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  1. No Oxygen or Suction in dining room...normal?

    bubblejet50 replied to nervousnurse's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    All the LTC I worked at did not have a crash cart. I never utilized my acls in this setting. We did not have suction or oxygen without an order. Choking wasnt a problem during the entire 2yrs I worked...

  2. How is it that some NP programs are so much longer and some are so much shorter?

    bubblejet50 replied to priorities2's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    The college in town here is a 4 semester program for pmhnp. Its built for bsn students. All the programs I have looked at (university of nebraska at omaha, vanderbilt, creighton university, and...

  3. Any suggestions for a great RN to BSN school EXCLUSIVELY online?

    bubblejet50 replied to BrightLight0's topic in Online Distance Learning

    Im in an rn-bsn program thats completely online. Its at university of nebraska medical center. Webpage is http://www.unmc.edu. I love it. I have very few projects and the program is 7

  4. Nursing school and my biological clock...pls reply if you can

    bubblejet50 replied to RN2Be77's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I found out I pregnant 2 weeks before we graduated. I was the 9th person in our class to get pregnant. I will say if you take nclex right away and land a job its not too bad. I graduated in may, took...

  5. Vanderbilt Pre-Specialty (for non-RNs) MSN 2013

    bubblejet50 replied to sarahdukie's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Im applying this december for a fall start for the dual FNP/midwife program but the admissions lady told me they only accept 5-8 BSN applicants a year! Im already nervous and to wait 3 months for a...

  6. Anxiety

    bubblejet50 replied to ericaej's topic in General Students

    I have anxiety disorder. During nursing school id have panic attacks during tests and even lecture! I never once took meds. Here is what I did to conquer the anxiety (panic attack free for 9months...

  7. Any benefits with joining Phi Theta Kappa?

    bubblejet50 replied to Hellostudentnurssee's topic in General Students

    I joined it for a resume builder since I really didnt do much extracurriculars in

  8. Obamacare

    bubblejet50 replied to Topher53's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I saw it on the news. I looked it up on google and this was released about a month before I saw the tv story. This seems more reasonable....

  9. 12 hour shift

    bubblejet50 replied to haiman7's topic in General Nursing

    I love 12's. I do days and its not a hosptial setting, nor is it geriatric LTC. We get overtime for over 12hrs in a day and our lunch break is paid. There is a lot of downtime and I only stayed late...

  10. Unclogging a g-tube

    bubblejet50 replied to KatieNoelLPN's topic in General Nursing

    Another trick ive learned is putting coffee down the tube. Works like a charm. My boss told me about this one day and it really did work when coke

  11. New Grad Needs Experience

    bubblejet50 posted a topic in Critical Care

    So I graduated in May 2012 and would love to get into Trauma ICU. I have my ACLS, PALS, and plan to take my TNCC in October of this year. There are two trauma centers in my city (Omaha, NE) but they...

  12. Obamacare

    bubblejet50 replied to Topher53's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    The news covered a story here that stated that "in response to obamacare" one of the local hospitals went on a hiring freeze and laid off 5200 employees. This was dec

  13. in a pickle!!

    bubblejet50 posted a topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    ok so I put out my resume and applied to about 10-20 jobs a week. I finally got an interview at a place much closer than my current position for a little bit more pay. I was first told that I would...

  14. need help with ekg interpretation

    bubblejet50 replied to Kaysmom8's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Do.you have access to anyone's acls book? I learned ekg's the best through that class. I had a rough time in school with them. I knew "oh crap you're dying" and "you are fine" lol but acls got me to...

  15. Pediatric/Psychiatry Rotation Tips!

    bubblejet50 replied to Aerielle's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    In my school we were taught to bring the patient back to reality, for example tell the pt that baby was not real, but now working with a population that is more psych than medical you never tell a...

  16. Embarrassing? (Ladies opinion)

    bubblejet50 replied to msnursecp's topic in General Students

    The depends are actually quite comfortable! Lol I saw a pp say the incontinence brief as could be an option. After baby number 2 I had literally no bladder control for a week. They will hold a full...

  17. New LPN/RN Pay Rate

    bubblejet50 replied to ArtisticNurse's topic in Indiana Nursing

    Area: omaha, nebraska Field: developmental disabilities medical support unit (ltc without elderly) Job: FT RN (new grad with ADN) Pay rate:

  18. Signing RN behind my name

    bubblejet50 replied to copelald's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with the past few posters. I catch myself trying to sign with my rn on everything! Congrats on getting a job!!

  19. Passed RN NCLEX with 75 q in 45 mins

    bubblejet50 replied to demylenated's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Congrats! I didnt study either and passed in 75 questions and under an hour. I figured if I didnt know the info by then I never would know

  20. ER RN's with anxiety disorders?

    bubblejet50 replied to Energizerhoney's topic in Emergency

    I have anxiety disorder and found that a few lifestyle changes helped me the most. One caffeinated drink between the hours of 1000 and 1800, limit sugar intake, sleep 8hrs. Im not a big med taker...

  21. is your efficiency misinterpreted as lazy ?

    bubblejet50 replied to gloryfied's topic in Health, Stress Management

    I went from a ltc where I had 35 residents to one where I only have 6. I have the same problem as you! I learned time management from when I had a lot of residents and even though I hated that job I...

  22. Pregnancy and Critical Care Nursing

    bubblejet50 replied to rach2103's topic in Critical Care

    You should qualify for fmla by then. You need to work 1250 hours which is about 7months fulltime to qualify. Its 26 wks total unpaid. You only get that much total for working at a place I believe. I...

  23. Geri-Psych: Does it exist? (asked the naive new nurse)

    bubblejet50 replied to ElizaW's topic in Psychiatric

    Here in nebraska/iowa we have a geri-psych facility but it is not very big. Most still end up in nursing homes and fall through the

  24. Do you think my boss is going to fire me? Advice please!

    bubblejet50 replied to chinacatRN's topic in Nursing Career

    I live in Iowa and i've never reported end of employment. You ltc sounds much like the one I was at when I worked as an lpn. I had 3 training shifts and left with 35 residents. I was always short on...

  25. indwelling urinary catheter protocol

    bubblejet50 replied to rick.s.lpn's topic in General Nursing

    In my experience I have always called the doctor and found out what he wants to do. When it causes bleeding it can leak urine around the site so ive always just