In this situation I would tell the primary that the patients pain is still reported as 10/10 despite giving med as ordered and specifically ask for pain management. In my experience, they will put...
I have not posted on here in a while, but I am posting now to tell you that if the only reason behind taking the MedSurg is "for the experience", this is misleading advice. I took a PCU residency out...
I have to agree with bluebonnet...spend a summer as a nursing assistant. I got my CNA cert before going to nursing school, and worked in a nursing home. I thought that working as a CNA at a hospital...
Use this as a learning experience. All patients are fall risks. Every single one. My unit is not Ortho, but we have a policy to bed alarm all patients, unless verbally refused, and then we chart...
RN licensure is different from LVN. Why not take the NCLEX but have your school send the information to the state of California instead? That way, you are just applying for a CA license, not...
I'm assuming your talking about the VA jobs? 90k would be at the top of the range...46k at the bottom. I would assume you would be starting at 46k, and there is a step-wise grade level (GS) associated...
Use it as a learning opportunity...Dilauded + Neuro = bedside commode/bedpan. On my floor, I can't stay with everyone in the bathroom. It is unrealistic. But if they need that much...
Make sure you have 2-3 pairs of shoes for work. Don't wear the same pair of shoes two days in a row. Call a podiatrist office and see if there are shoe stores in your area they would recommend. Advil...
I can't believe, reading all these answers, that the Gov't seems to think the average student loan debt is $24k (or thereabouts). Do they not count all the private loans students take out because...
I have to admit, this is a big concern of mine as well. I am still in nursing school, but I have already seen how much time nurses truly have to spend with their patients. I love caring for people,...
Hey sduncan, just wanted to follow up and see how your med-surg experience is going?? After several months I definitely feel more comfortable with my responsibilities. Some days everything sails along...
I started work as a CNA at a LTC just before the first day of class of my RN program. I am going into my second year of RN school, and now work at the hospital I hope to work at as a nurse. Being a...
Personally, I have found that you just need to apply and see what happens. There is a lot of job availability in Lee County (not sure about the others). That said, there are also many people applying...
emcadams replied to downsouthlaff's topic in LPN, LVN Corner
Sounds like you're trying to justify your own choices to allnurses readers!!! I say stop worrying about what others think, and go do what you need to do. I worked as a CNA in a LTC, now I work in a...