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  1. School Year 2015/2016: Who's in?

    autumnmom replied to Farawyn's topic in School

    I left school nursing 3 months ago to do hospice. I miss the kids and the hours but not the pay. Here in Florida I worked through the health dept. and the pay is

  2. Does anyone else get grief from their family for choosing nursing?

    autumnmom replied to planetoi's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I get criticized by mother for being an LPN, and not finishing the RN program. I am 52 and have had some injuries that stopped me in my educational goals. She tells people I am an Rn, it's like she...

  3. Hygiene Issue

    autumnmom replied to kw1253's topic in School

    In my elementary school they send everything to the clinic. Teachers tell me that having an accident in their pants and every other issue even sometimes behavior is a medical issue, they do not want...

  4. May I please vent?

    autumnmom replied to mc3's topic in School

    Do you have a copy of your newsletter? I am always looking for things to put in a newsletter that may convey the message about keeping kids home when sick, otherwise they just wind up in the clinic...

  5. Is this a common attendace policy?

    autumnmom replied to Dazglue's topic in General Nursing

    I work as a school nurse and I was written up for taking 3 days off for my sisters out of state funeral because it was during the school year. Not even I'm sorry for your loss from

  6. A&P II with Micro...has anyone done it??

    autumnmom replied to NeoNurse2Be's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    My son is taking them both now and doing

  7. Reducing visits to the nurse

    autumnmom replied to alexis98's topic in School

    I just had a student sent to me because his shoes were tied together in a knot. I guess you need a nursing degree not a teaching degree to get out a knot.

  8. LPN... what are my chances?

    autumnmom replied to hello321's topic in General Nursing

    Yes it can be done at community clleges they have prep-math for people who do not do well in the math part of the cpt, when you pass that you can move onto the other math classes that you need. Speak...

  9. Asked 100X how to Quit immediately

    autumnmom replied to Airidis's topic in General Nursing

    Give your notice asap, they may say you don't need to come back at all. I have seen many LTC facilities do this to people who want to

  10. I just have to say this....

    autumnmom replied to tokmom's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    That sounds great I want to work

  11. Drug seeking patients

    autumnmom replied to Art_Vandelay's topic in General Nursing

    When I worked in LTC every time we called 911 the paramedics would act like we were idiots for calling them. They felt like if someone wasn't coding we were wasting their time. If in doubt send them...

  12. Tufts nurses vote 70% to authorize strike

    autumnmom replied to Chin up's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    I would not cross any picket line, Let the big wigs do patient care since they think it is so

  13. Hold injection site with Lovenox?

    autumnmom replied to RescueNinja's topic in General Nursing

    Yes the love handles is where it goes and only hold while injecting I have had several inservices for

  14. Bad Idea???

    autumnmom replied to Daisy_08's topic in General Nursing

    A doctor at a facility I worked at was a nurse first and I think that made her a better doctor and she knew what the nurses went through. She was tough but

  15. OMG! Why??!!

    autumnmom replied to cna23's topic in General Nursing

    I started off on 2nd shift right out of school in a rehab center it was NEVER slow; 2 med passes, treatments, sundowners and many admits. I never got out on time or had time for dinner. I moved to 1st...

  16. Nursing in Tallahassee and/or Melbourne, FL

    autumnmom replied to LaraBethRN's topic in Florida Nursing

    I did my clinicals at HRMC I liked it a lot it is a big hospital with a very good trauma center. I don't know what it is like to actually work for them but the staff seemed

  17. Does anyone else feel this way?

    autumnmom replied to Seth O Scope's topic in General Nursing

    People who have never smoked also get lung

  18. Can anyone explain what an RN position at a long term care facility would require

    autumnmom replied to geritraum's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    or, you do all the meds and the desk job too because they do not have a desk nurse or the desk nurse answers the phone and gets lab reports and does some

  19. Can RNs pull Picc Lines

    autumnmom replied to Chan285's topic in General Nursing

    As an LPN I always had to bother an RN to do this for me, so yes they do pull

  20. Advice needed

    autumnmom replied to MJB2010's topic in General Nursing

    I worked at a LTC where every time ANYONE tried to give their 2 weeks notice they were told to not bother coming back and would sometimes be escorted out of the

  21. The waiting is killing me.....

    autumnmom replied to MJB2010's topic in General Nursing

    I worked in a LTC facilty that did the same thing to everyone that tried to give their notice. As soon as they knew that person was leaving they would escort them out and tell them not to come back....

  22. Happy Thanksgiving!

    autumnmom replied to debRN0417's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Thank you and Happy Thanksgiving to

  23. Do nurses get unemployment benefits?

    autumnmom replied to shuubie's topic in General Nursing

    I am an LPN and I am currently collecting unemployment. I broke my ankle and needed 2 surgeries, my FMLA ran out and they would not extend it so as soon as the doctor told me I could go back to work I...

  24. Death of the Physical Assessment

    autumnmom replied to blondy2061h's topic in General Nursing

    I am going in for surgery on my ankle for the second time Ortho Doc filled out H&P Heart- RRR, Lungs clear Bilat,abd. soft non-tender. He never looked at anything other than my ankle and my x-ray....

  25. medical assistant or lpn??

    autumnmom replied to acorvette's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I was also a CMA before I went back to school for my LPN. This gave me some good experience which helped me in school. I loved the hours as a medical asst. but I wanted to do more. I am taking...