NurseNHowell

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  1. Nurse with ADD :(

    NurseNHowell replied to WheresMyPen's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    I have severe ADD/ADHD. I have been a CNA, EMT, LVN, and just graduated for my RN. Whenever I have school or work I take a full dose of my Adderall XR. My days off I take a very low dose of regular...

  2. Thinking About Changing My Career Path - Should I become an RN and wait to have children?

    NurseNHowell replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

    Omg do school first!!! i say this as I lay in a toddler bed cuddled up to my 5yr old who for the last 2yrs has been in complete hell because I am never home and when I am then I have no time or...

  3. I Left Work Sick- Can I be Charged With Patient Abandonment?

    NurseNHowell replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

    I personally believe you could be charged with abandonment, majority % due to the facility being shady enough to lie. Here in California I have come across this while I was working as a case a...

  4. Criminal Infraction? Writing a Letter of Explanation to the BON

    NurseNHowell replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

    Hi I am required to write letter for my RN application due to a traffic infraction that ended up being over the CA BRN $1,000 limit. I am stuck with how exactly do I address the letter? I have always...

  5. Stanbridge College ADN program

    NurseNHowell replied to NurseLarios's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    I am in their 1st cohort so graduating soon. I can assure you it wouldn't be due to the color of your skin. I'm not even about to go back and try to hunt down your ethnicity but we started with like...

  6. NCLEX Mastery app on phone helped me pass the NCLEX

    NurseNHowell replied to Knoel9891's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Its on sale half off for nurses week, $14.99 instead of $29.99. not sure how to link iTunes store but this is the link from the email they sent me. I paid full price for the app at the beginning of my...

  7. Took the NCLEX almost 7 weeks ago

    NurseNHowell replied to shaunie_tea's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    The person who found out in 2 days is probably because they applied for an interim permit. If you apply for an IP they do your background check BEFORE they send out your ok to test so once you pass...

  8. Seems parents aren't parenting

    NurseNHowell replied to Feral.Cat.Herder's topic in School

  9. Seems parents aren't parenting

    NurseNHowell replied to Feral.Cat.Herder's topic in School

    Honestly I have a 5 year old daughter and I could not imagine her sitting in some school office sick/hurt/miserable without me or someone I trust rushing to her to get her. I know when I worked as a...

  10. Seems parents aren't parenting

    NurseNHowell replied to Feral.Cat.Herder's topic in School

    I am not even a school nurse but d*** straight I've called CPS on kids with poor parenting. Working retail in high school with a parent that thought the toy aisle was baby sitting... Oh you are...

  11. can you get into nurse practioner school if you have a reprimand on your nursing license

    NurseNHowell replied to 2012murse's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Just to be clear I HAVE ABSOLUTELY ZERO EXPERIENCE with this area but my ADN program required us to go to a BSN hearing. 3 nurses had previous reprimand/restrictions and are NPs or are doing their NP....

  12. Nurse Hijabi advice

    NurseNHowell replied to SXUnursingstudent's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    It is not that she is wearing it but it is what she is doing while she is wearing it. A nurse not wearing a hijab can also break infection control. Please refer to my response

  13. Nurse Hijabi advice

    NurseNHowell replied to SXUnursingstudent's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    Her touching it to put in the stethoscope then touching it again after touching the patient's clothes and body when the patient had a questionable rash makes it a very clear infection control issue....

  14. Nurse Hijabi advice

    NurseNHowell replied to SXUnursingstudent's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    Ok this is a super old post but I wandered across it. Some of my nurse friends are muslim and all did not wear a hijab to work. One day a new grad new hire(now a friend) I was paired with to orientate...

  15. [Mini RANT] Crappy Vocational Rehab Counselor Refuses to Approve of me being in Nursing

    NurseNHowell replied to Natiel's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    I am currently in the ADN program after 10yrs as a LVN after some years as a CNA & EMT. I have rheumatoid arthritis, systemic lupus, myalgic encephalomyelitis, about 40% vision loss in my right...

  16. Ticket over $1,000 & BRN application

    NurseNHowell posted a topic in California Nursing

    My question: What kind of attorney do I contact to help me with my necessary documents and to help me with my letter? Don't want to screw it up and would rather pay a few hundred dollars to guaranty I...

  17. Student nurses with disabilities

    NurseNHowell replied to sara2013's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    Now you are very trying to adjust your statement. At no point did I say someone who isn't capable of critically assessing, evaluating, and intervene should be a nurse or allowed lower standards. But...

  18. Student nurses with disabilities

    NurseNHowell replied to sara2013's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    Every nurse needs to be able to get through nursing school and pass state boards, if they are able to do that then yes there is an area for them. My ex coworker lost 90% of her sight and was able to...

  19. Student nurses with disabilities

    NurseNHowell replied to sara2013's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    Yeah I do take it personal that you ASSUME the level of cognitive/memory impairment and you flat out state that the disabled don't belong in nursing, you don't even bother to specify who you feel is...

  20. Student nurses with disabilities

    NurseNHowell replied to sara2013's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    i am not entirely sure you actually know or comprehend what all falls into the category of "cognitive impairment." "Clinical diagnosis of cognitive disability can include Down syndrome, Traumatic...

  21. Student nurses with disabilities

    NurseNHowell replied to sara2013's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    Um yeah I'm a LVN and currently in the RN program. Both programs I had accommodations but yet I have never needed one on the floor. I have worked as a CNA, EMT, LVN, Case Manager, and am a WOCN. I...

  22. Student nurses with disabilities

    NurseNHowell replied to sara2013's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    I've been a LVN for over a decade, worked for years before that as a CNA, currently am a RN student. I have SLE/RA/ME and I have always had ADD/ADHD issues as well as OCD. I would be a nurse that is...

  23. Nursing School No Longer Going by Their Own Policies

    NurseNHowell replied to dholly2015's topic in General Students

    I would be that nurse who gets by barely passing and does horrendous with books but hey you verbally ask me anything and I can explain it forwards and back. For some reason I just can't get it to work...

  24. Nursing School No Longer Going by Their Own Policies

    NurseNHowell replied to dholly2015's topic in General Students

    I am going to have to beg to differ. I did my LVN over a decade ago, in my ADN currently... both of which had the same things occurring. One person in particular it irked me because she constantly was...

  25. Infection NANDA help please

    NurseNHowell posted a topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    So I'm a LVN doing my 2nd to last term (Critical Care) and am completely lost on what to do my nursing diagnosis for on this patient, which was due 15mins ago btw. Eek! Pt is terminal mesothelioma, so...