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  1. Charting Inquiry

    ladysyrah posted a topic in General Nursing

    Working as a private duty nurse, you spend extended times with your patient and their family. How would you consider charting if family issues are directly affecting the patient (ie causing -extra-...

  2. Nurse Gives Lethal Dose of Vecuronium Instead of Versed

    ladysyrah replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    I was specifically responding to a question that audrey2976 who asked about potentials of why versed would be prescribed instead of something like lorazepam. I was not directly talking about anything...

  3. Nurse Gives Lethal Dose of Vecuronium Instead of Versed

    ladysyrah replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    Well, I was having a brain-dead moment. I was forgetting that midazolam IS considered a benzodiazepine (I work home health and have limited experience with this drug;therefore, it is outside my...

  4. Nurse Gives Lethal Dose of Vecuronium Instead of Versed

    ladysyrah replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    Audrey2976: Maybe they are allergic or it would was determined to be too risky of a combination with the current meds? Although benzodiazepines allergies are rare they do exist. Without a pertinent...

  5. NCLEX-RN pass the 8th time

    ladysyrah replied to Maysh's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Congratulations on your great accomplishment. You have worked hard to make it happen and perservered throughout it all.

  6. Failed nclex

    ladysyrah replied to Nursing STLY's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I used Kaplan only and was able to pass the NCLEX with that. It helps you determine how to do those types of questions and understand what the question is looking for. It helps you be able to extract...

  7. I took the TEAS! Study Tips

    ladysyrah replied to gopats1234's topic in TEAS Exam Help

    They are not free, but are well worth the money if you can swing it. It was by far the best guideline to see where I was prior to my TEAS

  8. Case Management Nursing (CM)

    ladysyrah replied to traumaRUs's topic in Case Management

    It sounds like you should talk to your employer about clarifying your role and what is expected of you. Do not be afraid to do this, but unless someone has worked for the same agency/state government...

  9. Nurse Gives Lethal Dose of Vecuronium Instead of Versed

    ladysyrah replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    It is good to know more about the facility. It does seem there was issues from protocol and job description down to the nurse's incompetence here that all played a role in this. It seems like a...

  10. Hypothetical situation, thoughts?

    ladysyrah posted a topic in General Students

    Hi, so I am going through a lecture about trauma and I began wondering what nurses are allowed to do in emergency situations in "the field" or life outside the hospital? If your assessments of a...

  11. Hypothetical situation, thoughts?

    ladysyrah replied to ladysyrah's topic in General Students

    Haha. Thank you for all the responses! I apologize I haven't said so earlier. Obviously, I would not do this either as it is out of scope of practice. We were talking over such situations in class so...

  12. Kaplan Qbank/Question Trainer Scores

    ladysyrah replied to nme1103's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Kaplan NCLEX prep course. It is a paid course. Kaplan.com... I log in at nursing.kaplan.com. I am unaware of how much it costs (I think around 250?) because it was part of my tuition for nursing...

  13. Antepartum nursing diagnosis

    ladysyrah posted a topic in General Students

    So I have a primigravida patient who has completed full prenatal care. Has a medical background. Rh negative. SROM. Clear fluid. Late 20's. GBS negative. 37w6d. I have to figure out 3 antepartum*...

  14. Antepartum nursing diagnosis

    ladysyrah replied to ladysyrah's topic in General Students

    Thank you both. The OBGYN nursing diagnosis (mama and baby) were difficult for me initially because we were not allowed to use the things that were normal happenstance which made it even more...

  15. LPN roles

    ladysyrah replied to ladysyrah's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    Thank you! And I apologize for the delayed response. It is frustrating, the roles are not well defined in my state and is rather confusing. I suppose it is a judgment call in a lot of

  16. LPN roles

    ladysyrah posted a topic in LPN, LVN Students

    So, I'm trying to figure out what exactly* is in the scope of practice for an LPN? I am finding conflicting information regarding things such as IV push (for example morphine). I also cannot find any...

  17. Online LPN to RN or BSN

    ladysyrah posted a topic in LPN to RN

    Hi. I was just getting interested in looking at options now that after this quarter I become an LPN as to whether or not I want to continue to my RN through this school or do an online program. So...

  18. Was told to consider not being a nurse?

    ladysyrah replied to rainbow09's topic in General Students

    It is those who are humble and can admit their mistakes, take accountability (a major character requirement in nursing!) who go on and become greater. You are new and will make mistakes. This does...

  19. At a loss

    ladysyrah replied to natmanzo's topic in General Students

    Remember that passing is still passing. The scores you have are passing. There's a saying in my program: C is passing. C's make RN's. In my second and third quarters I dealt with having a pretty bad...

  20. NG Tube how to measure?

    ladysyrah replied to Wheaties's topic in General Students

    Sounds like, from chare's post that both have been considered measurements. Now, I am currently in nursing school and was taught the first method mentioned (to the xiphoid process). If this question...

  21. Am I too old to start this?

    ladysyrah replied to mightyaphrodite's topic in General Students

    So I am 34 and just about to graduate LPN section this December. I will graduate with my RN next December. You are not too old. In fact, I think those who come into nursing later sometimes have a...