heavenwith7

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1. Inhalers

   heavenwith7 posted a topic in School

   How do you triage your asthmatics/sudo-asthmatics? I'm elementary & have some students that routinely receive prn MDIs before PE/recess per mom. Others are just prn. If a student presents with...

2. Job offer with only 4mos at present position

   heavenwith7 posted a topic in General Nursing

   I am a new RN; I applied at a medical center in my town for a grad nurse position, which I didn't get. I then applied to a smaller hospital, at which I worked as an LPN in their SNF while attending...

3. embarrassed by former preceptor

   heavenwith7 posted a topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

   First I have to explain that I was formerly an LPN. 15 years in long-term care. In my former position I had gained much respect from my co-workers, nurses assistants, LPNs & Rns. I worked as a...

4. How important is it to work as a Graduate Nurse first?

   heavenwith7 posted a topic in General Nursing

   I will be graduating in 3weeks. Quite a few of my classmates have secured Graduate Nurse positions, but I have not. (yet) I was thinking that I will eventually find a job, I may not find one until I...

5. Disappointed new grad: Should I just forget about it?

   heavenwith7 replied to Isitpossible's topic in First Year After Licensure

   Yeah, I left one more email today. HR was supposed to start getting back to people last Friday, today is Tuesday. This is my last attempt. I'm done. Moving on. I'm afraid I may just have to wait...

6. Disappointed new grad: Should I just forget about it?

   heavenwith7 replied to Isitpossible's topic in First Year After Licensure

   Sigh....I'm going through the same aggrevation. I am graduating in 4 weeks, the local med center has several grad. nurse position openings. I just completed an internship in the ICU with a Mentor RN...

7. Would you keep lower level certification or licenses current?

   heavenwith7 replied to HeartsOpenWide's topic in General Nursing

   You have your license forever, unless it's revoked for something bad. I let my "registration" expire when I was a "stay-at-home-mom", for 7 years. I still had my nursing license, you have to...

8. Do you think LPN experience counts for GN positions?

   heavenwith7 posted a topic in General Nursing

   I applied for a GN position at a GN job fair a couple of months ago. Some of my classmates got positions, none of which had any medical experience aside from Nursing school. I've been an LPN for 20...

9. I feel stupid!

   heavenwith7 replied to heavenwith7's topic in General Nursing

   Thank You all so much. I still feel bad, but not so stupid. The child is OK, and is home for the rest of the week with mom. Seems that her Keppra dose had been changed the day before. I am a school...

10. I feel stupid!

    heavenwith7 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I'm a substitute nurse today, called to student having seizure > 5 mins. Pulled Diastat, checked order, went to student now 6mins into seizure, gave Diastat, and then realized it had expired. I...

11. Robert Packer Hospital, Sayre PA

    heavenwith7 replied to bigskye15's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    I live in Elmira, NY apx 15 miles West of Sayre. That's a great hosp. Also nearby is Arnot Ogden Med Center in Elmira. Ithaca, NY is apx 40 miles NW. Binghamton, NY apx 40 miles E. Watkins Glen...

12. Thinking like an RN

    heavenwith7 replied to MelissaLPN's topic in LPN to RN

    I'm just finishing my first year(2nd sem) of Nursing at Comm. College. I've been an LPN for 21 years, mostly long-term care. I find that being an LPN really gives me a huge head-start. I did really...

13. spiking an IV bag

    heavenwith7 replied to heavenwith7's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Thank You for the advice. Passed my Demo. It wasn't that bad, just nerves. Thanks

14. spiking an IV bag

    heavenwith7 posted a topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Learning to spike IV bags. No problem priming tubing, just spiking bag. I took home an IV bag to practice, but the bags in lab are different. I'm not sure which port to puncture. How do you know...