hiddenheart

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1. A Dying Persons Tear

   hiddenheart replied to ws582's topic in Hospice

   I have worked hospice for several years and have noticed a tear on many of the patients. Usually just in the corner of the eye, not actually running down the face. I have always wondered about this, I know it's not a coincidence because it happens f...

2. What does your username mean?

   hiddenheart replied to LifesAJourney's topic in Humor

   Hiddenheart, I wear my heart on my sleeve, everyone can see what's in my heart...good or bad, sometimes I wish it wasn't so. I wish I could hide my heartfelt feelings and emotions.

3. Night shifters - ever experience this?

   hiddenheart replied to beeker's topic in General Nursing

   Some people are good going to bed as soon as they get home and others need to stay up most of the day and then go to bed later and get up right before they go to work, you have to find out what is best for you. Make sure the room is completely dark,...

4. Little Brother

   hiddenheart replied to SoldierNurse22's topic in Oncology

   WOW, what a great story, it reminds us why we do, what we do.

5. How many hours should you be working?

   hiddenheart replied to Brian's topic in Rock

   I work normally 3 - 12 hr shifts. I like to pick up an 8 hr shift every week or every other week, that gives me extra fun money. I have worked as many as 60 to 72 hours a week, but this was too much, took too long to recover afterwards. although th...

6. Pay Off My Student Loans In Full or Make Monthly Payments?

   hiddenheart replied to whitecat5000's topic in General Nursing

   Keep a small cusion, but put as much as possible on the loan to bring down your balance, I will give you an example, on a 20 year loan, if you only borrowed $20,000 at only 5% interest you would have paid back over $31,000, WOW!. if you put that $20...

7. Seriously thinking about getting an LPN degree

   hiddenheart replied to BP201's topic in LPN/LVN

   Sounds like you've given this some serious thought. In my family we all started with the LPN program first, some have gone on and got their RN, some havn't. LPN is affordable and gives you great experience, it also can be a way to afford to go on t...

8. What is wrong with people ?

   hiddenheart replied to ewrn's topic in General Nursing

   That guy is insane, I used to work in the human resource field prior to becoming a nurse and if you told me that information in an interview, I would have thought you were a nutcase and not hired you, and on the resume, what does the fact that your h...

9. Do You Remember Your Patient's Name?

   hiddenheart replied to CaLLaCoDe's topic in General Nursing

   I am really bad with names, I usually have to refer to my assignment sheet many times throughout my shift and usually can call them by name by the end of my shift. By the time I get home I couldn't tell you one single name nor diagnosis. I guess th...

10. Going on 6 months since Licensure, still no LPN job.. depressed!!

    hiddenheart replied to Miss Tay's topic in Ohio

    Great, I am so happy for you. I said a little prayer for you.

11. Going on 6 months since Licensure, still no LPN job.. depressed!!

    hiddenheart replied to Miss Tay's topic in Ohio

    I just read an article about nursing that said 1 in 6 new grads find a job right out of school, the economy is bouncing back but it will take time. Just hold in there and don't be afraid to take want you can get, prn, part time, etc to get your foot...

12. A Question to Nurses and Nursing Students.. HELP ME!

    hiddenheart replied to Hannah1991's topic in General Nursing

    :)My daughter was the same way, she would vomit over spit!! and every other bodily fluid she was very queezy over most things--even just thinking of things would make her sick or gag, she was terrified to look at a needle, I was really worried when s...

13. New LPN needs advice

    hiddenheart replied to mrstonyaLPN's topic in LPN/LVN

    I work at a hosp but I worked at a ltc as well. I picked up many 3-11 shifts, it was a great experience. After getting report it was time for Vitals, treatments and time to start meds before dinner. THe hardest thing was identifying my residents, mad...

14. 28 year old male thinking about Nursing as a profession

    hiddenheart replied to alabamacrimson's topic in Career Support

    Male nurses are great, in most cases, to work with. My daughter and I both did an LPN program, she wants to continue on but I do not (partly becasue of my age). She chose the LPN program first to see if this was really the career for her, she felt ...

15. Displaced Autoworker Wants To Be A Nurse 46yrs old

    hiddenheart replied to LakesLPN's topic in Michigan

    I say go for it. I think it is great that you want to be a nurse, either an LPN or Rn. I graduated from LPN school at age 40, had no trouble finding work, in my class, I was not the oldest, there were two ladies in thier 50's, they had jobs before I...