TLSpaz

TLSpaz ASN, RN

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  1. Beta Strep

    TLSpaz replied to TLSpaz's topic in Ob/Gyn

    ACOG pamphlet: http://www.acog.org/publications/patient_education/bp105.cfm More info here as well: http://www.groupbstrepinternational.org/info_main.html...

  2. Beta Strep

    TLSpaz replied to TLSpaz's topic in Ob/Gyn

    You have to know I already have my own answer to this question in mind, right? I am a new grad RN...not new to OB by any means, but a new RN. My preceptor today asked me to put a patient (G2P2 s/p...

  3. GA BON no longer accepting Excelsior education; Speak up Cont. Updates!!

    TLSpaz replied to zimsaint's topic in Excelsior College

    Here are the latest amendments and changes to laws affecting graduates of non-traditional programs for the state of GA.... Highlights: -evaluated on a case-by-case basis -some relaxation of the...

  4. Pearson Vue Trick - Does it Work Every Time? Part 2

    TLSpaz replied to Silverdragon102's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Tested yesterday, and then tried the trick as soon as I got home. Got the good pop-up!!!*wineTIME TO CELEBRATE this coming

  5. Passed A&P tonight!

    TLSpaz replied to TashaLPN2006RN2012's topic in Online Distance Learning

    I am working on a cold beer... :) (I did just pass the BEAST, after all, right??) But seriously, GREAT JOB!!! Keep it up! You'll get there! Pray like it's all up to God and WORK like it's all up...

  6. Felt like a complete idiot at work yesterday

    TLSpaz replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in General Nursing

    First of all, what was the outcome for the patient? I am guessing that as soon as you discovered the source of the distress, you corrected it and the patient recovered with no lasting adverse...

  7. OPinions on Excelsior extra materials for CPNE

    TLSpaz replied to lsilva7's topic in Excelsior College

    Take Care Planning online! Attend a workshop! That's my

  8. Excelsior Pass Rates!!!

    TLSpaz replied to j1l4d's topic in Excelsior College

    I have known and worked with several successful EC grads, and plan on joining their ranks in a matter of weeks. The interactions that I have had with those who attempted and failed the CPNE seem to...

  9. Blood Pregnancy test needed?

    TLSpaz replied to Schweet's topic in Emergency

    This may be true to a degree, but it's hard to imagine that any OB office who accepts Medicaid patients would make a patient wait three months just for a nurse visit to take a pregnancy test. It's...

  10. Blood Pregnancy test needed?

    TLSpaz replied to Schweet's topic in Emergency

    Heck, I was at Dollar Tree a few days ago, and I saw pregnancy tests there...for ONE DOLLAR! I found out I was pregnant with my second child with a $3 pregnancy test from Dollar

  11. Be very Careful about considering Excelsior's Online ADN program...

    TLSpaz replied to ColoLPNStudent's topic in Online Distance Learning

    Actually....you CAN be accepted into Excelsior's program as an EMT-B or EMT-I if you are or have been a corpsman/medic in the

  12. Are You a Member of the allnurses.com Grammar Police?

    TLSpaz replied to PacoUSA's topic in Nursing Humor

    :hhmth:

  13. What is your Nursing Kryptonite?

    TLSpaz replied to Lunah's topic in General Nursing

    Trachs/phelgm/suction don't bother me at all either. You may be surprised what will sneak up on you when least expect it. Smells have never been a problem for me....NEVER...except during pregnancy....

  14. How can I tell if they're trauma shears?

    TLSpaz replied to Schweet's topic in Emergency

    Refreshing, isn't

  15. Do Army National Guard nurses get deployed?

    TLSpaz replied to jallen5's topic in Government, Military

    Also, keep in mind that if you don't get deployed to one of the two war zones in which we are currently employed, you can still be activated to respond to any kind of national emergency. Think about...

  16. Community College and then BSN?

    TLSpaz replied to cassanova's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    Check out MUSC's ACC BSN to see if you can make maximum use of the credits you have already earned with your BA.

  17. Central Line dressings

    TLSpaz replied to BeckyLRN's topic in General Nursing

    These kinds of posts are VERY INFORMATIVE for an ADN student like me. I have learned a lot from reading these kinds of posts. I am finding that having access to a community of nurses with extensive...

  18. Central Line dressings

    TLSpaz replied to BeckyLRN's topic in General Nursing

    I wonder how the cost of q48h dsg changes would compare to the cost of specialized wound care if this pts' skin integrity, instead of being restored, worsens to the point of compromising the central...

  19. New ER requesting the reality check

    TLSpaz replied to Valasca's topic in Emergency

    status dramaticus:rotfl: After six years of employment in a Level 1 Trauma center (not current, but not so long ago that I have lost touch), I have seen all of the above of which you speak. (Never...

  20. Trying to avoid undesirable CNA duties

    TLSpaz replied to girtenbt's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    My sis-in-law has an assoc. in engineering and I don't know what she does exactly (WAAAY over my head, I'm sure) but she makes BANK!

  21. New ER requesting the reality check

    TLSpaz replied to Valasca's topic in Emergency

    LOVE THIS: "Difficult is difficult but you have to remember we see people at their worst. For the most part, no one really wants to be in the ER. We get paid to be there, the pts really want to be...

  22. Past and future graduates of Excelsior College

    TLSpaz replied to oldlpnnewrn's topic in General Nursing

    Signed...

  23. Do Army National Guard nurses get deployed?

    TLSpaz replied to jallen5's topic in Government, Military

    Semantics...for the purpose of this thread and the question asked by a civilian who has little or no knowledge of the military or it's inner workings, we are still at war in Iraq. My husband is there...

  24. Do Army National Guard nurses get deployed?

    TLSpaz replied to jallen5's topic in Government, Military

    That's what you call being

  25. Do Army National Guard nurses get deployed?

    TLSpaz replied to jallen5's topic in Government, Military

    zenman and jlr- Thank you for your