watches the monitors which are for both floors. While this in not a rural hos...

....i love it! i had a family member track me down as i was standing in front of the elevator to leave. just a simple hug and thank you for the attentiveness and explaining care and the planned care! i love the education part of nursing, and alway...

My med-surg has LVN's and RN's. We have tele on both floors. While the acuity is higher on a tele pt, both RN's and LVN's get tele pt's and it doesn't change the amount of pt's we get. All nurses have PALS and ACLS. We also have a tele tech on th...

i enjoy med surg! and at our hospital....all new grads start on med surg as they think you need to get that experience before working ED or ICU.

I don't think people hate nursing, it's just sometimes the longer you do it the more frustrated you get. I work on a busy med surg floor and deal with a crazy busy shift most nights, then add on top of that more and more pt's and/or family either tr...

I have worked LTC for 3 1/2 years and decided to get out of the rat race and try some HH. I love the idea of spending one on on time with my pts and actually being able to talk to them instead of the crazy rush of LTC. I was given some training, an...

thank you everyone for the positive comments. i now have a little over a week under my belt and am feeling much better. my confidence is growing every day! sometimes i think you just need to hear "it's going to be ok" and i thank you for that :)

thanks MomRN0913, I asked the DON to review my documentation as I have done LTC documentation but this is different system. I asked and wanted the input to ensure i was documenting correcting instead of going on for a month and finding out that I wa...

"kind swear is a challenge". Meant Kinnser.....darn that auto correct...lol.

Thanks for the comments....I guess it's hard feeling lost and feeling like I don't have the answers so often. I am so used to be "in my element" that now I am definitely out of my comfort zone. I love learning new skills, but it's challenging not k...

The feedback was asking DON to review my submitted documentation.

i think you have to look at several factors. I am in TX, so it may be different here. I choose the LVN route because it can be done in 11 months (fulltime student). Here, there are crazy waiting lists to get into RN programs. LTC is EASY to find ...

not all LVN's/LPN's are "jealous" of the RN. I graduated with a 4.0 from an LVN program. I CHOSE the LVN route. I will in some point in the future probably pursue my RN, however I am quite content in the LVN role. TX is very liberal state "we work un...

...for concorde you have to take the NET test. they used to sell the study guide, but no longer do (or so i have been told). but you can go on amazon.com or ebay and get a used one. you are required to acheive certain scores on the math and readin...

tiffanyyy1390, i am glad you are going for it! don't let them make yourself think you can't do it. i gradutated concorde with a 4.0 and saludidictorian...and no, i wasn't a 4.0 student 15 years ago in high school! ...and i had no medical backgroun...

Congrats on passing the boards! You worked your butt off to become a nurse, if it doesn't change i would probably just move on. Good luck!

i am so frustrated at the "better than thou people" who constantly berate concorde and/or the choice of LVN route. it's a PERSONAL choice and i understand the just don't understand why so much negativity about those of us who choose to go LVN vice R...

RNs Functioning in LVN Positions/ RNs or LVNs Functioning in Unlicensed Positions The Nursing Practice Act (NPA) and Board Rules do not preclude a RN from seeking employment in lower positions (such as LVN, unlicensed, or technical positions), with p...

well...i did use the phrase "i have heard" because i have no written documentation as proof to back it up, just a few fellow students that were in that position when i was in school. if that is true, it could also be under what title you are hired.....

i hate to use the phrase "cna work", and i certainly have no problem doing pt care. of course, a nurse can and does do pt care. though i have heard the same thing about once you become licensed you are not supposed to have a position as a CNA at a ...

i just saw on DNI (dallas nursing institute) they have officially put a start date on the bridge program and will be accepting online applications soon. THE BAD NEWS... it looks the same as a communtiy college, as in you need to have 9 (unless i cou...

i am so new a nurse that the ink is barely dry! i was military for 11 years, so while i am not a "seasoned nurse" there was something in leadership we learned that had much truth to it. they made us watch this movie called "The first 24 hours" .......

if you don't have a medical background, i found foundations hard. our teacher said those with a med backgroud would sail thru foundations, but the "house would flip" once we hit the next level....and it did! of course most still did well, but it wa...