hodapp8

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1. Problem Already for New Grad!

   hodapp8 replied to hodapp8's topic in General Nursing

   Thank you all for all the info! Great stuff! :redpinkhe

2. What are some cool nursing shoes?

   hodapp8 replied to GottaGetIn's topic in Uniform/Gear

   Doc Marten's! 1461 style. They take a week or two to break in, and then they're GREAT! Heel: bend toward inside of shoe to break in, shoe: bend where foot bends. If they're a bit big (only whole sizes) add an insert and I'm telling you, these wil...

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

   hodapp8 replied to LakesLPN's topic in Michigan

   Hello, this posting content is very sad. Bees.......honey...... makes the most sense of all of them. I also did not read all 79. I have had my license 2 years now. I am an LVN and IN SCHOOL for my RN. I work full time. I am 51 years old. You ca...

4. LPN to RN bridge programs in the Bay Area

   hodapp8 replied to suzanne4's topic in LPN-RN

   Hi all. I wanted to submit the link below for CA questions on which schools are where. It is the California Board of Nursing's website, and it is always current. It specifies LVN programs. Just check it out and look for a city near you. It's a b...

5. San Quentin Scrubs

   hodapp8 replied to hodapp8's topic in Correctional

   Just go to the website for the california department of corrections and rehabilitation. It will answer all your questions. It's union, so you must POST for a job, and it's not really scary, you have correctional officers who share the responsibilit...

6. Anyone know where I can get soft scrubs?

   hodapp8 replied to BerthaRN's topic in Uniform/Gear

   :redpinkheAbsolutely the best, softest scrubs I have found are from s.c.r.u.b.s. brand and can be found online at smartscrubs.com. This is only true for the SOLID poly/cotton blend ones, though. They are absolutely the best, and I own Dickies sandw...

7. Anyone know where I can get soft scrubs?

   hodapp8 replied to BerthaRN's topic in Uniform/Gear

   s.c.r.u.b.s. brand @ smartscrubs.com... see my other message, below. Thanks!

8. San Quentin Scrubs

   hodapp8 replied to hodapp8's topic in Correctional

   Thank you! That's GREAT, HELPFUL information! I appreciate the pants info especially so much! THAT"S the kind of info that will help me so much in my job, and I am so grateful. You have no idea how much that helped me... practical advice that wor...

9. San Quentin Scrubs

   hodapp8 replied to hodapp8's topic in Correctional

   I have no idea, so if you want to share, bring it on... sounds like a month or so? LOL! Also, yes, the food here is GREAT... but so expensive, we only go to the city when we have out of town guests, which is fine with me... but I do love it there. ...

10. San Quentin Scrubs

    hodapp8 replied to hodapp8's topic in Correctional

    Thanks so much for that prompt reply! Still hoping to link up with an LVN that works there, ... thanks so much, though, I appreciate your help!

11. San Quentin Scrubs

    hodapp8 posted a topic in Correctional

    Speaking of safety in nursing at correctional facilities... Does anyone know the scrubs and shoes dress code for San Quentin (State Correcitonal Facility, MAXIMUM security, CA)? Thanks for any help in this area! I know there is no lime green, orang...

12. The worst or strangest orders you have seen...

    hodapp8 replied to MadisonsMomRN's topic in General Nursing

    -------------------------------------------------- 14y/0 female pt. admitted to ICU from ER scratched up/bruised on face, thighs, inner thighs, back, buttocks DX. ETOH toxicity 0.028 on admit...... pt. was reported to have left home with "friends" bu...

13. I scheduled my NCLEX Exam

    hodapp8 replied to ss07's topic in California

    i take the nclex Pn tomorrow....gosh, I don't think I should be reading these boards! I'm more afraid now than I was! I also heard 4 weeks to hear, so I think we should just take a break for awhile, we'll be working before we know it... and maybe b...

14. Medical Terminology & Abbrevations Game :)

    hodapp8 replied to Florence NightinFAIL's topic in General Nursing

    Beat to beat variability???? I think??? I think this is the end of the game? I can't think of one that has not been already done, and am too tired to look through them ALL.... so freebie for next poster! Kind of like a bonus! WOOO HOOOO

15. "I'm an uncertified medical assistant"

    hodapp8 replied to Freedom42's topic in CNA/MA

    One more thing... there is so much to this question that it's impossible to go into it all.. there are unlicensed and licensed pharmacy techs, opticians, MAs, phlebotomists, and more... but I was always certified. What I found, was that you didn't m...