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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...

  16. You might be a night shifter if...

    rhondaa83 replied to beeker's topic in General Nursing

    that is my favorite!! We have so much fun on the night shift

  17. LPN salary questions

    rhondaa83 replied to KimPN's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I live in northern Michigan and lpn's start out at 14.86 an hour. That is at a long term care facility associated with the hospital in Gaylord

  18. NCLEX 9/19/2012

    rhondaa83 replied to FutureRNBSN12's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Do all of the Cd quizzes on the Saunders cd for the Nclex. There are like 1200 questions, but they are similar to Nclex. That is what finally helped

  19. NCLEX 9/19/2012

    rhondaa83 replied to FutureRNBSN12's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Sorry, I do not believe in God, but I hope that you have studied your butt off. God can not put info in your head through Osmosis, you have to be accountable for yourself:)))) Good Luck!!! It...

  20. Need Tips on Keeping a Preceptor Happy

    rhondaa83 replied to whatdoIdonow?'s topic in First Year After Licensure

    Kasandra, that was AMAZING, very good tips, and they are all

  21. New grad in Long Term Care facility

    rhondaa83 replied to grad.rye.2012's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Run like he!! Do not look

  22. Cheesy Activities in LTC

    rhondaa83 replied to Jo Dirt's topic in General Nursing

    Jo Dirt, are you new to long term care?(most) People who are in the nursing love to play Bingo and play ball and interact on a young child's level. If you try to make it more complex, like I would...

  23. 1st nursing job, new grad LPN, 1st shift, already a serious error!!

    rhondaa83 replied to NHCVTturnedLPN's topic in General Nursing

    Everyone makes mistakes, do not be so hard on yourself, you will make more. Just learn by your five ways of a med pass and let that be a personal lesson to

  24. How does YOUR hospital waste its money?

    rhondaa83 replied to Riseupandnurse's topic in General Nursing

    If this is your main concernand you are in nursing, then you should get out. If you are curious about how the hospital spends money then you should get a job in their business department, and then you...

  25. Is it hard for a 46 y/o new lpn to get hired?

    rhondaa83 replied to church123's topic in General Nursing

    I think that they are talking about experienced nurses that are argumentative, becasue they are set in their ways. New nurses in 40's are not argumentative, we are curious as to why things are they...