lisamc1RN

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  1. How to prepare for Physcial Assessment and Basic Pharmacology class

    lisamc1RN replied to 2bnurseforce1's topic in General Nursing

    Pharmacology= lot's of index cards. LOL. I'm not sure that you really need to do any prepping. Have you bought and used additional resources in the past? Did they help? I actually like the Made Easy...

  2. Can't believe it!!

    lisamc1RN replied to GCmomRN's topic in Online Distance Learning

    Congratulations, Meg! Welcome to the CPNE club. I have a date in May for York, which means that I'll have about 3 1/2 months of studying for it by then. I sure hope that's

  3. What are all of the duties of LPNs at LTC Facilities?

    lisamc1RN replied to Rosejun62's topic in General Nursing

    Excellent post dhinson45. Don't forget that one STNA who can never be found and every time you need to ask her a question, you need to track her down first. Oh, and when the big bosses decide to do a...

  4. Help...I CAN'T fail nursing school!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    lisamc1RN replied to Ecpi Raleigh 07/09's topic in General Nursing

    You already have a defeatist attitude, so that is where I would start first. Change it. You need to go in there determined to not only get by, but to excel for this instructor. Pay attention to her....

  5. LPN to MSN??

    lisamc1RN replied to Lady_Luck's topic in General Nursing

    There are programs out there that you don't even have to your LPN to get a MSN, if you have a Bachelor's in another field. It sounds like you've mapped out a pretty long journey for yourself. Just...

  6. How did you discover you want to do this?

    lisamc1RN replied to onthefence's topic in General Nursing

    I saw my mom go to LPN school when I was a teenager. After she graduated, she helped me get a job as a nursing assistant at her former LTC. I was 16 and so wide eyed about all the going on in nursing...

  7. Student loans...how much do you owe?

    lisamc1RN replied to LETRN's topic in General Nursing

    I owe about $15,000 for LPN school and my prereq's for my ADN. I'm paying for my ADN as I go. I will go further into debt when I go into my MSN program. I'm not so stressed about that as I am about...

  8. are there alot of cliques on your nursing floor?

    lisamc1RN replied to johnnyDoGood's topic in General Nursing

    Not really sure that we have cliques at my work place. We have people who get along better with each other because of personalities and interests, but it definitely doesn't effect an outsider coming...

  9. Nurse Distractions and Med Errors please share input

    lisamc1RN replied to CNOR1988's topic in General Nursing

    Two stories. I was fresh out of nursing school and I had my supervisor telling me to go give pt X his morphine because he was badly dyspneic and needed it asap. She had the MAR, as she was adding...

  10. To flush or not to flush...advice please.

    lisamc1RN replied to lovingtheunloved's topic in General Nursing

    I have a fundamentals book and I don't recall ever reading about subcutaneous buttons. It's not like they are used in hospitals and nursing homes. It's not lazy not to flush a button. It's...

  11. To flush or not to flush...advice please.

    lisamc1RN replied to lovingtheunloved's topic in General Nursing

    Except that the manufacturer of our sets, at least, do NOT recommend flushing. It is also against our policy and

  12. To flush or not to flush...advice please.

    lisamc1RN replied to lovingtheunloved's topic in General Nursing

    What do you use instead? At our facility, 2 nurses sign off on any narcotic drawn up. Also, the only meds we have given sq (that I have experienced) are dilaudid, morphine, decadron, haldol, and...

  13. To flush or not to flush...advice please.

    lisamc1RN replied to lovingtheunloved's topic in General Nursing

    I think the best policy that your facility could go to would be to simply apply more than one more set if more than one medication is going to be pushed. That way, you don't have to worry about it!...

  14. To flush or not to flush...advice please.

    lisamc1RN replied to lovingtheunloved's topic in General Nursing

    The tubing is primed before inserting, so there is always .3 ml of the drug in the tubing when you push your medicine. Our policy is to push only 1 ml per set, as it is very uncomfortable to the...

  15. Isn't there such a thing as a learning curve?

    lisamc1RN replied to tasha1722's topic in General Nursing

  16. Isn't there such a thing as a learning curve?

    lisamc1RN replied to tasha1722's topic in General Nursing

    The patient asked for pain medicine 3 times on your shift? Was she offered other pain medication? Perhaps that is why she complained? I really long for the day when every place a nurse might work...

  17. Feeling overwhelmed today.

    lisamc1RN posted a topic in Online Distance Learning

    I don't know why, but I am really panicky today. All along, I've been studying and learning the CPNE bit by bit, but today I'm just staring at it all and can't seem to wrap my head around any of it....

  18. Someone tell me to stop.....

    lisamc1RN replied to erinp88's topic in Online Distance Learning

    Stop! Racine is the place you will always remember because you passed the CPNE!

  19. pain meds

    lisamc1RN replied to lovingRN2009's topic in General Nursing

    Confusion is not a reason to undermedicate this man. The priority is his pain! Poor guy. I hope he's been medicated sufficiently

  20. Feeling overwhelmed today.

    lisamc1RN replied to lisamc1RN's topic in Online Distance Learning

    You are both right. My brain just needed the rest is all. LOL. I'm back at it and seem to be going at a nice pace. Erin, I can't imagine just starting to study when the CPNE is so close! I hope...

  21. CPNE in Janesville, Wisconsin

    lisamc1RN replied to LPNsizz's topic in Online Distance Learning

    Amen, Erin. Why on earth do they not have a search feature? Argh! When I first visited there, It felt like I had visited the land of the dinosaurs or something.

  22. Excelsior Online

    lisamc1RN replied to tamjdf79's topic in Online Distance Learning

    You don't need to use a publishing company like The College Network or Chancellors. You can do it by going directly through Excelsior. You'll need their study guide (free) and a list of recommended...

  23. Ticked off at self!

    lisamc1RN replied to calliesue's topic in Online Distance Learning

    Congratulations and welcome!

  24. CPNE study guide

    lisamc1RN replied to GCmomRN's topic in Online Distance Learning

    You'll get a CD. I was a little disappointed in that, but I decided not to print out the entire book, since I can take my laptop anywhere. I even whip it out at work when there is down time. I just...

  25. Excelsior College - Has anyone graduated from this online program?

    lisamc1RN replied to Nurse Blondie's topic in Online Distance Learning

    I'm in Excelsior right now, and have full confidence in my ability to get a job when I finish. I work full time night shift and have 5 children and am doing it. My mother did the program back when...