pinefarmgirl

Me too! I just graduated my LVN program, and I'm 47. I am going to an RN bridge program next, and will probably be at least 50 when I graduate that. I was not the oldest in my group either. Luckily nursing is one of the few areas that readily accepts...

Well, O.K., I looked it up on yahoo- It's a Home Equity Line Of Credit. So I guess you could just basically get a second mortgage...If you own a house.

I guess that would depend on how much your bills are... & what is a HELOC? :uhoh21: An Age Limit?????!!!!??????? That is so rediculous, I don't have words- is it a private school?

i knew there were some nasty new ones going around, because two weeks ago my 15 year old became sick, 2 days later in er with 105 temp that tylenol couldn't touch and petechiae all over... he was admitted for 2 days, but is fine now. "just" the flu....

From a patients point of view- I had to have an emergency appy a couple of years ago, and was floating on ms. The floor nurse comes in to be sure I have no jewelery or bra on, and get me prepped. I asked if I should lose the underwear, and she said n...

I agree- where I live the hospitals nearby hire unit clerks for ED and OR and PACU. right now these 3 dept.'s are also looking for ed tech-ED unit clerk-OR unit clerk-OR "assistant". The most training any of these require is a CNA. The OR assistant t...

I thought that giving out info about why someone was fired was illegal- or is that California only? I keep hearing that all they can say is if they would hire you back when a reference is called.

I agree- keep the job you have. I tried what you were thinking about- work as a cna while in the lpn program. After clinicals started, really the second semester of clinicals, I thought I would lose my mind! Way too much hospital and not enough life....

YEP! I think I can safely say that almost everyone feels that way- I didn't learn anything and will never pass this test. You actually know more than you think at this point... You will do fine. Just hit those books. We are all pulling for you and yo...

O.K. Popcorn- where are you????

In California, you do not get a license number when you pass the nclex- you still have to pay more money, and wait a few more weeks, for your license paperwork to be hand processed and receive a license number. So, because of this long drawn out way ...

Yep- I just finished my second summer of clinicals at Enloe this year, in Cardiac step down- all three of those are there- although it is hard to tell when son and father have same name, but I did have patients with Zubiate and Poa.

This makes me really angry, and is a constant topic at every hospital. YES- the LAW is that in an 8 hour shift, you MUST get a 30 min meal break, and 2-10 minute breaks. Almost nobody actually gets all that at any hospital I have ever seen. Then you ...

I had one patient with a name that was very hard to keep a straight face on, and I made sure to pronounce perfectly: Mr. Balzac. You guessed it- Harry Balzac.

UUmmmhhh, I think it was about three weeks, you can see that blind snails move faster than these folks... I wonder if you could go there monday am with your money- then how long would it take them?

Great thread idea! Anyone have more?? (bump)

Just reading this thread, and I can see it!!! It's green and gooey- ooohhh nnnooooooo! Instantly I get this picture in my head of the suction container, full of the stuff... Please don't make me empty it again, PLEASE????????? I can do it somehow, b...

I live near Reno, and I am also applying there. I know that they only accept online applications, no paper. When I opened their ap to look at it to make sure I had all my details together to fill it out, then clicked the x to close the ap, it was aut...

Don't Panic! Many grads I have talked to felt like they were not prepared to take the test, and then were so surprised when they passed- including me! You know more than you think you do- work with a study guide or two- I used lippencott and springho...

heres my:twocents: :typing : there are some nurses who only feel good about themselves when they are able to make fun of someone else. Thankfully, not all of us. I can't tell if you "overreacted", i.e. chasing after her and screaming " aren't you goi...

Hey butte- Go for RN if you can swing it- with lpn, you will most likely want to move to RN later, and it only gets harder, between kids, work hours, car payments,etc. you know, life and stuff. I can't count how many nurses have said to me that they ...

WOW! BIG B!!!! I have been checking this thread every evening to see what happened. You did it!!!! Congratulations-NURSE B!!!!! Kinda wierd after all that stress, huh? Now you don't have to go to the board and camp outside their door... :Melody:...

You have to wonder why we even stock those giant k+pills. When you look it up in Davis's, they have effervescent tabs, powders, liquids. But every time I have to give it, it is horse pills. Really a challenge in LTC, many swallow challenged folks the...

Or, maybe think about which one would allow you to move to the other easier... Would it be easier to start your first two years in L&D, then be considered to have the skills to move to peds if you want- or the other way around? I know it's rea...

I don't have any magic answers, I've got the same problem. On the outside, the two areas I really like are not that far apart, but trying them both out so that I can decide is going to be a real challenge. I love ER, but I also like surgery too. For ...