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  1. Tylenol ordered for pain.

    gouranga posted a topic in Patient Medications

    Hello all, I had an issue with a doctor at work today and I'm just looking for some advice. My pt was admitted with pyelonephritis and spiked a temp of 103.1 today. I immediately put a call out to her...

  2. Is my nursing school reputable? Job outlook? La Salle University

    gouranga replied to bigdreams01's topic in General Students

    awesome. good for

  3. Starting nursing school in three weeks, what am I forgetting?

    gouranga replied to Chelonophile's topic in General Students

    sorry, wish i could remember where i ordered from. at work there are at least four pink littmanns on the floor at any given time lol. mine is the only one that has been

  4. Starting nursing school in three weeks, what am I forgetting?

    gouranga replied to Chelonophile's topic in General Students

    it was an option when i ordered mine online years ago. i can't remember where i originally ordered the stethoscope

  5. Is my nursing school reputable? Job outlook? La Salle University

    gouranga replied to bigdreams01's topic in General Students

    since my previous post was deleted, i'll just share that the assistant dean of la salle emailed me back this morning and told me that in my cohort that graduated this past december, 93.7% of us have...

  6. Starting nursing school in three weeks, what am I forgetting?

    gouranga replied to Chelonophile's topic in General Students

    definitely don't buy a portable pulse ox. you won't need it. i think your list is fine for now. i would suggest having your name engraved on your stethoscope. smartest thing i've ever done. get ready...

  7. HESI Exit advice!!!

    gouranga replied to KAC123's topic in HESI Entrance, Exit Exam

    i actually used this book: Saunders Comprehensive Review for the NCLEX-RN ... 5th Edition | Rent 9781437708257 | 1437708250 i really only did the online questions from that book and read ALL...

  8. Tylenol ordered for pain.

    gouranga replied to gouranga's topic in Patient Medications

    Ha. There's a lot of pretentiousness in this

  9. Tylenol ordered for pain.

    gouranga replied to gouranga's topic in Patient Medications

    I see. I definitely could have made the whole thing easier on myself and the patient by just asking if she had pain at the time (she did) and administering the tylenol for pain and fever. Thanks for...

  10. Tylenol ordered for pain.

    gouranga replied to gouranga's topic in Patient Medications

    Wow!!

  11. Tylenol ordered for pain.

    gouranga replied to gouranga's topic in Patient Medications

    Thanks. I'm seeing there are many types of nurses when it comes to following

  12. Tylenol ordered for pain.

    gouranga replied to gouranga's topic in Patient Medications

    Obviously. I know it's an NSAID. I didn't know the fever part.

  13. Is my nursing school reputable? Job outlook? La Salle University

    gouranga replied to bigdreams01's topic in General Students

    i just graduated from la salle's evening and weekend bsn program in december. the school is definitely struggling with pass rates for some reason. i took the boards and passed in 75 questions, and...

  14. Tylenol ordered for pain.

    gouranga replied to gouranga's topic in Patient Medications

    Is toradol an anyipyretic? Wow. I still have so much to learn. Thank

  15. Tylenol ordered for pain.

    gouranga replied to gouranga's topic in Patient Medications

    calivianya, thanks so much for your response. i'm trying to understand others' perspectives to see where i went wrong. i guess i am still practicing in

  16. New Grad Hiring

    gouranga replied to oldsockventriloquist's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I was very fortunate to pass the boards on 1/8 and be in orientation on 1/12. I was a nursing assistant at my hospital for almost a year before I passed the boards. I had a great relationship with my...

  17. HESI Exit advice!!!

    gouranga replied to KAC123's topic in HESI Entrance, Exit Exam

    i failed the first time too. then i started doing a lot of practice questions at once to build stamina. i read the rationales, but i didn't go over a bunch of content. during the actual hesi, i took...

  18. Tylenol ordered for pain.

    gouranga replied to gouranga's topic in Patient Medications

    I need to own

  19. I think I failed...

    gouranga replied to Tiffany408415's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    well then you only have a few more dreadful hours to wait lol. i've always hated sata, and i felt like the nclex had soooo many of them. i got nervous about that and thought i'd failed afterwards

  20. I think I failed...

    gouranga replied to Tiffany408415's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    oh ok. i know how terrible the wait is. how did you feel during the exam? did you think you were doing poorly? hopefully it turns out well for

  21. Leave Great Job?

    gouranga replied to WhiteBird2's topic in General Nursing

    you'll always have your nursing license as long as you renew it every couple of years. keep the job that's making you happy right now until it no longer makes you happy. that's what i would do....

  22. I think I failed...

    gouranga replied to Tiffany408415's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    i don't know, but try to stay positive, as nerve wrecking as that is. what is the breeze web site? have you tried going to your state bon web site and searching for your license? that's how i found...

  23. Tylenol ordered for pain.

    gouranga replied to gouranga's topic in Patient Medications

    I probably would have talked to the other nurses on the floor and got their opinions before just giving it to the pt. Let's be clear that I called the doc to let him know about her fever which was...

  24. Tylenol ordered for pain.

    gouranga replied to gouranga's topic in Patient Medications

    Yeah, I get it. But I've been told repeatedly by nurses and doctors to cover my own ass, and that's always on my mind. I've worked too hard for my license, like all of you, to lose it over an...

  25. Tylenol ordered for pain.

    gouranga replied to gouranga's topic in Patient Medications

    Well these are things you learn with experience, right? It's not my job to decipher vague orders and make them something they're not. Orders are supposed to be clear and specific. Maybe if it wasn't...