RunAwayNurse replied to mindofmidwifery's topic in LPN to RN
Hello everyone, I have been an LPN for 11 years and I just recently completed my prerequisites for the LPN to RN bridge. I'm now preparing to take the TEAS V exam. My concern is whether I should start...
RunAwayNurse replied to katy417's topic in Geriatric, LTC
Yea, but are you still doing it, and on a continuous basis? If so, good for you. I decided that it wasn't good for me and have chosen to upgrade. Either way you go, it does not make a person bad for...
RunAwayNurse replied to katy417's topic in Geriatric, LTC
Sorry for missing the whole forum on LTC. But if you had read my post with understanding, you would have seen that I never once stated that I did not love LTC. Everyone on the forum may not have it,...
RunAwayNurse replied to katy417's topic in Geriatric, LTC
I'm surprised that the last post on this subject was in April 2010, I guess everybody is busy taking care of 60+ residents and filling out incident reports, lol. I woke up today, thinking about the...
RunAwayNurse replied to LifesAJourney's topic in Nursing Humor
My username represents me completely and I believe that one should be able to work in a humane and safe environment which does not seem to be the case these days. I have been known to leave a place in...
I'm so very sorry that you had to go through what you did but you made it out alive and with your license. It seems that this has become common practice for most LTC facilities today. I work in LTC...
RunAwayNurse replied to ladybug9681's topic in General Nursing
I agree with you, there is a nurse where I work that was doing the exact same thing, looking for ways to get other nurses in trouble. She would make copies of med cards, trying to show that meds were...
I totally agree with another post, that, administration, unrealistic expectations in the work load as well as the way things are ran in a hospital/facility can play a major role in how a nurse really...
I totally agree with you, I can understand childhood vaccinations to some degree but making someone take a vaccine that does not have enough research to back it up, is like forcing someone to play...
RunAwayNurse replied to notsosupernurse's topic in General Nursing
I'm an LPN and a lot of times people, excluding patients and family members, ask "Are you a nurse or an LPN" I have never had a patient/family member ask me that question, I simply provide care within...