nontrad1964

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1. For those of you who wear support hose at work

   nontrad1964 replied to TooterIA's topic in General Nursing

   Hi I think the advice on wearing socks wiht the hose is a good idea. I have found personally with shoes in general, there are some leathers that just dont breathe. I do great with Reebok and Sketchers, but when I wear my Avias my feel are always swea...

2. where are new grads working

   nontrad1964 posted a topic in New Nurse

   Hi Just wondering where new grads are working. In hospitals and on what type of floor or LTC or surgery centers. Hopefully in December I will be done with the LPN and can then go on for RN. Was reading teh post on 2nd day of job and was glad to see...

3. becoming a Nurse Aide - questions

   nontrad1964 replied to lbb87's topic in General Nursing

   Sorry, made a mistake in last entry. Its not medicare.com but medicare.gov. Just click on nursing home compare on the homepage and can get you where you need to be.

4. becoming a Nurse Aide - questions

   nontrad1964 replied to lbb87's topic in General Nursing

   Before taking a job as an aide, interview the facility more than they interview you. If a facility is offering free classes to get certified it probably means they are having trouble keeping help. It is easy to get certified and if people really li...

5. Is Probabiltity and Statistics harder than college algebra??

   nontrad1964 replied to nurseangel78's topic in General Nursing

   Hi I never made it through college algebra in the 1980's. could hardly do it in highschool, but did good in stats 20 years out of highschool. I hate all the unknowns of algebra, especially where more than just the X to find. Stats first freaked me o...

6. Our nursing class grading scale is WAY easy...

   nontrad1964 replied to klone's topic in General Students

   I have to have an 80% to pass. bottom A is a 94 %. This I wonder, if the BON dictates what our programs are like, then why arent all the grading scales alike. Many think it is strict, but I feel it makes me study harder to learn to material. pass...

7. I need to find some scrubs that fit!!!!

   nontrad1964 replied to Future_Nurse's topic in General Nursing

   Making elastic waist pants is the easiest thing there is. very cheap also. There are two peices to cut out, and an easily put in pocket if you want to add it. TAkes about 30 minutes to set them up. I make them a lot since hard to fit cause have a hi...

8. I'm DO NOT want to go back to finish my last semester!

   nontrad1964 replied to Luv2banurse2004's topic in General Students

   I know what you mean about catty students, we all have them. But this is what I have seen. Most of them are doing really poorly and feel better about themselves if put others down. Most of the complainers stick together, like a bunch of drug addicts....

9. 11 days!!!!!

   nontrad1964 replied to mrsmoo2's topic in General Students

   I am so excited to go back next week. Found myself a carpool buddy and my bags are packed. ONe for classroom and one for clinical, as I found swapping bags to be a pain in the butt. Will be in medsurg and looking forward to a faster pace. I though...

10. floor staff being unkind to students in clinical

    nontrad1964 replied to NurseMeg's topic in General Students

    I must say I did not enjoy my first clinical experience, no one in my rotation did. This was a very busy floor and the nurses did not have time to visit chat with us. One thing our entire group noticed was none of the nurses on that floor ever smiled...

11. When did we stop washing hair?

    nontrad1964 replied to LaNorteBellaRN's topic in General Nursing

    I worked in a facility that had suction toothbrushes. Hooked right up to the suction machine tubing. Our residents had traches and g-tubes and needed really good oral care and they had these great toothbrushes with a hole in the middle to suck out ...

12. To RN students who became LPNs while in school

    nontrad1964 replied to wonderbee's topic in General Students

    Hi I have been thinking about what do regarding LPN boards also. I complete the program in December and hopefully can get into ADN in January. My first thought was to take them, but if I can get into ADN right away I may pass it by. My thinking is ...

13. When you call in sick...

    nontrad1964 replied to Butternut's topic in General Nursing

    when working as an aide years ago, my friend, an LPN, took a sick day cause her dog had puppies and was perfectly ok with management. She had an unemployed husband and 3 kids at home to help out with the dog.

14. Need A&P Study Tips

    nontrad1964 replied to studentdeb's topic in General Students

    Hi Long before I went to school I bought a cheap scanner cause thought would be useful to copy stuff for home and such. I found this a life saver for A&P. I scanned my diagrams and then erased teh names of the bones or heart parts and such for ...

15. new OT laws and how will affect nurses

    nontrad1964 replied to nontrad1964's topic in General Nursing

    Hi Found this on a google search. We americans work far more hours than many other nations with much less paid time off. dont know if it is greed or our high cost of living. http://money.cnn.com/2003/10/06/pf/work_less/ I did click on the link to ...