joycelorelle

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1. Percocet PRN

   joycelorelle replied to ChristineWV's topic in Medications

   "Give 2 tabs q 6hours" is not a range order. It is an explicit order. A range order would be 1-2 tabs q 4-6 hours prn. In that instance, you would most likely need clarification (ie when to give 1 tab? when to give 2? NTE what dose in a 24 hour ...

2. Silly to have this clarified?

   joycelorelle replied to Lahryn04's topic in Medications

   It's never, never wrong to have something clarified. Even if it is explicit -- we don't want to do extra harm. Although, as others have said, I would have checked with the doctor too -- especially after the pharmacist told you to do something that ...

3. Any nurses out there graduate knowing everything?

   joycelorelle replied to brielle776's topic in General Nursing

   As many other people have said, you never know everything. And you will find as soon as you start your job in nursing, that it's very very different than nursing school. I've been a nurse for years and I still have a drug guide, a lab manual, and a...

4. Bad Experience with Nurses at hospital, rethinking my major now.

   joycelorelle replied to Lindsey-Student's topic in General Nursing

   Don't let this horrible experience deter you from nursing, if that's what you love. Let it help you to become a better nurse -- take this experience and remind yourself when you get frustrated, stressed, overworked that that's not the kind of nurse ...

5. BLS and ACLS Instructors

   joycelorelle replied to bobnurse's topic in Entrepreneurs

   I'm just starting out as an AHA instructor and I plan to charge $25 per class, minimum of 4 students. Center must pay extra for cards, they can "rent" my books for $5 each, one per student or they can buy their own from my training center. That's j...