autumnmom

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1. School Year 2015/2016: Who's in?

   autumnmom replied to Farawyn's topic in School

   I left school nursing 3 months ago to do hospice. I miss the kids and the hours but not the pay. Here in Florida I worked through the health dept. and the pay is

2. Does anyone else get grief from their family for choosing nursing?

   autumnmom replied to planetoi's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

   I get criticized by mother for being an LPN, and not finishing the RN program. I am 52 and have had some injuries that stopped me in my educational goals. She tells people I am an Rn, it's like she...

3. Hygiene Issue

   autumnmom replied to kw1253's topic in School

   In my elementary school they send everything to the clinic. Teachers tell me that having an accident in their pants and every other issue even sometimes behavior is a medical issue, they do not want...

4. May I please vent?

   autumnmom replied to mc3's topic in School

   Do you have a copy of your newsletter? I am always looking for things to put in a newsletter that may convey the message about keeping kids home when sick, otherwise they just wind up in the clinic...

5. Is this a common attendace policy?

   autumnmom replied to Dazglue's topic in General Nursing

   I work as a school nurse and I was written up for taking 3 days off for my sisters out of state funeral because it was during the school year. Not even I'm sorry for your loss from

6. A&P II with Micro...has anyone done it??

   autumnmom replied to NeoNurse2Be's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

   My son is taking them both now and doing

7. Reducing visits to the nurse

   autumnmom replied to alexis98's topic in School

   I just had a student sent to me because his shoes were tied together in a knot. I guess you need a nursing degree not a teaching degree to get out a knot.

8. LPN... what are my chances?

   autumnmom replied to hello321's topic in General Nursing

   Yes it can be done at community clleges they have prep-math for people who do not do well in the math part of the cpt, when you pass that you can move onto the other math classes that you need. Speak...

9. Asked 100X how to Quit immediately

   autumnmom replied to Airidis's topic in General Nursing

   Give your notice asap, they may say you don't need to come back at all. I have seen many LTC facilities do this to people who want to

10. I just have to say this....

    autumnmom replied to tokmom's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    That sounds great I want to work

11. Drug seeking patients

    autumnmom replied to Art_Vandelay's topic in General Nursing

    When I worked in LTC every time we called 911 the paramedics would act like we were idiots for calling them. They felt like if someone wasn't coding we were wasting their time. If in doubt send them...

12. Tufts nurses vote 70% to authorize strike

    autumnmom replied to Chin up's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    I would not cross any picket line, Let the big wigs do patient care since they think it is so

13. Hold injection site with Lovenox?

    autumnmom replied to RescueNinja's topic in General Nursing

    Yes the love handles is where it goes and only hold while injecting I have had several inservices for

14. Bad Idea???

    autumnmom replied to Daisy_08's topic in General Nursing

    A doctor at a facility I worked at was a nurse first and I think that made her a better doctor and she knew what the nurses went through. She was tough but

15. OMG! Why??!!

    autumnmom replied to cna23's topic in General Nursing

    I started off on 2nd shift right out of school in a rehab center it was NEVER slow; 2 med passes, treatments, sundowners and many admits. I never got out on time or had time for dinner. I moved to 1st...