The thought of a non smoking hospital is just too beautiful for me to comprehend!!! Imagine a facility where I could just tell my pregnant patients, pediatric parents, or new mothers, "No smoking...
I started nursing school three days after I graduated high school. I still lived at home and I didn't work. Mine was a 12 month/5 day a week program too. Those who did work full-time quit or failed...
mesixfuture replied to henryswife's topic in LPN, LVN Corner
I WANTED TO KNOW FOR ALL THE SENIOR NURSES AND EVEN NEW GRADS....IS IT BETTER TO GET MY FEET WET FIRST BEFORE TRYIN TO OBTAIN AN DEGREE IN NURSING....MAYBE A MEDICAL ASSISTANT,CNA,LPN(I SEE ALOT OF...
mesixfuture replied to ClassQ1's topic in Men in Nursing
Yeah, Administration's tendency to look the other way when the doc's act out is amazing isn't it? We have one ortho that is a cl"ass" act, but he rakes in big bucks for the hospital with his "spine...
mesixfuture replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing
I had a very nice officer let me off on a reckless driving charge back when I was in nursing school. I've taken care of two officer's wivers, and two officer's children, and have hung out with many...
mesixfuture replied to CatintheER's topic in Emergency
Interesting question. All (seven) of the gynecologists I work with are male. Therefore, why is it a big deal if the nurse is? I have no issues with it, but many female pts do, and that's just how it...
mesixfuture replied to Indigomune's topic in Operating Room
Indigomune, I feel your pain!! I'm an LPN, but I double as a scrub tech in the L&D OR in which RNs are not required to scrub, merely circulate. I also set up the sterile tables the midwives use...
mesixfuture replied to LUVyourCNA's topic in General Nursing
Excellent point. My clinical coordinator actually said to my face that if I wanted to learn anything I needed to go to RN school. I just got so excited at the sight of a little support. Thanks for...
mesixfuture replied to ClassQ1's topic in Men in Nursing
We have one particular OB doc who was famous for having a bad attitude. He yelled at or berated everybody for everything. It turned out that he was going through a horrible divorce and his wife was...
mesixfuture replied to aimeeinorbit's topic in General Nursing
No, my hospital was not at fault. The mother brought the child back in that night, nine days later. We didn't wait 9 days to do anything. The child was released with no symptoms two days after birth....
mesixfuture replied to LUVyourCNA's topic in General Nursing
It's awesome to see all the replies about RNs trusting their LPN coworkers. I'm an LPN, but am currently in school to become an RN. Several of the other LPNs on my floor are doing the same, because we...
mesixfuture replied to aimeeinorbit's topic in General Nursing
I work in a Women's and Children's unit that consists of L&D, Newborn nursery, pediatrics and postpartum. I work in all of the above areas, so I tend to take care of a lot of the babies on the...
mesixfuture replied to NICUgirl's topic in Nursing Career
Good Luck!! You might want to check at your local hospitals NICU and ask a couple of the nurses there what their education level is. I work on a peds and ob floor, but we recently nixed our NICU...
mesixfuture replied to LanaBanana's topic in Pediatric
Hey, I'm an LPN who was hired to a pediatric floor straight out of nursing school. Besides praying my heart out, the way I got the job was to extern in my last few months of nursing school. By showing...