nursestacy73

Hey, girl!! I just did a search to find out the same question you are asking and I saw your post.... I was like "Hey, do I know that RN?" LOL Let me know what you find out.... I just found out today that I passed. Yay!!! Now I want my license.

I did the Hurst online review, too. It really helped me gain confidence to pass the Hesi exit test at school and then helped me focus in on my weak areas before Boards. I graduated May 21, 2010, and just found out today that I passed Boards. I know without the Hurst review, I would have been totally lost. The Saunders NCLEX-RN review book and disc helped while I was in school, but for Boards, the Hurst really helped me. Good luck!!

This information has been very helpful. I just made my down payment to RUE today for the Excelsior program. I have completed some of my general education through traditional education, but because of family/budget requirements, finishing my degree has been a real problem. I did finish some of the core including my sciences in the "regular" college setting b/c I just can't imagine teaching myself microbiology, or A&P (that cat dissection was really interesting!). So now I have 2 general ed classes and the nurses courses to finish my associates degree. I'm quite excited about this. My first set of study materials should be here this week!!! I'll keep you posted on how it goes. Wish me luck!!!

What is it that makes you disbelieve my experience? Is it all the things you've seen in your 3 months of nursing?

Very interesting. I will definately get a copy of that to the nurses at the nursing home where this pt resides full-time. Thank you!

Your input is extremely helpful. If this pt is ever under my care again, I will certainly put this to use!!! Thanks for your USEFUL, and HELPFUL advise.

Just had a chance to log back on and read the helpful responses. The fact of the matter is, I only encounter this pt and family when the pt is hospitalized. The nursing home deals with this day in and day out. Upon the next hospitalization, I have every intention of utilizing some of the useful advice to accurately document the inappropriate behaviors (which I believe is the first step in helping this stop) as well as the opportunity to speak directly with the offensive sister. I do appreciate all the helpful advice. I am printing a copy of this thread and putting it in my clipboard for future reference.

Thank you so much... this is just what I was looking for. Management is aware (the sister makes daily trips to the administrator whenever the pt is hospitalized). But these will definately help in documentation of the issues at hand. Another question: would the state Ombudsmen be appropriate to notify about this?

Just wondering if there is any kind of diagnosable syndrome for families of patients with chronic illness who develop an overbearing/controlling role in their loved-ones care? For example, in the hospital where I work, there is a sister of a geriatric patient who manually checks the pt for impaction daily (or more). She is obsessed with the detailed aspects of the things being done for her sister. Her sister resides at the nursing home, but she feels the need to stay with her around the clock, despite the care given the pt by professionals. How specific? you might ask... she blow dries the pubic hair of the pt after each void. That's just one example of how far out this lady goes. And I've also encountered other families while working elsewhere that may be labelled a "Problem Family" because of the lengths they go to when it comes to their loved one. I'm sure anyone in the healthcare field knows what I mean... not just the concerned wife, or the doting the son...but the WAY FAR OUT THERE bunch. Any way, just wanted to know if there is a NAME for behavior such as this (other than bizarre, inappropriate, et c).

Thanks for the good advice. I think my tendancy to want to "help" people makes me get involved in situations that I have no business in. You're right... I need to keep my nose out of it. Thanks again!

While I was in nursing school, I worked in the ICU as a tech. Another tech and I were bathing a pt one evening who had been unresponsive for several days and was expected to pass away "anytime". We turned her slightly to wash her back and she opened her eyes, looked THROUGH the other tech and said, "No Jesus, not tonite. Come back tomorrow." Closed her eyes again and returned to her previous state of conciousness. We reported this to the RN who was charged with the pt, and she smiled politely at the simple little techs who must have imagined a dying pt talking :stone The next day we came in and almost exactly 24 hours from when we had experienced the situation, the RN was in the room with the pt and the pt once again opened her eyes, looked through the RN, and said, "Yes Jesus, I will go with you." Closed her eyes and died. It was very peaceful and very creepy.

Due to the scheduling at a small rural hospital where I work, all nurses work a rotation of "on 3, off 2, on 2, off 3". Therefore, we always work with the same nurses on our same rotation. I work with another nurse who is interested in moving to the ER when a position becomes available. She has never pushed the point, but fills in when the nurse working ER needs to be out (which is quite regularly because of her health). Today, the regular ER nurse accused the other nurse of trying to push her out to "get HER job". This has discouraged the fill-in nurse to the point that she is considering changing rotations to get away from this nurse. The whole controversy is being fueled by a lab tech who likes to keep people stirred up against each other. The fill-in nurse asked me if I thought changing rotations would help the problem, but I didn't quite know how to answer her. This girl has been a LPN for about 2 years, I have been a LPN for 10 years, and the regular ER nurse has been a RN for about 20 years. I told her that my experience has shown me that there is always something stirring about somebody and this will blow over eventually and someone else's feet will be in the fire. To make the situation more sticky, the ER RN is acting supervisor on the weekends when the DON is off. So talking to the supervisor when it happens is not possible. So my question is: When all this drama presents itself in supposed professional environment, what is the best way to handle it? My personal opinion is to ignore it. "This to shall pass" Right? Any other view points would be appreciated.

In the state of Georgia, the Board of Nurses allows LPNs to perform any duties covered under the approved curriculum for practical nursing schools. There are not any specific restrictions applied by the state (transfusions, triage, assessments, basic pharmacology, dosage/calcualtions, et c. all are covered in the curriculum). My expericence has found that the restrictions applied to LPNs tend to be procedural based on the policies of individual institutions. As an LPN (licensed since 1996), I have performed transfusions, initiated and maintained intravenous fluids and medications, done IV push meds, triaged and assigned acuity to emergency room patients... pretty much any function any other nurse has performed. In my experience the main differentiation in credentials dictates pay scale and not much else. I have even worked in hospitals that allow LPNs to be house supervisor (though not common, I have seen it). Some places in Georgia still recognize that an experienced LPN is a valuable asset to a nursing team. But as most of these replies seem to iterate, the rules vary from state to state and most states should have a website with information on how to deteremine the limitations imposed on LPNs in your area.