Dizneynurse

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1. school debate over nursing in LTC

   Dizneynurse replied to LrElizabeth7's topic in General Nursing

   I work in LTC. We are 120 bed facility in Florida and we usually have 4 nurses in the entire building per shift (usually all LPN). We are only required to have one RN shift in the building in a 24 hour period. I love LTC because I really get to kn...

2. Not sure if I'm cut out for nursing!!

   Dizneynurse posted a topic in New Nurse

   I really need some help. I've worked in Long term Care for over 10 years in the role of a staffing coordinator. I just graduated as an LPN and I'm really not sure if I'm cut out for this. I have a contract at my job (they gave me a free ride to sc...

3. Bulging disk in my lumbar/sacral region... is my Med/Surge career over?

   Dizneynurse replied to NurseCard's topic in General Nursing

   I sympathize completely. I had a major car accident in 2004 (my car vs. a tractor trailer truck). I was so bad that they told me I needed a laminectomy at L5S1 and that I was herniated at c3/c4. I could barely walk because the pain was so bad. I ...