angikat
has 20+ years experience and specializes in geriatrics, psych.
I am an LPN of 20 years. I have just completed all of my pre-req's for the ASN program at Somerset Community College in Somerset, Ky. and was recently accepted to the fall 2014 program. Excited to start! I am a mother of 3 wonderful children. I have a daughter 23 who is a graduate of UK in Lexington, a daughter who is 17 who wishes to be a nurse as well, and a son who is 14. I have been married for 18 years.
I graduated from my LPN program in 1994 and just starting the ASN program (had orientation yesterday). 20 years almost exactly. ? Sent from my iPhone using allnurses. Angi/LPN (?RN)
angikat replied to AngelfireRN's topic in Relations
Apparently a lot of people believe this. I know a man who accused his wife of cheating after having their second child because the baby was a girl and their first was a boy. He only had one testicle so he said he couldn't produce both boys and girls....
I was pregnant with my second child and while giving an insulin injection to a resident she got up before I finished and somehow I was stuck ?. This woman was able to sign herself out and would walk to the local stores dumpster's and dive for sweets....
We told the students on the first day, just like we always do, that as a nurse you need to be prepared to work weekends and holidays and if you weren't willing you might as well leave now. She almost tripped over her own feet to get out! Sent from m...
angikat replied to Guest219794's topic in Emergency
True! I work LTC and I have take care of a few residents that get very angry and insist that we call the doctor and tell him that the resident needs a shot of rocephin for his runny nose. I have tried and tried to argue the fact that a cold doesn't r...
angikat replied to Vicky Laursen's topic in LPN/LVN
I absolutely agree because this is what a lot of local factory workers make. Unfortunately, it is also what nurses are paid in my area. Sad but true. I hope when I complete RN school that I can relocate. The pay is so ridiculous and there's not a lot...
angikat replied to Vicky Laursen's topic in LPN/LVN
I work LTC and have been an LPN 20 years. This is in KY. Base pay is $12/hr for new grads. I make only $16.35/hr. I got $0.50 for every 5 years experience which is $2. There's a $0.50/hr shift diff for 2nd shift and $1/hr night shift. We haven't had ...
I'm not deciding over 1 person. I said that after hearing from others, not only on here, that I was thinking about putting it off and that the question I really had was is it all worth it? Is the pain better after the recovery period? I have talked t...
Oh my! I was thinking about having this done myself because my bunions are horrible, especially on my right foot. After hearing about the pain after surgery and how long recovery is, (not only here but from others I've known that had it done), then I...
I was just recently reading about this issue and came across this news article. http://www.wkrn.com/story/22872890/local-boy-invents-device-to-stop-children-being-left-in-hot-cars Sent from my iPhone using allnurses. Angi/LPN (?RN)
angikat replied to sckooshy1's topic in Pre-Nursing
Your situation sounds identical to mine. I have managed to make it through prereqs with a 3.3 gpa, work full time, and I start in the nursing program this fall. My husband is however doing better. That being said, he still has relapses occasionally a...
I chose nursing because my mother was a nurse and I needed something that could get me in the working world quickly as I had a small child. I fell in love with it so I guess it was fate. I was very satisfied as an LPN for 20 years but recently I bega...
angikat replied to StudentOfHealing's topic in General Nursing
I get a lot of vibes just as you OP, only they come from my dad. When I got accepted into nursing school I of course called everyone to tell them. My mom, sisters, husband, children, and friends all said congratulations and they knew I could do it! M...