1Tulip

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  1. NSC NCLEX pass rate?

    1Tulip replied to bobg's topic in Nevada Nursing

    I would suggest that you consider the established BSN programs (UNR, UNLV) and look into their success rates. (Ask yourself if their pass/fail rates are what you'd expect of long established,...

  2. CEN Study Guide - Question

    1Tulip posted a topic in Emergency

    Dear ER-RN's, I am working my way throught the exam prep book from ENA. Are the sample questions representative of the questions on the actual exam? Also, I've been surprised by some of the questions...

  3. CEN Study Guide - Question

    1Tulip replied to 1Tulip's topic in Emergency

    Thanks! I will keep studying, but will lay-back and be a learner while I get my feet under me

  4. Lack of grip strength

    1Tulip replied to 1Tulip's topic in Emergency

    I appreciate the insights from you currently-in-the-trenches-nurses. Sounds like things are much more rational than they were. I'm feeling less daunted about the prospect of jumping back in.

  5. Lack of grip strength

    1Tulip posted a topic in Emergency

    So I've been away from the bedside for a while. I did critical care for years. Going back in I'm thinking I want to do ER. I can get lots of refresher, orientation and mentoring support. That's...

  6. Lack of grip strength

    1Tulip replied to 1Tulip's topic in Emergency

    No... I didn't think you were being critical, and as I look back I realize it wasn't good for me or the patient to do what I did. Actually, I have an acquaintance that is barely 5' tall and couldn't...

  7. Lack of grip strength

    1Tulip replied to 1Tulip's topic in Emergency

    Well... what can I say? I was young enough then to do it myself. (And used leverage and good body mechanics.) Now I'm old and can credibly ask for help. But you wouldn't have left her that way,...

  8. Lack of grip strength

    1Tulip replied to 1Tulip's topic in Emergency

    Yes. Diabetic, obese, and in traction with horrible vaginitis and loose bowels from poly-antibiotics. It wasn't once a shift bed-change, it was several times a nite peri-care and bed-change. I...

  9. PleeeeZ help me with organization - vent

    1Tulip replied to starcandy's topic in Medical-Surgical

    I'm wondering what kind of report you get at the beginning of shift. If it's any good, you should be able to anticipate (many of ) the issues you're going to be facing. i.e., Mrs. X in room 23 had...

  10. Drug seeking or real pain? How do you tell?

    1Tulip replied to JudyPRN's topic in Pain Management

    This is a pretty long thread and there is a lot of great information and valuable observation and opinion. Let me add one caveat (and I hope I didn't overlook it if someone else has posted this.)...

  11. Nurse Mobbing/bullying

    1Tulip replied to LuciGirl's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    The director of nurses threw a chart at me when I started a new job as an LPN That's assault and is a crime. If the chart actually hit you it's assault with battery. I know a nurse that caught a...

  12. Seriously, this waitlist thing has to stop...

    1Tulip replied to tlackey's topic in Colorado Nursing

    I've posted this several times in other threads, but this seems to be a recurring issue. (Please stop reading if you've heard this before.) In our state (the one with the worst nurse shortage)...

  13. Nurses with Knee Problems

    1Tulip replied to UM Review RN's topic in General Nursing

    Have had bad knees since I was a junior in nursing school (over 30 yrs ago.) It's always been horrible to squat down (for instance to read the hourly urine output on a urimeter of a hanging foley...

  14. Are there still "cluckers" out there?

    1Tulip posted a topic in General Nursing

    So I'm thinking about getting back into nursing. I think I can handle the new super bugs, the increased acuity of today's patients, the new equipment I'll have to learn to handle, and a lot of the...

  15. Marginalization of Male Nurses

    1Tulip replied to earthlovers123's topic in Men in Nursing

    My brother is 6ft. 3inches, 205 pounds and pretty brawny. He's been a nurse for about 20 years now. Only rarely has he had any male-female conflict at work. Some times he feels a little put-upon...