GoldenFire5

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  1. every LPN in my hosp was laid off today

    GoldenFire5 replied to FlowerbuddRN2B's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I'm sorry to hear this. Have you thought about home

  2. LVN transition is it worth it?

    GoldenFire5 replied to misserella8036's topic in General Nursing

    Our LVN transition class had lab time, not hospital clinical time. In lab, we focused on skills that were outside our LVN scope. It was really

  3. Issues with UCSB

    GoldenFire5 replied to wanderlust99's topic in Travel

    Do you mean Cottage Hospital in Santa Barbara? Or a hospital affiliated with a different UC

  4. LPN to RN program & credit issues

    GoldenFire5 replied to pinkgirl08's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    I attended a tech school for my LVN. What counted when I applied for the LVN-RN bridge program at a community college was my LVN license, not credits or hours or units. I did my science pre-reqs at...

  5. Too respectful to doctors?

    GoldenFire5 replied to nursemike's topic in General Nursing

    I also had demerol post-op before it fell out of favor. Very effective, no problems or nausea with it at

  6. STAT! I need san diego housing! Suggestions?!

    GoldenFire5 replied to CleioRN's topic in Travel

    There's an employee shuttle that picks up/drops off at the Amaya trolley station if you want to avoid driving to work all together. The shuttle takes about 10 mins or so to the hospital, runs q 15...

  7. Q about a fib and gaps in heart rate

    GoldenFire5 replied to GoldenFire5's topic in Cardiac

    Yes, the gaps in ventricular response. Both a fib patients I've had so far have had 2 to 3 second gaps... just wondering if this is the norm for a

  8. should not be a nurse if you can only work mon to fri days?

    GoldenFire5 replied to lpnurse!'s topic in General Nursing

    The whole point of being casual/per diem is that you work when you want to work. The downside is that if they are well-staffed with full-timers, as a per diem, you fill in gaps in the schedule and...

  9. Locum tenens nurse practitioner? Travel NP?

    GoldenFire5 replied to lannisz's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    What are some of the websites you've found? I was just wondering about this

  10. Pacemakers

    GoldenFire5 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I'm about two months into a new job at an urgent care. 50ish male came in, cardiac hx, decision had been made to transfer to ER, paramedic transport called and on their way. Pt was on a cardiac...

  11. Pacemakers

    GoldenFire5 replied to GoldenFire5's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you - no, he was definitely not in v tach or v fib. He was anxious about the situation, that's true, that was probably it. It could have been that he was trying to point to his left arm to...

  12. Pre req's- grossmont vs national university-san diego

    GoldenFire5 replied to chargersbaby's topic in General Nursing

    For the transition class that I'm in now, we have two classes on Weds (nursing and pharm) so the day is from 11 am to about 4 pm. On Fridays we have lab day that starts with a lecture and then we do...

  13. Pre req's- grossmont vs national university-san diego

    GoldenFire5 replied to chargersbaby's topic in General Nursing

    that's to be congratulated for sure. i meet so many people who don't get in these days. it's nice to see a couple

  14. What do you think of this comment?

    GoldenFire5 replied to zenurse's topic in General Nursing

    This could be the real issue here, especially in a small town. I've been a nurse for about a year, and even in my big town, I'm finding that when there is competition for a job, it's still a matter...

  15. Pre req's- grossmont vs national university-san diego

    GoldenFire5 replied to chargersbaby's topic in General Nursing

    Just FYI - the LVN-RN program at Grossmont is lecture one day and then lab/clinicals one day. At least it is in general. I hear the schedule gets more hectic later on down the line. I have to say,...

  16. Post mortem care

    GoldenFire5 replied to mc3's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    When I worked in-home crisis care, a post-mortem bath was expected. It made the patient and the room smell nice. Most of the patients expel what's left in their bowels and you can't send them off...

  17. 27 select all that apply?

    GoldenFire5 replied to bananamommy's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    There's no way to really know, however, 27 SATA seems unusual. When I took my PN NCLEX, I got about 30 med questions - generic name only, no context to the question, just xxx med, choose the action or...

  18. New LVN! How do i get my first job?

    GoldenFire5 replied to deelpn85's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    My LVN class graduated a little over a year ago. We all applied for hospital jobs, the only one who was hired in that setting was someone who had a family connection. The rest of us found work in...

  19. Pace of hospice care?

    GoldenFire5 replied to nurturer's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    You wrote your post a while ago, but I wanted to respond. I'm an LVN, and I did in-home hospice for a few months. I think hospice would be a great choice for you. In the company I worked for, the...

  20. How do you cope with being a nurse?

    GoldenFire5 replied to Agrippa's topic in General Nursing

    It's certainly important to be compassionate and sympathetic to a patient's situation as a nurse, but you can't take on the patient's (or family's) full emotional burden or you won't be able to do...

  21. First Day in ICU tomorrow

    GoldenFire5 replied to TX_ICU_RN's topic in MICU, SICU

    I'm curious,

  22. K+ and metabolic alkalosis

    GoldenFire5 replied to alaskalala's topic in MICU, SICU

    My notes say that alkalosis increases Calcium binding to albumin with a decrease in serum Calcium. So there would be less free, available Calcium with alkalosis. The opposite is true with acidosis:...

  23. Pre req's- grossmont vs national university-san diego

    GoldenFire5 replied to chargersbaby's topic in General Nursing

    -received license mid-June 07, started working as an LVN -applied to 3 community colleges for LVN-RN step up in July 07 (cause I was lame and lazy after all that school and the NCLEX) ------------ Um,...

  24. Pre req's- grossmont vs national university-san diego

    GoldenFire5 replied to chargersbaby's topic in General Nursing

    /waves hello to Fairewand :) I did the LVN route first as well. To give you an idea of how timing has worked out for me: -started LVN school Jan 06 (this was a full-time program during the day, I...

  25. Pre req's- grossmont vs national university-san diego

    GoldenFire5 replied to chargersbaby's topic in General Nursing

    Also, I should say there are other programs that have night/weekend classes. You really have to call around and ask which schools are currently offering that