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1. what can you do when a nurse sets you up

   oatmeal replied to oatmeal's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

   well, suddenly this nurse has not shown up in 2 days (called off twice now), so, no "meeting" as of yet. However, I have a witness statement that my cart was clean and checked prior to her taking the...

2. what can you do when a nurse sets you up

   oatmeal posted a topic in LPN, LVN Corner

   Situation: a nurse that follows me has tried in the past to set both the morning nurse and myself up by saying she "mysteriously found" drugs in a cup in the cart hours after shift change. This was...

3. need help with unruly cna group

   oatmeal replied to oatmeal's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

   that's the issue. It's only on one shift, at which time management isn't there to "have to deal with it". Several nurses and family members have gone to upper management, which ended up landing myself...

4. need help with unruly cna group

   oatmeal posted a topic in LPN, LVN Corner

   to be brief, there is a group of unruly cna's on the unit. Management of all levels knows about it, relies on the lpn's to handle it, with no backing. 1 in management is part of their clique. Nurses...

5. need some advice, is it me?

   oatmeal replied to oatmeal's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

   Thanks. I've spent the day going over and over in my head what it is specifically that is bothering me, and what it is that is keeping me slow. I've come up with a myriad of legit things that slow me...

6. need some advice, is it me?

   oatmeal posted a topic in LPN, LVN Corner

   Brand new nurse, 1st job at an ltc/rehab. 1st 3 days I was put on my own, in crazy land, my 1st med pass takes 4 hours, with 2 bouts of tears, guessing at things I should have had help with, (that...

7. really need advice.

   oatmeal replied to oatmeal's topic in Home Health

   thanks for all the great info :) I'm currently praying my husband can pick up a part time job, and if he gets hired, this will allow me to find employment elsewhere. I only have to make it through...

8. really need advice.

   oatmeal posted a topic in Home Health

   Hi all. I have tried to look up florida statutes re patient abandonment. I am in school for lpn while working as a home health cna, as an independant contractor. The agency is aware I am in school and...

9. Anyone attending Galen school of nursing, St petersburg/Tampa????

   oatmeal replied to flower2007's topic in Florida Nursing

   Very true is all I can say..I am still in the lpn program and made the mistake of inquiring about how my grade on a test went from an A to a low C when we actually graded them in class and I had an A....

10. rude classmates

    oatmeal replied to oatmeal's topic in General Students

    Thank you all, for being supportive and the ideas, and listening:)...I will be speaking with the director monday, I'll let you know how it

11. rude classmates

    oatmeal replied to oatmeal's topic in General Students

    seats are pretty much assigned according to name now that the class is

12. rude classmates

    oatmeal replied to oatmeal's topic in General Students

    I have spoken with the more mature few in our class, they feel intimidated to go to the professor, they say because we are stuck with him for the next few months, and don't want to further anger him....

13. rude classmates

    oatmeal posted a topic in General Students

    How is the best way to deal with an entire group of rude classmates? I cannot switch my seat, (not enough seats in class), I've talked with the professor 3 times now, I was given the impression that...

14. For the eyes of the "older" pre-nursing students only!

    oatmeal replied to stpauligirl's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    OMG!! I totally forgot about that,lol,I also speak fluent ubby, lmao!!! I'm doing it now, and my kids are giving me the stangest looks,

15. For the eyes of the "older" pre-nursing students only!

    oatmeal replied to stpauligirl's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    how about sha na na? solid gold? barbara mandrell and the mandrell sisters? I remember my dads 8 trak collection, when the gambler was the "cool" song..and when he got his 8 trak player to work in his...