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  1. University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics

    bdbrdb posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hello, I have a question for any nurses that work or have worked at University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics. I'm originally from Texas and currently living in Illinois with my fiance. He grew up in...

  2. question on becoming a NP

    bdbrdb posted a topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I'm an LPN and have been working for over a year now. I'm interested in becoming a NP, but I'm not sure what steps I need to take. I plan on applying for the RN program, once I get my RN what do I...

  3. In need of a pep talk

    bdbrdb posted a topic in Health, Stress Management

    Lately I've been so exhausted and am having difficulty sleeping at night. Today was a busy and horrible day at work. Yesterday was worse... I had two new admits, apart from having to pass meds, doing...

  4. In need of a pep talk

    bdbrdb replied to bdbrdb's topic in Health, Stress Management

    No, she didn't have any reaction, her BS was high today but when the MD was called he stated he would not give an order for S/S and that it's normal for her. It's just having to deal with listening to...

  5. In need of a pep talk

    bdbrdb replied to bdbrdb's topic in Health, Stress Management

    He's recently become unemployed, and has been looking for employment but nothing yet. So he's decided to go back to

  6. forgot to do a treatment...

    bdbrdb posted a topic in Geriatric, LTC

    yesterday while at work I set out to do all my treatments, we have a new lady who's had back surgery and her treatment is to change her dressing daily...when I went to check in on her and do her...

  7. applying for a new job

    bdbrdb posted a topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    There's a job opening at a clinic near where I live, it's PT during the week, basically just taking vs, and prep the pt for the MD. So I got an application for the position, now my question is should...

  8. Narc Count

    bdbrdb posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hello, I was wondering how other LTC facility deal with Narc Sign On/ Sign off Sheets? Recently our Adm came up with a Sheet for Narcs where we count the number of items that are in the lock box, but...

  9. Med/Surg

    bdbrdb posted a topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Hello, I'm currently working as an LPN in a LTC/Rehab Center, honestly I don't like my job and looking for something new. Recently I saw an opening for a position in Med/Surg. But I'm not exactly sure...

  10. Narc Count

    bdbrdb replied to bdbrdb's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, that's exactly what I'm talking about. Sorry for being confusing, I confused myself trying to explain it Honestly I don't mind doing this extra step, I think it is a good idea. It's just the...

  11. Narc Count

    bdbrdb replied to bdbrdb's topic in General Nursing

    We do have this system...just how you described it, but now the Adm added another sign in sheet that states the number of items that are in the lock box...they are so confusing at work. But I was just...

  12. Narc Count

    bdbrdb replied to bdbrdb's topic in General Nursing

    Ugh, I hit the tab button and posted my thread before I was done...So I made a table and typed the following in the rows...I wish I knew how to post a link to the table, would be a lot easier to see....

  13. Nursing Online

    bdbrdb replied to bdbrdb's topic in Online Distance Learning

    Hi, I'm already an LPN, the course is for ADN online

  14. Nursing Online

    bdbrdb posted a topic in Online Distance Learning

    Has anyone had experience with RN online classes? I want to go back to school and have been thinking about doing online classes for nursing, but I'm not sure how it would work. I've taken some online...

  15. Documentation

    bdbrdb posted a topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Hello, This is my first year as an LPN, I find that I am having a difficult time documenting on my nurses notes. Are there any web sites you may know of where I can see examples of good nurses notes,...

  16. missing narcs

    bdbrdb posted a topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I went to work yesterday and did my shift change, the narc count was right, nothing seemed to be missing. Throughout the day one of our residents was needing her pain pill, so I went to the narc box...

  17. how do you deal with a patient who...

    bdbrdb posted a topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I have a resident who constantly asks for her pain meds even after you've given them to her. Our manager stated in a meeting that this res should be given her meds first when you start your med pass....

  18. learning to be more assertive

    bdbrdb posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    I've been working as a nurse for 6 months at a nursing home, this is my first job. I'm a quiet person, I do my job and try to stay out of drama. My problem is that my coworkers say I'm too quiet, and...