Miss.LeoRN

Miss.LeoRN

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  1. Gave medications too early is this an error?

    Miss.LeoRN replied to daniela095's topic in Patient Medications

    if anything just call the MD. If the MD put in the order for first dose now and then second dose to start at the standard time... Then it's probably fine. I would have called the house MD to make sure...

  2. The life or death squatty potty

    Miss.LeoRN replied to remotefuse's topic in General Nursing

    I hope the aide was educated on how to handle a situation like that if it were to occur again. The patient telling her no and her going "uh. Ok" should never have been a

  3. Iv antibiotic running as primary?

    Miss.LeoRN replied to SquatsNScrubs's topic in General Nursing

    Maybe it's just where I work but most bags of fluids we get account for the iv line. Like, when I'm hanging zosyn, there's 110mL in the bag. Granted, I've always hung with a flush but i wouldn't see...

  4. Dispute test question??

    Miss.LeoRN replied to cin808's topic in General Students

    I learned early on in school that fighting questions never really helps. If you're struggling to the point where the one or two points you might get from a question "saves" you then you've got other...

  5. OB class makes me depressed...

    Miss.LeoRN replied to erikathered's topic in General Students

    After our OB class I was pretty much just in shock I even survived childbirth. I can offer much but support. I have three of my own (and sadly for certain people, no they didn't wreck my life and no...

  6. Transcripts issue.

    Miss.LeoRN posted a topic in Western Governors University

    I did a very long search into getting my BSN and what program would be right for me before I settled onto WGU. I was very excited to start my rn to bsn journey with them. That was two months (going on...

  7. Transcripts issue.

    Miss.LeoRN replied to Miss.LeoRN's topic in Western Governors University

    I will do, thank

  8. First clinical. Forgot to document vital signs.

    Miss.LeoRN replied to Fullmetaljacket96's topic in General Students

    I don't see why she would have bothered to email you vs just go get a set of vitals. I'm going to assume that's what she did when you didn't reply after a while. If the patient is ready for discharge...

  9. Calling Report to ER from Urgent Care

    Miss.LeoRN replied to misdetermined's topic in General Nursing

    When I worked in SAR we were supposed to call and give report to the ER whenever we had to send a patient out. After the like 20th time of feeling like the nurse on the other end of the line wasn't...

  10. Do you renew both LPN and RN licenses?

    Miss.LeoRN replied to LPN1118's topic in General Nursing

    Your board might not even allow you to renew it. I am in NJ, and you can't work under your highest license. If you're an RN, you can't be hired as an LPN or CNA; even if you previously had an LPN or...

  11. Did I cause this rapid response?

    Miss.LeoRN replied to ns808's topic in General Nursing

    You're not the first to make a mistake. You won't be the last. I was two weeks off orientation when I was given a female patient with "chest pain". ER MD determined it was epigastric, dc'd a nitro...

  12. Blood specimen from iv sites.

    Miss.LeoRN replied to omotee's topic in General Nursing

    Wait 10 minutes? Wow. That seems like an excessive amount of time. Make sure you CYA; check hospital policy and then make a progress note each time; "As per lab request and unit policy, withdrew...

  13. Thinking about quitting after first day

    Miss.LeoRN replied to SunflowerCat12's topic in General Nursing

    Sounds like the Rehab I worked at. Rose colored glasses at first. I was oblivious to the number of people quitting and jumping ship. I ended up being forced to work doubles because the nurse would...

  14. Time management tips needed

    Miss.LeoRN replied to poweringthrough's topic in General Students

    Make lists. Be flexible. Ask for help. Follow your ABCS. Easier said than done. I know. Really is just practice. The more you learn and practice the better you

  15. How to remember PEDS key milestones and toys?

    Miss.LeoRN replied to carti's topic in General Students

    I have three kids so this was easy for me. One of my classmates equated it to buying presents for her nephew. Another made

  16. Clinical Instructor sucks...

    Miss.LeoRN replied to FutureNurseInfo's topic in General Students

    Assuming this is an adjunct instructor? Either way it doesn't matter. Talk to your program director or whomever is above her on the totem pole. You're there to learn clinical skills. You're PAYING for...

  17. Misuse of the ER

    Miss.LeoRN replied to ShortFuse's topic in General Nursing

    Well.. That explains a

  18. Previous Clinicals did not prepare you?

    Miss.LeoRN replied to Decisions7's topic in General Students

    My final semester in nursing school, my clinical instructor basically had us playing CNA all through clinical, all semester. Now, I get the importance of understanding that basic care is part of...

  19. Ashworth RN to BSN 2018

    Miss.LeoRN replied to valpal562's topic in School, College Programs

    Are you employed or is it your employer requiring the BSN? I only ask because some people have mentioned their employer requiring a BSN accredited by a regionally accredited school, with the program...

  20. Day shift or Night shift

    Miss.LeoRN replied to KBStuRN's topic in General Students

    Days can be hard to get as a new grad, especially in hospital settings. Not saying it's impossible, but it's more likely you will be on nights. I can't relay the benefits there might be for you, but...

  21. Misuse of the ER

    Miss.LeoRN replied to ShortFuse's topic in General Nursing

    I wonder if this is an area type thing. Or perhaps is more dependent on the office/MD a person goes to. Where I live currently, if my kid were to get a fever and had to be taken out of school, and...

  22. Voiding!

    Miss.LeoRN replied to ohsosarah20's topic in General Nursing

    I usually just make sure they have gone at some point on my shift, which is a 12 hour night shift. Unless they are very old, or very ill, or as you state some reason to be concerned on why or why not...

  23. I forgot to clamp the peripheral IV site!!!

    Miss.LeoRN replied to DH1234's topic in General Students

    Probably about 80% of the time I do my assessment on a patient, the IV isn't clamped. Couldn't tell you if it was the nurse before me, someone else, or just an accident. Can't say I've ever really...

  24. Getting pregnant during last semester or during new job?

    Miss.LeoRN replied to Steph82997's topic in General Students

    Wait. I have seen an i credible amount of patients come through my unit and they all have that "Oh I was going to be a nurse, then I had little Timmy" story. I'm not saying that's you. I am saying...

  25. Can I please get a Parking Spot!

    Miss.LeoRN replied to ArrowRN's topic in General Nursing

    My hospital has a parking garage and a sky bridge connection to the hospital. We're pretty spoiled. We won't be once our new facility is finished in the spring. No parking garage. No sky bridge. No...