bugya90

bugya90 ASN, BSN, LVN, RN

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  1. Two sample NCLEX questions

    bugya90 replied to psu_213's topic in General Nursing

    Remember that the NCLEX is not about real world nursing. It is about making sure he student is competent enough to function as a first day new grad and not kill anyone. I was a LVN for 6 years before...

  2. Oxygen order changes

    bugya90 replied to Danztam's topic in General Nursing

    We have a standing order for all patients on oxygen regardless of age. Not sure of the exact wording but nurses and respiratory therapists can titrate the oxygen up to 4 L and we can change from nasal...

  3. Pinning ceremony...with NO faculty??

    bugya90 replied to Jdover37's topic in General Students

    We had to host our own pinning ceremony as our school also did not allow school officials to participate in anything other than the cap and gown graduation for my LVN graduation. We hosted it and...

  4. Told to Cut Corners at Work

    bugya90 replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

    I worked in a nursing home as a new grad LVN. The med pass are terrible and lengthy no matter how you do it. I was technically PRN but I was working almost full time but was constantly rotating shifts...

  5. What Happened to LPNs/LVNs in Hospitals?

    bugya90 replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

    All of my local hospitals phased LVNs out over the past 5 years. I worked in a clinic as a LVN. I finished my RN and am working acute care now and our floor director is hoping to bring back a few LVNs...

  6. Test taker's name

    bugya90 replied to queenclaudine's topic in General Nursing

    Yes both names have to match or Pearson won't let you in the testing room. Pearson had my maiden name and all my NCLEX stuff had my married name. I did the live help chat with Oearson and they updated...

  7. New Grad Struggles

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

    If you are part of a new grad residency program, speak with your program coordinator to see if you can work a shift or two on another floor to see if you really hate cardiac or if you are just...

  8. Most Cringeworthy Thing You Did in Nursing School

    bugya90 replied to missnursingstudent19's topic in Nursing Humor

    I had been sick with GI upset from some bad food the night before clinical. Barely slept and was very dehydrated. I didn't want to miss because I was assigned to follow the wound care nurse that day...

  9. LPN to RN transition

    bugya90 replied to AmandaWells's topic in General Nursing

    I recently finished my LVN to RN program and started my first RN job. I was a LVN for 6 years. My biggest adjustment so far has been realizing that I am ultimately responsible for the patient now. I...

  10. Have you worked for a facility that has transitioned from 8-hour shifts to 12s?

    bugya90 replied to klone's topic in General Nursing

    My current hospital switched several years ago before I started working there. They did it in phases. First phase was all the charge nurses were 12's then the rest of the staff slowly followed over...

  11. Pre-Employment Physical

    bugya90 replied to laurenbasso's topic in General Nursing

    As long as they are legitimate prescriptions and you're under a physicians care, they shouldn't be a problem. Bring the prescription bottles with you just in case you have to give a drug screen and...

  12. Nursing school lack of confidence/Clinicals

    bugya90 replied to A.J.R.'s topic in General Students

    It's normal to feel scared at clinical. It takes time to build confidence, you may not build up a lot of confidence until you are out of school been at your job for a while. When at clinical try to...

  13. Got my first job as a night RN in ED. Confused about pay.

    bugya90 replied to polz123's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Typically you have your base pay ($41.12) and then you add your differentials (10%) on top of that. I've never personally seen an offer made any other way but you would have to check with HR or your...

  14. Ethics of Organ Donation

    bugya90 replied to Louise Henaut's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I just listened to a lecture from our organ procurement company at work so I'll tell you what they said. The heart on your DL is considered patient consent. The procurement agency will contact the DMV...

  15. nclex application agency

    bugya90 replied to rpdrn's topic in General Nursing

    If you are in the US you have to use Pearson Vue. They are the agency that all the boards of nursing are contracted through. Any other agency would be illegitimate and a waste of time and

  16. New nurses without clear career goals

    bugya90 replied to tara07733's topic in General Nursing

    I don't think there is anything wrong with not knowing what field of nursing you want to do. Nursing has so many options (acute care, critical care, ambulatory, school nurse, etc) plus each field has...

  17. Single parent nursing

    bugya90 replied to Abullard123's topic in General Nursing

    You need to sit down and look through all of your finances and decide if you need that extra income for working more than 3 days. You also need to see how much a nanny would cost to see if the extra...

  18. PLEASE HELP: Psychotic Nurse Recruiter!!

    bugya90 replied to herowneulogy's topic in General Nursing

    I had to deal with a lazy nurse recruiter at my previous employer. I worked there as a LVN and when I passed my RN boards I wanted to transfer into one of the RN positions so I had to apply through...

  19. Hospital employement that helps with tuition

    bugya90 replied to christiholt's topic in General Nursing

    The Baylor Scott & White system offers tuition reimbursement. Up to $5000 per calendar year for full time

  20. Raises

    bugya90 replied to ThePrincessBride's topic in General Nursing

    3-5% is pretty standard annual raise for my area. Only time anyone got more than that was when they were re-evaluating everyone's pay to be more competitive and we all got a good chunk that year but...

  21. This is not what I thought it was

    bugya90 replied to OrganizedChaos's topic in General Nursing

    Go to a local running store and have them test you for the right type of shoe for your foot and instep. I run half marathons and had the knee and ankle pain until they tested me and put me in the...

  22. Bored on weekdays!

    bugya90 replied to cblue152's topic in General Nursing

    Would you/could you pick up a prn job for durring the week to help occupy some of the time? I'm the same way where if I have too much time off in a row I get bored. I can only clean, read and watch so...

  23. After excelsior

    bugya90 replied to LPN_92's topic in General Nursing

    I am an Excelsior grad. I would recommend you do some research for yourself. Go to the Excelsior section of AllNurses and read through the posts, go to the schools official website and read the...

  24. CARE PLAN HELP

    bugya90 replied to Mmathieson07's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Look in your NANDA book under those diagnosis. Most will list several nursing diagnosis that can be used for each medical

  25. Excelsior Graduate 2017

    bugya90 posted a topic in Excelsior College

    I just wanted to give some words of encouragement to others in this program. It is doable! It took my about 4 years to complete the program because life kept getting in the way. I applied for CPNE...