nubins397

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1. Beware of hand-cranks on hospital beds.....sad.

   nubins397 replied to funnygirl_rn2's topic in General Nursing

   guess what?Iwork in a geri/psysh unit and we just got new beds...yep,YOU guessed it,,,,they are the kind that you have to hand crank . we could not believe it.but what do you expect,,,it only took us a year to get beds with siderails.,,

2. Concorde Career College

   nubins397 replied to wanttobeanurse1's topic in Tennessee

   500$$ for CNA.training.?Find a nursing home..they offer classes all the time,.the classes last for app.2 weeks.sometimes you do not have to pay anything if you are willing to work for them after you pass the class and take your cna test.even if you d...

3. funniest thing you saw a nurse do.......

   nubins397 replied to cre8tivRN's topic in General Nursing

   heres one..we had a pt. that had had a stuffed dog .she would sleepwith. one day the Dr.asked her how she was ,,""she said ,,i didnot sleep at all last night,my dog kept me awake all night,barking". we cracked up ,,,in fact she had slept like alog t...

4. LPN's just glorified nurse aids in LTC? Huh?

   nubins397 replied to onehusbandsevenkids's topic in Geriatric

   same here...

5. About to give up on being a nurse

   nubins397 replied to Lorel's topic in General Nursing

   raise your kids ,,and then go to nursing school .there is nothing wrong with going back to school in your 40s''i did'' and lived to tell about it!

6. Job A or Job B?

   nubins397 replied to Meerkat's topic in General Nursing

   I would go with job B, you say you are anew grad? Ithink you would be wise to work in ahospital first and get some experiance under your belt before taking on a charge position in anursing home.YOU are the ONE that is responsible for the entire 273 p...

7. C-Diff Question

   nubins397 replied to Aneroo's topic in General Nursing

   you are kidding, right?

8. C-Diff Question

   nubins397 replied to Aneroo's topic in General Nursing

   We seem to be tops with C-diff. We get lots of it (it seems) and believe me, if you have ever smelled it, you never forget it. Doesn't take a laboratory to diagnose it. Also, c-diff usually has a mucous appearance.

9. ? about student nursing in TN

   nubins397 replied to adnstudentnurse's topic in Tennessee

   yES THEY DO BACKGROUND CHECKS .. I DONOT KNOW how far back they go though.

10. Agency owners getting rich off the backs of nurses?

    nubins397 replied to -jt's topic in Agency

    How do you contract yourself out? I would really like to know also .

11. East Tn LPN jobs and schools?

    nubins397 replied to Emily20's topic in Tennessee

    I graduated in 1997 to!!!! I bet we were in the same class. :) Iwork @ wellmont ..small world .

12. East Tn LPN jobs and schools?

    nubins397 replied to Emily20's topic in Tennessee

    O BY THE WAY , THEY DO HIRE LPNs !

13. East Tn LPN jobs and schools?

    nubins397 replied to Emily20's topic in Tennessee

    try Elizabeton tech.school.. I graduated from there .It has agood lpn program ...and has a very good reputation.also try JC.Med.Center THEY do hire''pct''to work in L&D.I KNOW THIS BECAUSE I WORKED THERE AS A''PCT'' while going to nsg.school . ...

14. johnson city/milligan college

    nubins397 replied to prinzessdy's topic in Tennessee

    It is a christian based school ..my daugther has a friend who graduated from there .thats all i really know about it ...sorry

15. I 'm from S. Miss.-Would I fit with yall in TN?

    nubins397 replied to wandaeh's topic in Tennessee

    people in Tennessee are the friendliest people you would want to meet.we would welcome you and your accent. :) come on down