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    Struggles with finding a nursing job....

    CT Pixie replied to ohyeah's topic in First Year After Licensure

    The job market sucks period. The new grad job market is even worse. That being said, it is not exclusive to nursing..its to all new
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    To Fall or Not To Fall?

    CT Pixie replied to Tait's topic in General Nursing

    Yup, considered a "fall' in my facility. An incident report done, call to family an doc. Neuros would only be done if resident hit head during "controlled let down". Any unplanned change in vertical...
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    Not enough money?

    CT Pixie replied to NurseMegh's topic in General Nursing

    Depends on the State you are working in. Here in CT our CNA's make close to $15/hr in LTC. I'm an LPN and make $25 and change an hour. So to me, either of those figures you used are way way too low,...
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    Leave me alone when I'm passing meds!!!!!

    CT Pixie replied to debRN0417's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Do we work together?! I think I've just found the CNA who is forever interrupting my med pass for the most trivial of things. Because you might forget to tell the nurse, you feel the need to...
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    Refused only 1 med but they're already all crushed together?

    CT Pixie replied to anonymous1919's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    A refusal of any med in my LTC facility warrents the same thing. Mark all the refused meds on the MAR (we are computerized). Chart the refusal of the meds (how many times attempted, the residents...
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    Help! How many hours a week can a full time student work???

    CT Pixie replied to gburgess516's topic in General Students

    As you said OP, it varies person to person. I attended LPN school while working full time and going to school full time. The school had a "rule" that you were to work no more than 24 (?) hrs per week....
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    Summer Sizzling Heat

    CT Pixie replied to abbaking's topic in General Nursing

    Try working LTC! CT has been experiencing some very high temps with humidity levels that make you feel like you have your face in pea soup and are trying to breath through it! Now, our hallways are...
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    CPR in LTC

    CT Pixie replied to pretty70's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I was speaking more of, if she were alone and waiting/yelling for help. With no rescue breather, no CPR mask etc, its best to do the compressions until either you get help or the crash cart is brought...
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    CPR in LTC

    CT Pixie replied to pretty70's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I work LTC and have no AED in the facility..at all..anywhere! The first thing I do after getting report is pull up the advanced directives on the computer, write down all my full codes and place that...
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    Why aren't nursing homes doing 12 hour shifts???

    CT Pixie replied to GRAB1's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    But working in the hospital is very different than working LTC. Last night, for example, I had literally 1/2 of my LTC residents off their rockers. Residents packing up and trying to get "home",...
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    Why aren't nursing homes doing 12 hour shifts???

    CT Pixie replied to GRAB1's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    At times I can barely stand the 8 hrs, I can't fathom doing
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    Help us answer this question!

    CT Pixie replied to AKA_Glamour_Pearl's topic in General Students

    Both peanut butter and chicken have protein. But look at this: Peanut butter, 2 Tablespoons - 8 grams protein Chicken breast, 3.5 oz - 30 grams protein Chicken thigh - 10 grams (for average size)...
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    Help us answer this question!

    CT Pixie replied to AKA_Glamour_Pearl's topic in General Students

    another one going for C..for this reason: Peanut butter is a good source of protein, vitamin E, niacin, phosphorus and magnesium chicken is also nutritious BUT it has a coorificer texture to it than...
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    insurance

    CT Pixie replied to cebuana_nurse's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Not so. This is taken directly from the Medicare and You 2009 book: Medicare generally doesn't cover health care while you are traveling outside the U.S. (the "U.S." includes the 50 states, the...
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    insurance

    CT Pixie replied to cebuana_nurse's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I want to add..Medicaid will always be the last to pay on an approved claim if a person carries Medicare and
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    Holiday Scheduling

    CT Pixie replied to scoochy's topic in General Nursing

    I've often wondered about our holiday "schedule" *rolling eyes*. Upon hire I was told every other holiday you worked and if you worked..say Christmas in 2009 you would have it off in 2010. But looking...
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    insurance

    CT Pixie replied to cebuana_nurse's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I work for an insurance company doing a medicare supplement policy. Medicare is restricted to people who are of Social Security age and/or disabled people who collect Social Security. It is a Federaly...
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    LTC helped this new nurse develop a backbone

    CT Pixie replied to Kitty Hawk's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Always the way Bub! Amazing how they rally. Wish I had 1/4 of the energy of the rallying patient
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    Texas air ambulance crash..2 flight nurses killled

    CT Pixie posted a topic in General Nursing

    Just saw this article. 5 people killed in the crash including two flight nurses. My heart goes out to the nurse's friends and family and all the victims loved ones. RIP. God Speed....
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    Are there any acceptable absences?

    CT Pixie replied to parrothead36's topic in General Students

    2 missed clinical days was the max you were allowed per semester. The 3rd resulted in you being dismissed from the program..no ifs, ands or buts. No matter what the reason was (death in family,...
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    Curious about quick results?

    CT Pixie replied to ackiepieRN's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Holidays and weekends are included in the 48 hrs. You should be able to get your results today :) for what its worth i had a friend that tested on the 3rd of July, that year it was a Thursday, she got...
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    Working as lpn while doing adn program?

    CT Pixie replied to peas&carrots's topic in LPN to RN

    I work with 4 RN's who worked at our facility as LPN's during their LPN to RN ADN bridge schooling. They all dropped their weekday schedule and picked up an every weekend schedule. One did every...
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    one semester of chemistry costs $1000?

    CT Pixie replied to milo2145's topic in General Students

    I just paid for my A&P class (same credits/hrs etc as chem for us) at a Community College. It was $504 for the tuition, $75 for college "services", $76 fee for lab course, and $5 fee for student...
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    Does this seem like an insane amount of prereqs?

    CT Pixie replied to milo2145's topic in General Students

    pre-reqs? Looks more like the entire RN program minus the nursing
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    Are you buying individual malpractice insurance?

    CT Pixie replied to NoblePath's topic in First Year After Licensure

    THAT TOO! I had orignally put that but somehow deleted garnished wages..but yes, garnished wages, loss of house, cars, any money in bank account..anything you have..anything you get in the future,...