shyviolet78

shyviolet78 LPN, LVN

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  1. Beginning RN Salary in Louisiana

    You're right on that. The reason the rent is so low is because it's in country. I don't mind a commute, though. I live in the city now, and it still takes me 45 minutes to drive to work. If I lived inside Lafayette, or even as close as Duson or S...
  2. What is a Nurse Tech?

    Where I work it is a similar job as a PCT/CNA, but you can also do everything you've been checked off on in school, except give medications, chart, or perform the assessment (the nurses let me assess their patients if I have time, but it's just for m...
  3. Beginning RN Salary in Louisiana

    Yes, the cost-of-living is extremely low, if you don't live in "the city", such as Lafayette. Our house will be about a 20-30 minute drive to Lafayette, and the rent is unbelievably cheap. I live in the suburbs of Dallas, TX and pay over $700 for r...
  4. Beginning RN Salary in Louisiana

    I'm not a nurse yet, nor am I a Louisianan (??) yet, but I can hopefully answer your question. I will graduate in May 2005, and I am moving to Church Point, LA the week after graduation. I have spoken to nurse recruiters at Lafayette General in Laf...
  5. What do you use to carry books?

    I bought a cheap one from Target. Regular price $20, but I found it clearanced for $11 after school started. It's lasted a year with no problems, it should last another year, I think.
  6. What do you use to carry books?

    The rolling backpacks are not my style either, and I really don't like them. However, I only made it a week in nursing school with my over-the-shoulder regular backpack, before I caved in and bought a rolling backpack to give my aching back a break....
  7. What is everyone taking this fall?

    Summer (now!): Mental Health Nursing - Lecture and Clinical Fall: Pediatric Nursing - Lecture and Clinical (1st 8 weeks) Maternal/Newborn Nursing - Lecture and Clinical (2nd 8 weeks)... and I guess I'll have to finally suck it up and take that darn P...
  8. Initially it was for job security, steady income, and flexible scheduling. We are planning on moving to a rural area and having children as soon as I graduate, so I wanted to know I had a job that was in demand wherever I went, allowed to keep my ki...
  9. When are YOU going to apply for a RN job?

    I graduate in May and I was doing some research on hopitals in my area the other day. I was told by the nurse recruiters at the hospitals to apply between late January and early March.
  10. ICU Salary

    The pay, the cultural attractions, and the entertainment of this area are very tempting. However, we're moving to be closer to my DH's family. We are trying to get pregnant, and we want our child to grow up close to his grandparents, aunt, uncles, ...
  11. nursing diagnosis help

    I know it's probably too late to help, but I have a "filler" diagnosis I use from time to time. Anxiety r/t change in health status or Anxiety r/t hospitalization. It's good for when you honestly can't think of one more diagnosis but have to have o...
  12. Marriage to a Nurse-- Need HELP

    I believe nursing may be considered "dangerous" because of the risk for back injury. But you will find this in any job that requires you to lift or stand alot. Probably as dangerous, or likely as carpal tunnel syndrome for an office worker, I'd thi...
  13. ICU Salary

    Thanks so much! The homes are very affordable. My BIL and SIL have a 1400 sq foot, 3 bedroom home, brand new, and their mortgage payment is almost $300 a month less than what we pay for an 800 sq ft, 2 bdrm apartment! I appreciate you getting the d...
  14. ICU Salary

    Thanks so much! The homes are very affordable. My BIL and SIL have a 1400 sq foot, 3 bedroom home, brand new, and their mortgage payment is almost $300 a month less than what we pay for an 800 sq ft, 2 bdrm apartment! I appreciate you getting the d...
  15. ICU Salary

    DH and I are considering a move to the Lafayette, LA area to be near his family. The starting salary here [baylor Medical Center in Dallas - CVICU] is $19.50/hr. I will have 1-2 years experience depending on when we decide to move. I'm wondering i...