sonja77

sonja77

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  1. Question LPNs and IV push meds

    sonja77 replied to skittlebear's topic in General Nursing

    i am an lvn in texas and took a one-day iv certification class in the hospital i work in. to complete the class i had to do correctly administer 5 ivp meds and have 5 successful iv starts under the...

  2. ? regarding phenergan administration & being a concerned patient

    sonja77 replied to iHeartNICU's topic in General Nursing

    i (and everybody i've ever watched) always dilute phenergan in 10ml ns and of course push it very slowly. we give 98% of all phenergan orders iv. our doses range from 6.25 to 25mg. about 50% of my...

  3. Nicely Organized Report Sheet

    sonja77 replied to SkateBetty's topic in General Nursing

    I posted the one I use in the following thread:

  4. Starting IV's

    sonja77 replied to bsunbeam's topic in General Nursing

    our hospital protocol states that we "have" to use a numbing agent to start an iv. we have vials of buffered lidocaine in all the med carts. but then of course there are nurses that don't like to use...

  5. Pals And Acls

    sonja77 replied to texas_lvn's topic in General Nursing

    i just took acls this past weekend. it is a requirement for working on my unit (medical/telemetry). we had to pay to take the class ($145 or $175 if you bought the book from them) but we get a $0.50...

  6. Getting wisdom teeth removed, need advice from a CRNA

    sonja77 replied to BethBSN's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    i had my two wisdom teeth removed 2 years ago. i only had 2 in my lower gum (and none in my upper gum), one was fully erupted, one partially. i just had some shots to numb the area and i did fine, i...

  7. Admin Tyl and Vicodin w/ in 4 hr

    sonja77 replied to 1st edition's topic in General Nursing

    the max. daily dose of acetaminophen is 4000mg. http://www.drugs.com/acetaminophen.html does that lady request pain medicine that often? what kind of pain does she have? if she request pain medicine...

  8. Need end-of-shift report sheet!

    sonja77 replied to ilabooshka's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I work on a med/tele floor and here's the one I use. you would just need to modify it for certain common procedures/circumstances happening at your floor. I have e.g. hd/pd...

  9. LVN Pay

    sonja77 replied to ct1tx's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    i agree!! the two hospitals here in san angelo start their new grad lvns at $11/hr. acls certification gets you 50cents/hr more. 1500-2300 differential: $1.30/hr, 2300-0700: $1.70/hr, weekends:...

  10. Teen dies from Med Error in Labor

    sonja77 replied to htrn's topic in Ob/Gyn

    same here, and we have a crna who hangs the epidural

  11. How much to LVNs REALLY make just starting out of school in SA??

    sonja77 replied to smjones0130's topic in Texas Nursing

    i live in san angelo (about 3 hrs nw of san antonio), a newly graduated lvn and i will start my first job next week at $10.94/hr. but then i didn't pay $20000 for school, i only paid about $6000...

  12. Licensing question

    sonja77 replied to shellntx's topic in First Year After Licensure

    what did the bne say??? i just got my license as well and on the paperwork that came with the license it says that it will expire in the month of your birthday and it is valid anywhere from 6 to 29...

  13. Hourly pay question:

    sonja77 replied to twiceaslucky's topic in General Nursing

    wow, it looks like i need to move! here in san angelo (about 250 miles sw from you), i (new grad lvn) will start at $10.94 at a

  14. when will i receive my Liecense??

    sonja77 replied to tobelpn's topic in General Nursing

    **double

  15. when will i receive my Liecense??

    sonja77 replied to tobelpn's topic in General Nursing

    i got mine 1.5 weeks after taking the

  16. Prereq difficulty equivalent to nursing classes?

    sonja77 replied to Crystalline's topic in General Nursing

    for me, the difficulty was about the same. but, i took the 5 prereq classes over 2 semesters, and i actually had a life back then and more than enough time to study. during our second semester of...

  17. What was the toughest part of Nursing school for you?

    sonja77 replied to LADYFLOWER's topic in General Students

    care plans!!! i hated them! having to go in the day before clinicals, looking up all the patients' info, .... then doing nurses notes, lab values, medications, nursing diagnoses, ... it would...

  18. Do you owe any Student loans?,...if so then ....

    sonja77 replied to wasted-enough-time's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    i don't owe any money. for 5 prereq classes, one year of nursing school and books i payed about $6000 at a community

  19. How long does it take to get ATT for NCLEX

    sonja77 replied to manurse06's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I registered with pearson vue on April 3rd, graduated on May 13th, and got my att on May

  20. temporary permit? whats that

    sonja77 replied to smileysenior's topic in First Year After Licensure

    in tx we don't get a temporary "paper" license anymore. the tx bne posts the gvn and gn licenses online. that's where out employers have to go to check

  21. How many of you scored >900 on HESI, didn't pass NCLEX the first time

    sonja77 replied to exairex's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I had a 1023 on the HESI (top score in class), graduated with a 4.0 GPA (best GPA in class) and I just took the NCLEX-PN this morning. My computer shut off at 85 questions and I still don't feel very...

  22. Why would a CRNA not be allowed to do hearts,OB, Cardio?

    sonja77 replied to Alpha13's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    in the hospital where i just did my ob/l&d rotation, they have a crna who spezializes only in l&d, he did all the epidurals, spinals, ..... during the 6 days i did my clinicals there. i've...

  23. need help with case study

    sonja77 posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    Hi everybody, I'm an LVN student and will graduate in May. I'm on my 2-week OB/GYN rotation right now and have to do a case study. I'm almost done, but I'm not sure about the last question. Here's the...

  24. need help with case study

    sonja77 replied to sonja77's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Thanks for all the input! I'll make sure to put it all in the case

  25. LPN school?

    sonja77 replied to Ariel70113's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    1st semester: school: monday, wednesday, friday 0800-1300 clinicals: tuesday, thursday 0640-1615 2nd semester: school: monday 0800-1700, friday 0800-1300 clinicals: tusday, wednesday, thursday...