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  1. Interviewing next week at a nursing home. Help please.

    nursemelani replied to blondiii's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Many facilities have a written test, mostly about medications, and usually multiple choice. Think about some of the drugs that you would be giving, such as coumadin, digoxin, etc, and their potential...

  2. Trying To Decide Which Way To Go For a 1st Job

    nursemelani replied to kayleo22's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    That is not a bad idea. Or consider the rate of pay, the hours/schedule they are both offering, and how close they are to your home. Is the hospital job in med-surg? I hear from many nurses that...

  3. ~~~A&P 1 (winter/spring) Club~~~

    nursemelani replied to Princess74's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    OK, I am just a little jealous of all of you people getting 97% or 100% on your lab tests. So far we have taken two small quizzes, just 10 questions on each, and then a big lab test today. I got 9/10...

  4. Friend needs to see MD, do you tell them?

    nursemelani replied to mandana's topic in General Nursing

    I would say "I'm not a Doctor and I could be wrong, but that mole really looks cancerous to me." Then ask her if she has seen a dermatologist. I personally had a basal cell carcinoma that was...

  5. Nurses and Nursing Students: what was/is your biggest pet peeve in nursing school?

    nursemelani replied to GrnHonu99's topic in General Nursing

    To tell or not to tell...........That is a tough one. We have all eaten garlic and had bad breath for a day, but if it is an ongoing thing, she probably would want to know. I myself would be so afraid...

  6. No I wouldn't recommend nursing

    nursemelani replied to manuelvillanueva's topic in Nursing Career

    I have not worked in L & D, but from what I have heard, there are slow days and busy days. As opposed to med-surg, where it is almost always hectic and

  7. Chem 1A vs chem 2A

    nursemelani posted a topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I attempted to take chem 1A many years ago, and it was SO over my head. I am generally an A student, but I had never been so lost in a class (BY THE SECOND OR THIRD WEEK!). I dropped out and ended up...

  8. PEG/J-tube comes out what do you do?

    nursemelani replied to MS._Jen_RN's topic in General Nursing

    The original poster said a j-tube, not a g-tube. Big

  9. Chem 1A vs chem 2A

    nursemelani replied to nursemelani's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I don't have to take organic chemistry. I have to take INorganic chemistry. I noticed that general chem (or chem A) was a pre-req for chem 1A, but not for Chem 2A. So hopefully, that means chem 2A is...

  10. No I wouldn't recommend nursing

    nursemelani replied to manuelvillanueva's topic in Nursing Career

    What is contract

  11. Near Death Experience

    nursemelani posted a topic in General Nursing

    Have you had one? Do you know someone who did? There are some great books on the subject. Some Doctors/scientists say that when the brain loses oxygen, there is an endorphin rush that causes people to...

  12. Projected Nursing Shortages - Year 2020

    nursemelani replied to TheCommuter's topic in General Nursing

    Maybe the states that are predicted to have a surplus of nurses have a younger population. In general, the baby boomers are entering retirement age, and thus gauranteeing that there will be plenty of...

  13. ~~~A&P 1 (winter/spring) Club~~~

    nursemelani replied to Princess74's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    i'm afraid i agree with you. boring and stressful. lots of memorization of stuff that we will never use in nursing. oh well. gotta do it, right. only 13 more weeks of this semester

  14. Non christian RN @ Catholic hospital?

    nursemelani replied to maolin's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with Katie- As long as you don't mind that many of your patients and co-workers have strong religious beliefs, then there shouldn't be a problem. My only problem with the catholic church is...

  15. What is pediatric nursing? What does it involve?

    nursemelani replied to sallygirl2001's topic in Pediatric

    ahhhhhhhhh, Meghan......... That was nice of you to so thoroughly answer all her

  16. No I wouldn't recommend nursing

    nursemelani replied to manuelvillanueva's topic in Nursing Career

    Amen to that. You definately need a loving/caring attitude to be a nurse, but that is a small fraction of what it takes to be a nurse. And hey, nursing school is really hard, and working in the...

  17. Anyone work at a laser skin center?

    nursemelani posted a topic in General Nursing

    I keep hearing commercials for laser skin centers that have RNs lasering off your unwanted hair. Sounds like a nice, low stress job. Sometimes the nurses are also doing collagen and Restalyne...

  18. Anyone work at a laser skin center?

    nursemelani replied to nursemelani's topic in General Nursing

    nobody?

  19. No I wouldn't recommend nursing

    nursemelani replied to manuelvillanueva's topic in Nursing Career

    OMG, posts like these just confirm that I never want to work in acute care. Except maybe L&D/post-partum. Loving home health. Those laser skin centers hire RNs to zap wrinkles. That is a nice...

  20. What's Your Best Nursing Ghost Story?

    nursemelani replied to steffck's topic in General Nursing

    Wow, maybe the cat just liked living in that facility, and liked to visit now and then. I wonder if any of the residents ever saw

  21. want to cry all the time.... can i make it in this profession?

    nursemelani replied to LPN2RNmommy's topic in Nursing Career

    Funny that you mentioned about a family member that asks a question you can't answer. The Mom of the baby I am currently taking care of asks LOTS of questions. About half the time, I tell her "I don't...

  22. Funniest injury you have ever seen.....

    nursemelani replied to MrsWampthang's topic in Emergency

    When I was doing clinicals for my LVN, there was a guy who had fallen off the roof while hanging christmas lights in an intoxicated state. His wife told us student nurses "see, girls, this is why you...

  23. No I wouldn't recommend nursing

    nursemelani replied to manuelvillanueva's topic in Nursing Career

    OMG, that is an insulting wage for an RN !! What state are you in? Here in CA, I make more than that as an LVN, and since I work home health, I make less than hospital

  24. want to cry all the time.... can i make it in this profession?

    nursemelani replied to LPN2RNmommy's topic in Nursing Career

    The home health agency I work for is DESPERATE for LVNs. Look in the phone book for Home health agencies and start calling around. I promise you will have a job within a

  25. Nurses and Nursing Students: what was/is your biggest pet peeve in nursing school?

    nursemelani replied to GrnHonu99's topic in General Nursing

    Oh no, I think I am a nodder !! I will have to check myself next time I am in class