damarystx

these weren't written down but were kind of amusing 1. I think that I am having a bad chemical reaction....I was with my friends watching the football game and drinking beer and my friends told me to try one of theirs ( a different brand ) and I thi...

I got my LPN license, I needed the increase in pay while I finished school and I wanted to be working as a nurse to gain experience. Those of us that have done it are very happy with the decision and the experience that we are getting and have found...

Hi Dixiecup, I am a detox and rehab nurse and here is my advice based on my experiences and knowledge. You and your husband and if she's willing your daughter need to get into a program of your own. The term codependent comes to mind, and it is ine...

I have not seen any of these deathbed visions in pt yet but I am new...bt I have heard of them, several occurences with people reaching out their arms when they die and was told that my aunt did this when she died. She had just turned 40 and died of ...

Yes, I was actually looking at both dr. and np. I sat down with an advisor and worked out the med school plan and decided that the lenght of time to complete school was not realistic for me at that time in my life. So I decided to pursue nursing i...

Our telephone triage once got a call from someone asking if they should clean their eyes out with soap because they thought they had pink eye....ouch!

Welcome back and congrats on your new position!

One thanksgiving I took a call from a guy who wanted to know how much Jack Daniels he could safely drink while taking percoset, because he wanted to have a drink or two before his famly arrived.....Sir, I am sorry but I can't tell you that it is safe...

I like the way the devil on your shoulder thinks

Tin O'Popcorn for the unit.....I don't really like popcorn..but it's the thought that counts, right?..on a happier note, one year when I worked in a dialysis unit a pt. catered an incredible luncheon for us, it was unbelievable not a cold cuts type o...

I am glad that you asked this question b/c my friends and I have been talking about the same thing b/c instructors are encouraging us to get certs in acls, pals etc. whatever relates to where we want to work. So it's nice to see the responses from m...

I am a new nurse and I love it, becoming a nurse is one of the best decisions I have ever made. People have different experiences, bad days etc. Don't let some people venting or being unhappy in their job at the moment dissuade you from pursuing yo...

p.s. LPNish Welcome to allnurses! I am relatively new to the site, I joined a little while ago but never really explored it until recently and am now addicted to it...there is a wealth of info. on this site, everytime I come here I find something new...

I am actually an LPN, still in school and want to go into neonatal my response was based on my experience here on allnurses, I found alot of info. in the specialty forums which is why I suggested it, I had no answer to give other than direction as to...

50k would be about 150k home loan again rough estimate and 50k annually is about 24 an hour based on a 40 hr work week.

I am in Il. and the hospitals out here have empty shifts posted for people to pick from any area to avoid bringing in agency, some of those shifts pay up to $12 differential in my part of the world. Also, home visits through an agency, I am an LPN a...

I am not understanding competely, are you planning on traveling to areas by yourself with no organizational support? If that is the case I would say maybe you want to get some solid experience under your belt and then maybe try with an organization b...

I agree, when they start talking hiring date would be the time to bring it up.

2000.00 annually is 76 per pay check.....in my experience I prefer to work in an environment where I am happy and make a little less money. In fact I took a $3 pay cut my current position, but for that three dollars less I wake up every day happy to...

There are specialty forums on allnurses that are really great for information on different areas of nursing and your question may already be answered. Good luck to you!

Oh my....Johnny Depp yum!!! I totally get the Hugh Laurie(sp) thing, Gale Howard, Matt Damon definately, Steve Tyler (lead singer of Aerosmith) I know most people think I am crazy for that one.....Lenny Kravitz mmmm...I could go on....

I am in Illinois, and yes the wages are lower, our place shy's away from hiring full time staff and those that are f/t get salary. there's no holiday pay, no p/t benefits etc. but the environment for an lpn/student is perfect. I am going to leave aft...

Sounds like she does a lot of clerical work which is in the scope of practice for an MA.

clemmm78, your post followed mine, wasn't sure who you were addressing in regards to apologizing for you?????

I work in a state funded detox and rehab...28 day program. I LOVE IT! It was kind of a fluke that I found the job, never ever crossed my mind to do this kind of nursing, guess I didn't even know that it existed. A friend applied first and initially ...