mimigins

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1. Six months in - LPN @ 90-bed LTC. Is it me?

   mimigins replied to mimigins's topic in New Nurse

   They all receive meds - they're prepackaged by pharmacy to help, but it lowers the ability to double-check them before distribution because of the number of them. I think all but 3 people get meds. You basically memorize treatments for everyone becau...

2. Six months in - LPN @ 90-bed LTC. Is it me?

   mimigins replied to mimigins's topic in Geriatric

   Thank you for the reassurance that I'm not just shirking responsibility or something. It's super overwhelming as a new grad. I'm keeping my head above water so far but it's wearing on me and my anxiety levels are through the roof lately. I'm hoping t...

3. Six months in - LPN @ 90-bed LTC. Is it me?

   mimigins posted a topic in Geriatric

   So I guess I need to vent a little bit. I graduated from the LPN program in May 2014, and got my first nursing job at a Retirement home in July 2014. Pretty good turnaround, and I was ecstatic since I hadn't even received a callback from the other 50...

4. Six months in - LPN @ 90-bed LTC. Is it me?

   mimigins posted a topic in New Nurse

   So I guess I need to vent a little bit. I graduated from the LPN program in May 2014, and got my first nursing job at a Retirement home in July 2014. Pretty good turnaround, and I was ecstatic since I hadn't even received a callback from the other 50...

5. How a stethoscope can get stolen?

   mimigins replied to osi2011's topic in General Students

   The website allheart.com allows you to select an engraving when you're ordering, which is pretty cool! That's what I did with mine.

6. Centimeters Away From Brain Death

   mimigins replied to nursey246's topic in Rock

   Wow what a great story. Thanks for sharing!

7. CL help - RPN candidate

   mimigins replied to mimigins's topic in Job Hunt

   Alright... I've been reading over many of the posts here and trying to edit my resume according to feedback from others. I've attached some pictures - feedback would be greatly appreciated. I trimmed the fat on my resume (I thought details as to duti...

8. CL help - RPN candidate

   mimigins posted a topic in Job Hunt

   Hi there, I'm due to write my RPN (LPN) examinations in May/14, but I'm currently applying to jobs. Unfortunately most jobs ask for experience (and a completed exam), but I'm taking a shot in the dark anyway. My question is this: Should I put that I'...