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  1. C Plan on ARF and Pancytopenia

    MIA-RN1 replied to shellybelly's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I am not sure if any of these will work, still kinda new at it but I love trying. Impaired gas exchange r/t low rbc (hemoglobin) d/t pancytopenia (interventions--monitor O2 sat, monitor capillary...

  2. real bed baths on classmate?

    MIA-RN1 replied to nurseabc123's topic in General Students

    we didn't do baths but we had too get into gowns (with pants and bra on) to practice abdominal IAPP on each other. As far as baths, we just had to practice on the dummies. We were supposed to get into...

  3. I Stopped At 205 Distraught

    MIA-RN1 replied to IcantThinkofaName's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Have hope. My understanding is that the test gets harder and harder to test the exent of your knowledge. I have heard that feeling like you did terrible is normal because of the way the test is set...

  4. nclex-pn test after 3rd semester

    MIA-RN1 posted a topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Hi all! I am starting my final year in my ADN program next week. After this semester, we have the option of sitting for the NCLEX-PN, which I plan to do. My question is, how would you suggest...

  5. nclex-pn test after 3rd semester

    MIA-RN1 replied to MIA-RN1's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    ] Thankyou, I look forward to hearing how it goes. I have heard that its the same kinds of questions but you have to remember about the scope of practice for the LPN. What are you using to study? Did...

  6. nclex-pn test after 3rd semester

    MIA-RN1 replied to MIA-RN1's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I think what I will do is look up the guidelines for LPN's in my state and then maybe think about this some more. I think what I need is orientation to working with a license, which I think is what...

  7. nclex-pn test after 3rd semester

    MIA-RN1 replied to MIA-RN1's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Thank you Suzanne for your insightful post. I do appreciate it! You are right that I don't need an orientation, we are a very small (3 ma's, 3 FNP's, 3 Psych NP's, and a billing rep) site-based school...

  8. nclex-pn test after 3rd semester

    MIA-RN1 replied to MIA-RN1's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    At my current job, when I become an LPN I will be able to pass meds and this will make our clinic run much smoother. Plus, just in case I fail the NCLEX-RN, I will still be able to work as a nurse...

  9. Stomach Problems

    MIA-RN1 replied to Chicklet2's topic in General Nursing

    ER, urgent care, afterhours

  10. Whattabout MRSA and C.Diff?

    MIA-RN1 replied to Danianne's topic in General Nursing

    I thought MRSA, ORSA, and VRE all needed gowns/gloves and mask also for ORSA. Am I wrong? I had a pt first semesterw/ ORSA in his trach and it was gown/glove/face shield...on and off...all day long....

  11. Enemas, Catheters , and OTHER embarassing things in nursing school

    MIA-RN1 replied to RNinJune2007's topic in General Students

    so...its okay to cath a male if he has an erection? It's

  12. My doctor says my thyroid condition is "just odd." Anyone ever hear of this?

    MIA-RN1 replied to flashpoint's topic in General Nursing

    No clue but I can't wait to hear what the endo says. I can't imagine how you must have felt at 87.5! i have hypothyroid and feel my best at 1.7 - 1.9. Higher than a 2 and I

  13. Positive TB skin test?

    MIA-RN1 replied to Room2Move's topic in General Nursing

    Im not a nurse yet either but I remember watching the NP at work do it and she said you need to see a bleb. Not totally sure

  14. Positive TB skin test?

    MIA-RN1 replied to Room2Move's topic in General Nursing

    its the short name for isoniazid, the antibiotic used to treat TB. My guess is that you probably just got exposed somewhere. From what I understand, that's how it can happen. Happened to

  15. Positive TB skin test?

    MIA-RN1 replied to Room2Move's topic in General Nursing

    Is an anaphylactic reaction possible when you repeat a positive PPD? I was told that they could repeat mine, it was positive in 1992, and the worst I'd get was a bigger mark on my arm. They said a...

  16. Positive TB skin test?

    MIA-RN1 replied to Room2Move's topic in General Nursing

    Yes I had a positive PPD in 1992. I've never been out of the country. My doctor had me get Xrays (negative) and testing at a pulmonologist (I don't remember what testing was done)> Then I had to...

  17. Are we allowed to be people before nurses?? (long)

    MIA-RN1 replied to stidget99's topic in General Nursing

    Im not yet a nurse but in our nursing issues class we were discussing unprofessional conduct and misconduct. Its considered unprofessional conduct to accept a patient assignment that you cannot...

  18. Tech to Nurse

    MIA-RN1 replied to jensdandy's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I am still almost a year from graduating but I am a tech in an ER too and possibly will face the same situation. We were discussing it in class and the instructor pointed out that you have to be nice...

  19. Where do I need to start?

    MIA-RN1 replied to steminem75's topic in General Nursing

    At my community college there was some type of aptitude testing you could do that would point you in a few directions given your answers to the questions about what you like and are interested in....

  20. Stuck in LPN mode?

    MIA-RN1 replied to nitengail_2001's topic in General Nursing

    Maybe you can strike a happy medium and find yourself an RN job somewhere totally different but maybe stay on per-diem where you are now? You will then be able to experience all that your degree...

  21. Enemas, Catheters , and OTHER embarassing things in nursing school

    MIA-RN1 replied to RNinJune2007's topic in General Students

    > Daytonite, I have a specific ? re: male caths. A tech I work with puts lidocaine on the cath of men w/ prostate troubles, he said it numbs it and makes it more comfy for the pt. Aside from the...

  22. Enemas, Catheters , and OTHER embarassing things in nursing school

    MIA-RN1 replied to RNinJune2007's topic in General Students

    when I insert one, they usually gasp a bit and that's why I try for the deep breathing. I had a terrible experience when I went in for a c-sect. The nurse just kept missing and I think it was 3 or 4...

  23. Enemas, Catheters , and OTHER embarassing things in nursing school

    MIA-RN1 replied to RNinJune2007's topic in General Students

    well, we have mannequins in the lab that are very anatomically correct and we practiced there. Then when it was time to do anything, its a matter of focusing on the task. Its not near as embarrasing...

  24. UAP's and nursing responsibilities in NY

    MIA-RN1 replied to MIA-RN1's topic in New York Nursing

    Unlicensed Assistive Personnel--like techs, unit aides, medical assistants and the

  25. UAP's and nursing responsibilities in NY

    MIA-RN1 posted a topic in New York Nursing

    Hi All. I posted this up in the general nursing discussion too, but someone suggested bringing the issue direct to the NY nurses. I am halfway thru my associates program at MCC. In class last night we...