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  1. Why do so many nurses seem to dislike working in Med/Surg

    cjan replied to LovePeaceJoy's topic in General Nursing

    On our med surg floor we never have more than six pt. usually. This is still tough. With admissions, d/charges, total cares, alcohol withdrawal you never know what to expect, and it can fall apart...

  2. Shocked and angry. Need new job.

    cjan replied to jrring1019's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Just wait till they find out what they are in for. Bariatric patients are high risk surgical patients. Many tend to be non-compliant. They will need all new bariatric equipment. The patients are...

  3. Shocked and angry. Need new job.

    cjan replied to jrring1019's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Just wait till they find out what they are in for. Bariatric patients are high risk surgical patients. Many tend to be non-compliant. They will need all new bariatric equipment. The patients are...

  4. Challenging Hospital Dress Code

    cjan replied to jaycieRN's topic in General Nursing

    I'm not sure where you live, but you can check the local laws pertaning to this. When I lived in PA a work place decided everyone need to purchase the same pants and tops. We had to buy them at...

  5. Challenging Hospital Dress Code

    cjan replied to jaycieRN's topic in General Nursing

    I'm not sure where you live, but you can check the local laws pertaning to this. When I lived in PA a work place decided everyone need to purchase the same pants and tops. We had to buy them at...

  6. When they call you in to work extra shifts...

    cjan replied to purseOnalityRN's topic in General Nursing

    answering machines, caller ID best invenions ever made. I try to remember that my family comes first. If I have time to go in extra fine, if not I don't answer the phone. At our hospital it goes...

  7. dec grads, when r u taking the nclex?

    cjan replied to SpecFuz's topic in First Year After Licensure

    take it soon, you would not believe how quickly you start to forget things, I mean your still in the testing state of mind right? go for it..if you have studied hard all along it will be a breeze....

  8. Big Bonus offered

    cjan replied to barefootlady's topic in Tennessee Nursing

    Hi. can anyone tell me the bonus they are offering? Just curious to find out.

  9. Blatant Nursing "No-No's"........what's your worst???

    cjan replied to anndoodle's topic in General Nursing

    This is not to horrible but I think it happens a lot MY husband was recovering from majoe surgery on a step down unit in a major nearby hospital. The second post-op day, I had been there for 8...

  10. Any tips for making it thru Pharmacology?

    cjan replied to luv4nursing's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    luv 4 nursing---hey, I live very close to johnston city. Moved here 5 years ago from a big city..boy things are different. Johnston City is the happen place around here. There is one associate...

  11. Any tips for making it thru Pharmacology?

    cjan replied to luv4nursing's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    Hey Kay, I went to TN Tech in Elizabethton Tn. Highly rated program. Very hard though. we went to class every day 8-4. It was very fast paced. our instructor was very hard, but I'm glad she was....

  12. Soon to be new Grad LPN looking to move to Tennessee

    cjan replied to lionfish's topic in Tennessee Nursing

    I moved to east tn from up North 5 years ago. I will tell you one thing..The pay scale is much less. The cost of living is the same. I don't know why people think it is cheaper to live here....

  13. Any tips for making it thru Pharmacology?

    cjan replied to luv4nursing's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    When I was in school, I memorized the calculations. I also practiced all the time. I did'nt like our book, so I went to the college bookstore, and found one that could help. It had more examples...

  14. How do you handle that "crazy" patient?

    cjan replied to DutchgirlRN's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Sound like the majority of my patients..I would not let her out to smoke ...If she wondered off and got lost, or something happened to her you could be held liable. If she persisted I'd have her sign...

  15. nclex question

    cjan replied to new2nicu24's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Airway.....Fluid Overload are first to come to mind. Airway is always first.....Hope you have done

  16. Advice For The New Nurse Entering Med-Surg

    cjan replied to RNPATL's topic in Medical-Surgical

    I have spent my first year out of school in med-surg. I would not trade a minute of it. I love it...I have learned so much, and feel comfortable doing just about anything now. I would advice...

  17. O2 saturation question

    cjan replied to kaseysmom's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    On our med/surg floor, many of our elederly patients o2 sats run 90-98%. He may have benifited from rt treatment. also aspiration comes to mind. Is he swallowing properly? I don't think a sat of...

  18. Nurse/patient Ratio.....

    cjan replied to Ari RN's topic in General Nursing

    on our med-surg floor they never take into account acuity. we get a lot of total care patients and should only get 5 at night. however there are times it is up to 7. i feel 5 is a number i can...

  19. Working while in school

    cjan replied to iballjay's topic in General Nursing

    I worked weekend as a waitress while undergoing a one year lpn course. most in our class did not work and our teachers advices not to work. It was hard but i would carry flash cards in my apron and...

  20. Do families HAVE to suffer while in school?

    cjan replied to carlalogan's topic in General Nursing

    Hang in there--I did an intense one year lpn program less than a year ago. I worked part timeon the weekends and went to school 8 hours m-f. i studied every second I could. My two boys learned to...