horrorxgirl

horrorxgirl

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  1. What's Your Best Nursing Ghost Story?

    horrorxgirl replied to steffck's topic in General Nursing

    At one time I worked at a nursing home that used to be a hospital. There were 2 sections that were connected together by an overpass. One section was the nursing home, and the other was just used for...

  2. Need Help FAST Please. RE: Inappropriate discharge

    horrorxgirl replied to Monica RN,BSN's topic in General Nursing

    That is scary! I would definitely choose to get fired over losing my license. And if they fired me for it, you can bet they would be getting reported. I would also document everything you are being...

  3. standing orders in your hospital

    horrorxgirl replied to esrun00's topic in General Nursing

    The most common standing orders I've come across were Tylenol, and some sort of constipation protocol that includes MOM or colace, and then followed by a fleets if ineffective. I've yet to see Maalox...

  4. new LPN pay in a family practice clinic??

    horrorxgirl replied to kstec's topic in General Nursing

    I know that when I looked into working in a physician's office a couple years ago, then wanted to pay LPNs like $10.00/hr. At the hospitals and nursing homes, the average was $12.00/hr and then gets...

  5. Nlcex-pn ...

    horrorxgirl replied to Gingerbell's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Congrats! I was so scared when I had to take the N-CLEX. I wanted to get it done and over with, so I signed up for the first possible date it was offered. Then I spent the time in between studying my...

  6. Do LPNs with bachelor's degrees make more $ ?

    horrorxgirl replied to mikeyk's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Well, I imagine that if you have certain bachelor's you would have a better chance of getting a job as a DON or an office position related to healthcare after putting in time as a floor LPN. That...

  7. Am I ready??

    horrorxgirl replied to LUVtxNursing's topic in Agency Nurses

    I worked agency with only six months of staff experience, and it turned out well for me. The only thing I can think of, is that in order to get all of the hours I want, as an LPN I have to work a lot...

  8. What would you do? Resident assaulted me.

    horrorxgirl replied to bshaw96's topic in Agency Nurses

    I think I may have written up an incident report on it and I think all other staff members should too. It's so hard being an agency nurse, because sometimes your opinions aren't taken seriously. But...

  9. Is it just me or are agency nurses not treated very nicely?

    horrorxgirl replied to AmyRN1227's topic in Agency Nurses

    Mostly, I am treated well as an agency nurse. I have a few places that will even call me at home to see if I want to work before calling my agency. Or they will call the agency and specifically...

  10. Dilemma...need advice

    horrorxgirl replied to RedERRN's topic in Agency Nurses

    There definite benefits to working agency. Higher pay, flexible shifts, no mandation. There are of course downsides too, as in every job. You have to be confident in walking into a facility and...