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  1. Family refuses care

    NamasteN posted a topic in Long Term Acute Care

    I am torn and want your take on this situation. I have a resident who fell and has a compound fracture of the ankle. She has dementia. Family doesn't want anything done except comfort care. The...

  2. What is it like working on med surg?

    NamasteN replied to hazel_dreamss's topic in Medical-Surgical

    there are no "always" and "alls" in life or in Med/Surg. Sometimes I get out out on time which means 730 and many new grads go to med/surg but not all. what is it like? crazy, busy, never ending,...

  3. How long is your commute?

    NamasteN replied to the nurse who lived's topic in General Nursing

    Nursing jobs are very competitive in my area. Most hospitals want a BSN and I have an ADN. So I travel 50 minutes one way to the only hospital in the area willing to take a new

  4. new RN frustration; med surg makes nurses become bitter people??

    NamasteN replied to ChooSoul's topic in Medical-Surgical

    For better or worse, here in NY most LTC facilities have several units. One for dementia pts, one for stable but very sick pts and one for rehab. It doesn't matter which unit I am on, they are all...

  5. How many patients do you have on average?

    NamasteN replied to Jm0136's topic in Medical-Surgical

    I too am coming from LTC where some evenings I am the only nurse with 40 patients. Looking forward to now being an RN at a hospital with 4-6 patients. I realize they will be more acute, but still it...

  6. Taking a pay cut to go to day shift?

    NamasteN replied to tobydog01's topic in General Nursing

    "But for my mental sanity, I finally feel like I have an 'out' from nights and that makes me so excited. " To me, this trumps it all. You really want days! And it's a better quality of life. Yes...

  7. New Grad...Is this typical?

    NamasteN replied to MeganStar's topic in General Nursing

    I attended a community college, 2 year program and have found that most associates programs do a lot more hands on than the BSN programs. I have a lot of experience with all the skills you mentioned...

  8. How much of a pay cut is worth the name and experience?

    NamasteN replied to mooshgigila's topic in General Nursing

    You will also make more on weekends. The difference in pay is not worth the debate. Go where you put all the exclamation points ! :) Magnet hospitals are the

  9. COPDer de-satting? What do you do?

    NamasteN replied to Krazziekid78's topic in General Nursing

    For COPD higher amnounts of O2 are not the answer, but delivery system is. Use a non-rebreather at no more than 4-6L/min. Face mask is useless. Give a neb tx, sit upright, slow deep breaths. If...

  10. Does the bad pop up for Pearson Vue mean you fail?

    NamasteN replied to Smiller0332's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I did it last week, got the good pop up passed. So did all of my nursing school class. Not sure if this means it works ALL the time, but it does work. You have to use a valid card and be prepared...

  11. Best nursing youtube channels?

    NamasteN replied to nursedorkface's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Look up Mike Linares on you tube and facebook. He has a website as well and charges for his Nursing Made simple, but I got enough free stuff from those 2 places. He's cute, smart, funny and breaks...

  12. Need study tips

    NamasteN replied to rmaddox's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I always made index cards and carried them around. Reading out loud helps me too. Another thing I did was watch youtube videos of procedures. Hearing someone else do it out loud helped me. Love...

  13. when to start studying for NCLEX

    NamasteN replied to Graduation2016's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I guess it depends on your style of learning and studying. Our program had us purchase the Saunders NCLEX review and we read that along with out Med-Surg book for each topic and did the questions....

  14. Is this a new trend?

    NamasteN replied to hppygr8ful's topic in General Nursing

    This is actually a very old practice. In the 'olden days' there were no such thing as disposable depends. But this doesn't mean to not clean the patients. I have worked in LTC and in hospitals and...

  15. 50-60 SATA questions on NCLEX??

    NamasteN replied to monica842's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I could have written that same post. Took my NCLEX yesterday too, and had almost all alternative formats. Everyone says that means I passed because I had all higher level questions. But I feel like...

  16. Am I too old to be an RN.... or should I just stay an LPN?

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

    LPn at age 50, after teaching middle school for 15 years. Now at 57 just became an RN. Bet I'm older than you! í

  17. Pearson vue trick

    NamasteN replied to Randi012's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I feel like I'm having a heart attack! Just got home from taking the test, I had probably 2/3 alternate format questions!! So many meds and no trade names, just generic. Arrgh! But I did the...

  18. 52%-59% Scores in Kaplan Qbank.

    NamasteN replied to mangjose08's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Do you have the Kaplan course? Did you watch all of the videos? Especially helpful are the decision tree and NCLEX review videos that specifically teach you how to break down the questions. Go back...

  19. Need help with tests.

    NamasteN replied to nurse Adriana's topic in LPN to RN

    Get an NCLEX review book either Saunders or Exam Cram. Read the section you're studying in class and do the tests. It's good practice for the NCLEX too. I also carry index cards everywhere I go....

  20. Advice on transitioning to RN

    NamasteN replied to SuperMomBob's topic in LPN to RN

    That's exactly what I did. The first year of RN was mostly CNA stuff you learned in LPN school. Then we went straight into Cardio/Pulmonary. The things I needed to review were head to toe...

  21. Random Valuable NCLEX Facts :)

    NamasteN replied to RNsRWe's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Definitely oversimplifying for the purpose of giving an example. ? That is how the test works, I was trying to let the person asking the question realize that there is no need to memorize every single...

  22. Random Valuable NCLEX Facts :)

    NamasteN replied to RNsRWe's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I would add that it is entirely possible to know which questions are higher level passing ones. They ask you to analyze or assess. Lower level "fail" questions are recall/facts. Ex. these are your...

  23. 2nd retake in two weeks!!! Ahhh

    NamasteN replied to smylesmaria's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    In order to pass the NCLEX your practice scores should be in the 65 and up range. If you are still scoring so low you are making critical thinking mistakes. Kaplan has many strategies for analyzing...

  24. 3 time NCLEX Taker - HELP

    NamasteN replied to susing0726's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Try the Kaplan program. They offer a money back guarantee. Do you have an NCLEX prep book? I found the EXAM-Cram series to be excellent as it is written by Pearson, the people who write the NCLEX....

  25. Searching for an accelerated Lpn to Rn program anywhere in the Us

    NamasteN replied to Nurse__Mary's topic in LPN to RN

    Look at Sage in Albany, NY. about a 15 month