Nikki 1984

Nikki 1984 has 27 years experience and specializes in OB/GYN, LTC, Psych, Home Care.

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1. Step away from the old nurse!

   Nikki 1984 replied to Lindsey McGraw's topic in General Nursing

   Although I found all of the post here very funny, I have noticed a complete lack of respect for people in general over the past several years. I don't always enjoy being called "Mam" , however, I do prefer it to the many other things that I've been ...

2. Move Over, Norma Rae

   Nikki 1984 replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in General Nursing

   I feel for you, I really do. I'm an LPN who works at a LTC facility. I have 22 patients on the hall that I'm responsible for. That I was responsible for. I no longer work for them for various reasons, the number one reason being that they could...

3. Nurses writing Scripts for Doctors

   Nikki 1984 replied to fawnsternurse's topic in General Nursing

   Eslvw, I'm saying that there are LPN's out there who are in a unit manager position who write orders that are not faxed, pharmacy fax, telephone orders, standing orders etc... They are just writing orders for medication's such as an antidepressant ...

4. Nurses writing Scripts for Doctors

   Nikki 1984 replied to fawnsternurse's topic in General Nursing

   As an LPN in S.C. I admit patients all the time and in doing so I write out all of the doctors orders from the discharge paper released from the hospital. I too have wondered about my UM writing various orders whenever she see's fit too. She actual...

5. Great nursing jobs out there :)

   Nikki 1984 replied to ICU, BSN, B.S., RN's topic in General Nursing

   Optimist, You sound like a very lucky girl! You love your job which sounds like you are living on a completely different planet from the place I'm from. I too worked at a LTC facility and even though I truly love my work and my patients, I never ha...

6. Great nursing jobs out there :)

   Nikki 1984 replied to ICU, BSN, B.S., RN's topic in General Nursing

   I'm really glad that Some of you out there have found such enjoyable jobs, it gives me hope that they are out there. I've been an LPN for 27 yrs. I just left my last job due to such a hostile work environment. So many things were wrong with this ...