ruthalittle

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1. Relocation

   ruthalittle replied to ruthalittle's topic in Nevada

   I'm temporarily on hold with moving forward on this. This weather has my arms & back so sore from shoveling (snow blower wouldn't start) & I'm so frazzled from trying to drive to & from Chicago in this mess that I mainly just want to go l...

2. Relocation

   ruthalittle replied to ruthalittle's topic in Nevada

   Christina, You ARE lucky!! My sister lives 2 hours from Vegas & has been trying to convince us for years to move by her. The problem has been worrying about income (she lives in a rural area where there don't seem to be ANY jobs for LPN's). But w...

3. Relocation

   ruthalittle replied to ruthalittle's topic in Nevada

   Yes, I remember the summer from the year I lived in Vegas as a young teen! My classmates at school had to train me to not stay in the sun for longer than a few minutes at a time. Honestly though, not making light of the brutal summers you guys have,...

4. Relocation

   ruthalittle replied to ruthalittle's topic in Nevada

   Thanks for the input. If we were able to leave Illinois NEXT year, then I'd only need to work full time for 2 years until my hubby can get his pension. But I'm really feeling self pity at the idea of having to spend even 1 more winter here!

5. RNs Relocating to Las Vegas

   ruthalittle replied to team_Rnurses's topic in Nevada

   Well, this thread has been very interesting & informative. I am an LPN living north of Chicago Illinois for the past 6 years. I raised my 2 children in Chicago. I can tell you for SURE that Chicago has changed over the decades I lived there! Talk...

6. Relocation

   ruthalittle replied to ruthalittle's topic in Nevada

   Thank you too :) Now to research long distance interviews. Sigh.

7. Relocation

   ruthalittle replied to ruthalittle's topic in Nevada

   Thanks! I wish we could go right now! Just got done shoveling (again!). High on Monday is supposed to be -5 F. I lived in Vegas for a year as a kid (early 70's) & wish we'd never left!

8. Relocation

   ruthalittle posted a topic in Nevada

   Hi. I am an LPN currently living & working in northern Illinois. My husband & I are seriously considering relocating to Las Vegas within a year. I've checked out the requirements for transferring my license but haven't started the process yet...

9. New LPN in LTC. Time mgmt tips/tricks? Med pass advice? etc....

   ruthalittle replied to LPNKY2012's topic in LPN/LVN

   I can't get the link to post, but try to look up this article in Nursing 2000 March issue;" Better time management: A matter of perspective" by Sharon Cox, RN, MSN. It is not at all what the title led me to believe! I call it my "Just Say No" articl...

10. I'm a real nurse!!! Thank you!

    ruthalittle replied to nurseycool's topic in LPN/LVN

    Good luck to you :) ..but please don't think as I did (& was told by many, many people) after completing over half of an RN program & dropping out due to my sons illness; The Practical Nursing Program will be "a breeze" for you." On day one w...

11. suture left in?

    ruthalittle replied to BostonNurse2876's topic in Home Health

    We once had a pt in a correctional facility who had a suture migrate to the surface. The poor guy was frantic that we come immediately & remove it while it was still visible, because it kept going back under the skin & no one would believe hi...

12. HIPAA question - The Neighbor

    ruthalittle replied to tewdles's topic in HIPAA

    I actually had this happen to me, almost word for word, not 2 weeks ago! I said something similar to "Why don't you stop in & ask her?" These people (a couple) just repeated the question. So I repeated the suggestion to stop in & ask her.

13. Closed face book account with photos of patient & comments

    ruthalittle replied to ruthalittle's topic in HIPAA

    Thanks so much for the excellent links. You guys are great. This site and feed back from other nurses makes it easier to deal with troubling things like this. I'm grateful you are here.

14. Closed face book account with photos of patient & comments

    ruthalittle replied to ruthalittle's topic in HIPAA

    Thanks for the replies (& the correction too!). I didn't post the links because, well, I guess I was afraid of being accused of trying to "politicize" the situation. I know that this happened in 2006, but the man's brother was just recently speak...

15. Closed face book account with photos of patient & comments

    ruthalittle posted a topic in HIPAA

    I don't even know the best way to begin this. It is without a doubt the most bizarre nursing related thing I've ever heard. I have a "liked" face book page to a Native American page. The page generally consists of updates on the tribe that my father ...