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Put down the gun.How about assignement under protest. if you put it in writing that you believe the number and acuity of your patient load presents a risk to the patients and give it to the assistant manager before you take the assignment, it puts th...

the most aggravating thing a patient ever asked me to do was after she had been d/c and called from home. Very busy weekend in a resort town.This woman badgered the doc to d/c her(double vision and all) because she was driving herself up the coast to...

Yep, Delilah who does love songs. Its not really my favorite forum of music,but its one that most of us can agree on.I really like the retro/disco on Saturday nights. It keeps us all moving as we get slammed with chest painers from the e.r. who state...

my LPN/ADN merge class is online,it's great because I choose when class is. We do have clinical hours as well, but online really works if you have family,a job or a life.I wish I could take the remainder of my classes online

Sadly, I must say at least in my facility,PRN NURSE post is correct. Many other issues,but just the absolute apothy stands out.Now I will duck, but, Truth is Truth

I'm a night person so I rarely hit a 2 a.m. slump. Since I quit smoking, all those"I'm going downstairs" breaks have turned into walks around the campus. What radio stations do you guys listen to. Does anyone else do Delilah?

:kiss Congratulations. I will be exactly where you are this Fall. its been a long and winding road.You go go go girl!

Nursemates will not support you at all through a 12 hour shift. New Balance seems to be the only shoe that works for me and my Flinstone feet. Really,I have very high instep and arch,so its hard to find a shoe that dosn't hurt.

:cool Hi Sandy,sorry I missed your first post. This week has been crazy with midterms plus I work 3/12's a week. I usually don't get here but once a week and then somtimes I just lurk.It's great that you are back in school and your husband sounds lik...

Greetings Ana. 30 years old? why you are just a young'n.(no disrespect).Welcome to the wonderful:eek: world of the stuggling student.I am sure you will do great.This board is definatly a great palce for support(you will get it) and to vent(you will d...

Susy K. My heart is with you. I also had alcoholic parents,and even though I know I was not responsible for their behavior, I have had to deal with a certain amount of guilt and shame that eventually turned to resentment. Those feelings did not chang...

Spring break starts this Friday. Im taking A$P1,Micro,Algebra and Computors.I have A's in all but the stupid computor class, and my nursing program just redid the curriculum and did away with this class. Just my luck, Im barely pulling a C!/Life goes...

The MDS as well as the raps and the care plan are to be available 24/7. Ther is a state/federal regulation that says so, and noncompliance carries a hefty defficiancy fine. Also, charting in ltc should support the care plan, so how can you do this if...

oopps! that $$ should read 44! I have just demonstrated why keyboarding is required at my school. Sorry!

Hey Tig. Please dont do it. I was feeling the same way you were and gave in,stopped with my LPN.I cant tell you how many times I have regretted that particular decision.Just remember,school is hard,and when you add all of lifes other flavors into the...

I agree with you. I got 100 on my first test(fluke) but today i got back results from cell,tissue,protiensynthesis. Got an 87 and I was REAL happy with that. But have you ever noticed,the people who draw pictures or sleep through class or just dont b...

Im at a crossroads, and need some help. I am an lpn currently in school for transition to RN. I am running out of cash ideas,my current employer will pay for school,but I have to sign a contract, and I dont want to be endentured to them.Finacial aide...

I work on busy telemetry floor in a resort town. Full of snowbirds and their recurrent USA. We are always full,if we discharge 16 in a shift, we will admit that many. The wait for the bed is what holds our pts. in ED.We are also under constatnt const...

Hi Guys. Now I dont feel so guilty,I cut class today too!I took my dog to the beach. We have a season pass to the state park because in the summer,if you are a local you cant find a place to park. Anyway,it is such a beautiful day today, there were q...

Julie, I hope you didnt take my post as a jab at you.I was trying,in my unpolished way to cheer you on.I know this is a hard time for you, and Im so sorry about your pharm test.Your mil should call my mil,they sound like the same person.Good luck and...

Julie,hang on,you can do it. This may sound a little off track, but if I remember correctly,your husband was having a rough time several months back and you were very supportive of him. I know men dont like to be reminded or every little thing,but......

Mario do you work at at hospital? If so, find the pathologist and explain to him that you are curious, or go to the nurse educator and let them know that you want to see an autopsy. I did this and was able to stand in. Very cool experience. Also,all...

I am trying to come up with somthing to raise the spirits of my fellow A&P victims.We started to write a song to parody this demon today but we only got the first 2 lines.It is sung to the tune of JINGLE BELLS, and here is what we have so far. DN...

Heres one that my study group came up with Running down the hall 10 minutes late to class book bag sprung a leak and I fell on my a... you see,we dont study all that much! thanks for the replies

Thank You to NurseKaren for the links to those articles.I am currently an LPN,however I am not satisfied with the limitations, so I am in school for my RN.I worked very hard for my LPN, and am working even harder now. The difference between the depth...