my.toys

my.toys has 1 years experience.

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1. Chattanooga State LPN program

   my.toys replied to dee78's topic in Tennessee

   LPN is competitive with about triple the apps to spots. One trick I learned was to buy the edition before the latest version of the textbook, or even two editions back. They are dirt cheap and those old texts are the ones the tests are actually from....

2. Chattanooga State Online A & P I ?

   my.toys replied to ChattNurseHopeful's topic in Tennessee

   I've taken the in-class version. If you do the Summer session, it will be 12 weeks and it will be INCREDIBLY fast paced.

3. I think cutsey scrub tops look ridiculous on adult units

   my.toys replied to AZO49008's topic in Uniform/Gear

   I love cartoon and cute scrub tops. I think one of the cutest I saw was a Scooby Doo print a nurse of about 50 or so was wearing on our (adult) floor. Good grief, why get so aggravated by something somebody else is wearing? Personally some of the wei...

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

   my.toys replied to AngelfireRN's topic in Relations

   If you had a bowel movement this afternoon, you are NOT constipated. Yes, I am Satan for refusing to give your pain meds early. Notice the Satan, RN on my nametag - even the lord of the underworld needs to have a job, and I plan to keep mine, thank y...

5. I am Most Thankful For....

   my.toys replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in General Nursing

   Haldol & Geodon But personally, I am still bowled over by the fact that I have three little boys who love me and who always have something new that they want to share...

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

   my.toys replied to AngelfireRN's topic in Relations

   I had a patient a couple of nights back who was fine but her daughter was a total nutcase. She hit the call button every few minutes to tell me... the pillows weren't fluffy enough the air vent wasn't blowing enough air she didn't have the same chann...

7. nursing and paperwork; what paperwork?

   my.toys replied to johnnyDoGood's topic in General Nursing

   Are you serious? Intake charting, shift charting, admission charting, rounding charting, skin assessment chartment, focus note charting. If my hand isn't cramping by the end of the shift, I know I have forgotten something :-(

8. I had an 89 yr old patient curse out the doctor today.

   my.toys replied to my.toys's topic in General Nursing

   I am certain she cursed him because she called him a dumb^&% *** of a ***** who didn't know his rear from a hole in the ground and who &*&^*&^ ^%&%^ %$$^%$... The direction of her anger was pretty clear ;-) I am not judging the pa...

9. I had an 89 yr old patient curse out the doctor today.

   my.toys posted a topic in General Nursing

   Because he told her she had about 4 more months to live. Seriously, why do people think they are going to be immortal? If I was told tommorrow that I was dying, I would try to make the best of the time I have, not curse the person telling me about my...

10. What have other nurses done that have freaked you out?

    my.toys replied to texas_lvn's topic in General Nursing

    I watched an experienced nurse push Phenergan into a hand IV in less than 10 seconds. The patient started howling about how it was burning and she told him that was normal

11. Risky Plans, but the cherry tastes good 65k in loans small background

    my.toys replied to Easyas123247's topic in Pre-Nursing

    Um, is this even a real post? If it is, you seriously need to rethink your financial future. A nursing license will not make 65k worth of loans disappear. Getting an RN designation is not automatically buying you a winning lottery ticket. You will no...

12. Issuing License to California...SSN?

    my.toys replied to rita.kumar83's topic in General Nursing

    It is to make sure you are the right, "Jane Doe." So many nurses have tried to pull tricks to avoid the black marks on their licenses from other states from following them around. There was a recent scandal about this where it was determined that tho...

13. Is my dream of becoming a nurse possible while living on prescript pain pills

    my.toys replied to nurscareer4me's topic in General Nursing

    Is there any way you could volunteer at a hospital to try to see how your body handles the stress? I frequently work as much as 16 hours per shift and I am healthy as can be, but I still have to practically drag myself out to my car when I am done. 6...

14. Should I keep my LPN license active?

    my.toys replied to my.toys's topic in General Nursing

    I'm not sure why I would want to...other then maybe flexibility? I am also very attached to my LPN license, since I worked really hard for it :-) I was just curious as to what others have done.

15. Why is it so bad to be an LPN ????

    my.toys replied to hair_tie's topic in LPN/LVN

    LPN school was tough and, to me, was much harder than RN school. LPN school was 8 a - 3p, M-F, every doggone day...hundreds of quizzes and tests...tough as nails instructors. RN school - Monday and Thursday. Clinicals on some Tuesdays. 5 tests per se...