krob0729

krob0729

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  1. Documentatio question

    DUH!!!!! NAW!!!!! What if you have to document something else that happens at 8:00 and you've already writen 10 down? No way to cover that up is there? Chart when you do it. Or I take notes all...
  2. Medication Tech Training

    carry a drug reference book with them
  3. We have 2 wings, 3 nurses on each wing. We work 12 hour shifts..5-5. We're lucky if our med pass takes the "2 hours of compliance" you get kids havingn seizures, going into respiratory distress that...
  4. lol...a few years later.....here's a site that might help ya
  5. Here is a website you might could
  6. I work in a LTC facility for disabled children. They were either born brain damaged, abused, accidentally brain damaged or what ever the case may be. Either way they are all TOTALLY developmentally...
  7. Bullying nurses....

    Why don't you simply go to the DON and ask her how you are doing on your job? if she sees any room for improvement? That'll answer any questions of 'does she believe any of this'. That's wht I did...
  8. LVN pay rate (primarily East Texas/Dallas area)

    In my area LTC starts out around 15-16 plus night diff at a lot of places, the one hospital here that does still hire LVN's told me last year that a new grad will start out at 12. NOT for me....
  9. UT-HSC Fall '06 Applicants

    I found philosophy really boring. Easy A though. All we had to do was listen in class and we'd get it. It is definately one of the easiest classes I have ever taken. So is stats...alot easier than...
  10. Whats the real deal with jobs

    thanks for saying this...i was beginning to wonder if we only had 2 cities..lol. There's Texarkana, Longview, Tyler, Lubbock .. Longview is hiring agency nurses out of dallas (my nephew being one of...
  11. Accelerated BSN program interviews

    I didnt even apply, but reading ya'lls post is killing me too..lol [/url].... the waiting is excruciating..isn't it? I hope you all make it. I'll be checking
  12. Houston Nursing School Tattoo Policy?

    guys...guys...guys....they do make long sleeve scrub jackets to wear with your uniform....there ... problems solved....lol...as a matter of fact .... we were required to get one. and the guys had to...
  13. Is their really a big demand for nurses?

    ok..lets just pretend that I'm NOT the only one on here that doesn't know this.....but......what is the accelerated BSN program? whats the difference between it and the other BSN......lke I...
  14. Is their really a big demand for nurses?

    My nephew is an RN in Dallas and has never been out of work. Right now he is working for agency and has a contract working in Longview, Texas right now until June, which means he's staying with us...
  15. Dropping Out of the LVN Program

    i too had wonderful instructors. They loved teaching new nurses. They let us take advantage of every oppurtunity in clinicals. When our careplans were reviewed they went over with each one...
  16. Nurse-without-a-clue

    first of all, let me say...i'm there...i started as a nurse 9 months ago myself. i work in a pediatric ltc facility. these kids have all kinds of problems to keep up with. i have found that if i...
  17. Are we being phased out?

    I work LTC for pediatrics and thank God we work 12 hr shifts or there would be noway to get all of the daily paperwork, med passes, med orders, tx's, etc....done. Not to mention it's nice having 3-4...
  18. Ohhhhh your a Nurse!?!?

    definately agree!!! I have been a LVN for 9 mo now, an aide 3 years before that....I love my aides at night. Couldn't get through the long hours without them...( i work in a LTC for children) We...
  19. Medication Nurse Assistants

    So, no assessing before giving the med to see if it is proper to give it. ...lethargy, low bp, etc....??? or is the licensed personnel supposed to do this? i know i will never allow a med aide to give...
  20. Pet Peeves

    oh, i almost forgot...what about nurses that don't restock the med-cart and you spend half the shift walking back and forth to the med room to get meds, so your med-pass takes twice as
  21. Pet Peeves

    not only do i hate unreplaced trashbags, but what is definately worse is when you go to take out the trash sack from the med cart and it is still attached to the roll of bags. now you have to try to...
  22. I'm confused

    are the content guides (that u can download for free from EC) and the course guides for the same classes (that u buy from their bookstore) the same thing? also, if i've already had...
  23. My School is Gone!

    Tragedy is Tragedy...plain and simple...people need to talk about what is on their minds and what is important. This is important to you so please don't apologize. Please accept my condolences for...
  24. New LPNs going to EC....why not?

    Ok..dumb question here...but what's an NLN
  25. it has been explained to me that 'no matter how careful and how much care you take, you are human, and humans do make mistakes' Always follow your 5 rights in med admin though...that cuts the chances...