nurseangel78

Latest Activity

1. Failing Nursing School

   nurseangel78 replied to nurseangel78's topic in General Students

   Thanks for your response. Very good point. I would rather accept a W instead of a

2. Failing Nursing School

   nurseangel78 posted a topic in General Students

   I graduated LPN in 2004. I have taken transition to RN, OB and Peds...made very well, High B's in fact. GPA is so good that i was honored to be a Marshall in the Spring RN graduates. My question is..I...

3. Help!! Math Test!!

   nurseangel78 replied to nurseangel78's topic in General Nursing

   Makes perfect sense. Thanks for the reply so quickly, as I am stressing out over this. lol. wish me

4. Help!! Math Test!!

   nurseangel78 posted a topic in General Nursing

   I am in Med-surg. 3 math test, must pass one with a 90. I didnt pass the first one, the second one is tomorrow! alot of grains to mg, drug calculations, iv drip factors. I think my biggest thing was...

5. Intravenous Infusion

   nurseangel78 posted a topic in General Nursing

   Hi! I am a LPN in school to get my RN. Just starting Med-Surg 2, only 1 more semester after this one left. Yes!!! We are beginning this week with IV and Central Line's. We have to be checked off on...

6. Graveyard Shift

   nurseangel78 replied to nurseangel78's topic in General Nursing

   Thanks for all the advice and posts. I MADE it! I had mountain dew (as someone suggested), took some magazines, but didn't really get the chance to look at them. I was pretty busy from about 3:30 on....

7. Graveyard Shift

   nurseangel78 posted a topic in General Nursing

   Does anyone have any suggestions on staying awake during 3rd shift. I normally work 2nd, but have been scheduled to work 1 night 11-7 for tomorrow night. I am the type of person that needs a lot of...

8. Child with rash

   nurseangel78 posted a topic in General Nursing

   My three year old son has a cough that has lasted for 1 week, today it sounds junky and I noticed a rash developing all over his body. Red spots, red circles, some raised and some flat on his...

9. Help with filling out a self evaluation form

   nurseangel78 posted a topic in General Nursing

   It is time for my evaluation and the DON gave me a self evaluation sheet to fill out. I have never filled one out before. The questions are: Areas in which I perform well. Areas in which I think I can...

10. What to include in a cover letter

    nurseangel78 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Recently in my town's newspaper I discovered a employment position open at my children's school for a nursing position. I have never written a cover letter and was wondering what to include in it. Do...

11. Question about the MAR

    nurseangel78 replied to nurseangel78's topic in General Nursing

    The only places we document BP and BS is on the MAR and on the flow sheet. I see exactly what you're saying about the more places you have to document

12. Question about the MAR

    nurseangel78 posted a topic in General Nursing

    At the LTC facility I work at, we have a place on the MAR to write the results of blood sugar checks. I was wondering if they are suppose to go on the MAR??? I got wrote up for not writing one blood...

13. Skilled Nursing (LTC)

    nurseangel78 replied to nurseangel78's topic in General Nursing

    sorry for the confusion. residents have rights to refuse their shower and other sorts of treatment, but some of the cna's say that the resident's refuse continously so they won't have to give the...

14. Skilled Nursing (LTC)

    nurseangel78 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I have been working as a nurse for 9 months at the same job (LTC). My question is about being the only charge nurse on 3-11 shift. I have never been in a management position. I am in charge of 3 CNA's...

15. Fire Ants

    nurseangel78 posted a topic in General Nursing

    We live in the South where fire ants are terrible. My daughter got bit by a couple of them yesterday. She has been bitten before and always seems to really swell up at the site of the sting. I have...