I was put in charge of the nurses gifts. We gave out a basket with a pen, a paper pad, a poem, a black EMT pouch/holster with 2 sizes of scissors, forceps, tweezers, pen light, box of See's chocolates and a water bottle. Also a thank you card with a...
I'm also a new grad (June 2009) from Salt Lake City, Utah. I just got hired at a LTC specializing in Alzheimer's and other Dementias. My starting wage is $27. I tried to find employment at various hospitals, but most of them wanted internships.. w...
I just read this post.. and I had to read it outloud to my husband.. He thought I had written it! I said the same things and felt the exact same way! I took the test on Monday and I just found out this morning that I passed!! I could not believe i...
At our school, it is required to wear the uniform. In fact, they send you home if you aren't wearing it. Each field in our school (nursing, dental assisting) has a different color too. We (nurses) wear a royal blue set with the school patch on the l...
Well.. once I'm a nurse, I will pay off school loans and save for a home. I want one on at least an acre, somewhere warm and green.. where it doesn't snow. sigh.. I'd also like to take a long vacation - longer than 2 weeks.. that doesn't seem long en...
Hi all. I'm Maggi, 45 yrs young (lol) I'm a mother of 6, stepmom to 1, and grandma to 5. I just got my LPN license, but am plowing on ahead to RN. I am not sure yet if I want to try to find a job or just wait til I graduate. I'm thinking the latte...
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"In fact, one pt I had recently said in spanish (got translated: Didn't you go to school, why don't you know spanish?)" Oh my.. that's ridiculous! I probably would have thought to say "You live in the USA where English is spoken, did you not go to s...