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  1. Can you sue your instructor?

    charebec65 replied to Phillygryl's topic in General Students

    Well put KellNY..... We live in a way too sue happy society... Without knowing the whole story, it doesn't seem to me like a viable case. I used to be a paralegal and from what I know of what...

  2. Would you do anything about it?

    charebec65 replied to SCRN1's topic in General Nursing

    Report! Report! Report! This woman is

  3. US citizen giving birth in Canada

    charebec65 replied to Jo Dirt's topic in Canada

    you have a lot of nerve downing the illegals for doing what you are planning on doing anyway. i don't like what they're doing either but if you would bother to get a job, you could get insurance...

  4. US citizen giving birth in Canada

    charebec65 replied to Jo Dirt's topic in Canada

    Even people with disabilities work. Yes, even those who are blind. I know a couple who are both deaf. Both got college degrees, both have jobs and they are successfully raising hearing...

  5. US citizen giving birth in Canada

    charebec65 replied to Jo Dirt's topic in Canada

    Hmmmm, sounds very familiar, similar to what happens here in the

  6. US citizen giving birth in Canada

    charebec65 replied to Jo Dirt's topic in Canada

    Can you not get another job? I worked up until my last baby was born and I'm a high risk, cardiac patient. I had to quit with my twins as it was way too dangerous but my hubby had insurance. If...

  7. OHIO Nurses what part of Ohio are you from and what kind of nurse are you/will you be

    charebec65 replied to GrnHonu99's topic in Ohio Nursing

    Hi Shannon and LostInTrenton..... I'm a neighbor too (though closer to Middletown) as I'm near Lebanon. I also graduated from Great Oaks (Wilminton Campus) and am working on my

  8. Pt demanded a stronger pain med

    charebec65 replied to AstrosFan's topic in Emergency

    I have a hx of migraines and the only med that truly helped was Imitrex (one of the triptans in case someone's not familiar). Unfortunately, my HTN is no longer under control and stays quite high so...

  9. Can lpns dispense medications?

    charebec65 replied to clbnurse's topic in General Nursing

    I would check with your state board of nursing. Here in Ohio I've known where patients go on vacation with their families. Obviously they still need their meds so the nurse would send what is...

  10. You're Going to Practice on ME?!?!

    charebec65 replied to Kensington's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    We practiced IV's on each other and I think only one person in my class refused. It was not mandatory that we be a guinnea pig. We had brand new "arms" to practice on but though they're great for...

  11. So you thought your ER experience was bad? - this is long but certainly ices the cake

    charebec65 replied to SK-222's topic in General Nursing

    i would tend to agree with whomever suggested finding a pain clinic. good

  12. "Easy" LPN jobs

    charebec65 replied to remrimsgems's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Our hospital rotations ended up being just like LTC. Finally people threw absolute fits about doing nothing meaningful and not learning nursing skills (seems like we mostly gave baths, fed and changed...

  13. Antidepressants disqualifiers for Army?

    charebec65 replied to DLS_PMHNP's topic in Government, Military

    My friend's son was ADHD. He had to be off of all meds and out of tx for a certain amount of time to qualify for the Marines. I forget how long but it seems like a couple of years. My son is also...

  14. Angry mom treated rotten in ER today

    charebec65 replied to Purple Princess's topic in Emergency

    I can't really say anymore than what's already been said. I feel badly for your mother and hope she can get the help she needs. I really don't think a doctor's tx. of a pt. hinges on insurance....

  15. my DON called today and told me i lost my job

    charebec65 replied to rehab nurse's topic in General Nursing

    As a former paralegal I not advise calling some lawyer who advertises on tv "one call, that's all" or anything else. I would call your local (county) Bar Association and ask for recommendations as...

  16. Do they turn off the epidural before delivery?

    charebec65 replied to UM Review RN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I had 2 c-sections and always felt cheated. Call me crazy. First time my twins were footling breech and transverse (hence the c) and I had an epi. They were taken a couple weeks early d/t what they...

  17. Confused about Variability & Decelerations

    charebec65 replied to luv2shopp85's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Great responses! I'm transitioning LPN to RN and will be getting to that again at some point. I found it fascinating myself while in PN school and doing the L&D clinicals. I loved

  18. ? Incompetent Nurse..(part vent)..long

    charebec65 replied to Schatzi RN CEN's topic in General Nursing

    I have a friend who is a physician and is scizoaffective. When the illness was under control she was awesome as a physician but unfortunately, she could not stay stable. Needless to say, she no longer...

  19. "Easy" LPN jobs

    charebec65 replied to remrimsgems's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I do pediatric home care as well and love it. I don't make as much money as some of my friends but my job is very flexible and since I'm working on my RN, that is important. Though like the others...

  20. College Network

    charebec65 replied to Ms.RN's topic in LPN to RN

    I thought the College Network was the Indiana University LPN to BSN or LPN to RN programs. You are right though, they are a publishing company like

  21. OHIO Nurses what part of Ohio are you from and what kind of nurse are you/will you be

    charebec65 replied to GrnHonu99's topic in Ohio Nursing

    Southwest Ohio, pediatric nurse, currently trying to survive lpn to rn..... chemistry disguised as physiology is the worst at the moment....argh...it's been way too many years since I had

  22. LPN - IV therapy class

    charebec65 replied to charebec65's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    In Ohio the laws seem to be ever changing. Seems people in some of the classes before me took their IV therapy during the PN program. We had to do it afterward if we wanted it as apparently the rule...

  23. Most RN's first borns?

    charebec65 replied to lvs2nrs3535's topic in General Nursing

    First born here, no ETOH in our home which was quite functional... Same for my cousins that are nurses (2 of them), first born but no ETOH in very functional

  24. LVN who needs IV-therapy class

    charebec65 replied to TheCommuter's topic in Texas Nursing

    Most of my PN graduating class took IV therapy in October and we are now IV certified. I think that many are making a nominal amount more, something like $0.50 per hour, at least the ones I was told...

  25. Is this normal/typical?

    charebec65 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I just accepted a job to do pediatric homecare. It's nice because it's flexible and I'm in college bridging from LPN to RN and need that flexibility and only want to work part time. However, I...