emotional_she

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1. is this abuse

   emotional_she replied to southernlady48's topic in Geriatric, LTC

   Ok listen, I never presumed that I knew everything about nursing and I know I wont understand how hard it is until I'm doing it.Now, I am getting defensive.I know that everyone gets frustrated but for...

2. Questions for new nurses about school.

   emotional_she replied to emotional_she's topic in First Year After Licensure

   thanks, the encouragement always

3. is this abuse

   emotional_she replied to southernlady48's topic in Geriatric, LTC

   I was a customer service representative for a loan company. It was only 8 bucks an hour but I had to do a lot of collections, and that was terrible. I even had to go to peoples homes to collect and...

4. is this abuse

   emotional_she replied to southernlady48's topic in Geriatric, LTC

   Actually I'm not the poster who worked fast food. I worked as a CSR. 1,000x easier than nursing, but I did have to deal with a LOT of

5. is this abuse

   emotional_she replied to southernlady48's topic in Geriatric, LTC

   'malingering and abuse of caretakers is something else entirely." ******************************************************* Yep, I agree. Is there anything that can be done if a resident is

6. RNs- Mostly first born? Alcoholic fathers?

   emotional_she replied to Hellllllo Nurse's topic in General Nursing

   I'm going to school to be an lpn then fast track to Rn. My mom had 5 boys by her husband, they divorced and she remarried thats where I come in. They had no more children and soon divorced.My dad is...

7. is this abuse

   emotional_she replied to southernlady48's topic in Geriatric, LTC

   motorcycle mama, I think you are the one being defensive, not me. There are plenty of times that I wanted to tell someone to stop flapping their gums. Nursing isn't the only profession where you get...

8. is this abuse

   emotional_she replied to southernlady48's topic in Geriatric, LTC

   You ABSOLUTELY deserve to be respected! I am not arguing that AT all. But just because some of the pts are jerks, does that mean the nurse should be too? I dont see anything wrong with saying " If you...

9. is this abuse

   emotional_she replied to southernlady48's topic in Geriatric, LTC

   I do agree with you wholeheartedly that the nurses are doing what family members dont want to do. However, I dont think I need to "work in the trenches" before having an opinion on the way people...

10. What exactly am I in for?

    emotional_she replied to emotional_she's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    thanks for

11. what is nclex exactly?

    emotional_she replied to emotional_she's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I took a practice exam last night that had 50 questions and I got 30 right. I havent even started LPN school yet so thats pretty reassuring :) That might be a bad score for a nurse but as I havent...

12. what is nclex exactly?

    emotional_she posted a topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I know that the nclex is the test that you have to take to get your license but what excactly is it>? Do they give you pt situations and then you write down what you're supposed to do in that...

13. salary rate

    emotional_she replied to kathykaye's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    LOL! I am getting ready to take a position as a laundry attendant in a nursing home($6.50 hrly) while I go to school to get my LPN. After that, I will work as a LPN while I go to Nursing School to...

14. What exactly am I in for?

    emotional_she replied to emotional_she's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    thanks so much for all your replies! It is going to take me a while to find my niche I bet. But when I do, I know I wont regret

15. What do you do?

    emotional_she posted a topic in Gastroenterology

    OK, I have been to a few other boards, so I figured I would come harass you all as well ? Would a few of you please tell me what your day to day duties are? And as I have not started school yet,...