demylenated

demylenated BSN, RN

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  1. Malpractice Insurance for New RN

    demylenated replied to nulife4good's topic in General Nursing

    As if you need another cote: NSO... for

  2. im selfish? hmmm

    demylenated replied to OhioCCRN's topic in General Nursing

    maybe this will make you feel better... about the stupidity and rudeness of people. when i was in nursing school the first time, i engaged the teachers a lot. not cause i am a teacher's pet, but...

  3. Immunizations & nursing school

    demylenated replied to determined09's topic in General Nursing

    There is no option in this field. Reason is this (for instance). Meningitis has an incubation period of up to 10 days. You come into contact with A LOT of sick people in 10 days... and healthy people...

  4. How to get faster at med pass

    demylenated replied to noyesno's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Time is your friend. You will get into a routine. Safety is not compromised by allowing your med pass to be your med pass. If a patient needs to use the restroom and ASKS, then by all means, take...

  5. I've been ACCEPTED!!!

    demylenated posted a topic in LPN to RN

    Finally, after 12 years, I am officially a nursing student (again). I have OFFICIALLY been invited to join to LPN to RN transition program. I return to school June 13 :) I am SUPER DUPER excited. I...

  6. My narc count was over!

    demylenated replied to August10's topic in General Nursing

    It happens sometimes. You just have to do the count per protocol... every.single.time. so this type of thing doesn't occur. If the other nurse is rushing, ask her to calm down that you must get this...

  7. LVN to RN Programs

    demylenated replied to TattooGirl27's topic in LPN to RN

    Congrats "No Average LPN"!! I know EXACTLY how you

  8. Spouses/Visitors In Patient's Beds

    demylenated replied to jpmrt's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Being a nurse AND a patient, my husband lays in bed next to me as I receive Iron and MS drugs. My daughter watches TV with me in bed. She is traumatized by my hospitalizations, so she needs to be...

  9. Interpreter Telling You How To Do Your Job

    demylenated replied to TacoBelle's topic in General Nursing

    An interpreter is supposed to be (basically) invisible. They are the mouth and ears of the patient only. While interpreting, they can NOT add their own spin to either you or the patient. They can be...

  10. Nerves kicking in

    demylenated posted a topic in General Students

    I start the bridge program June 13th. It is 6 week, intensive, M-F, 8 hours a day class to bridge LPN to 2nd year RN students. It has been so long since I worked in a hospital setting. 6 years ago, I...

  11. Nerves kicking in

    demylenated replied to demylenated's topic in General Students

    Thanks, Moogie :) A

  12. Should I Take a Different Path to Become a Nurse?

    demylenated replied to Eventually's topic in General Nursing

    Wow, the colleges here say you have to have certain classes with them and that you have to have a certain number of credits to graduate with a degree from them... but I've never heard that...

  13. Giving meds "on time"......

    demylenated replied to 2011nursetobe's topic in General Nursing

    Is your window a one hour window strictly, or a one hour before and one hour after (thereby being a 2 hour)? After report, I check my patients. Make sure they are clean, in bed (not on the floor),...

  14. Staffing Sucks

    demylenated replied to JustEnuff2BDangerous's topic in General Nursing

    Holy CRAP!! That sounds pretty dern ideal to me!!! We usually have a pt to staff ration of 7-10 PER NURSE, and the CNA's have up to 12 patients PER CNA! When I worked at the hosp, though, I was...

  15. Should I Take a Different Path to Become a Nurse?

    demylenated replied to Eventually's topic in General Nursing

    You won't "lose" your credits... they will be there... I don't understand if that is a "school" thing or not. I've never hear of only being able to transfer so many credits. Plus some of your nursing...

  16. LVN to RN Programs

    demylenated replied to TattooGirl27's topic in LPN to RN

    They have a board for LPN to RN, I've seen some CA posters there... and I think they have specific state sites... you may find more help there. Good luck!! You're making a good more! I start on the...

  17. Anyone else feel like they don't know anything?

    demylenated replied to ornurse25's topic in General Nursing

    It depends on your setting as well. I am going back to RN school and doing the transition program. I am worried (kinda) just because I've been in a clinical setting forever. The only "skill" I do is...

  18. Question about flushing lines

    demylenated replied to R!XTER's topic in General Nursing

    ^^^^ What they said, plus we use heplock solution to help dissolve any blood (clot). I always pull back to see "what" it is I may be dislodging... that submerses it into the heparin solution... Plus...

  19. how will i remember all of this..

    demylenated replied to meghan91's topic in General Nursing

    I always make a mental map... and just walk around as much as I can... I learn by just walking and remembering. You'll remember it after you're there for

  20. Should I be worried about back problems?

    demylenated replied to austriancrystal's topic in General Nursing

    I've had a herniated disk in my lower back (L4/L5) since 1993. I entered the healthcare field in 1994 as a CNA. In 1999, I became a nurse (LPN). I am now heading back to school to become an RN. I am...

  21. Nerves kicking in

    demylenated replied to demylenated's topic in General Students

    bump

  22. Well, I'm In...Now What Am I Going To Do???

    demylenated replied to greenfiremajick's topic in General Students

    We *HAD* to buy Saunders NCLEX RN review... It is a big yellow book... Cheaper on amazon than any place I've seen (including our college

  23. Postfall Neurochecks. What's your protocol?

    demylenated replied to horrorxgirl's topic in General Nursing

    Mine is a 24 (25 actually - but called a 24 hour) hour neuro check much like yours. q 15 min x 1 hour q 1 hour x 4 q 2 hour x 2 q 4 hours x 2 Final 8

  24. I just have to say this....

    demylenated replied to tokmom's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Wow, sounds too good to be

  25. Financial Aid while a FT LPN-RN

    demylenated replied to drmorton2b's topic in LPN to RN

    Wow, I took AP1, AP2, and micro in the same semester (accelerated courses), and each had a lab manual I had to buy. All three were about $1500. That sounds AWFULLY expensive. Usually you get an...