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  1. Nurses in France

    What is the website you are referring to? I speak French, so I may be able to help.
  2. Any Psych NP's with advice???

    LMGTFY ---- Translation, please!
  3. What do you get from BSN?

    are more intelligent, taller, better groomed, multi-lingual, better dressed, better in bed and just generally more wonderful!!! wow... all of this describes me perfectly...only I have an ADN! just sayin!
  4. I have kept most of my books, but have thrown away all of my notes because of the clutter they were causing. I like having the books to refer to and, sometimes, to go to sleep while reading them as someone else stated!! LOL
  5. ISFJ/ESFJ and specialties

    DaFreak 71~ Thank you for the detailed explanation and the link. I enjoy learning something new everyday. I can't believe I've not heard of this before. mia13~~ For kicks and grins, I took the test in the link you provided. According to the (free!!)...
  6. ISFJ/ESFJ and specialties

    Could you please explain what the acronyms stand for? I've been in/around nursing for 20 years and have never seen them before...maybe then, we'll be able to better help you out!
  7. Alzheimer resident made me laugh !!!

    I agree with kathy313 and Kaiasunshine~~ anytime I worked in the dementia unit (we called it Memory Lane) I knew it was going to be fun--they say and do some of the funniest things. I miss working with them...
  8. certifications

    Hello Hack_ley: Here is a website I refer to frequently: http://www.nursecredentialing.org/ . It lists all the specialties nurses can earn and procedure/requirements to obtain their certification through the ANCC. Hope this was what you were looki...
  9. LPN or RN which did or would you do?

    I started off in an LPN program because I couldn't get into an RN program d/t long waiting list. I also wanted to be licensed nurse ASAP. Turned out to be a blessing because I learned so much more in the LPN prog. and it provided an excellent basis f...
  10. My mom is an LPN and works in a group home for mentally retarded (MR) clients, all of whom are in wheelchairs. Recently, one of the clients got out of the home and was found outside tipped over in the w/c. A man driving by saw the client, stopped and...
  11. Writing times on bubble packed med cards?

    I don't believe there is any regulation for writing on the pak. As long as you don't write on the actual pharmacy label, potentially obscuring any of the information on it, you should be ok. I also worked in an LTC and we marked all over the bubble ...
  12. Terms we will not admit to using

    When I worked in the nursing home, we had a resident who was morbidly obese, frequently incontinent of urine, and perpetually reddened between her buttocks. A nurse aide with a warped sense of humor used to yell at me, whenever she needed help cleani...
  13. I agree with Happyloser--our profession really needs to band together and let "the powers that be" know that there could be some serious repercussions if they don't improve staffing. About a month ago, the DON refused to come in because she had no on...
  14. Emmanuel Goldstein: Believe you me!! I have been complaining about it for a while now, but the other nurses basically just accept the situation. I have yelled, been nice, tried cajoling, and everything else. But the other nurses simply accept the ...
  15. Here is my situation r/t this topic. I work in a LTC. I work 3p-11p on the skilled in unit and am the only nurse on that hall. I almost never have time to take any type of break, because I have to take care of any and everything that comes up. If ...