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1. I got fired today

   NCMountainWoman replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in Geriatric

   You can always FILE for unemployment. Whether you will get it will depend on your work history from the past 10 quarters. It won't just be from that job. But since you were not fired for cause and the HR person is on your side you could give it a ...

2. What is your current LPN salary

   NCMountainWoman replied to Vicky Laursen's topic in LPN/LVN

   I have noted that hospitals tend to pay LPN's very poorly. LTC's pay the best usually or contract nursing with an agency. In 2004 I started out as a new grad at 13.25/hour at a hospital so I could get my skills. In 2007 I went to a nursing home wh...

3. LTC...Is not my thing. But I'm stuck!

   NCMountainWoman replied to TXNurse77's topic in LPN/LVN

   Sounds like the place you work is just plain toxic. I know it probably pays more than a doctor's office or other options which you need to survive. If you can suck it up until you complete the RN, that's great. If it is not tolerable for that long...

4. I have an odd question....

   NCMountainWoman replied to Hotnurse06's topic in LPN/LVN

   I have also had to deal with touchy people on that subject. Especially since I am an LPN and am very well read, sometimes knowing more than RNs. There's a limit to how much you can accommodate her insecurity. Certainly not if it compromises the ca...

5. I got fired today

   NCMountainWoman replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in Geriatric

   The whole situation stinks. I would definitely not put it on my resume, you never worked there! Look at the bright side, with a DON like that, this place would have definitely caused you grief. Looks like a blessing in disguise to me. This was no...

6. Working in a nursing home

   NCMountainWoman replied to Jonathan55's topic in General Nursing

   I graduated nursing school and did the requisite gig in med/surg to learn skills. Part of me wanted the excitement of the er, but i was not a spring chicken when i became a nurse. I took a prn job at the local nursing home to do something different...

7. For all you future CPNEr's- a New Website

   NCMountainWoman replied to BBFRN's topic in Online Learning

   Thanks for a link to a great website! Lisa

8. Archived SC Nurses Posts from 2004

   NCMountainWoman replied to Tomskatt's topic in South Carolina

   Hi there, I work at Beaufort Memorial, which (coincidentally) just opened a new cardiac center, including cardiac caths, which we used to have to send pts out for. The base pay is not great for RN's in SC, particularly in a small town at one of the ...

9. Hypoglycemia

   NCMountainWoman replied to BRANDY LPN's topic in General Nursing

   NON-DIABETIC HYPOGLYCEMIA GENERAL INFORMATION: What is it? Non-diabetic hypoglycemia (hi-po-gli-c-mee-uh) is when the sugar (glucose) in your blood drops too low. This means there is not enough sugar in your blood to give your muscles and brain cel...