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  1. How to learn telemetry?

    northmississippi posted a topic in Cardiac

    How do nurses who have to read telemetry strips get their knowledge base of all the different things that it could show? Is their a certification class for it? I think i'd like to work on a cardiac...

  2. voice recorder that can jump to a tab?

    northmississippi posted a topic in General Students

    do you know of a voice recorder that I can make little tabs during the lecture that i can jump to instead of having to start the lecture from the beginning and holding a fast forward button to get to...

  3. studying for NCLEX RN

    northmississippi replied to barntrac's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    google for free flashcards concerning safety and intervention. some good study guides on here also if you google for

  4. Starting RN program this fall - what to expect?

    northmississippi replied to charleyq's topic in General Students

    be sure to get a couple of voice recorders, one for each class to keep everything organized better. dont work more than two

  5. Nursing school needs

    northmississippi replied to chakad's topic in General Students

    voice recorders are good to have, one for each class if they let you have them, if not, you can record your own voice reading your notes so you can lay in bed or drive to school listening to them....

  6. Should lpn try to keep cna license?

    northmississippi posted a topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I have my lpn but I also still have a cna license, should i try to keep the cna license or let it

  7. I did! I just passed nursing school! Any tips to prepare for NCLEX?

    northmississippi replied to JuliusSeizure's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    passing has more to do with what kind of student you have been and how you feel about what is safe to do when dealing with something you have never heard of so dont make yourself sick studying and do...

  8. lpn/home health. Do you do dishes and housework?

    northmississippi posted a topic in Home Health

    I am thinking about trying home health. Do lpn home health workers do housework like dishes and moping and stuff in between giving meds/trac

  9. Identifying patient: what if they can't state birthday?

    northmississippi posted a topic in General Students

    At school we are taught to id pt by asking them to state their name and birthday,and look at the arm band... what if they can state name, but too confused mentally to state

  10. Idea's for weekend work for lpn?

    northmississippi posted a topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I want to work weekends only if I can while I go back to RN school, any ideas about where to work for weekends only, and maybe a few prn

  11. Why so many 3-11 jobs at nursing homes?

    northmississippi posted a topic in General Nursing

    Every nursing home I've talk to seems to always have a 3-11 position open, is this considered the harder shift or

  12. Are bls/acls online courses legit?

    northmississippi posted a topic in General Nursing

    I want to improve my resume by adding bls/acls, but are those online courses legit and recognized by employers?

  13. Duties of an ICU nurse?

    northmississippi posted a topic in Critical Care

    How does the duties of an ICU nurse differ from that of a staff nurse working on a general medsurg floor of a hospital? What should a nurse wanting to work in icu be studying up

  14. Not having a car during nursing school.

    northmississippi replied to PrettyNerd's topic in General Students

    You will need someone to drive you to clinicals, they usually start at 630am meaning you have to be in parking lot of the hospital by 615pm. I taxi or bus will probably make you late. If you dont have...

  15. how do you feel about last few weeks of school

    northmississippi replied to smmctowelie69's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    go ahead and start reviewing all your old notes from school and read alot of free flashcards off the net,, you got to get your nclex passed and get a job...so get on it early so you can be first to...

  16. Babies vitamin k administration

    northmississippi posted a topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I know babies should get a vitamin k injection, but is it done in the vastus lateralis or is it put into the

  17. working as lpn while going to rn school?

    northmississippi posted a topic in General Students

    I hope to be doing a bridge program in august for lpn to rn. were any of you able to find a job that would allow you work as lpn while you were in school? school and clinical will be monday thru...

  18. Spanish for nurses, any free stuff online?

    northmississippi posted a topic in General Nursing

    I wish I could find a site that had some spanish for nurses, just some basic phrases such as "breath normal", "turn to left side". Just stuff to get by with while doing a fast assessment or getting...

  19. 50 miles too far to drive for lpn job?

    northmississippi posted a topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    There is a lpn job that is 50 miles from me, it will pay about 15 or so an hour. Do you think that is too far to drive? It will take about 50 minutes to get there.

  20. Unsolicited Warnings....

    northmississippi replied to theradiantforce's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Just ask them to come with you to the charge nurses office and tell the to say that again, then ask them to explain them self right in front of the charge

  21. what helped me alot passing nclex pn

    northmississippi posted a topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I didnt pay for a high dollar course, I just studied alot of those free flashcards you can get online like at quizlet, and read an easy to read book called exam cram nclex rn, and did software based...

  22. Giving 25mg IM injection with 50mg prefilled syringe

    northmississippi replied to jeddyl's topic in Patient Medications

    its its not a sata, i'd say when the student put the needle in the trash,, some syringes have caps that your supposed to push up and cover the needle when done, then put it in the sharps

  23. Was not accepted 4 times, now what???

    northmississippi replied to RachelCofer's topic in General Students

    What did you make on your act/sat? My school added up points based on gpa and act score to pick students. I would recommend you do an lpn program first, then you can do a bridge or go

  24. Do you stop your medpass to "watch a pt"?

    northmississippi posted a topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I am always late with med pass because I am always to to stand at the front desk to "watch" a nursing home pt in case they try to get out of wc and could fall. I spend about 40 minutes of each med...

  25. Best Advice for New Nurses on their First Job?

    northmississippi replied to Ankh's topic in General Nursing

    Learn to say no, especially if your asked to stop doing your med pass to do a task an aid could