CharlieT

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  1. LPN or RN What should I choose?

    CharlieT replied to Tattooedtonya24's topic in General Nursing

    LPN to RN is not done just online, you still need lots of clinical time. You will learn things like how to give meds, injections, IV starts, IV flow rates, IV piggybacking, leadership skills, not the...

  2. LPN or RN What should I choose?

    CharlieT replied to Tattooedtonya24's topic in General Nursing

    TatTonya, I applied to both an LPN program and a RN(ADN) program at the same time, and was offered a seat in both. I had to choose and went with the ADN program. I see that you have 3yrs. exp as a...

  3. RN vs Surgical Technologist

    CharlieT replied to kyou03's topic in General Nursing

    An RN is not a surg tech and a surg tech is not an RN. Different skill sets. Surg tech school does not take as long and therefore does not pay as well as the RN. I don't understand what you mean by...

  4. if i decided to be a doctor, i would be.....

    CharlieT replied to ErinDel's topic in General Nursing

    OK second wind, this one's for you I would be respectful to my fellow medical professionals, nurses, CNAs, PCTs, phlebs, housekeeping, etc,

  5. Nursing School Drama queens

    CharlieT replied to dinah77's topic in General Students

    "Holy crap! Guess my situation isn't too bad.... " Interesting choice of words there Dinah, LOL. If someone actually did place a soiled brief on a patient..., well that's just sick. My classmates...

  6. Nursing School Drama queens

    CharlieT replied to dinah77's topic in General Students

    For the vast majority of my classmates it's no big deal, but there are allways someone who will make you feel bad for the grades you make. Before nursing school, I took an anatomy class and made the...

  7. Nursing School Drama queens

    CharlieT replied to dinah77's topic in General Students

    This kind of thing is why I don't ask what other people made on tests. If people ask what I made I have only 2 answers, "I did ok" or "not so good". Study groups don't really work for me, they seem to...

  8. Can someone verify this for me?

    CharlieT replied to caffeineRx's topic in General Nursing

    Inbox, I have a couple of books, Dosage Calculations by Pickar and Dosage Calculations made Incredibly Easy. I like both, I am sure that there are many more books out there that are good as

  9. Can someone verify this for me?

    CharlieT replied to caffeineRx's topic in General Nursing

    Inbox, A few folks have been kind enough to have given you the correct answer of two tabets to be given and how they calculated it. Now for the bad news. These calculations are going to become more...

  10. Fear of the Uncertain

    CharlieT replied to esunada's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I think that we all feel that way, every day. The economy is hurting everyone. Just hang in there and hope this blows over. I am basically betting everything that I own that it will work

  11. We had clinical orientation today

    CharlieT replied to ~Mi Vida Loca~RN's topic in General Students

    "Is a LTC facility a fancy word for nursing home?" LTC is short for long term care. Can mean any type of assisted living, but most often means nursing

  12. We had clinical orientation today

    CharlieT replied to ~Mi Vida Loca~RN's topic in General Students

    I just started an ADN program and we start rotations in the hospital, not LTC. I am very happy as LTC is not my cup of tea. Just hang in there and endure it for eight weeks. We are currently learning...

  13. Dosage Calc.

    CharlieT replied to STL2008, RN's topic in General Students

    That works also. I prefer to change to the units asked for in the question, just the way I like to do it. I use ratio and proportion but many use the formula method. Makes no difference as long as you...

  14. Dosage Calc.

    CharlieT replied to STL2008, RN's topic in General Students

    Let me know if you need a better explaination of the math. I did not put the math in detail because I suspect that you did not convert the milliunits to units based on your answer of 12000. Good luck...

  15. Dosage Calc.

    CharlieT replied to STL2008, RN's topic in General Students

    If I understand the question correctly the Pitocin is running at 4 milliunits per min. It looks like you need to convert the milliunits to units first, this would be .004 units because 1 unit = 1000...

  16. question about GPA

    CharlieT replied to milan18400's topic in General Students

    In other words, your previous 4.0 will only boost your GPA when you finish as it includes all classes taken at that

  17. question about GPA

    CharlieT replied to milan18400's topic in General Students

    At my school the GPA includes all classes taken at that school. It does not include classes taken at any other schools. I use this to my advantage by taking difficult classes for me (english ) at...

  18. ADVICE PLEASE! Anatomy & Other Pre-reqs.

    CharlieT replied to Ready4theAction's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Alana, That is a heavy load, you might want to drop something. I recommend that you find out the drop date, then stay in all of your classes until that day. On that day, decide which class you are...

  19. Whats are the best classes to start with?

    CharlieT replied to itsnever2L8's topic in General Nursing

    Those science, anatomy, chem. type courses can be tough, just take one per semester, no more than one and no less than one. Some classes have prereqs, so you will need those first. Good

  20. Any adrenalin junkies out there?

    CharlieT replied to TigerGalLE's topic in General Nursing

    I am addicted to adrenalin. That is why I like airplanes, boats, scuba diving, and why I went to paramedic school. I enjoy the rush of being a paramedic, just can't survive on the pay. I could not...

  21. How to deal with slack students

    CharlieT replied to SummerTimeCCRN's topic in Critical Care

    "I'm glad you are here today. This is how I work. This is what I expect from you. I am here to teach you anything that you want to learn, but I will not beg you to follow me and get involved. I would...

  22. Job experience question

    CharlieT replied to sunflower777's topic in General Nursing

    Sunny, At my school you would not recieve points for the work experience. You would recieve points for classes, grades recieved and degrees that you have obtained. Each school is slightly...

  23. For those who want to know what nursing school is like...

    CharlieT replied to Always_Learning's topic in General Students

    Always, Your list is spot on. I think that #4, choosing your friends wisely is the most important one. I had to tweak who I was sitting beside during the first few days of class. Good luck to all of...

  24. 24 Things ER Nurses Know All Too Well

    CharlieT replied to RN_in_SC's topic in Emergency

    Here are a couple for a few of my patients from my paramedic days. It is not the ER, but there is much in common. -NO...., you may NOT smoke in my truck, we have oxygen on board and you could kill us...

  25. CNA or LPN?

    CharlieT replied to Parker0708's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Parker, Most LPN and RN schools will require you to complete CNA classes first. The CNA will take a short amount of time, The LPN will normally take a year. More training = more $. The CNA is a good...