Hoppy1

Hoppy1 has 5 years experience and specializes in Med surg, LTC.

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1. That Crazy Old Lady Did It!

   Hoppy1 replied to Ruby Vee's topic in General Nursing

   Great story! Loved it!

2. What route to go..LPN first or straight 2 RN?

   Hoppy1 replied to gogett's topic in LPN/LVN

   My advice would be to go straight for the RN. I went the LPN to RN route. I thought I would go back right away but life gets in the way. I have 3 girls now, youngest one is almost 3. If I had it to do all over again I would have went straight for my ...

3. What Meds are critical to know ?

   Hoppy1 replied to LVN2010M's topic in LPN/LVN

   I think you should know your hypertensive meds and the boundaries in which to not give. This helped me out a lot. Especially in med surg. Hope it helps..

4. night shift depression

   Hoppy1 replied to gonzo1's topic in General Nursing

   Night shift is def.not for everyone. I don't know if I could go back to days though!

5. New Supervisory. Why?

   Hoppy1 replied to Lindsey McGraw's topic in General Nursing

   I loved it! Very endearing and well written!

6. night shift depression

   Hoppy1 replied to gonzo1's topic in General Nursing

   I have worked night shift for about 7 years now. The best advice I can give and is the only thing that helped me is to sleep for 8 hours and then make yourself get up. I used to sleep my life away. I would sleep for a couple hours get up then try to ...

7. Is this o.k.?

   Hoppy1 replied to JessLPN001's topic in General Nursing

   I totally agree! I am a night shift supervisor in a nursing home and even though the stigma is night shift doesn't do anything, this is totally not true. All the things that can't be done or is put off goes to night shift. I totally understand not ge...