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  1. My externship is not going well

    lady_jezebel replied to NP2BE's topic in General Nursing

    I quit my externship at the local VA hospital about 1.5 months before it was over & took a job as an NA at the Burn Unit in another hospital. The VA hospital was shoddily run, the nurses were the...

  2. Ketamine

    lady_jezebel replied to Uptoherern's topic in Emergency

    For some reason some docs on our floor have recently started using ketamine for ortho surgeries. We've had 2 pts in the last month that have reported being "out of their bodies, watching the surgery"....

  3. Took only 75 questions- think I failed the NCLEX

    lady_jezebel replied to TLRN71's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I bet you passed! The computer would have kept giving you questions if you were borderline between passing/failing. No one leaves the test feeling like they've passed, for it increases in difficulty...

  4. Does This Place Exist?

    lady_jezebel replied to VickyRN's topic in General Nursing

    I sure don't, and it's a "Magnet" hospital. Wish that I knew where such a place

  5. RE: Help with failed boards

    lady_jezebel replied to Zar's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I agree. You've worked too hard to give up now. Go to Barnes and Noble, buy one or two NCLEX study guides (WITH CD-rom practice questions), and start studying NOW while the questions are fresh....

  6. NCLEX questions

    lady_jezebel replied to AmyHall's topic in First Year After Licensure

    In a disaster drill, remove those pts who are ambulatory first. Save the most critically ill for last (ex. someone on oxygen, unstable, requiring several staff to move). Since you can't save everyone,...

  7. NCLEX: how much pharmacology?

    lady_jezebel replied to amblessing's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I took it last year and had only ONE Rx question. It was about some bizarre IM antipsychotic that I had never heard of before, nor since. Honestly, it's a waste of time to study Rx's for the NCLEX....

  8. Help Me!

    lady_jezebel replied to Browneyedgurl's topic in Washington Nursing

    first RN, then

  9. What are Ca salaries really like?

    lady_jezebel replied to creeves's topic in California Nursing

    I've heard the same rumors from nurses in my state, WA. By the way, there is a remote hospital a couple hours from Seattle that offers nurses $100/hr to work (according to my trustworthy co-worker),...

  10. IV Toradol?

    lady_jezebel replied to OZ88's topic in Pain Management

    I work on an ortho med-surg floor. We often give IV tordol as a pain-control adjunct, without problems. However, a pt can have no more than 2-3 doses, since it can kill your

  11. Which states have the "worst" nursing jobs?

    lady_jezebel replied to Blackcat99's topic in General Nursing

    From everything I've read and heard, the SE and midwest both seem to have the worst conditions for nurses (except for their major metropolitan areas -- they usually offer higher pay and better...

  12. I am seroiusly considering getting the hell out of health care

    lady_jezebel replied to warrior woman's topic in General Nursing

    I'm tired of the patients, too. And the administration, and my co-workers. And the docs. And the way medicine/nursing is generally done in a hospital... Yet I've only been a nurse for eight months...

  13. Need new job, Help!!!

    lady_jezebel replied to new2nursing's topic in General Nursing

    Does home infusion nursing become too routine/boring after a while? And how is the pay? Thanks in

  14. to nurse or not to nurse?

    lady_jezebel replied to swedishchick's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Practically-speaking, it's not a bad 1st degree to have. You'll have guaranteed work, a good salary, and career flexibility. If you decide later that you would like to obtain an advanced degree either...

  15. Who's #1 your patient or you?

    lady_jezebel replied to rscarlatti's topic in General Nursing

    For the good of ALL my patients, I need to take my breaks. Otherwise, I will be completely exhausted and will not be able to focus or provide good care for the patients. Nurses MUST take care of...

  16. Will Non-BSN nurses ever be fired?

    lady_jezebel replied to AcosmicRN's topic in General Nursing

    About seven years ago, my mother & all non-BSNs were told to either go back for BSNs or leave their positions. This was a major teaching hospital in NC. It was a crazy policy implemented b/c of a...

  17. Quesion: Is this good precepting?

    lady_jezebel replied to Jen2's topic in General Nursing

    She sounds like an excellent preceptor to me, as long as she's approachable when you are having difficulties. You will be leapyears ahead of your

  18. Career switch - from 6 figure salary

    lady_jezebel replied to melly06's topic in General Nursing

    You may be romanticizing nursing. It's very difficult work -- physically exhausting & thankless most of the time. You should think VERY deeply about your decision before leaving IT. Try shadowing...

  19. my daughters blood test proved positive for downs syndrome

    lady_jezebel replied to scotdanzer's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I'm currently 4 months pregnant & also currently took a screening test (mine is called a Quad screening, it checks for Down's & Spina bifida also). The results are not really "positive" or...

  20. All You Pharm Experts - Need Answers

    lady_jezebel replied to KristinWW's topic in General Nursing

    c and d, in my opinion. (yes, garlic is an anticoagulant, therefore you would not have to correct the pt's statement or do further teaching. therefore a is not the answer) for the second question,...

  21. Chem A h

    lady_jezebel replied to rmdenis's topic in General Nursing

    OK, I see that nothing aligned correctly anyway. It looks like a big jumble. I was trying to create perpendicular lines with the "I's" so that I could create a grid, or cross shape. Sorry if this...

  22. Chem A h

    lady_jezebel replied to rmdenis's topic in General Nursing

    OK, first -- please IGNORE THE DOTS BELOW. The computer wouldn't let me use the space bar to create crosses, so I had to use dots in order to place numbers/bars in the correct places. Please try to...

  23. Doctor in your next life?

    lady_jezebel replied to Hopegirl's topic in General Nursing

    Absolutely. More independence, compensation, power and problem-solving. I think physicians do all of the fun stuff, honestly. Wish that I had worked harder in my undergrad at college, and had taken...

  24. Could this be true or is this proud papa just bragging.

    lady_jezebel replied to oramar's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, it's possible if she is factoring in shift differentials and a sign-on bonus. Perhaps this is what she has calculated she is making on a weekend night

  25. I am pregnant!

    lady_jezebel posted a topic in General Nursing

    First baby, about 2-4wks pregnant, am 33 yo, married, and have only been nursing (RN) for 6 months. My question --- how difficult is it to work full-time on a med surg unit until the due date? My...