Nurset1981

I would do the "morning shift" in the summer. My dad worked 3-11 so he liked to sleep in. I'd get up, make Nana some scrambled eggs (with a little water because she said they'd be fluffier), help her wash up and change into a clean nightgown. We'd wa...

I'm 8 miles north of Boston and I make 24/hr on the day shift. My co offers a shift diff of 3$/hr after 3 and on weekends. If you go closer to the city you might make 26/27 an hour. I've made 26$/hr in the past but the money wasn't worth the hell hol...

Thank God I'm not the only one with the same issues! I've been taking it for 6 years and even though its worked great for me what a PITA! For some stupid reason they only released the patent for the 75mgs and not the XR tabs. God forbid it be a littl...

Don't let the actions of others derail your good intentions. Some nurses are just catty. Or lazy. Or any number of adjectives. I've done lots of LTC but found that there are other areas for LPN's. Tele-health, community health nursing, VNA's, pediatr...

That would not be cool. At all. Yikes.

4th of four girls. Father is a nurse and an alcoholic. Sister #3 is also a nurse. Grandfather was a nurse, no ETOH abuse with him.

I saved money when i was in school by buying the pants elsewhere. What kind of pants are they making you wear? We had plain white pants. I just bought them at my local Work 'N Gear. Our "lab coat" was just a ceil blue scrub jacket. I bought two, orde...

www.scrubmed.com you can custom order them.

The 3 AM thing has something to do with it being half of 6 and 666 is the devil's mark. I'll do some poking around and find the exact answer. I'm with you on the black spirit Auntie...I freaked my sister out with the schroders_piano story too...but s...

Try uniform city, jasco, work 'n gear, allheart, uniform corner, scrubs gallery....good luck! I did see a snap button one on uniform corner...hope this helps!

Ah, it always comes back to poo doesn't it? As a long time LTC nurse, I hear what you're saying loud and clear! Keep tracking those BM'S! I'd want someone to make sure I'm pooing if I couldn't. Happy New Year!

LOL!! I only had to wear it the day I graduated. It looked like a dixie cup on top of my head. I hated it! I kept it though, and put it on every once in a while to make my Fiance laugh. I did do a rotation with a class from another LPN school and the...

I was daignosed in April of this year with Type II diabetes. I take Glucophage twice a day and watch what I eat. I was so sick for a while...I was up literally every 1/2 hour peeing all night. I felt like crap...sweaty, dizzy, blurred vision. I feel ...

Just saying hello to my fellow MA nurses! Hope you all had a wonderful Christmas. Wishing everyone health and happiness in the New Year!

My father has been a cardiac/tele patient numerous times at Lahey and the staff is phenomenal. I also work with a nurse now who worked on their tele unit. She loved it. Good luck with your search! Welcome to Beantown!

I work just outside of Boston. When I started over 7 years ago I was making 19.75. I make almost 26$ an hour now. Depends on location, experience and facility.

I've run into this problem before as well. It's a royal pain. I had a meeting with the DON and Administrator at the LTC I was working at and asked that all potential patients have thier information faxed to us prior to thier acceptance. That way eith...

Becareful with combative patients! Congrats!

I've been an LPN in MA for over 7 years now. While the majority of positions are in SNF's there are other options. Home/Community health, MD office, Clinics, Wound consultants, specialists offices,major insurance company's hire LPN's. Too bad you don...

My nursing skills speak for themselves. I don't need to try to be impressive, nor do I lack basic nursing skills. I never said that CNA's were stupid, just that they lack the education and experience to pass meds. And as Dusktilldawn stated "The nurs...

I'm at a loss. I work so hard to make sure that the needs of ALL my patients are met every shift I work. You don't get to pick and choose what is the most important. If you have a problem with certain meds or assessments or whatever then get on the h...

I'm in Mass. in an LTC 16 patients to 1 nurse and 3 CNA's. Not bad compared to other places I've worked. In another LTC it was 42 to 1. That sucked.

I just recently became engaged about 6 months ago. I wear my engagement ring and another silver band on my right hand. I feel funny without them. I tried not wearing it and I'd notice that my ring was gone and my heart would leap into my throat thin...

I can't believe that this thread has gone on as long as it has. It shouldn't even be a question. Nurses are held accountable for all our actions, and the actions of those we supervise. Why in hell would you put your patients and yourself at risk? Do ...

I was in charge about 2 months out of school. The only reason I took it was beacause I worked there for a year as CNA prior to taking over 3-11 harge. Looking back it would have been nice to wait a while.