rhondaa83

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1. What I Wish I Had Known Before

   rhondaa83 replied to BlinkyPinky's topic in General Nursing

   Don't get me started on Nurses wrongly using

2. Failed NCLEX-RN 3rd time :(

   rhondaa83 replied to keliz24's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

   I finally passed after failing twice. I swear by Saunders, do the CD every day there are over 1000 questions, do them over and over and i love that it gave me feedback, as to why i picked the wrong...

3. Potential LPN, Too worried to attend school?

   rhondaa83 replied to Birdie3's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

   If you are having anxiety already, you might regret it. Being a nurse is very

4. 58 years old - Am I too old to start nursing school??

   rhondaa83 replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

   Yes........I said

5. A must see to all nurses and nurses to be!

   rhondaa83 replied to Stella_Blue's topic in Nurses Rock

   Thanks for the hot tip, I can not wait to watch

6. Working crazy hours

   rhondaa83 replied to francoml's topic in General Nursing

   I work 6 12 hour shifts in one week, and have the next whole week off...... I am lucky.... My kids are grown up so I can (Do what I

7. I can't do this anymore

   rhondaa83 replied to kwaziness's topic in General Nursing

   OMG find another job. I hated my previous job and thought that, this is life in nursing. I found another job and I love it. Please do not give up after all of your hard work. You do not have to like...

8. Top 10 Reasons We Get Fired: Sleeping on duty

   rhondaa83 replied to madwife2002's topic in General Nursing

   On my 12 hour work day, I do not get paid for 30 minutes, so you can bet I will take a refresher nap... It does the world of

9. Racial Refusals In Nursing

   rhondaa83 replied to TheCommuter's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

   OMG sick to my stomach, that in this day and age people are still acting like

10. im hating nursing rn

    rhondaa83 replied to fallenfromair's topic in Nursing Career

    I am sad that you feel "stuck". Please pick another career soon, because if I were in long term care and you were taking care of me under your own duress, I would not be

11. Stupid Nurse Tricks (Or How To Look Incredibly Stupid)

    rhondaa83 replied to Ruby Vee's topic in General Nursing

    Go into patient room, two cups, one normal saline to cleanse a wound and the second tap water for taking meds. Patient states " this water is really salty tasting" ........ nough said.... Thank...

12. How many 12 hour shifts per week

    rhondaa83 replied to Bouncyball's topic in General Nursing

    I work 12 houer shifts, mon, tues, wed, fri, sat and sun. I have the following week off. One week on and one week off. I am so lucky!! I really do not feel burnt out on the weeks that I work. Life is...

13. Fake nursing/CNA licenses or what?

    rhondaa83 replied to Blackcat99's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Right!!!!!!!!! Mind your own business..... What kind of person would look up that information??? How about volunteer your time instead of getting into your co workers

14. Kudos to floor nurses

    rhondaa83 replied to hodgieRN's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Hats off to long care nurses as well. They have up to 30 patients sometimes, and have to be watched constantly and many are a full code and crash constantly. Hats off to every nurse who actually...

15. Workplace kudos mean so much

    rhondaa83 replied to Music in My Heart's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I live in Gaylord Michigan, and I had a boss that would roll her eyes at me and be rude and disrespectful and NEVER ever work the floor. But she was sure quick to criticize me at every instance that...