bugya90

bugya90 ASN, BSN, LVN, RN

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  1. Expiration of nursing school experience?

    bugya90 replied to JohnnySahn's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    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

  2. Young Nurse Not Taken Seriously in the Workplace

    bugya90 replied to efoxrn's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    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....

  3. New Grad Orientation Contracts

    bugya90 replied to Kaiyas's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    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...

  4. Secondary IV infusions

    bugya90 replied to eiwneon's topic in General Nursing

    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...

  5. Blood draws CVC

    bugya90 replied to Mere_RN's topic in General Nursing

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

  6. Dazed and Confused: Blurred Lines

    bugya90 replied to SisterofMary's topic in General Nursing

    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...

  7. Delegation

    bugya90 replied to nurse.n's topic in General Nursing

    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...

  8. Dazed and Confused: Blurred Lines

    bugya90 replied to SisterofMary's topic in General Nursing

    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...

  9. Daily assignment help

    bugya90 replied to pizzatart's topic in General Nursing

    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...

  10. Quit new LTC job for dream job offer?

    bugya90 replied to alllliekat's topic in General Nursing

    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...

  11. Every 3rd weekend

    bugya90 replied to Mamabear2RN's topic in General Nursing

    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...

  12. What is the standard of practice regarding side rails on stretchers; fall risk

    bugya90 replied to Shubbell's topic in General Nursing

    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...

  13. Will I still be able to attend LPN Nursing School Orientation?

    bugya90 replied to Alexa093's topic in General Nursing

    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...

  14. falling asleep during nightshift

    bugya90 replied to nightlightnurseaide's topic in General Nursing

    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....

  15. new grad nurse med surg

    bugya90 replied to mng1234's topic in First Year After Licensure

    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...

  16. MD vs DO

    bugya90 replied to FranEMTnurse's topic in General Nursing

    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...

  17. Need advice on helping your own family let go

    bugya90 replied to sunflower3,RPN's topic in General Nursing

    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...

  18. Seizure code blue

    bugya90 replied to stacylethani's topic in General Nursing

    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...

  19. LPN to RN NCLEX

    bugya90 replied to laadawn's topic in General Nursing

    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...

  20. Thinking of switching from pcu to med/surg

    bugya90 replied to Mami.RN's topic in Medical-Surgical

    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...

  21. RN's and LPN's working as Nursing Assistants?

    bugya90 replied to blackmamba123's topic in General Nursing

    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...

  22. Any certifications I can earn as a student to better my resume for when I graduate?

    bugya90 replied to themurse133's topic in General Nursing

    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...

  23. Falling Asleep

    bugya90 replied to NurseRatchet777's topic in General Nursing

    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...

  24. Recent DWI arrest

    bugya90 replied to adjrn's topic in Licensure: Criminal History

    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...

  25. Critical question, please advise ASAP

    bugya90 replied to bossfrog's topic in General Nursing

    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...