angikat

angikat has 20+ years experience and specializes in geriatrics, psych.

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1. What's your Myers-Briggs personality type?

   angikat replied to bekahinpink's topic in General Nursing

   Border E/I-NFJ but INFJ fits better for me. Sent from my iPhone using allnurses. Angi/LPN (?RN)

2. How long did you wait to go back to school?

   angikat replied to Nightowl_lpn's topic in LPN-RN

   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)

3. The dumbest thing you've ever heard...

   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....

4. Your best(or worst) exposure story

   angikat replied to sistrmoon's topic in General Nursing

   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....

5. July 2014 Caption Contest: Win $100!

   angikat replied to Joe V's topic in Announcements

   She's running now but it won't be long until we are dragging her to nursing school! Sent from my iPhone using allnurses. Angi/LPN (?RN)

6. July 2014 Caption Contest: Win $100!

   angikat replied to Joe V's topic in Announcements

   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...

7. Giving med with known adverse effects

   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...

8. What is your current LPN salary

   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...

9. What is your current LPN salary

   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 ...

10. Bunion surgery

    angikat replied to Heliantus's topic in General Nursing

    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...

11. Bunion surgery

    angikat replied to Heliantus's topic in General Nursing

    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...

12. child safety

    angikat replied to amoLucia's topic in Safety

    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)

13. codependency

    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...

14. Why did you choose nursing?

    angikat replied to Joe V's topic in General Students

    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...

15. My mom doesn't believe in me.

    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...