mswhite

mswhite specializes in long term care, psychiatric setting.

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1. Fellow student is....a little stinky

   mswhite replied to wants2BRN's topic in General Students

   i once had a coworker with a terrible BO problem who came from another country. i have worked with a total of 4 people with BO problems. they all came from the same continent. im not stating that americans do not have the same issues...but im reflec...

2. Older Nursing students

   mswhite replied to MarieD's topic in General Students

   i graduated from an LPN program in 08 at the age of 47. I will be 49 this year and am enrolled in a BSN program. yes. i felt old in the beginning, but now i just feel good about myself for taking the initiative and pursuing my dreams. good luck to al...

3. Nursing Me Black

   mswhite replied to NurseThis21's topic in General Nursing

   mookie427...I'm confused. while you wanted the black nurse to stop playing the race card game...you were deeply hurt when you were asked to be replaced by a black nurse...yes...if i were in your shoes at that moment I would have been hurt...but to p...

4. A Day In the Life of a New Grad

   mswhite replied to E Non Imus, RN's topic in General Nursing

   hey guys, just keep pushing it. it took me 9 long months after passing my nclex to land a job.

5. Husband of an assaulted ER nurse

   mswhite replied to goyavo's topic in General Nursing

   Babylady....do you know the extent of the emotional as well as physical pain this nurse is enduring? even though her finger was reconstructed, it is of no use to her..meaning..its a permanent loss..how well can she perfom as a nurse if she's in excru...

6. Lazy Aides I have worked with..and my answer to it

   mswhite replied to KarynicaRN's topic in General Nursing

   God bless the nurse who only has 5-7 pts as you put it. Where I work, a good night is having 20pts per nurse. we have 4 nurses sometimes. most of the time, there are only 3 nurses, and on a few occassions, there were 2 nurses. yes, 2 nurses for 80 pt...

7. A Day In the Life of a New Grad

   mswhite replied to E Non Imus, RN's topic in General Nursing

   I was one of you guys just 3 months ago. I graduated from an LPN program Aug 01, 2008. I passed my NCLEX in october, 2008. I was ready for the world. After all, "there is a nursing shortage". yeah right...to make a long story short...it wasn't till m...

8. Lazy Aides I have worked with..and my answer to it

   mswhite replied to KarynicaRN's topic in General Nursing

   As an LPN working in a LTC facility, i've noticed that there are both lazy nurses and lazy CNA. Some people went into this field for the money and only the money, and it shows in their work performance. I too see lazy nurses who sit all day and chat ...

9. Lazy Aides I have worked with..and my answer to it

   mswhite replied to KarynicaRN's topic in General Nursing

   i am an lpn working at a ltc facility. a lot of NURSES and AIDES are lazy as heck. most of them come from the same country and all they do is gab about nothing while the call bell is on. there are good graduate nurses out there who cant find jobs whi...

10. Nobody answers the floor phones

    mswhite replied to retiredlady's topic in General Nursing

    I too get those stupid calls. the dumbest request came from a patient's wife who was at the facility...she was in her husband's room and called the front desk to ask me to come to the room and interpret what her husband is trying to tell her...he'd j...

11. Nobody answers the floor phones

    mswhite replied to retiredlady's topic in General Nursing

    I work in a LTC. we suppose to have 4 nurses per 80 pts. at times, there are 3 nurses, sometimes only 2. we do not have time to chit chat on the phone. it is unreasonable for anyone to expect us to drop what we're doing just to answer phone calls. be...

12. My Child Has Wings: My Path to Nursing School

    mswhite replied to lexie'smama's topic in General Nursing

    I am a mother of 8 healthy children who cannot imagine what you've went through. I cried while I was reading. I know that you'll make a terrific nurse because your angel in heaven was here for a short period of time to teach you what unconditional lo...

13. Can't Find a job!!! This wasn't supposed to be this hard!

    mswhite replied to Frustrated in Cle's topic in New Nurse

    yes, it is possible. however, most facilities would not accomodate you. they want experience nurses only. if I had known that, I would have worked as a CNA before graduating from the lpn program.

14. Can't Find a job!!! This wasn't supposed to be this hard!

    mswhite replied to Frustrated in Cle's topic in New Nurse

    Good luck sweetlemon. after a year or so of psych, you can always switch.

15. Can't Find a job!!! This wasn't supposed to be this hard!

    mswhite replied to Frustrated in Cle's topic in New Nurse

    Good points cobweb. I went on an interview 2 days ago. they decided to hire me. however, I will start as a CNA since this job deals with children who need intensive care. After one month or so, they said that they'll switch me to LPN status. then, I ...