demylenated

demylenated BSN, RN

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  1. what did LPN school teach me? not much im afraid... will RN school help me?!

    demylenated replied to lorenwithano's topic in LPN to RN

    Wow... I have never heard of an ADN-PN (are they common and I just live under a rock? or did it happen to be a fluke that you ended up with and ADN because of semester hours? or is there a program...

  2. FINALLY!! I am an RN!!!!!!!!!

    demylenated replied to NayD_RN's topic in General Nursing

    Congrats!! Can't wait till I am exclaiming the same thing :) CONGRATS

  3. what did LPN school teach me? not much im afraid... will RN school help me?!

    demylenated replied to lorenwithano's topic in LPN to RN

    They just instituted this at our CC. I am the last transition class before the new criteria take place. It starts this upcoming semester. I think that is a fantastic idea, that way if you stay in this...

  4. what did LPN school teach me? not much im afraid... will RN school help me?!

    demylenated replied to lorenwithano's topic in LPN to RN

    WOW!!! With all that why in the WORLD didn't they give you an ADN?? Mine was a 1 year (11.5 months actually - it was a private vocational school)) program with everything in the school. Now, non of my...

  5. what did LPN school teach me? not much im afraid... will RN school help me?!

    demylenated replied to lorenwithano's topic in LPN to RN

    OMG, were you at my school!!!

  6. what did LPN school teach me? not much im afraid... will RN school help me?!

    demylenated replied to lorenwithano's topic in LPN to RN

    I must say, your supervisor was an @$$ for saying that, too!! I do notice that LPN schools seem to be going toward the more skills approach and taking any kind of thinking or critical care out of the...

  7. what did LPN school teach me? not much im afraid... will RN school help me?!

    demylenated replied to lorenwithano's topic in LPN to RN

    IMO 2 years is NOT that long. Esp when working in a clinic where you aren't exposed to a lot of skills or learning opportunities.... Give it time. It is ok. 2 years is baby steps. You will get...

  8. what did LPN school teach me? not much im afraid... will RN school help me?!

    demylenated replied to lorenwithano's topic in LPN to RN

    I am sorry you feel like you weren't taught sufficiently. I went to a private vocational school, but they had a very high expectation. I had so much hammared into my head, that I felt well prepared in...

  9. Help me remember the name of a very rare abd condition - organs turn gelatinous.

    demylenated replied to demylenated's topic in General Nursing

    So, I am guessing it breaks down like this: Broad: Colloid cancer Specifically: Pseudomyxoma Peritonei Type: peritoneal mucinous carcinomatosis AKA, "Jelly Belly" Not pretty... at all... Thank you ALL...

  10. Help me remember the name of a very rare abd condition - organs turn gelatinous.

    demylenated posted a topic in General Nursing

    5 years ago I worked as a hospice nurse. My first training day I went with the nurse to a little lady's house. We had to change her abdominal dressing. It was open and draining, BECAUSE her "guts"...

  11. Help me remember the name of a very rare abd condition - organs turn gelatinous.

    demylenated replied to demylenated's topic in General Nursing

    yup!! another name is the pseudomyxoma peritonei. i saw it mentioned in the article farther down when talking about the peritoneum! thank

  12. Help me remember the name of a very rare abd condition - organs turn gelatinous.

    demylenated replied to demylenated's topic in General Nursing

    Dying, yes... Septic, amazingly, not really! There was a diagnosis that went along with it, someone pointed it out. It was pretty eye opening and quite an

  13. Help me remember the name of a very rare abd condition - organs turn gelatinous.

    demylenated replied to demylenated's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks, but this was not it. Maily it is not as severe as what she had, and because of this: "EG typically presents with a combination of chronic nonspecific GI symptoms which include abdominal pain,...

  14. Help me remember the name of a very rare abd condition - organs turn gelatinous.

    demylenated replied to demylenated's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you!! I am 99% sure it was this: peritoneal mucinous carcinomatosis which is a type of Pseudomyxoma Peritonei! http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/7503361 I remember it, now, being referred to as...

  15. Does anyone like being and MDS coordinator?

    demylenated replied to NiceShot's topic in MDS Coordinator Information

    I thought most ppl didn't like it either. At the hospital, my lead nurse hated it. I would offer her my spare time to come in and just do MDS with her. I loved it... But, as someone else mentioned, a...

  16. failed Nclex for the 3rd time.

    demylenated replied to mm1216's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I am sure it is difficult to do your studies in another country and come to the USA to take the state boards. There are a lot of differences. I love the Saunders books. Even while going through...

  17. How much did your nursing education cost you? Worth it?

    demylenated replied to resilientnurse's topic in General Nursing

    Yikes I went to an ECPI private vocational nursing school that only offered the LPN classes. This was 12 years ago. It was almost $13,000. I was young, naive, and wanted to go to school THEN!!! And,...

  18. Good Samaritan Law

    demylenated replied to Kyasi's topic in General Nursing

    Interesting. A search and lots of reading, I see a LOT of discussion about this, and the "duty to act." I see A LOT of people TOLD in nursing school (I was one of them) that as a nurse you are...

  19. Tragic end for dedicated nurse

    demylenated replied to mazy's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with you. We all know the conversions. They ARE second nature. The moment in PEDIATRICS AND CRITICAL CARE that you start doing THOSE CONVERSIONS "in your head" is the moment you have gotten...

  20. Good Samaritan Law

    demylenated replied to Kyasi's topic in General Nursing

    GSL covers ANYONE who stops to offer help (and does not act in a negligent way). The ONLY thing I suggest you look into is your statues. SOME states REQUIRE (yes, REQUIRE) you to stop if you are a...

  21. can they use this against my license?

    demylenated replied to Ms.RN's topic in General Nursing

    Nah - this happens more often than not. Honestly, if the family would not have complained, I bet it would have been overlooked. CBGs are sometimes the lower priority, unfortunately, around feeding...

  22. No Narc count????

    demylenated replied to ennylyecats's topic in General Nursing

    NEVER, EVER, EVER risk your job, your reputation, and MOST IMPORTANTLY your LICENSE because other nurses are lazy and want to leave 5 mins early... They could call me any and every name under the sun,...

  23. My husband was violated today and I need advice!! (hipaa violated that is)

    demylenated replied to FLAtoNYC's topic in General Nursing

    Oh geez - semantics Explication: Call HHS and ask to report a Hipaa violation. 1-877-696-6775 = Calling

  24. mistake on heparin??

    demylenated replied to marriednextmonth's topic in General Nursing

    I am going to go out on a limb here...lol... No, I don't think this is near what you would lose your license over dear. You can sleep well

  25. mistake on heparin??

    demylenated replied to marriednextmonth's topic in General Nursing

    Hmm... well, in my case, we'd do 24 hours worth of labs, then cancel if needed, HOWEVER, if THAT is the protocol, and you reported it was a new heparin drip, this was the first PTT, and it needed to...