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1. When To Hold Blood Pressure Meds?

   spicy1 posted a topic in Medical-Surgical

   At what pressure do you hold your b/p meds? I had originally figured that I didn't feel comfortable giving if there under 110 systolic, but I had other nurses give at 103. Any general rule of thumb if...

2. Help, am I overreacting or is this normal???

   spicy1 replied to spicy1's topic in Medical-Surgical

   I do appreciate our CNA's, I just dont want to do that all day long. I felt behind the whole day, because I dont know their routines. I guess I felt they should have pulled a CNA from the float pool....

3. Help, am I overreacting or is this normal???

   spicy1 posted a topic in Medical-Surgical

   I am an Rn on a med-surge floor and was scheduled yesterday to work. When I got there I was told that it was my time to float, so instead of floating to another floor they put me as a CNA for the day....

4. New Grad= NO JOB!

   spicy1 replied to cfdavid's topic in Indiana Nursing

   I agree with MelosaurRN, when I graduated in may of 2009 I moved out of state and the hospitals already hired locals. I found an ad in the newspaper for a LTC facility in a town 30 miles away. Nobody...

5. nurse/patient ratio

   spicy1 replied to efRN's topic in International Nursing

   I work in a hospital in CA and 1 per 5 pts on a med surge floor. In tele floors it is

6. How many times should I take NCLEx before I give up?

   spicy1 replied to branzilla's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

   Do you suffer from test anxiety? Sounds like you know the material based on your gpa. Do you live in the LA area?? I live about 1 1/2 hours from you. If you want to try again, I would be willing to...