BeBeSweet

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1. Yahoo!two weeks off,what will you do?

   BeBeSweet posted a topic in General Students

   Yahoo!After ingesting more knowlege in 8 weeks than should be legal,we all have two weeks off.What are you going to do?I'm headed to the beach!!!!Pineapple Willie here I come:cool:

2. How much do you make?

   BeBeSweet replied to Navy Nurse's topic in General Nursing

   lpn for 10 years.last job 1825 as adon of large ltc. now at metro hosp on med surg floor while I finish my rn. 14.99 base plus 2.25 after 7pm plus 2.25 for weekends. If i dont call in for 3 months, i get 24 extra hours of pto as an attendance bonus.I...

3. Workitis

   BeBeSweet replied to niteowl's topic in General Nursing

   Dear Huganurse,you say you can't afford a week away at the beach etc. It sounds like you can"t afford not to. If you can take the don't sweat the small stuff approach at home,do the same about affording you as in YOURSELF a little peace of mind...

4. A nurse is a nurse is a NURSE???????

   BeBeSweet replied to P_RN's topic in General Nursing

   Hey Norbert. I am getting the message from reading several of your posts that you are not happy.Is it Tampa?Is it nursing itself?I am definatly not blond,young or cute,but when I have expressed a genuine desire to cross train or learn new skills that...

5. Why do We continue to eat our young?

   BeBeSweet posted a topic in General Nursing

   Why is it, that in this day and time when we have all complained about staffing,patient ratio and acuity, that there are still nurses out there who make it almost impossible for any one to help? Please forgive the following pity party. I worked a ex...

6. Strange experiences with deceased

   BeBeSweet replied to Goofball's topic in General Nursing

   Years ago,I worked in a long term facilty that had dormer style rooms..3 beds to a room. The man who had the first bed would always pull the covers up around him and over his head..somewhat like a shroud, when he went to bed. One night , the man at t...

7. CNA's Anyone?

   BeBeSweet replied to teresab_2000's topic in General Students

   Go to your DON and sell her on the idea of hiring you as an extern. You will be assigned a preceptor and will learn many more clinical skills than you would as a cna. This is not to say that you need to shun those things as well, because it is all pa...

8. prone to nursing

   BeBeSweet replied to janleb's topic in General Students

   You know us nurses..."Enablers are Us"!

9. Why RN vs LPN (Pay)?

   BeBeSweet replied to Future LPN Sheryl's topic in General Nursing

   I to had to get my GED many moons ago.But I am now in last semester bridge to ADN. The college I went to specialized in mathmateclly challanged females!(ME) Then support classes were great, and once you get in school, you will relize that you are not...

10. "Nursing homes" giving nurses a bad rap

    BeBeSweet replied to M2BchgoRN's topic in General Nursing

    If your loved ones nursing home smelled like urine when you walked in the door,if they continued to have bruises of unknown origin,If they appeared to have been drugged to the point where they no longer appeared to have the will to live, why did you ...

11. Pay Scale

    BeBeSweet replied to Trauma's topic in CCU

    Hey Stella! I've been thinking about relocating to Florida.Tampa sounds good.(my grandma used to take me to the Colonade when I was small).What hospital do you work at?Someone had recommended St.Joes,But it always helps to have an extra opinion.

12. Nursing Home Rating System

    BeBeSweet replied to Chellyse's topic in Activism

    How's this for political pressure.The company i work for was awarded a "private' contract to take over management of a very prominant state facility a few years back.Lot's of controversy in the papers and on the news about it. When it came time for m...

13. Getting My RN

    BeBeSweet replied to nurse110's topic in General Nursing

    From the sound off your post,you are currently at a nursing home.From experience,I tell you don't sit around and wait for things to improve.Check with local community collegs for lpn/adn articulation.Most states have loan forgivness programs that wil...

14. Getting My RN

    BeBeSweet replied to nurse110's topic in General Nursing

    From the sound off your post,you are currently at a nursing home.From experience,I tell you don't sit around and wait for things to improve.Check with local community collegs for lpn/adn articulation.Most states have loan forgivness programs that wil...

15. Hospital experience before getting RN license

    BeBeSweet replied to srmorrison1's topic in General Students

    Most hospitals offer an extern program for students after the first semester.It's a little more than cna work, and can help familiarise(sp!) you with the layout and inner workings of the hospital. Also, if you hava a certain area that you want to wor...