NurseSpeedy ADN, LPN, RN

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    LPN attending Gaylen College TB, HELP!!!

    NurseSpeedy replied to Aquoen's topic in School, College Programs

    As previous poster stated, community college is usually a cheaper route, except now you would be an out of state student so the price may even itself out. At the time I went to Galen they were the...
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    LPN attending Gaylen College TB, HELP!!!

    NurseSpeedy replied to Aquoen's topic in School, College Programs

    I graduated from Galen's online hybrid almost a year ago. If you are transferring most of your general education credits in, the first two quarters won't be that bad. The program is fast paced with...
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    Vent Alarms Ordered to be Turned Off

    NurseSpeedy replied to letitbe_lindsay's topic in Private Duty

    I would not consider the case safe and would consider myself not a "good fit" for them and ask my agency to reassign me to another case. If they are asking the nurse to violate protocol the agency...
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    LPNs turned RNs: New Grad?

    NurseSpeedy replied to Scottishtape's topic in First Year After Licensure

    It really depends where you apply. I was told by one organization that since I had experience as an LPN that I would not qualify for their residency program since it was only for employees with zero...
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    Billing new grads for not completing orientation?

    NurseSpeedy replied to Pachinko's topic in General Nursing

    Ouch. I've seen many companies require a 2 year contract in exchange for a lengthy orientation but to charge them for the cost of the orientation only because they are found to be 'not a good fit' and...
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    Is not answering the phone for work bad?

    NurseSpeedy replied to CedarGirl10's topic in General Nursing

    A coworker of mine years ago had a similar response when she said she had already had a couple of glasses of wine. I'm leaning towards the idea that the supervisor has either used this excuse herself...
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    Is This Legal?

    NurseSpeedy replied to MiracleMommy35's topic in General Nursing

    I don't know about the laws in Virginia, but that didn't float for Taxim in my area (or any of the other agencies that tried to pull it). Some will try to get away with whatever they can pull, hoping...
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    Is not answering the phone for work bad?

    NurseSpeedy replied to CedarGirl10's topic in General Nursing

    I used to have a hard time saying "no" when asked to work late (16 hours) and picking up extra days. I often regretted it the minute "yes" escaped out of my mouth, realizing that the 4 hours of sleep...
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    ATI PN review vs NCSBN PN review- help!

    NurseSpeedy replied to FuturePN's topic in General Students

    NCBSN was spot on for my RN exam. A heads up though-I bought it three weeks before my exam. The written review info is MASSIVE. I ended up just doing the questions and reading the rationale each day...
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    Inane scripting

    NurseSpeedy replied to Jedrnurse's topic in General Nursing

    I remember the video training sessions we were required to watch when this one was implemented. ...and the patient that laughed his rear end off when the words came out of my mouth after he'd watched...
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    Have you ever gotten really sick from a patient?

    NurseSpeedy replied to RN_2001's topic in Health, Stress Management

    Honestly I think I've caught more illnesses from sick staff members that were afraid of calling in for their shift than from patients that I have had with contagious infections. Plus I wasn't sharing...
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    stethoscope sliding around on neck

    NurseSpeedy replied to Ele_123's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I have one a step down from the one you mentioned and I have the same problem with it slipping around. I have noticed over the years that my neck doesn't bother me as much on the days when I keep it...
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    Teach your cat

    NurseSpeedy replied to shanon0403's topic in Study Tips for Students's Share Tips

    "Teach your cat" that was cute. My cat didn't like the lost attention due to my classes being online. He would sit on my printer, get in front of my monitor, even rearranged the icons on my laptop one...
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    Galen or Rasmussen?? Advice needed

    NurseSpeedy replied to bordlemaya's topic in General Students

    Cost will be a heck of a lot cheaper through community college. Galen IS properly accredited now (officially this past summer for st Pete campus). I went that route back when they didn't have a five...
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    CNAs give medications

    NurseSpeedy replied to Beaue's topic in General Nursing

    While working at an ALF, I worked with Med Techs. The facility gave them a four hour course held by their own personnel about medication OBSERVATION. They were not legally able to perform medication...
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    Rate Your Pain

    NurseSpeedy replied to Joe V's topic in General Nursing

    I also do not like the number scale. The question to rate on a scale of 0-10 has often got me a look from the patient as if to say, "Um, it hurts bad enough to want whatever you have to make it hurt...
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    Only Crusty Old Bats will remember..

    NurseSpeedy replied to Pepper The Cat's topic in General Nursing

    I remember a couple years after getting my license HIPAA had been revised and everyone going crazy trying to make sure that they were compliant. Changes were made about what information was on the...
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    Only Crusty Old Bats will remember..

    NurseSpeedy replied to Pepper The Cat's topic in General Nursing

    I had a 'what the heck' moment when I recently started working acute care again after being gone for eight years. Went to the pixis, took out an antibiotic, and it was a a small glass bottle to be...
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    Do you pre-inflate the balloon on a foley cath?

    NurseSpeedy replied to VegGal's topic in General Nursing

    Actually, it wouldn't have anything to do with preinflating the balloon. When inserting a male catheter it is best to insert the catheter all the way in and then inflate the balloon. In some issues...
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    Do you pre-inflate the balloon on a foley cath?

    NurseSpeedy replied to VegGal's topic in General Nursing

    Hospital inservice recently where I work emphasized NOT inflating the balloon prior. Rationale was 1) each is checked by manufacturer prior 2) it increases risk for urethral trauma on insertion and 3)...
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    omg...fish oil!

    NurseSpeedy replied to beckster_01's topic in Patient Medications

    I feel your pain with the fish oil odor. I went to visit my mother in law a few years back and my husband and I were wondering what the heck smelled like nasty fish. Turns out Dr. Oz had gotten to...
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    Don't arrive early, don't leave late

    NurseSpeedy replied to iRNman's topic in General Nursing

    I've worked homecare before. I found it amusing that they didn't schedule an overlap in the shift coverage (say, 10 minutes) for handoff report. I've had home health care cases where the patient was...
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    Been at Job 9 Mons, Work Suddenly Calls References?

    NurseSpeedy replied to SunnyPupRN's topic in General Nursing

    I had been working for a small home health company that emailed me asking if I could give them another reference to verify since the one I provided used another company to provide information about...
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    How long to give notice of resignation

    NurseSpeedy replied to missjosieRN's topic in General Nursing

    Depends on your employer. For management level I've had some employers want 30
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    Hydration for Nurses

    NurseSpeedy replied to vgyore's topic in General Nursing

    I am constantly dealing with the hydration problem at work. I also cannot eat or drink much that early in the morning. I will vomit and it only compounds the issue. I have gone 14+ hours at work...