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  1. How can I bring this up??

    raindrop posted a topic in General Nursing

    I just got my2nd paycheck from this facility where I am a precepting as a new grad. I worked around 16 hours of overtime with my preceptor, and no we weren't piddling around, and I got NO overtime...

  2. Some questions about different tubes and starting IV's

    raindrop posted a topic in General Nursing

    The tube Q's 1) What is the difference between and NG and an OG? Why would a Pt have both? Can you aspirate gastric contents from an OG? IV Q: 1) After you get flash, do you... A) Advance a bit...

  3. How can I bring this up??

    raindrop replied to raindrop's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah, I'm not sure how to broach the wage, and if I should. The thing is, I work on a ICU unitshe works on a Ortho floor. All of my pt's are on vents. Her floor has

  4. How can I bring this up??

    raindrop replied to raindrop's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks everyone. I am going to talk to someone about it. My preceptor wanted me to stay and watch/help with admissions, discharges...and other adds and ends. As far as being an LPN...I was one for 5...

  5. Criminal Record Discrimination

    raindrop replied to mmarquis's topic in International Nursing

    I am in the same boat, kinda. I have been an LPN for years. I recently aplplied for my RN license after passing the NCLEX, and guess what... A marijuanna case from 10 years ago was found even though...

  6. Criminal record - help.

    raindrop posted a topic in General Nursing

    I graduated from nursing school in May, took my boards a month ago and passed, submitted in my fee for licensure which Illinois cashed a week ago... Spoke to a classmate whom took her boards on the...

  7. Criminal record - help.

    raindrop replied to raindrop's topic in General Nursing

    I'm sorry to ask, but what is a declatory order? I have never heard of that. Yea, it's a nightmare alright. Now, I have gathered all the paperwork from my expungment. When my lawyer had it expunged,...

  8. Yet another IV Q

    raindrop posted a topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    If you get the primary bag ready, you get a "primary" IV line. What type of line do you get if you are to hang a drug that can't be piggybacked b/c it's not compatable with the primary? I don't have...

  9. Q for those of you that have called Persons for stat results

    raindrop posted a topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Will the recording still tell you if you DONT pass, or do you have to wait for the letter? What exactly does the recording say either way re: results? Did anyone here, or that you know of, get...

  10. cab someone please rec a traveling agency...

    raindrop posted a topic in Travel

    That has a good rep and/or that you enjoy working for. I would like to become a traveling nurse and work in the big cities, especially

  11. Studying for NCLEX

    raindrop replied to infullbloom1's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I take mine on Monday, 7/11. I am going to start my studying tomorrow, for approx 5 hours a day. I'm going to try to do 300 q's a day. I know people that study months for it and pass/don't pass, and I...

  12. Yet another IV Q

    raindrop replied to raindrop's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Ok, gotcha. Also, I posted this on the Gen discussion and I'm getting mixed responses... As your inserting an IV and you get blood return, at that point do you... 1) release the tourniquet and THEN...

  13. A couple of IV q's. One is a calcualtion Q

    raindrop posted a topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Ok, if someone has an order to receive 2 or more IV meds at different times, and they are all compatible, you can use the SAME tubing, right? Help me figure this out. I know I'm thinking to much into...

  14. A couple of IV q's. One is a calcualtion Q

    raindrop replied to raindrop's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Yes it helped, thanks. That same method can be used when determining what rate to set the Tube feeding at as well, no? Lets say an order for Jevity reads... 30ml Jevity to be given over 15 min via...

  15. A couple of IV q's. One is a calcualtion Q

    raindrop replied to raindrop's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Thanks ladies. One mor e Q about dosage.... How do you calculate if, lets say, the order reads.... 80ml to be infused over 15 minutes...or 10 minutes - please explain both for my

  16. Salary?

    raindrop replied to X-treme's topic in Travel

    Can you please provide a link to their website? I did a google search and it came up with so many "Preffered Healthcare" websites that I got sick of

  17. What should I do??? New grad with 2 job offers...

    raindrop posted a topic in General Nursing

    I have a job offer at a big city hospital on the Burn unit. I know I would be exposed to a million things here, especially since they are also considered an ICU. However, I'm sure it's extremely...

  18. Took the mid-curricular HESI tonight.....

    raindrop replied to rn2b2006's topic in General Students

    I didn't pass it either. I get to take it again in 2 weeks. If i don't pass it then, I can't graduate and will have to repeat 4th semester. I'm freaking out. I needed to get an 850 to graduate, but I...

  19. For those of you that have taken Hessi...

    raindrop replied to raindrop's topic in General Students

    WOW. What kind of grades did you get thru the program if you don't mind me asking? Ya, an 850 to graduate. We get a total of 3 chances. The 1st is this Wednesday morning. If you don't get at least an...

  20. Horrible clinical day. Just horrible.

    raindrop posted a topic in General Nursing

    One of my pt's was a VERY non-compliant girl with anorexia. I presented her meds to her WHILE she was eating her breakfast b/c that was our "agreement", and she still refused to take them. It's not...

  21. Rush University...

    raindrop posted a topic in Illinois Nursing

    I'm about ready to graduate with my ADN, and I want to pursue my BSN through Rush since that is where I will be working. My first semester of this nursing program, and my last (the one I'm in now), I...

  22. Aspirin before 911

    raindrop replied to LVN2006's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    How many milligrams should they chew if they think they are having a HA? I thought I read somewhere that if they have any Baby ASA, they should chew 5. If they have the 325 mg's, they should chew 2?...

  23. Risk for aspiration? Yes or no?

    raindrop posted a topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I did a care plan on my Pt that suffered from a stroke and has a G-tube. For one of my Nursing diagnosis, I chose "risk for aspiration, r/t G-tube..." My instructor handed it back with a comment "He...

  24. Risk for aspiration? Yes or no?

    raindrop replied to raindrop's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Thanks

  25. Risk for aspiration? Yes or no?

    raindrop replied to raindrop's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Hi. Ok, he had a stroke that which left him flacid on one side, and also affected his swallowing, tongue movement & speech. I guess when I chose that dx I thought that he could be "at risk" b/c...