bugya90 ASN, BSN, LVN, RN

Different schools have different policies so you would have to contact your school. Most likely you will need to repeat any nursing course and any science pre req that is over 5 years old.

I know how you feel. I was 21 when I graduated with my LVN and have always been the youngest person in my workplaces until just recently. It doesn't help that I look much younger than I am either. Learn to tune out the jokes about being young (age di...

I'm in TX and none of the hospitals in my area are currently having NG contracts. A couple of years ago we had a small nursing shortage due to some issues at the local nursing school so the hospitals had sign on bonuses for any new nurse (new or expe...

We use new secondary tubing for all different piggyback. We put caps on the ones not currently in use. Prime the secondary tubing with the med and hook it to the secondary port, just program the pump the run a flush of the primary fluid after the led...

We only use syringes. I would worry the vacutainer would have too much pressure.

I was referring to things that are ordered at 0500ish. I've had multiple times that I float to other units and the night nurse tries to not give meds that were ordered several hours before I even got there. I don't expect the previous nurse to stay t...

Depends on the state and if the UAP has been trained for it or not. Our UAPs are allowed to switch the patients oxygen from the wall to portable tanks but can only continue the current LPM, the nurse has to change rate if condition warrants. UAPs can...

Anything that is ordered before report start time is the previous nurses responsibility. If there are orders for meds to be given at 0300, night nurse needs to take care of those before you leave. If a patient asks for pain meds in the middle of repo...

What we do is if a patient comes up within 45 minutes of shift change then the nurse is only responsible for getting a set of vitals and getting any IV meds hung. The actual admission is done by the next shift. We are all on 7-7 though so we only hav...

If you take the corrections job you will be burning the bridge. There's really no other way around it unfortunately. However if corrections is where you truly want to be then it is something to consider. Just really think it through and decide if bur...

We do self scheduling and are required to sign up for 6 weekend shifts for every 6 week schedule (works out to every other weekend if you worked Saturday and Sunday). We have a few people who choose to work every weekend and because of this the rest ...

Not all hospitals consider all 4 rails restraints. My current hospital doesn't but the hospital on the other side of town does. We put the side rails up on stretchers and honestly I've never given that much thought. The stretcher is going to be high ...

Should still be able to attend orientation. Most of the time you just need your vaccines done before clinically start which is a few weeks into the semester. Only your nursing advisor can give you a for sure answer though.

It's a fireable offense everywhere that I've worked. I was a night shift nurse at a nursing home in the beginning of my career. I get that it can be hard to stay awake but you have to train your body. I was still a full time day student while working...

In addition to coming up with a cheat sheet/report sheet that works for you I also suggest just asking those people what they want. Next time you see the SW ask her what type of info she needs to do her job, same with PT/OT, Case manager, etc. they p...

Ive worked with both. The most recent DO I worked with said basically DOs also get some more Chiropractic and accupuncture type of classes so they can do realignments and that kind of thing. DOs are supposed to be more holistic and less pill pushing ...

I was in your spot a few years ago. My husbands grandmother had stage 4 metastatic breast cancer. I'm the only medical person in the entire family so I got a lot of phone calls asking all kinds of questions. She was in the ICU for almost a month befo...

Sucks that you were alone for so long with the code. When we have any code on our floor everyone responds. Even our floor housekeeper will come to see if she can get us anything or get the family out of the room. Might be a suggestion to bring up dur...

No. I thought both my PN and RN nclex were fairly straight forward. Once you figure out HOW to answer nclex style questions they're not terrible. Hardest part for me was when it just shut off and I had to wait 3 days to find out my results, I'm not a...

I'm a day shift med surg nurse and would advise against switching if you like your current unit. I have 6 patients, normally at least half are total cares. I've had a patient come back from surgery within an hour of anesthesia and I have to call a r...

Occasionally happens at my work (though they try to avoid it due to cost/budget). What typically happens if the nurse is assigned to be the unit clerk so she answers phones and helps with discharge papers most of the day. She does "CNA work" to cover...

I don't know if any certifications that a student could get. Most of the certifications require at least 1 year of experience in that area/specialty. You can get your ACLS and/or PALS but those can get expensive and a lot of facilities will pay for t...

The charge nurse reported you because as she saw it you were sleeping while on the clock. That is a fireable offends at most facilities regardless of medical conditions. Be thankful that your supervisor was understanding enough to just give you a war...

I've never been in your position and I'm sorry you are going through this. I just renewed my license last week and it specifically asked if I had any DWI or drug related charges since my last renewal including any expunged offenses. So I don't think ...

You do not have to give a reason for quitting. Just type a quick letter stating I resign effective this date and sign it (keep a copy for your records) and turn it in. No reason needed and if they ask you just state that you wish to pursue other oppo...