LesMonsterRN

LesMonsterRN ADN, RN

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I'm a Long Term Care RN with a passion for person-centered care. I'm also a penguin-obsessed musician as well as a wife/mother/grandmother in flyover country.

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  1. help

    LesMonsterRN replied to AngelTM50's topic in General Nursing

    You and your boyfriend are in my thoughts and prayers, Angel. We're for as much support as you can

  2. Please help me figure out the best route to my RN license!

    LesMonsterRN replied to Angela.RN2B's topic in General Nursing

    It can be done. You sound determined and that will be what gets you through. My advice, if you haven't already done this, is post in the Missouri forum here on Allnurses. There are quite a few St....

  3. Not sure where to post this

    LesMonsterRN replied to palmpalm's topic in General Nursing

    I was just going to post in support of your plan and now I see you made the decision go to ahead - yay! I've worked with a couple of docs who were nurses before going to med school and they are some...

  4. Tossing Your Cookies...

    LesMonsterRN replied to JasmDasm's topic in General Nursing

    Sputum and fresh GI bleeds make me work really hard at not losing it in front of patients. I have never passed out,

  5. seasoned nurses..less stress in ltc or med/surg

    LesMonsterRN replied to thekid's topic in General Nursing

    I've worked in a number of long term care facilities over the years and I would have to say that they're a different environment than a med-surg unit in many ways. That said, you would be surprised at...

  6. seasoned nurses..less stress in ltc or med/surg

    LesMonsterRN replied to thekid's topic in General Nursing

    Long term care can definitely be every bit as stressful as hospital nursing,

  7. Honesty is NOT the best policy....

    LesMonsterRN replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in General Nursing

    My guess is that the facility doesn't have any LPN positions open so if they hired you as a GNA/CMT, you would be

  8. LPN/RN...differences??

    LesMonsterRN replied to bluemorningglory's topic in General Nursing

    This is very true, in my experience. Being an LPN has afforded me a wonderful background and experience that I will take with me in my practice as an RN and has helped tremendously in RN school. I...

  9. LPN/RN...differences??

    LesMonsterRN replied to bluemorningglory's topic in General Nursing

    LPN and RN are different levels of nursing, differentiated by the type of care we can give. LPNs, according to many boards of nursing, give "routine" care supervised to RNs and docs. RNs give a higher...

  10. What's The Meanest Thing A Dr. or Co-worker Ever Said To You?

    LesMonsterRN replied to tishirajan's topic in General Nursing

    Your post feels really condescending to me. It's just a venting

  11. What's The Meanest Thing A Dr. or Co-worker Ever Said To You?

    LesMonsterRN replied to tishirajan's topic in General Nursing

    ruby, i think i love

  12. Say a prayer for me!

    LesMonsterRN replied to shoegalRN's topic in General Nursing

    Well, of course I'll pray for you! Good luck with the job and kick hiney on the NCLEX! I'll be looking for an update when you get

  13. Why would you wear low rise jeans....

    LesMonsterRN replied to msdeannah's topic in General Students

    Several years ago I taught at a business college that had a massage therapy department. The MT director was very "in your face" about professional appearance and teaching it to her students. Part of...

  14. Online CPR certification

    LesMonsterRN replied to kmarie724's topic in General Nursing

    I've used the online cert class and liked it a

  15. This test questions threw me for a loop... Please Help!

    LesMonsterRN replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in General Students

    I agree with Daytonite, all the way down the

  16. Well, I am DONE!

    LesMonsterRN replied to donsterRN's topic in General Students

    Well done, Don!

  17. Wrongful Suspension

    LesMonsterRN replied to NursingStudent5548's topic in General Nursing

    I absolutely agree with

  18. NCLEX-PN OR NCLEX-RN

    LesMonsterRN replied to walktheline's topic in General Nursing

    If it's only going to be 3 or 4 months, I would hold off until graduation. Just my

  19. Got fire because manager said I need some critical thinking

    LesMonsterRN replied to HNursing's topic in General Nursing

    I am sorry about your job, but consider it an opportunity to learn from experience, learn what you can do to improve your performance and go forward with

  20. ATTN: Nov 2009 Graduates

    LesMonsterRN replied to **All Heart RN**'s topic in First Year After Licensure

    Duplicate post.

  21. ATTN: Nov 2009 Graduates

    LesMonsterRN replied to **All Heart RN**'s topic in First Year After Licensure

    Wow. I graduate in Dec and wasn't going to really start looking in earnest until the August or so, but maybe I should rethink

  22. Sending out an S.O.S

    LesMonsterRN replied to nessajune21's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with both loricatus and

  23. ThInGs YoU dOnT lIkE To YouR FeLlOw NurSes or StudEntS

    LesMonsterRN replied to rplf29's topic in General Students

    i didn't think the op was trying to trash other students, just vent in a safe

  24. Very upset and depressed...almost got fired

    LesMonsterRN replied to mondkmondk's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    How strange not to have pharmacy services on the weekend. As an aside, I'd love to not have admissions on the weekends. We can get meds, but sometimes it's a challenge to make sure we've got the...

  25. PLEASE HELP~~~My Job took my license~~~

    LesMonsterRN replied to justwannabanurse's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    That just seems odd to