butterfly26pn

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1. private duty peds frustrations

   butterfly26pn replied to ArwenEvenstar's topic in Private Duty

   I think I understand your frustration. I am a person who needs a simple thank you every so often also. Thankfully though I am doing a peds private duty with a great family who thanks me often. Its not that I dont already do a good job but it helps me...

2. OSBI reports

   butterfly26pn replied to LanaBanana's topic in Oklahoma

   Lana- Completely understand on not wanting to wait. I hope you dont mind me asking, but where are you going to go to RN school at? I have heard Platt is over $20,000. And I'm really not interested in taking several years of basics at TCC, one year so...

3. Burnout...am I the only one?

   butterfly26pn replied to katieb1951's topic in Oklahoma

   Have you ever thought about a different area of nursing? Like home health or something. I hope things get better for ya!

4. OSBI reports

   butterfly26pn replied to LanaBanana's topic in Oklahoma

   It took less than a week to get my OSBI check back. Good luck!

5. Job type during Nursing school?

   butterfly26pn replied to taicjc's topic in General Nursing

   I did private duty. I was able to work part time and go to school full time. My pt. allowed to me study all the time. Plus private duty pays more than hospital or nursing home.

6. LPN'S are NURSES TOO

   butterfly26pn replied to imnrs2's topic in LPN/LVN

   I find this thread interesting. I had never heard of this attiude before and Ive been a cna for 5 yrs and a cma during a period of that time. I just recently received my LPN. I had not hear of this attitude till while I was in school and a family mem...

7. LPN Videos

   butterfly26pn replied to para's topic in LPN/LVN

   Please be careful about looking at lpn books before you get into school. I had a friend who went to nursing school before me and gave me her book before I started and when I looked though them I becamed really stressed, I didnt understand a lot of it...

8. Unsafe situations...Your thoughts please

   butterfly26pn replied to NurseBenz's topic in Home Health

   Ok I have noticed that several people in this thread say it is not normal to have to do dig stim. I am a new grad looking into a part time private care position. I was informed the pt.(who is a quad) needed to have this done daily. Of course they sai...

9. Are most LTC understaffed? Are most nurses in LTC overworked, understaffed?

   butterfly26pn replied to Bala Shark's topic in Geriatric

   I onced worked in a LTC facility as a CNA and CMA where the nurse/pt ration was 1/60 now that is too much! They did have a treatment nurse and a CMA to pass meds and do treatments but still you know there is always something going on with the patient...

10. What's the weirdest baby name?

    butterfly26pn replied to teresab_2000's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Ok I know this is hard to believe cause I didnt believe this at first but my cousin's boyfriends last name is burns so when she had a baby with him she named her girl- araya sunshine burns!!

11. Test and more test

    butterfly26pn replied to purpose driven's topic in Oklahoma

    Yes I just found out today that I passed. The questions on the ATI test and saunders were so easy compared to the nclex. I never anticipated the nclex being so hard. The only thing I can think of is that I heard that when you get one question right i...

12. Just took NCLEX-PN

    butterfly26pn replied to butterfly26pn's topic in NCLEX

    OMG!!! Just checked pearson vue!! I PASSED!!!!! YEAH!!!! Thanks for the advice!!!:balloons: :balloons:

13. Just took NCLEX-PN

    butterfly26pn replied to butterfly26pn's topic in NCLEX

    can i join you; my results are pending as well from 12/28/06 in Florida. i am beginning to go nuts and spend as much time on this site to keep me same. :uhoh21: The more the merrier. :) I guess I find out Mon. with Pearson Vue , I was hoping I would ...

14. Just took NCLEX-PN

    butterfly26pn posted a topic in NCLEX

    I just took the nclex-pn yesterday. It was not at all like the saunders practice questions, it was so much harder! I had so many med ?s I had never heard of and all of them multiple answer. So feel like I failed. Who all cut off at 85 and did you pa...

15. Test and more test

    butterfly26pn replied to purpose driven's topic in Oklahoma

    Are you taking rn or pn cause I just tok pn yesterday and it was so hard, nothing like the Saunders nclex book questions or ati test that the school gave. I would recommend finding a book with the new format questions. I guess they have changed the t...