toekneejo

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About toekneejo

toekneejo has 3 years experience as a ADN.


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  1. New grad RN with 26 years experience as LVN job hunting

    Meriwhen, thank you yes you are right and that's exactly why I have found myself becoming a bit anxious as the time comes to take the boards. I have always wanted to be an RN. Life had taken me down a few obstacle courses but I had my LPN secured b...
  2. Healthcare is NOT a basic human right.

    I will agree to disagree. I believe "when a man is hungry it is better to teach him to fish than to give him a fish"
  3. Healthcare is NOT a basic human right.

    And not to be disrespectful at all, but I too am glad that you are Canadian! :) I am also glad that you have noticed one of the aspects of Americans that make me down right proud to stand beside my fellow Americans' and root them on "to be all they...
  4. New grad RN with 26 years experience as LVN job hunting

    Thank you littlepeopleRNICU and cisindy, I had everything all figured out until I graduated and then I started seeing these posts by new grads and I guess nerves were getting the best of me. I have a lot of nursing experience like most ole time LVN...
  5. Cpne mnemonic 20 min check

    Yes they see the IV insertion site as possibly contaminated. The tubing is clean and like we all know - you never go from contaminated to clean. My mnemonic was intro assess I had another one for before I entered the room called warm iv W- wash han...
  6. Healthcare is NOT a basic human right.

    I agree with you that not paying taxes is a "pipe dream". However I don't think we need to sit back and let Wash DC continue down the path they're on. Taxes on the Federal level needs to be interstate needs.(Defense from foreign and domestic enemie...
  7. I will be sitting for the NCLEX-RN in 2 weeks and I have been reading over posts on this site. I am a bit discouraged due to the job market. My question for everyone is there a way to utilize my LVN experience to not be considered a new grad? I ha...
  8. Gearing up to take the Excelsior CPNE. Help?

    Well I guess I would go into your category of no sweat. :) Not really though. I do think it depends on the individual. You do need to be self motivated, you will have minimal guidance!! And I do mean minimal however, they do have practice exams t...
  9. A New Beginning

    I started in Oct of '10 and only had the nursing courses to do. I whipped out 4 by the end of 2010. Then my mom was dx. with recurrent ovarian ca and I had to take care of her for 6 months, so I didn't take any tests. Then I paid my next annual fe...
  10. Cpne mnemonic 20 min check

    You are not becoming dirty due to touching the patient. In other words, as long as you are working with the same patient and have not touched any of their body fluids you would not have to re-clean your hands. You must wash your hands prior to touc...
  11. Healthcare is NOT a basic human right.

    I totally agree!!!!! I think many people need a course in consumer math followed up with an explanation of "Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs". I know it is frustrating to work all week and not be able to "treat" yourself to something but it seems that ma...
  12. Healthcare is NOT a basic human right.

    I totally agree they need to get themselves insurance. It's not very good "consumer math" to be able to afford insurance and yet still be paying as a self pay. Whether insurance is available thru the workplace or not does not necessarily mean it is ...
  13. Healthcare is NOT a basic human right.

    Well, I don't think any of us can answer that question within the confines of this DB, however, as to your question regarding the young person who is barely making ends meet but doesn't qualify for assistance; How does taxing that same person more t...
  14. Healthcare is NOT a basic human right.

    Couple of quick questions......First, where has everyone gotten the idea that just because they have worked and been able to secure a "nest egg" that it shouldn't be used for LTC and then once depleted, the society will pitch in and assist? What I a...
  15. Healthcare is NOT a basic human right.

    I agree as nurses we should care for patients without regard to social stigmas. However, as an American I am against pooling resources for the greater good. However, once a patient is being treated we as nurses do what we do best. The dilemma we a...