Lisi-LPN

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  1. Question on most comfortable shoes

    I love my NurseMates, they are awsome! I wear the sneakers that don't have shoelaces. I don't remember what the flavor name is. But they are the only ones that fit wonderfully, and don't hurt after my 12 (sometimes 16) hour shifts.
  2. New job advice.....

    I am getting ready to switch jobs from a burn/trauma/ortho/neuro nurse to a newborn/high risk nursery nurse. I am looking for some advice as to what to expect and so forth. Please let me know! I am excited to work with babies!
  3. New job advice.....

    I am getting ready to switch jobs from a burn/trauma/ortho/neuro nurse to a newborn/high risk nursery nurse. I am looking for some advice as to what to expect and so forth. Please let me know! I am excited to work with babies!
  4. Bon Secours v. Sentara v. Obici?

    Hi kbella126-I graduated from Sentara's Nursing School, and even though I wasn't under any kind of contract to work for them, I chose to work there anyway and I thoroughly enjoy it. I work on a unit that challenges me ( Trauma, Ortho, Neuro, and Bur...
  5. Bon Secours v. Sentara v. Obici?

    Hi kbella126-I graduated from Sentara's Nursing School, and even though I wasn't under any kind of contract to work for them, I chose to work there anyway and I thoroughly enjoy it. I work on a unit that challenges me ( Trauma, Ortho, Neuro, and Bur...
  6. Thanks for saying that because I am 24, I graduated nsg school when I was 23, and honestly everybody I hear from says "Why don't you get your RN?" "You're just an LPN?" That sucks to hear sometimes. So thank you for saying kind words about peopl...
  7. what cash? i know i only get paid if i work 80hrs/week+.
  8. Sleepless on the night shift

    I work night shift now and I have to agree, it is absolutely the most difficult transition to have to make. What works for me is taking a nap Friday afternoon if I can (I do Friday, Saturday, and Sunday night from 7p-7a) and then on Monday morning I...
  9. Worst thing you have seen

    I have seen a couple of sad cases on my floor. We (actually in the last few months) have had two people come in for Steven Johnsons related to allergic reations to meds that were considered burns. We discharged on lady in April who had been here s...
  10. needing vent time

    He did recieve Narcan. Unfortunately it didn't help. They also found an internal bleed very late in the game, apparently they found a liver lac along with a splenic lac and he had lost a lot of blood. They replaced 15 units but he ended up going i...
  11. needing vent time

    We were overloaded with trauma patients last night. I work on a unit that gets what we hope are stable patients from the ED. Last night we had a pt who had a retro peritoneal bleed after falling off of his coffee table. So he comes from the PACU a...
  12. considering Sentara Norfolk General Hospital

    Hi! I am currently working on a Trauma/Burn/Cardiac/Ortho floor at SNGH. I happen to really love what I do. We get such a mix of people up here! Pts and employees. Like any other job there are some things you could do without but overall I have ...