sonja77

sonja77

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  1. Computerized charting... Pro's, con's, and best/worst systems to work with?

    sonja77 replied to JustaGypsy's topic in General Nursing

    the hospital i work at uses cerner. they started using it on june 1st, so everybody is still learning the system. i do like it, although sometimes i feel like i'm not charting enough. i like that i...

  2. LPNs/LVNs: What's Your Specialty?

    sonja77 replied to TheCommuter's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    my first job out of nursing school was at a hospital on a medical/telemetry unit. we moved in march and now i work at a different hospital on a medical

  3. I.V pushes

    sonja77 replied to Alibaba's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    my first job was on a medical/telemetry unit and i was allowed to give all ivp meds except cardiac meds. i was also allowed to access central lines. in my current job we have a list of meds with...

  4. Circular vs. Traditional Patient Care Units

    sonja77 replied to abbaking's topic in General Nursing

    i've seen the circular design at a nursing home's alzheimer's unit.i don't remember how the had the bathroom's arranged though; we did tour that unit during nursing school

  5. Anyone ever talk to a potential employer waay before graduation??

    sonja77 replied to dschueler's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    the lvn program i attended always graduates in may. we've had most of the potential employers in the area come and talk to us during the 2nd semester. our instructors highly recommend to start filling...

  6. San Angelo

    sonja77 replied to CametoitlateTexan's topic in Texas Nursing

    i used to live in san angelo, left there about 2 months ago. i'm an lvn, graduated in san angelo and worked at san angelo community medical center. i started there last year in july and they paid...

  7. Daily Cheat Sheet?

    sonja77 replied to dano's topic in General Nursing

    here's what i use: report sheet

  8. Are nurses in other nations bilingual? Should US be?

    sonja77 replied to **nurse**'s topic in General Nursing

    i'm german and graduated "high school" in germany. we have a different kind of school system there and after elementary school (4th grade), we can choose between 3 different schools to go to. they...

  9. car seat safety

    sonja77 replied to peds77's topic in Ob/Gyn

    there is a car seat messageboard at parentsplace.com: http://messageboards.ivillage.com/iv-ppcorificeats i used to go there when my son was smaller and needed a new seat. they have several certified...

  10. NOT TRYING TO START A DEBATE: but what is the differences between LVN and RN scope ?

    sonja77 replied to HeartsOpenWide's topic in General Nursing

    i live in tx and i can insert ivs, give ivp meds (except cardiac meds), hang ivpb, ... i cannot spike blood for a blood transfusion and i cannot monitor the pt. for the first 15 min. i cannot do the...

  11. What are some cool nursing shoes?

    sonja77 replied to GottaGetIn's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    i bought some white skechers for nursing school:...

  12. Any rn's graveyard with smaller children

    sonja77 replied to lizzyberry's topic in General Nursing

    i work the night shift (1900-0700 or 2300-0700) and i have a son in 2nd grade. my husband gets my son up in the morning and they are gone off to school/work by the time i get home. i go straight to...

  13. Okay, Dumb question=Diluting meds

    sonja77 replied to Fairlythere's topic in General Nursing

    here's what i do: i use a 3ml syringe and draw up 0.5ml of phenergan into that syringe with a blunt "fill needle". then i squirt 0.5ml of ns out of a prefilled 10ml saline flush and after that i...

  14. Phenergan IV changes in policy

    sonja77 replied to RNKPCE's topic in General Nursing

    we had a "phenergan incident" on our floor a couple of months ago (a pt. developled some nasty blisters/wounds form a nurse pushing undiluted phenergan in an iv in the hand) and now our hospital...

  15. attention tall nurses!

    sonja77 replied to mjbsn2006's topic in General Nursing

    i wear peaches low rise flare pants. the tall ones are 33.5" long:

  16. White scrubs

    sonja77 replied to Soup Turtle's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    i bought some white "peaches" pants that are pretty thick and you can't see through

  17. What is your job?

    sonja77 replied to mgalloLPN's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    i work nights in a hospital on a medical/telemetry floor. i do pretty much the same job as the rns here, except i do not start blood transfusions (i can monitor the pt. after the first 15 minutes), i...

  18. Drug Guide

    sonja77 replied to arv's topic in General Nursing

    i used davis in school and now have it in my pda. at work we have the nursing2007 drug guide. i prefer

  19. My license expires sooner than my some of the people in my class??

    sonja77 replied to PetraLPN's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    in addition to that it goes by your birth year. if you were born in an even year, you will have to renew your license in an even year, if you were born in an odd year you will have to renew your...

  20. LVN with certification in ACLS and PALS?

    sonja77 replied to psidood's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    i just took acls in october. my hospital gives a $0.50 pay raise for that certification, but i had to pay for the course. (it was $145 w/o the book, $175 w/ the book, i believe.) i also could have...

  21. Job market LPN

    sonja77 replied to tntech1's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    i had job offers from the two hospitals in town before

  22. How long was your wait for the NCLEX-PN?

    sonja77 replied to KimmieKoo72's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    i'm in tx, graduated may 13th and took the nclex june

  23. Are LVN"S allowed to access Mediports in Texas?

    sonja77 replied to tobsafe's topic in Texas Nursing

    in my hospital lvns can access central lines (for blood draws, iv pushes (except cardiac meds) , iv infusions (except blood)). the only thing that an rn has to do is the initial insertion of the...

  24. HESI Exam Poll (Please Respond)

    sonja77 replied to boomer1's topic in General Nursing

    howard college in san angelo, tx does not use the hesi to pass/fail a student. we took the hesi, but only to give as an indication on our chances to pass/fail

  25. TEXAS nurse/patient ratios?

    sonja77 replied to smk1's topic in Texas Nursing

    i work in san angelo on a med/tele unit. i work nights and usually have 6-7 patients. we have a unit secretary until 2300 and about 2/3 of the time we do have an