gt4everpn

gt4everpn BSN, RN

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  1. No I wouldn't recommend nursing

    gt4everpn replied to manuelvillanueva's topic in Nursing Career

    as said before, nursing is a calling, its not for everyone, just like plenty of other professions are not for everyone!! as far as the cleaning poop thing, that is not a nurses primary duty!! but!! if...

  2. It Seems Like It's Student Nurses vs The Nursing Staff

    gt4everpn replied to APBT mom's topic in General Nursing

    yeah, when i was in nursing school we had clinical in a med-surg unit! 2 of the nurses had attitudes and one of the two was really out of line, just to ask her a simple question she gave attitude, i...

  3. What's your sleeping schedule for working nights?

    gt4everpn replied to teenycar's topic in General Nursing

    well i'm also a new grad and i actually work days, nights, and evenings, different days of course, but most of the time i work nights, i usually get home by 8a cause my shift finishes at 7a and i...

  4. LTC environment boring and unstimulating!

    gt4everpn replied to gt4everpn's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Yeah some of the residents are so nice to be around, and some of them drive me crazy!! It's just that I'm one of those people who can't stay still and needs to stay on the ball, so once I got my...

  5. LTC environment boring and unstimulating!

    gt4everpn replied to gt4everpn's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Yes I did, I actually remember when you told me about HHC before, I applied to some but they take forever to get back to me, the only one that got back to me was elmhurst, but they only had fulltime...

  6. LTC environment boring and unstimulating!

    gt4everpn replied to gt4everpn's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Yeah, the LTC I'm in has a rehab unit, and I love it, but I'm a float nurse so I'm not up there regularly!! Usually I'm the med nurse, just giving out meds and thats it ,so I dont do anything else,...

  7. LTC environment boring and unstimulating!

    gt4everpn replied to gt4everpn's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    i see what you mean, but actually i think you misunderstood me. i will be the best nurse i can be in ltc, i go-over all my diseases and drugs that relate to geriatrics, although its not the type of...

  8. in desperate need of a response......

    gt4everpn replied to hoping1281's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    i'm new too!!, make sure if you are crushing meds, you crush them serperately and sandwich them between applesauce, i work in ltc so i know that much.. good luck, it'll be

  9. How long did you take to accept job offer?

    gt4everpn replied to DBev93's topic in First Year After Licensure

    less than 1 day. lol!!! hey, i needed that

  10. I feel like a complete idiot in my chemistry lab and so embarrassed!!!

    gt4everpn replied to Susanna23's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    phobias, scary, it must be, well you are scared of fire. they should be understanding to that!!! try adjust, this is a good opportunity to overcome your fear!!! yes it is scary and embarrasing, sadly,...

  11. Can you answer this????

    gt4everpn posted a topic in New York Nursing

    hello to all!!!, i am a lpn working in ltc, does anyone know if i can flush a picc line, or administer any meds through a picc line?, thanx

  12. New to this site!!

    gt4everpn replied to JinxyLPN's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    welcome i am too an lpn going for my rn and taking prereq's such as eng, math and a& p now, i sure wish i was already in the nrsg program though,!! i can't stand taking pre-reqs anymore, all the...

  13. Rich nurses?

    gt4everpn replied to tiij's topic in General Nursing

    well it may seem like a large salary compared to yours but you forgot the cost of living, the cost of living here in the states maybe is higher than that of australia so it probably balances itself...

  14. new grad

    gt4everpn replied to pinay_sweengel85's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    ah yes, boards!!! terrifying, but don't be, we've all been there and have gotten through it alive!!! my main advice is the when you do practice questions make sure that you can restate the question in...

  15. First Day

    gt4everpn replied to bluesky74's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    yes, you really should talk to the supervisor, i too am new and i work in ltc and my orientation was 5 days, but that is about standard for an ltc facility, but we're talking about med-surg here! much...

  16. im just sick of it!

    gt4everpn replied to mcg1929's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    now i'm the type of person who says stick in there it'll all work out but i'm telling you run get out of there, in this case the grass probably will be greener, much , much greener on the other side,...

  17. First Day

    gt4everpn replied to bluesky74's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    well i'm not that much more experienced than you, i've been working as a nurse for a month now :balloons:woohoo!!! anyway be a sponge, soak up any and every info you can, i work nights so i actually...

  18. Feeling tremendously sad!

    gt4everpn replied to Windshadow's topic in General Nursing

    i can relate, i don't find it hard to make small talk but when i'm new to people or an environment i am painfully silent, the only time i make small talk at work is when the cna's or other personnel...

  19. New grads in your workplace?

    gt4everpn replied to marjoriemac's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    i'm here and i'm new, i graduated a year ago, but started working a month ago, i was in school full time for my rn!! that accounts for the big time

  20. New grad taking on PRN assignment at nursing home on 3rd shift

    gt4everpn replied to Eaglegrad007's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    this is truly strange to my let me state why: i am a new grad, i work 1st and 3rd shifts on different days, i work per diem, in the day there are two nurses one for meds and another for treatments and...

  21. Ativan - her problem, or mine?

    gt4everpn replied to abooker's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    where i work, ativan 10 mg is standard, most of the time thats what i pass 10 mg, but let me

  22. Scrubs salesman can't take me seriously

    gt4everpn replied to RNDude's topic in Men in Nursing

    lol, lol, lol, lol :roll:roll, gotta luv those nylon hose right!?, lol, this forum makes me

  23. what are the guys' reasons to become a nurse?

    gt4everpn replied to joanaRN's topic in Male Nursing Students

    now this is something everyone should read, you took the words right outta my mouth! i'm the same way, people do have to start looking out for others way

  24. what are the guys' reasons to become a nurse?

    gt4everpn replied to joanaRN's topic in Male Nursing Students

    what, your in the phillipines, come over here to the usa and male nurses are not rare, in fact the head nurse for the shift i just worked was a dude, at my facility a good amount of the nurses are...

  25. How do you Handle Floating?

    gt4everpn replied to FranEMTnurse's topic in General Nursing

    well i work in ltc as an lpn, i float cuz i'm perdiem, they only place i cannot float to is their hospice unit, and honestly i don't wanna float there now!, its stressful, seeing that ltc is 40...