Starr1966

Hi SweettartRN, When you handed in your resignation without notice, did you find it difficult to obtain another position elsewhere? I live in an at will state also. Once in my life I resigned without notice and had a very difficult time to get hired ...

Congratulations! I'd love to find my dream job, but I don't know what it is. I currently work in LTC and its very close to where I live. With the way jobs are so hard to get these days I don't dare leave. One would feel like working in nursing, that ...

This is a very beautiful story, thank you for sharing it with us. It made me stop and think of why I became a nurse in the first place. At times I feel we lose that along the way somehow. You're story has motivated me and I think I'll have a differen...

I know this is an older post, but wow! You have a lot of credentialling (sp?) and I feel you should be paid more than $23.00/hr.

i remember what it was like starting out as a new nurse. my first nursing job was in a ltc, that was a mistake for me. i didn't know enough i thought to be the only nurse on noc shift and responsible for 35 residents. it was quite nerve wracking....

wow! i'd love to make that kind of money. i've been an lpn since 1998, i work in a ltcf and make around $19/hr. which is a good amount, but $26.50 would be so much nicer and make living much easier. i live in nebraska. good luck when you graduate and...

i think that 3 days orientation is rediculous. that is how many i had at the ltcf i work at now. not nearly enough time. another ltcf gave 1 week orientation. that was when i was fresh out of school. a little better, but i felt not enough. i worked t...

Where I work if a med isn't available, I initial and circle it. Then we are to write above on the PRN med sheet why it wasn't given. I think writing it on the MAR makes more sense, then the reason will be on the same sheet, whereas on the PRN sheet t...

i'm sorry to hear that you were let go. it does sound like it may have been a blessing. i know that doesn't help much, but perhaps you can get full time hours at the nh or something else. i would wear something nice to the job fair, never know, you m...

i used to work in a hospital on a subacute unit. i came on duty and received patients from a float nurse. prior to my arrival he had administered medications to the wrong patient and some of the meds were bp meds. it was quite scary, the patient was ...

this is so true in some cases.

i was thinking pretty much the same thing when i read that post. i've been a nurse for almost 11 years and this is the first time i have seen that order.

that is an excellent suggestion. to the op: i'm so very sorry to hear about this tragic event that happened to the child. she will need much care, guidance, love and understanding. she has a long road ahead of her. i don't understand how someone coul...

oh crud!!! sorry about the double posts on this topic, my browser messed up so i didn't think it work. . i guess there is no doubt though who i love......jon bon jovi...........in case there is any question. :lol:. once again. i'm sorry.

that is exactly how i feel about jon bon jovi. i'd be the best nurse he'd ever have. he could have anything he ever wanted lol. he does it for me. that man still has it going on after all these years. i think he is a wonderful artist and oh so easy o...

1. Matthew McConaughey 2. Johnny Depp 3. Burt Reynolds 4. Sebastian Bach 5. Jon Bon Jovi Just to name a few :heartbeat. I'm sure there are more lol, but all I can think of at the moment. I'd absolutely love to be Jon Bon Jovi's nurse the most! That m...

I wish this were true as I have a very dear friend that has Hepatits C. He has been through many treatments for this. He says at times its in remission.? Sometimes he feels very ill from the Hep C.

Very well said.

these are very interesting stories, but i think i'm going to have to read them another night. i've had a queasy stomach tonight and this isn't helping. lol. but please keep them coming. i plan to read them another day!

I felt the same way as you do when I took my test 10 years ago. Mine stopped at 85 questions. I was so relieved that the test was over, but was very nervous about if I passed or not. I think everyone of us felt the way you do when we took our exam. I...

:chuckle...somtimes I wonder if this isn't true! lol.

"i sense that you are confusing "better than anyone else" in the human value sense as opposed to "better" as in more experience, education, or background." i think you may be right. i have a hard time expressing my thoughts sometimes, especially afte...

my first position was in long term care. for me, i feel that was a mistake. i was night charge and alone other than two cna's. i didn't feel that i knew enough to be night charge alone and my comfort level was very low. i then went to work in a hospi...

hello, if it was me, i would approach them about working as an lpn since you have your license now. are they assigning you to do cma duties now or lpn duties? also, i don't see why you couldn't sign your name with both credentials. ex. name lpn/cma. ...