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  1. I Should Be in Jail

    wilsonbl5150 replied to allnurses's topic in General Nursing

    "You know, Mrs. buckman, you need a license to buy a dog. You need a license to drive a car. Hell, you even need a license to catch a fish. But they'll let any bu##-reaming a-hole to be a father."...

  2. Day shift or night shift - Which do you prefer? Why?

    wilsonbl5150 replied to Joe V's topic in Nurses Rock

    I work LTC and rehab 10P-6A. I love it. Fewer supervisors,dovtors and family members. Shift diff is nice and I get more time with my family, afternoons and evenings. The cons are things usually go...

  3. Leaving Bedside Nursing

    wilsonbl5150 replied to Deebuzz's topic in Nursing Career

    If you're miserable than you're making the right choice of getting out. Life is too short.... There are plenty of other opportunities in other areas of nursing. I truly hope you find what you're...

  4. Denying Death As A Society

    wilsonbl5150 replied to Kyrshamarks's topic in General Nursing

    This is why I work hospice, because somtimes death is better. I also have a will, a living will, and I've talked ad nauseum to ALL of my family about my wishes if something happens. There will be no...

  5. The worst job you had before becoming a Nurse?

    wilsonbl5150 replied to Want2BeeRN's topic in General Nursing

    Junior year of high school. I was hired to help clean out horse stalls. It was a one day job for 4 guys and was set up by one of our high school teachers. The "stall" was actually a barn 40'x70'. It...

  6. What Can You Say to the Family When Your Patient Dies?

    wilsonbl5150 replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in General Nursing

    Hospice nurse checking in. Experience doesn't make it any eaiser. I usually say "I'm sorry, but he/ she is finally at rest." I might offer a prayer , depending on the family. Then I quietly excuse...

  7. Concealed Carry for Caregivers

    wilsonbl5150 replied to ClaraRedheart's topic in General Nursing

    "The Bataclan incident will not happen in Texas." As a Texan I say please stop saying this. It's only a matter of time before a shooter takes it as a challange. A shooter who plans a mass shooting in...

  8. Healthcare System Fail: Is This Why Nurses Are Overwhelmed?

    wilsonbl5150 replied to arthurbaird0's topic in General Nursing

    "Students who spent the majority of their nursing clinical time in simulation labs, or spent the majority of their clinical time "observing" patient care, or spent time in the conference room on the...

  9. Why do you think nurses leave the profession?

    wilsonbl5150 replied to Nacki's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    NAILED

  10. Obamacare? what are your thoughts

    wilsonbl5150 replied to nija315's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Obamacare? what are your thoughts - My first thought is how does this help reduce the out of pocket expense of healthcare? I haven't seen how it does

  11. Why I'm Leaving the Nursing field and Nursing School

    wilsonbl5150 replied to sweetcaroline101's topic in General Nursing

    Well, Good Luck. I really wish other nurses who felt like you would leave nursing as well. Many of us do love nursing and we can be brought down and made miserable by nurses who only there for a...

  12. Where to start when it's time for a job change?

    wilsonbl5150 posted a topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I've been a LVN/LPN for 6 years. The last 4 years I've worked in a neurologist's office. It's been great, but the Doc I work for is about to retire, so a new job search must commence. I'm...

  13. How many LPN's Don't Plan To Pursue the RN Title?

    wilsonbl5150 replied to CLUVRN's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I'm in Texas and hospitals (the home of RN's) are pushing for accreditation so nurses need to have a bachelors or masters to work there. RN's with associates degrees are being pushed into LTC and...

  14. Buried in paperwork...This is NOT why I became a nurse.

    wilsonbl5150 posted a topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Sorry but I just need to let off steam and verify that other nurses feel like I do. I became a nurse to help people, to care for them and help them feel better. Lately, over the past 2-3 months I...

  15. Custom Scrub tops

    wilsonbl5150 replied to wish_me_luck's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I actually make my own scrubs. It's really not that hard. You just need a pattern, the material, your measurements and a sewing machine (I use a little hand held one). I started becaused I'm a...

  16. Why does every job say you need to have experience?

    wilsonbl5150 replied to FaithGurl93's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    When I got out of school I would focus on what I had done in my rotations. Anything I had participated in was experience and I used all my selling skills to promote

  17. Ooops, I told off a doctor

    wilsonbl5150 replied to catladynurse's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    "Isn't it my job to protect my patient from possible harm? " EXACTLY!!!! You did a good

  18. Is there a difference between LVN-RN and LVN-BSN?

    wilsonbl5150 replied to parafreddy's topic in LPN to RN

    I'm an LVN from Texas and I'm FINALLY at a point in my life where I can go back to school, so I've been doing research and talking to recruiters for weeks. This is what I've been told. A LVN-RN...

  19. New RN, 3 weeks into orientation, total screw up.

    wilsonbl5150 replied to Nugget's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I will second what has already been said/written. I'll add that a new, cautious nurse does not concern me as much as a new, gung-ho, "I can do anything"

  20. ADN's being pushed out

    wilsonbl5150 replied to MSN Student's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    I'm a LVN in Texas and what you describe has been happening down here for a few years. Acute care is only interested in RN\BSN. The ADN.'s are going into long term care and squeezing the LVN's

  21. Are you content with being an LPN?

    wilsonbl5150 replied to supermommy1030's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I've been an LVN in Texas for 5 years and I am not content. I work in a doctors office and my pay is HORRIBLE!! I stay because it's 9-5 M-F, low stress and benefits are great. I'm planning on...

  22. I am officially broken. Vent.

    wilsonbl5150 replied to missladyrn's topic in General Nursing

    I think you probably need more than a sick day. If what you describe is a typical night you should start looking for something else IMMEDIATELY. Knowing that you're not going to be there for much...

  23. Termination

    wilsonbl5150 replied to nursetweety's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    If you still have your nursing license you'll be

  24. Have you ever cried when a Pt died

    wilsonbl5150 replied to Topaz7's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Absolutely, I've done Acute and LTC and lost patients with both. LTC deaths were hard because I had worked with the patients for so long that I felt I really knew them. In Acute I cried because I...

  25. Over 40 and just starting . . .

    wilsonbl5150 replied to laski's topic in General Students

    My Aunt had always wanted to be a nurse since she was little, but after graduating high school she married and worked as a housewife, raising her 5 kids. After her last child left the house for good...