GeauxNursing

GeauxNursing

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  1. LVN curriculum allows time to work?

    GeauxNursing posted a topic in LPN, LVN Students

    Hey y'all, I am starting a private school (read:expensive) LVN program soon and am worried about the workload. Being an LVN program (12-16 months), does this mean that everything is accelerated, or...

  2. LVN curriculum allows time to work?

    GeauxNursing replied to GeauxNursing's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    at my school it was 2 classes at a time. I was in a 2 nights/week and every Saturday program. I worked full-time. I think pretty much everyone in my class had a FT job. It was fast-paced and it was...

  3. IV Certification in DFW area

    GeauxNursing replied to PurpleLVN's topic in Texas Nursing

    Yes, please! I posted on this same subject a couple of months

  4. Dallas Nursing Institute

    GeauxNursing replied to Txstarr972's topic in Texas Nursing

    LVN baby. The RN program hasn't started any classes yet. Their nclex pass rates will be high, I'm sure. If you pass the HESI, you'll pass the nclex. This is adult education, so be prepared to do...

  5. Dallas Nursing Institute

    GeauxNursing replied to Txstarr972's topic in Texas Nursing

    wow 26k now? I graduated in January and ours was 18,5. We had royal blue uniforms. Very clean and sharp looking. They switched back to white after us. I am a white scrub proponent; they are...

  6. Dallas Nursing Institute

    GeauxNursing replied to Txstarr972's topic in Texas Nursing

    DNI students do, apparently. They gave the option to do double clinicals Sat/Sun for the first half of the semester then you'd be off the second half every Saturday. about half my class did

  7. FT in dialysis with PRN jobs

    GeauxNursing posted a topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    My dialysis friends! (LPN/LVNs especially) Our hours are rough and long. We get up too early. What happens when you're not getting your 40 hours and you really need the income of a PRN job? Where...

  8. FT in dialysis with PRN jobs

    GeauxNursing replied to GeauxNursing's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    thanks guys, I picked up with FMC about 3 months ago. I work with them q Thursday as a med nurse. And the dialysis recruiters call the clinic all the time and ask for interested

  9. New Grad - Offering to Work for Minimum Wage?

    GeauxNursing replied to Music in My Heart's topic in General Nursing

    Before anyone objects, I'd like to suggest dialysis. Chronic HD units will train new grads. But dialysis is tough. It's not just a first job. You have to stick with

  10. Dialysis Lab Values Question

    GeauxNursing replied to snowmaiden2005's topic in General Nursing

    Phosphorus is removed in very small quantities from dialysis alone. Patients take medicine to help their body move the phosphorus through the stool, rather than absorbing it. Phosphorus is in most...

  11. New Grad - Offering to Work for Minimum Wage?

    GeauxNursing replied to Music in My Heart's topic in General Nursing

    Ehh, I would definitely go with a "no" on this one. Quite a creative idea, but give 'em an inch... you know. That's just setting yourself up to be abused by "the Man" at that place of employment....

  12. Changing needles for injections...

    GeauxNursing replied to Otessa's topic in General Nursing

    you meant dull needle = more pain,

  13. Dallas Nursing Institute

    GeauxNursing replied to Txstarr972's topic in Texas Nursing

    yep, our Peds clinicals were all virtuals, in the computer lab. I hope it has improved since then for you

  14. Dallas Nursing Institute

    GeauxNursing replied to Txstarr972's topic in Texas Nursing

    2 nights a week IS a lot if you have a full-time job. You have 2 lectures (one week of class) then you have a test. Repeat. Repeat. Repeat. Clinicals made me want to rip my eyeballs out, but they...

  15. ALL NURSES this affects all of you

    GeauxNursing replied to AnalegnaRN's topic in General Nursing

    in my state they are PAYING ppl up to 50/hr to sign up work shifts giving vaccines. And I think some ppl are overthinking this issue. If you get sick, you can't care for others, you miss work. We...

  16. charting

    GeauxNursing replied to ncbound's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    sleeping or awake, alert, c/o pain, access visible, BFR/UF being tolerated, pt sitting upright, or reclined, resolution of any earlier c/o headache, cramps, etc., any interventions such as med...

  17. Securing that nursing cap!

    GeauxNursing replied to GeauxNursing's topic in General Nursing

    Ya know, I did plan on using those metal ones that you have to snap open and shut by bending them, but by myself, I cannot get it into the inside loop thing and then get it closed! I'll keep working...

  18. Securing that nursing cap!

    GeauxNursing replied to GeauxNursing's topic in General Nursing

    Ha, I'm actually going traditional for Halloween, I got my dickies white dress and a cap from a nice lady on ebay. I have tried a bit with the cap and the pins but am having not much luck by myself....

  19. Dialysate temperature in hemodialysis

    GeauxNursing replied to Chisca's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    Amen to that. Our unit is cold. You can complain all you want to, but we're not changing it. Bring more blankets. A passed out PCT is a useless

  20. Dialysate temperature in hemodialysis

    GeauxNursing replied to Chisca's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    Our standard temp is 36.0. Doctor's order is needed to change it. One clinic I work at has individual track light above each station. If the pt requests it, the "sun lamp" is turned on. Our...

  21. Mayo clinic or Scottsdale healthcare system?

    GeauxNursing replied to extreme's topic in Arizona Nursing

    It stands to reason that bad service will be remembered more likely than the good. People are only recounting their terrible nurse experiences at Mayo. 9 times out of 10, you will go tell 10 of your...

  22. Mayo clinic or Scottsdale healthcare system?

    GeauxNursing replied to extreme's topic in Arizona Nursing

    And what is so wrong with a company putting themselves above everyone else? Isn't that what all companies should be striving for? Greatness in their

  23. Davita working environment?

    GeauxNursing replied to NavyNurse92's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    Doesn't matter what company you work for, each clinic is different. There is no good answer to this question. Davita is for-profit. They care about the money. The company is okay to it's...

  24. Bonus criteria

    GeauxNursing posted a topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    Any Davitians out there, what do you think of the bonus system, as far as having your goals set for you and then having to meet the required numbers to get it? I love bonuses! Don't get me wrong....

  25. is training paid with FMC?

    GeauxNursing posted a topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    Just got my PRN position as an LVN here in DFW at an FMC clinic. I am full-time with Davita. My 10 weeks of training with Davita were paid. Does FMC offer pay for training? I would assume yes, but...