I currently live in NE GA where a snow/ice event is rare, so rare that chains are illegal in this state and you can't even buy them. But several years ago while working as a PRN patient sitter/tech a snow/ice event was forecast. I called staffing a...
Hi everyone, last year I got my CNA and have had difficulty getting work due to my age ~ very active fit 66 year old! I was an LPN from '72-'92 burnt out and left nursing my license is not active in this state and due to financial and time constrain...
DogWmn replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Nurse Beth
Working as a PCT will teach you so much that you won't learn in school, real world experience with patients, their families and other staff. The big one will be time management skills ~ that alone will be worth it. As a nurse you will utilize your PC...
DogWmn replied to jeastridge's topic in Ambulatory
I worked as an Office Nurse in a University setting where FP residents were trained & we did OB, Peds, small procedures and I loved it it was fast paced and we did everything. I also worked in a rural FP clinic next door to a 35 bed hospital pre-...
I worked as an LPN for 20 years and finally burnt out ~ I never wanted to be an RN too far away from the bedside ~ I was lucky that most of my career was in hospitals before we were kicked out. They other part was in Family Practice clinics and for t...
DogWmn replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Nurse Beth
I guess I'm floored ~ I'm an LPN grad '72 we had tons of clinical hours as my program was based on the old hospital based diploma program. I was well prepared for the job I was hired to do and those diploma new grads could hit the ground running with...
Hmmmm Welp I graduated when dinosaurs walked the earth in '72 from an LPN program ~ we had more clinical hours than the ADN and BSN programs only the Diploma nurses had more. I was fully prepared for my work and it took 20 years to burn out and move ...
Congrats I take mine on 5/12 ~ I went through the WIA at Athens Tech ~ great course great instructors ~ and they even have a 3 week boot camp after to hone our skills test!
Oh so true I was an LPN from '72-'92 quit due to burn out and then in '08 I lost my real estate related job and my profession as the market crumbled. After 4 years I was able to get on as a patient sitter at a regional hospital ~ I was laid off 3 we...
I find this thread quite interesting. From '72-92 I worked as an LPN in mostly hospital environments, Med-Surg, Ortho, ICU and even ED ~ I ran the suture/cast room. During that time there were NO aids/pcts it was just nurses. We also had team nursing...
OK so I do have chronic Lyme/Tick Borne diseases and the info as usual is mostly incorrect. If anyone really wants to know about this horrid disease - don't follow the CDC protocols. Check out ILADS - End Lyme disease epidemic through education, awar...