flasandy42

flasandy42

5 years peds, 35 years med-surg

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

    flasandy42 replied to LPN2RNmommy's topic in Nursing Career

    >>> a month? i felt that way about nursing 30 of the 40 years that i did it. when i was young it was ok. i worked 25 years on the same busy med-surg-ortho-chemo-neuro floor all that time....

  2. Insulin

    flasandy42 replied to Momto2Boys's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    >__________________ Here in Florida we need two nurses to check it but no signature is required from the second

  3. I just found out I failed at 75

    flasandy42 replied to alambert603's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    >>> I had heard that the clinicals were rough. What do they consist of and what was the worst

  4. Lurk, Lurk....................

    flasandy42 replied to jnette's topic in Home Health

    I finally retired from hospital nursing and I've been doing home health for about 6 months now...after 40 years of med-surg hospital nursing. As everyone has been saying...I feel like I'm finally...

  5. LPN/LVN rate of pay in your area.

    flasandy42 replied to Couture_Honey's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I just retired from 25 years in the same hospital in the Tampa Bay area of Florida and I only made $17 + $4 an hr for working EVERY weekend. I now work part time in home health and make $17 doing...

  6. do you feel like the CNA's run the floor?

    flasandy42 replied to babynurse223's topic in General Nursing

    I've always felt that good aides can makea floor run smoothly or break a floor. In fact, I felt more valuable when I was an aide...lol. The problem is that there usually just aren't enough aides on...

  7. I have carpal tunnel :(

    flasandy42 replied to christvs's topic in General Nursing

    I had bilateral carpal tunnels back about twenty years ago. I had surgery and got instant relief! I had to have it again a couple of years ago on my right hand and he said it might not help this...

  8. how many (nursing students) are sick?

    flasandy42 replied to Maisie's topic in General Students

    When I was in nursing school in 1969 I had a lot of colds and tonsillitis. I also worked full time while going to school. Back then we had regular hours for class and clinicals. I couldn't gain...

  9. Will LPN/LVN be phased out?

    flasandy42 replied to sstromberg's topic in General Nursing

    i was wondering how nursing is in canada. i'm an american married to a canadian and we spend our summers on buckhorn lake. i was in the laundromat in lakefield last summer and heard nurses...

  10. New LVN in HH.......

    flasandy42 replied to stevensmom's topic in Home Health

    i'm also fairly new to home health after 40 years of hospital nursing. i started about five months ago and have had the same two patients for shifts and then i do some visits. i love it. where i work...