lkwashington

lkwashington

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  1. First shift on night

    lkwashington replied to gtoko's topic in General Nursing

    I work night shift. I enjoy working nights. I am in a relationship...he understands my life and takes me as I am. I dont have any children so it makes it alot easier to work nights. If you start...

  2. quit the job..did i do the right thing ...?

    lkwashington replied to proudtobeRN777's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I must admit this job does sound stressful. I have a friend that went through a similar situation and lost her unborn baby. She said after that she was unable take anymore and it was time to find a...

  3. Ascites, and third spacing

    lkwashington replied to MEDICJOHN's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I believe you are correct. Ascites can be assessed by percussion of the abdomen. Third spacing can be assessed by the skin weaping. It reminds me of anasarca in which includes the liver and other...

  4. What do you wish you knew when you first began as a student?

    lkwashington replied to epinephRN's topic in General Students

    I agree with all. Responding to #5...if you have negativity in your life it needs to be removed. No one needs anyone to try to hold them

  5. One More Question About Licensure...

    lkwashington replied to Nurse!Nurse!Hello?'s topic in Virginia Nursing

    Virginia is one of the Compact State. If you have a license from one another compact state you should be fine. Yes you can get a job with a ADN. Some jobs prefer or desire BSN. It depend what job you...

  6. Whats a good Medical Terminology book?

    lkwashington replied to Courtcatt's topic in California Nursing

    Try Taber's

  7. Unit Manger Presence

    lkwashington replied to GreentigerRN's topic in General Nursing

    This is a good question. Majority of nurse managers just work only on day shift. Most feel if the unit is well staffed at night why should they come

  8. Unit Manger Presence

    lkwashington replied to GreentigerRN's topic in General Nursing

    A nurse manager dont have to take a patient load every time. They can do accuchecks, pass meds, take off orders, and do admissions and discharges. These duties are a big help to any nurses. If you...

  9. Help, is it legal to have only 1 licenced person on a surgical floor

    lkwashington replied to CMILLRN's topic in General Nursing

    Its good to have more than one RN on the unit if the floor started to get busy and where I work the RN have to do the intial assessment. This would too much for one RN to handle. You are a new

  10. Med error!

    lkwashington replied to LINJOH8571's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I believe an incident report should be done because if there are some special reasons why med errors are done maybe it can be fixed by changing the administering med process. At the facility I work we...

  11. Is it anxiety?

    lkwashington replied to Goodlord1's topic in General Nursing

    I dont believe you will be asked to resign. There are nurses who have more serious problems dont even come forward. I give you alot of credit you want this work and trying to solve the situation by...

  12. Is it anxiety?

    lkwashington replied to Goodlord1's topic in General Nursing

    You are going in the right direction with everything. Good

  13. Wait list

    lkwashington replied to honeycakes55's topic in General Students

    Yes, a little of both. I encourage all students who wants to be a nurse to finish all prereques before applying to nursing school and try to earn high grades. I know where I live it pretty much based...

  14. Nursing school: is it worth it?

    lkwashington replied to Dresdenchick's topic in Nursing Career

    I believe you answered your own question. You have it all planned out. I would say you may want to work as a nursing assistant while in school. This would help you land a job much easier a facility...

  15. Need a second opinion...

    lkwashington replied to CurlsGoneWildStudent's topic in General Students

    My question is what are you going to do in the real world? If a patient states I need to use the restroom, are you going to leave the room to go find a CNA? The time to take to go find one could be...

  16. Med error!

    lkwashington replied to LINJOH8571's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    At the facility I work, we used the patients home meds unless it is a med we dont carry or hard to get. Then we would request the family to bring it in and it would be labeled by the Pharmacist. I...

  17. failed nclex

    lkwashington replied to viccy274's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I failed the NCLEX twice. The first time I didnt study at all. The second time I used Lippincott. The third time I made some adjustments in my life and taken Kaplan. I followed Kaplan instructions all...

  18. Why hospitals continue use incentive spirometry

    lkwashington replied to Blackheartednurse's topic in General Nursing

    Where I work, usually the RT teach

  19. Why hospitals continue use incentive spirometry

    lkwashington replied to Blackheartednurse's topic in General Nursing

    If the IS used properly the patient may cough, which is good for the lungs. It helps the patient to have a goal to work

  20. RN to BSN

    lkwashington replied to parrot07's topic in General Nursing

    You have to some research. All RN to BSN programs are different. Each college or university wants different things. Some of the prereqs may differ for maybe a class or two. Majority of the prereqs you...

  21. got to give feedback about preceptor: AM CONFUSED ?

    lkwashington replied to newsupernurse's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I have a few questions of my own. 1. How long has she been precepting? 2. Do you nurse manager/clinical coordinator speak to you how things going? 3. Have you asked the preceptor to show the...

  22. What would u do?

    lkwashington replied to rnfromja10's topic in General Nursing

    Evidently this situation is making you uncomfortable. You should just continue to observe your surroundings and keep your ears open. Im not going to tell you to find another job but you have to do...

  23. NCLEX Question Rationale

    lkwashington replied to metal_m0nk's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Please let me make an correction. By me saying passing the buck I am referring to letting another health professional to implement the situation. We are talking about NCLEX questions. Dont forget...

  24. I Need Help to Prevent from Crying

    lkwashington replied to dcgrrl's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Crying doesnt always mean a sign of weakness. Crying can meaning you are overwhelmed. You may be showing emotions for patients. Doctors may be very harsh at times. We all are emotional on some type of...

  25. Failed NCLEX, AGAIN!

    lkwashington replied to Jazzy_nurse_SF's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    The more questions you have you are still in the game. The last question broke you. If they keep throwing you questions after questions that is good. Please dont give