LA♥Nurse

LA♥Nurse has 3 years experience and specializes in Med-Surg, PP.

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1. 4th Nursing Caption Contest - Win $100

   LA♥Nurse replied to Brian's topic in Announcements

   Why on earth did you have to tell her that I invented the call bell? :)

2. Favorite Dr or Nurse Name

   LA♥Nurse replied to sethmctenn's topic in Humor

   Dr. Hooter OB-GYN (Louisiana) - not sure if he's still in practice...he's probably retired by now or close to it. When I was a teen, I thought it was just hiliarious when someone would be telling me who delivered their baby...a lot of times he had de...

3. New Grad with no experience feels like being discriminated

   LA♥Nurse replied to strawberrypie's topic in General Nursing

   My advice is don't try to go to work with the attitude that "I know it better since I just graduated" - because you will def be brought down a few notches. Those "old" nurses will be your best resource when your facing something you've never even hea...

4. cpne

   LA♥Nurse replied to crazywoman's topic in Online Learning

   I used the study guide, Taylor's clinical skills, and Fundamentals book. The most important thing is the study guide!!! It is what you will be graded by. I bought a dry erase board, and I would make mneumonics (or modify ones passed on from other stu...

5. New Grad Home Health

   LA♥Nurse replied to kasendamiles86's topic in Home Health

   I have been offered HH as a new grad as well, and while it is what I would *like* to do, I don't feel like I could safely accept the position yet. They say they will wave the 1 year requirment for LPN experience (which I have) but I wouldn't be pract...

6. 2 interviews-2 opinions

   LA♥Nurse replied to lisamc1RN's topic in Online Learning

   Are you applying at hospitals? (I'm just starting to 'job hunt' - I've applied for 2, no callbacks...hope they dont "hate" ECE as well :-P )

7. NCLEX-PN Shut off at 85

   LA♥Nurse replied to bnik's topic in NCLEX

   When I took my NCLEX PN 2 years ago, it did the same thing to me...I had a 3.96 (one B in first semester clinicals), I had studied and prepared, but I still felt liked I had flunked the test...it was so much that I had NEVER heard of!! Thank God, I ...

8. Got interview for methadone clinic!

   LA♥Nurse replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in Addictions

   several reasons - one was the place i worked at had been robbed 2x in the last year...i liked the job, didn't think it was worth getting shot over, and i had issues with the refusal to get security cameras, given the circumstances. also, i had starte...

9. RN to BSN

   LA♥Nurse replied to princess1125's topic in Online Learning

   Lunah, do you know if Chamberlain accepts ECE A&P and Micro? I really, really dont want to have to repeat pre reqs if I dont have to!! also, if you dont mind me asking, why did you chose them over ECE for BSN? hope that didn't seem to nosey...i'...

10. Excelsior BSN

    LA♥Nurse replied to David Offenbaker's topic in Online Learning

    only 2 or 3 are test outs, the rest are online courses. I dont know much about it, I just finished the ASN with ECE, but I have read on it some...maybe someone will be able to tell you more. I do know you have to make 2 videos at least to send in, on...

11. Got interview for methadone clinic!

    LA♥Nurse replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in Addictions

    when i worked in a methadone clinic, we used liq methadone, and yes, resp depression is a potential prob because of the side effects of the medication. --- any time we felt a patient couldn't tolerate the dose or was impaired, we would hold the dose ...

12. Excelsior skill kit for cpne

    LA♥Nurse replied to lsilva7's topic in Online Learning

    i ordered it all...iv set, injection stuff, wound ect. it was $140, i think. i wasn't working, so didn't have access to supplies. you can usually find the supplies for sale really cheap or free on EPN on ECE website. Some students will send it for fr...

13. cpne workshop excelsior or east coast tina??

    LA♥Nurse replied to lsilva7's topic in Online Learning

    I didn't take any workshops, so i am def not an authority on the issue, and i think the most important thing is that you know your study guide inside & out, practice AOCs & labs until you could do them in your sleep, and have mneumonics &...

14. Things you'd LOVE to be able to tell patients, and get away with it.

    LA♥Nurse replied to AngelfireRN's topic in Relations

    "yes, i do mind if you ask how old i am" "i'm 17, but i work for 1/2 price, so the hospital just overlooks my lack of education and experience."

15. Got interview for methadone clinic!

    LA♥Nurse replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in Addictions

    I worked 6 months in a methadone clinic. My hours where 0445-1230, and i really liked the shift. The only thing I didn't like was the lack of security at the facility I worked out. But as far the work & patients, i loved it.