hreddevil29

Hello everyone, I just moved to Md from Tx and am working on my Tx license so far. I am not enrolled at excelsior, I just started studying for NC1. Does anyone know if there are ways around the new decision. For instance, if I continue to work on my Tx license here, and don't change my state of residence, could I finish the program, and get licensed in Tx and then just switch it to Md, or is that not allowed? I just don't want to waste my time if Md is just going to deny licensure. does anyone know of any other online LPN to RN schools? Thanks

10.30 as an LPN in 1999 in Tx. Now 22.00/hr in Baltimore

He saw the pediatrician yesterday, and that was her recommendation. She said she wasn't sure what the cause was.

Hi, I have been a nurse for 7 years, but have never worked much with pediatric patients or in ICU. My son was hospitalized last week for severe asthma. He was intubated and on a vent for several days. Here's my question- since we have come home (5 days ago), the sclera in both of his eyes is blood red, it looks like broken capillaries to me. He isn't having any vision problems, and we can't get in to see the opthamologist until next week. Just wondering if this is a normal occurence, I have never seen this, so its a little concerning. Is there any way to treat this, or does it have to resolve on its own. Thanks!

Hi, there. I moved to Md last year, and took a job at this hospital. First of all, the pay, and benefits seem great, but the place is awful. You will have, on average, 9-10 patients, trach's, IV antibiotics, MRSA, VRE, total care patients, the list goes on and on. The hospital itself is filthy, you can't get the supplies you need, you can't get the doc's to respond to your calls, and when they do, it takes an emergency to get them to order what you need for your patient. Example: my last week there, I had a patient who was obviously in acute renal failure. His creatinine and BUN were sky high, his lungs were full of fluid, he could barely breathe, and he had a 104 temp. He was already on multiple antibiotics for infection, so the doc, when I called, said that the temp was due to the infection refused to do anything about the man's repiratory status, or his labs, wouldn't even order this man a chest xray. I called the doc, I kid you not, at least 15 times that day. I went to my manager, the clinical coordinator and the administrator, trying to get them to help me get the man transferred, it was horrible. I left that night feeling like I had failed the pt. I was off the next couple of days, and when I went back, the man was gone. The doctor, TWO days after all of this was going on, decided to call in a renal doc. The renal doc- immediately transferred the man to another facility. I don't want to discourage you, but if you haven't been a nurse for very long, this is a dangerous place. Its dangerous for all, but even worse when you are new. I had been a nurse for 7 yrs when I was there, had worked in multiple areas, and left there every day feeling so physically and mentally exhauted. It just wasn't worth my license that I had worked so hard for, nor was it worth the exhaustion that I had every day. I hope that if you take the position, it works out okay for you, but I doubt very strongly that the place has changed any since December.

I have been a nurse for 7yrs and this is the first time I've heard this. I just started a new job on a childrens behavioral health unit, after working many other areas. Today was my first orientation day on the floor, it was me, the nurse precepting me, and the charge nurse. One of the kids fell and twisted his ankle, it was swollen, so I put an ice pack on it and elevated his leg, pretty basic, huh? The next thing I know, the charge nurse runs over, yanks the ice of the kids leg, and says " first rule here-you can't use ice without a doctors order" What the heck? I have never gotten an order for ice BEFORE applying it, I thought that was just a basic nursing judgement. Am I wrong? To make matters even worse, the charge nurse says, why didn't you just apply bare ice to the skin, it isn't effective unless you do. Ok, I know for a fact you aren't supposed to put bare ice on skin for any length of time, and when I challenged him on it, he stated " I was an ER nurse, and thats how you are supposed to do it". He acted like I was an idiot,who doesn't have a functional brain in my head, I wanted to choke him. anyway sorry to ramble on and on, but just needed to vent. I should have dumped the ice on his head.:angryfire :angryfire :angryfire

Does anyone have any ideas on where to get used Excelsior textbooks? Theie prices are so expensive!!!!!! If anyone has any they would like to sell, let me know. Have a great weekend!