Rita Marie

Lori It sounds like no matter what you do, you won't be able to please everyone. Some people just insist on being sacred cows and will complain about anything good that comes their way. OK...so they don't want a competent LPN working in their mid...

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I suppose you can try to fix the problem or leave, you might consider just a transfer to another floor. Every floor in a facility is like a whole different world, it depends on the charge nurses, the director and so on. Perhaps a new floor in th...

Wow...that is so kind and considerate of them. They must not be excited at seeing the next group of people coming in as new grads and growing into competent nurses! I have a friend who is so neat to work with. She became one of the nurses that ...

Associate Degree of Nursing

Woo-Hoo!!!! Finals ARE over!!! Grades are posted! I did okay. I have two that do not show when I am in scrubs or have long pants on. Some of the other students in my nursing classes do have visible tattoos, and although the program doesn't allow t...

In the eyes of the public, nurses are held up in great esteem, some areas of the country more so than others. So for someone who should KNOW better and yet still steal/buy drugs and use them--it is a shock to some. I agree, that his frequent commen...

The shoes I usually buy are Nikes. They seem to fit my "flexible arches" the best--nice way of saying flat feet. :rotfl: One year (yes, a year) I was walking around on feet that were "killing me." I broke down and went to a podiatrist. I had pl...

While I was working at a VAMC this is an event that occurred and it never fails to make me snicker. I was caring for a sweet and modest elderly man, who I will call John. And oh yes, John was very hard of hearing. John was pretty ill and he was ...

In some facilities, if you want to be in administration, or even just the head nurse on the ward, you must have at least a BSN. One of those facilities would be the Veteran's Administration medical centers. I am sure that some other facilities also...

Wow! You are awesome! Coming to terms with a mental illness is difficult enough, but I feel that those of us who have problems with depression, anxiety, PTSD, etc... put ourselves though a lot more because "we should know" better. It's funny, but ...

Congradulations on your approaching launch into the "real world." First of all, the ceremony in the church building...getting upset about the church/state thing is so silly. It is a building. And if someone says a prayer--so what, there are praye...

At my school, we have been heard to say, "A + C= RN." It was said on the site that it is like a comfort. There are some classes that you study so hard for, and the instructor is a hard grader--so you might only make a B or a C. But you get the gra...

Years ago I was working a floor where we handled lots of cardiac patients, and at that time we posted them on the regular ward (rather than on monitors). One fellow I had cared for, I had only seen him lying flat in bed dressed in a hospital gown. ...

Hey Sgt CS... I understand what you are saying--but I agree with the others, don't even mention your husband. If you weren't married, you wouldn't have anyone to mention--so why bring it up now. I know you are mad, let him know you won't take any m...

How would someone find this attorney? I tried to google her, but only got lead back to this thread. Thanks.

Dear Single Dad... I think you should just shoot for the RN. As a new grad, you would be making about as much per hour as an LPN with years of experienced. Your earning capacity will be greater in 5 years as an RN than as an LPN. I believe in th...

hi mary... you could try agency work too for a while in your new town, that would let you get an idea of which places to look into after your decide to leave the agency. also delta hospital has recently moved and enlarged, so they might actually need...

Hi Jane, Congradulations Although technically the waiting list idea is not used at our school, a person does have deadlines to meet when submitting for the school of nursing. Also in our area is an ADN program going to start here in Grand Junctio...

Although this isn't about the youngest to have given birth--it is something that I saw when I was in school back in 1974...a young couple (unmarried, 17-19 age group) were in labor while I was at clinical. They had gotten pregnant to "see what it wo...

Comic Sans MS One of the quotes to this is that the guy needed castration...he needed to have his butt in jail! He is a pedophile--that's all there is to it. :angryfire The girl's mom should have been in there right along side with the boyfriend...

I once had to give a Kay-xalate (sp) enema. That was a very educational task. And another time, I ended up giving a 2 1/2 gallon hot water enema. The guy passed out just before I finished...we almost had to cor him. What a mess! I can "laugh" now....

:kiss It is my understanding that in the field of nursing, we meet and take care of many people that we personally would not care to associate will. We also are in a position that requires us to meet them where they are (right now today) and accept...