Justin Wilson, the Cajun cook, had a recipe for no-potato potato salad using saltines instead. Never tried it, but it seemed interesting... No Potatoe Potatoe Salad
CaliBoy760 replied to CaliBoy760's topic in LPN/LVN
In the big scheme of things? Probably not. I refuse to start my shift until the narc count has been completed, and scrambling to find another nurse to do the count is a waste of my time and theirs when the nurse responsible refuses to do an integral ...
CaliBoy760 replied to CaliBoy760's topic in LPN/LVN
I agree. But, it's never the nurse who has actually done the med pass. My issue is with the LVN who did, but still refuses to count narcotics at the end of her shift.
I've been working the NOC shift (6P-6A) at a county correctional facility for a couple of months now. One of the nurses who I relieve from day shift refuses to do a narcotic count with me at the end of her shift. She makes the excuse that it's alread...
Pay really is all over the map, even in California. My first job out of school was for $19.21. Second job was $27.00. Third job was $31.00. And then the recession hit and the bottom dropped out of everything. At the time I had enough experience to st...
Before working in an Urgent Care Clinic, I had no idea how profoundly beneficial a liter bag of NS could be. I learned that chronic dehydration can be manifested without any real physical symptoms other than generalized malaise. Pushing a liter of fl...
Frankly, I'd be more concerned with AMN than with Kaiser. As a traveller, you are hired help to both the registry you're working for and the receiving facility. I did a stint at Kaiser through one of AMN's affiliates. The management are not nurses, a...
I have been working registry/travel for the last couple of years. Whenever I apply for a new position I'm asked to provide my work history including my supervisors name and contact info. I never know how to answer this. Yes, as a travel nurse I repor...
I keep a basic med kit in my car that includes a box of gloves, a seat belt cutter, and several towels. I was on vacation recently and had just checked in to the hotel when a medical transport van was t-boned right in front of the hotel, flipping it ...
CaliBoy760 replied to cracklingkraken's topic in General Nursing
My mother was an ER nurse in the inner city and she carried a snub nosed .38 in her purse in to work every day. This was long before Draconian laws prevented doing so. I own firearms, but I don't feel that I work in an environment that warrants carry...
Tell your DON what you've just told all of us. It's no big deal, really. Patients who have been in the hospital for extended periods sometimes try to create drama where no drama really exists. You could also make a point of checking in with him befor...
I'm not sure why you singled out Kaplan as the reason you didn't pass. You failed because you didn't correctly answer the required number of questions. That has nothing to do with Kaplan. All NCLEX study aids, and, indeed, the NCLEX itself, are depen...
CaliBoy760 replied to new2travel's topic in Travel
The vast majority of Travel Nurse agencies are RN only, with the (very) occasional LVN/LPN slot. I'm currently working for Cirrus Medical in California at $27.00 and hour. One thing I've noticed as an LVN is to focus on agencies that staff government...
CaliBoy760 replied to downsouthlaff's topic in LPN/LVN
My first (and only) job in LTC was a 12 hour NOC shift. I enjoyed it immensely and I learned a lot, especially time management. Three med passes actually ate up most of the shift, and charting between the hours of 2400 an 0300 took care of the rest. ...