Duckyaryj

Duckyaryj specializes in M/S, SNU, Office, and Private Duty.

Latest Activity

1. Fading out lvn/lpn

   Duckyaryj replied to dark40's topic in LPN/LVN

   I spoke with my grandmother and great aunts about this same subject when I graduated nursing school 2 years ago. All three of them have been nurses for over 20 years, along with my great grandmother being a nurse for gawd who knows how long. They say...

2. Waiting at the docs office

   Duckyaryj replied to sasha2lady's topic in LPN/LVN

   That is just horrible that your office made you wait 3 hours!! They should have let you know if they did not have any appointments for you! We have patients call in and see if we have any appointments each day (15 min intervals), if not we refer them...

3. Which do you prefer?

   Duckyaryj replied to sasha2lady's topic in LPN/LVN

   I would prefer 3 12's. I currently work at an office setting thats supposed to be 5 9's but its more like 1 12, and 4 10's plus some! If it wernt for my co-workers, Docs and patients I would go back to the hospital but I love my job too much!

4. Can LPN's find work in doctor's offices?

   Duckyaryj replied to anhero's topic in LPN/LVN

   I used work on a skilled unit at a local hospital, Now I work at a general peds office. We higher both experienced nurses and new grads. About half of the team came in as new grads. Like others have said most of us love our jobs/hours. 5 of us have t...

5. Penn Valley Entrance Difficulty

   Duckyaryj replied to JaneJohnson's topic in Missouri

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6. Elders Say the Darnedest Things!

   Duckyaryj replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in Geriatric

   You are truely a special person! It takes something that I do not have to work in LTC and enjoy it! Thank You for your stories!

7. Moving to Missouri Need Advice

   Duckyaryj replied to canadian_girl75's topic in Missouri

   In Kansas City the only Children's Hospital is Children's Mercy. It is a very large hospital with many different campuses. I dont know the going rate though as I am a LPN and do not work there yet.

8. MMR question

   Duckyaryj replied to Raefabian4's topic in Pediatric

   Where I work MMR and Varicella are both sub-q. the rest are IM

9. Do nurses make the worse family members or patients ?

   Duckyaryj replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in General Nursing

   When Grandma was in the hospital early on in her fight with CA, I tried to keep the fact that I was a nurse a secret, but my family outed me :S asking all these questions about what the nurse was doing in front of the nurse, then the nurse treated me...

10. Ethical/Legal Issue - Need Advice (HH)

    Duckyaryj replied to RN BSN 2009's topic in Home Health

    I would call APS like YESTERDAY!!! She is a risk to herself and her neighbors. its seems as though she is no longer capable of being on her own and if her children cannot provide the care, she needs either more in home care or to be placed in a facil...

11. What's the dumbest remark you've heard yourself make...

    Duckyaryj replied to KidsRNstill's topic in General Nursing

    This wasnt something I did but a fellow student: When I was in CNA class we were learning different abbreviations that could be used. We were going around the room and interpreting different scenarios. when it was the only male student's turn he must...

12. how much do you make an hour/year?

    Duckyaryj replied to Fatima41200's topic in General Nursing

    Im an LPN in KCMO with 1 yr exp. my Main job is in a peds. office making 14.70/hr, my new part time job as a peds private duty nurse I will start at 16/hr.

13. Peds/infant stethoscope

    Duckyaryj replied to madampomfrey's topic in Pediatric

    I work at a Peds office I got the littman classic infant stethescope and it is really nice. I got mine on discount (because the entire nursing staff ordered one) for 75$ but they were originally running around 90$ which isnt bad for a good steth.

14. Looking into my options (peds HH/Private Duty)

    Duckyaryj posted a topic in Home Health

    Ive been an LPN for a year and am looking into different options. I have 6 months experience on a skilled nursing unit, and 6 months as a peds nurse in an office setting. I also have 1 year med surg experience as a tech. I would like to stay in peds ...

15. Trying to find a good stethoscope

    Duckyaryj replied to foreverLaur's topic in Uniform/Gear

    I would go to a nursing supply store or scrub store and try out different ones I would stay away from the double tubing to start out.