Georgia peach RN

Georgia peach RN

GI, ER, ICU, Med/Surg, Stress Test Nurse

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  1. Transition from LPN to RN

    Georgia peach RN posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    Ok so I have only been an RN for just a few months, I was an LPN for more than 10 yrs. My delimma is I feel like I am placed in situations that most new RN are not placed in. I do have good strong...

  2. School appealing loss of NLN accreditation - start over or take a chance?

    Georgia peach RN replied to leekaye's topic in General Students

    Does their loss of accreditation mean you cannot take state

  3. Almost done with orientation I think I want to quit.

    Georgia peach RN replied to vera5's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Be encouraged! You can do this! Organization is everything. When I became an LPN I was placed on orentation, I was precepted by several nurses, imagine that confusion. I am a very observant soul so I...

  4. So ridiculous.

    Georgia peach RN replied to mariaberry19's topic in General Students

    I agree with the others focus on the ABC's. May be this will help == in the back of my NANDA nursing dx book had a index, I could look up my priority medical dx and it would list the top priority...

  5. LPN or RN school...serious help. :(

    Georgia peach RN replied to AM326's topic in General Students

    Hello! I just finished a LPN -ASN program. No one can tell you what to do in this situation but it looks like to me you have made your decision. I dont know what the job market is like for you where...

  6. Is LVN worth going to school for rather than RN?

    Georgia peach RN replied to ChristineJC's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    When I went to LPN school I wasnt sure if I wanted to complete the RN or not. I have worked as an LPN for 10+ yrs and just recently completed my RN and would not trade the years I spent as an LPN for...

  7. Administration vs nurses: priming lines with normal saline

    Georgia peach RN replied to delilas's topic in General Nursing

    When our facility started using the alaris pumps the changed the way we hang our IV Abx. The Abx is hung as a primary and the saline is hung as a secondary that is if the patient doesnt have a...

  8. End of clinical presents

    Georgia peach RN replied to paratroopa's topic in General Students

    We as a group gave food, doughnuts, snacks, fruit. On one occasion I was on a unit where the nurses really participated in the clinical experiance and I gave the ones I worked with privately a small...

  9. Can a Nurse do a Respiratory Therapist's job?

    Georgia peach RN replied to cumberbachtRNtobe's topic in General Nursing

    I was told by a RT that before the dicipline of Respiratory Therapist was created that the Nurse did it all and if a hospital or facility was financially in trouble they some time cut RT and the Nurse...

  10. Age old debate: on campus or online micro?????

    Georgia peach RN replied to rubato's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I took a micro class online with inperson labs. I also did this for A&P I & II. I found the biggest difference was my professors; A&P professor was great - he posted online lectures I...

  11. Please Critique My New Grad Resume!!

    Georgia peach RN replied to kara89's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I think this is really good! the only thing I would change would be to leave off my nursing license number they can get that when they hire you. No worries though if you are diligent in your job...

  12. NCLEX HELP!! Cheerleaders Needed

    Georgia peach RN replied to APerry5675's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    LaCharity is the book for priority. as far as the test goes remember the NCLEX hospital has everything! You have everything at your disposal to preform whatever the question is requesting. If you can...

  13. I just took the nklex like 10minutes ago

    Georgia peach RN replied to Boots21's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    In GA my license number was up on the board of nursing website the day after I took the

  14. Proof that a record won't hold you back from the job of your dreams

    Georgia peach RN replied to NaeRN's topic in Licensure: Criminal History

    My spouse had a record from an altercation when he was a teen also and we went to our local court house filled out the paper work ourselves then to the sherriffs office to have it filed took aprox 3...

  15. Seriously?!?!

    Georgia peach RN replied to emtb2rn's topic in Emergency

    LOL Thanks for all the post I really needed a good laugh, had a hard day at

  16. Losing to gain?...

    Georgia peach RN replied to exit96's topic in General Nursing

    Did the same thing you are doing for the some of the same reasons. had a LPN position where I had worked in the same facility for almost 10 yrs. but was in a place where they didn't want me to work...

  17. I failed on first try,going for my last try.. pls help

    Georgia peach RN replied to Kizzmukk's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I took the NCLEX RN last July, I took a sylvia rayfield review course, used the books provided in the course to study, also used a Hurst review book, LaCharity Prioritization, delegation &...

  18. Telling instructors that you are already an LVN...?

    Georgia peach RN replied to texasRN_14's topic in LPN to RN

    I was LPN and I kept that information to myself unless confronted and asked if I was an LPN. I had a couple of clinical instructors who knew because one was also my advisor and a couple of the others...

  19. Hardest pre-req?

    Georgia peach RN replied to fbrlauren's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    MICROBIOLOGY!

  20. Need information about base rate pay for new RN (bsn)

    Georgia peach RN replied to tbrooke's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Im not in TN or Al but close to TN - live in Tri state area TN GA NC, ASN RN are starting out around 20-21 base pay I think, I was able to start out a bit higher because I was an LPN for many years...

  21. Working and nursing school?

    Georgia peach RN replied to niikkayx's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Working and Nursing school....... most of my classmates did work including myself, those who did not work they were the ones with the A's. I made solid B's throughout RN school. I worked full time as...

  22. blowing veins during IV starts

    Georgia peach RN replied to queenjulie's topic in General Nursing

    "I hold the skin and veins taut with my non-dominant hand" -- This is called anchoring the vein after getting in the vein and advancing the needle just a bit then cannulating the cannula I take my non...

  23. Cardiac Stress lab Nurses

    Georgia peach RN replied to ladawno3's topic in Cardiac

    I work in a cardiac stress lab we do plain treadmill Nuc med walking and chemical stress test and stress echos the most important thing to know is your heart rhythm which are contraindicated with...

  24. Transfusion question

    Georgia peach RN posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hi all have a question that about something that is bothering me, had a phone order taken from a nurse from another department which was - type & crossmatch give 2 units PRBCs through leukocyte...

  25. Need Some Advice, Please.

    Georgia peach RN replied to Nursing20's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    L&D is a critical care unit but post partum is considered a med surg unit, don't know about ur area but here in GA LPNs work on med surg 2nd I the ICU, ER, and post partum, we have an LPN in our...