itsmyturn

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About itsmyturn

just a nurse trying to take care of my people

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  1. Tennessee Technology Knoxville LPN

    If you really want to get extra points, take THEIR Cna class, the medical termonolgy class they offer AND the phlebotomy class they offer. And, get a job part time as a CNA because you will get even more points. If you get in, get ready to give your...
  2. Resume help....

    You know I did the 5 year thing and would you believe that employers are asking me what I did with my life before that. I also gave my med-surg instructor for reference who also works for the same hospital system as me. Easy for them to find her an...
  3. How many hours do you work?

    I am working 84 hours a biweek pay period and it is doable but I have to have discipline and keep telling myself that one day soon my life will be back. Eat live and sleep nursing whether working or at school!
  4. I need to get through Med Surg

    I was just like that when I first started. Do you think you may be studying to hard? I cut back to about 1/2 the time I studied and it worked! Sometimes worrying about passing from the fear they pass onto you in the beginning is enough to make you...
  5. Lost

    I am using Saunders NCLEX-RN for Anatomy and physiology when it fits and I also started a plan to read a chapter per day since I begin the senior trimester of LPN school. I am going to do that all the way up to the end of my RN school and I go to si...
  6. I would like some advice please present PN STUDENT :)

    Ericad85... Check with your school first before retaking them. I know my school and most others take your first attempt at a course so it may just be a waste of time for you.
  7. Lnp to RN

    The same at Walter State. Because I am an LPN, I am able to be "bumped" so to speak because I have more experience. I have to complete two semesters and I am an RN. I am still required to meet the same requirements as an entry level nurse but they...
  8. St. mary's in Knoxville

    I just left a job there and I NEVER got a break, got paid ridiculously low and ran my butt off the entire 8 hours I worked. They are constantly calling you to come in on your day off but when you need time off they won't give it to you without a big...
  9. If you are organized and have good assessment skills you will be fine in m/s. I work at a hospital and it is still all about med passing with sick patients depending on you to relay info they won't give right out to the DR. I think the worse part o...
  10. What Motivates You to Go to Work Each Day?

    You have to hang in there and tell yourself on a daily basis that you are lucky to have your job and try to be optimistic. Money is about being able to live comfortable and it is out there for everyone. When I was younger, I remember having only $2...
  11. Proctors know if you pass NCLEX?

    When i left out of there, I made a comment about how I hoped that went well, and the proctor looked at me and said" oh, you have nothing to worry about, you will do fine." At first, i thought well, wasn't she nice to encourage me but as I started th...
  12. Where do you look for malpractice insurance

    I choose NSO as well. We were talking about this the other day at work, and it really surprised me that most of whom I work with do not have coverage..most told me they did not want to jinx themselves. Most thought it would cost and arm and a leg b...
  13. What is your first hint that it is gonna be a rough shift

    When I park and someone is pulling in to the space in front of me and "taps" the front of my car. Once I finish the argument that my car was still in the space designated for me, I am walking into the lobby and a lady and a man are screaming "the bab...
  14. I Am Lost...Charting Concerns

    So, here is the deal: We have the pt chart, that has progress note sheets for the Dr. The sheet is split in half and one side is for orders and the other is for notes. The chart contains a nursing notes section but there are only the admission hist...
  15. New Nurse Having a Hard Time Connecting the Dots

    Well, for an RN, they get 6-8 weeks but for an LPN which I am, this hospital feels that we can get it in a week and that is all they are willing to give. It is like that in every hospital, ltc and the such in my area. I am doing the same job as the...