brookorrn

brookorrn

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  1. Wages for new RN's at Liberty Hospital

    brookorrn posted a topic in General Nursing

    I have looked on here and tried to find what the starting wages for a new RN is at Liberty hospital and I can't seem to find a straight answer anywhere. I would be traveling for over an hour in order...

  2. BON wants my adoption decree!

    brookorrn replied to brookorrn's topic in General Nursing

    Just an update.......I recieved a phone call from the DFS Office and they stated they cannot help me get a copy of my adoption decree. So, since that was my last resort, I called the BON again and...

  3. New Nurse keeps breaking out in hives!!!!

    brookorrn posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    I just began working in a Veteran's Home, and for some reason, I keep breaking out in hives. I mean I get them everywhere and I don't know what is causing them. We wear the aloe green gloves and...

  4. New Nurse keeps breaking out in hives!!!!

    brookorrn replied to brookorrn's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Just an update..........it was the job! It was getting to where I could not function because I had hives soooooo bad............job was extremely stressful........no true training.......thrown into...

  5. BON wants my adoption decree!

    brookorrn replied to brookorrn's topic in General Nursing

    I am REALLLLLLY REALLLLLLLY SLOW!:smackingfMaybe too much info is being stored in my brain right now...........I just got it and only because you pointed it

  6. BON wants my adoption decree!

    brookorrn replied to brookorrn's topic in General Nursing

    I too, feel an identity issue at times.......times like this when I am forced to dig up old issues.............and am forced to contact people that I don't necessarily want to contact because it...

  7. BON wants my adoption decree!

    brookorrn replied to brookorrn's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you and I will try this and see if it

  8. BON wants my adoption decree!

    brookorrn replied to brookorrn's topic in General Nursing

    Call the BON and ask them what and why they want it. quote] They stated they want it due to my name change.........they need validation that my name is legal.....wouldn't a birth certificate that I...

  9. BON wants my adoption decree!

    brookorrn replied to brookorrn's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you all for your responses......sorry it took so long for me to respond........along with fighting this issue, I am attending RN school and working and running my home.......no time for much...

  10. Nursing Diagnosis How to memorize?

    brookorrn replied to lizzyberry's topic in General Students

    Isn't the whole concept of nursing dx to give us a basis of evaluation of our patients? My understanding is that it helps those who are not necessarily used to assessing the condition of someone in...

  11. BON wants my adoption decree!

    brookorrn replied to brookorrn's topic in General Nursing

    Well, I am pretty sure that is what they want, but everyone I have talked to (several experienced nurses, etc) they said they had never heard of them wanting that due to my b-certificate having my...

  12. new grad feeling discouraged

    brookorrn replied to newladyRN's topic in New Jersey Nursing

    Make sure you call the facilities you applied at. I was having that trouble too, and then when I called them to make sure they recieved my application and asked if they needed any other information,...

  13. I'm leaving LTC

    brookorrn replied to SuesquatchRN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I wish I could find somewhere that needs an LPN......LTC has never been for me and I always swore I would never work with LTC because I knew it was not for me, and now look at where I am! It is...

  14. I'm leaving LTC

    brookorrn replied to SuesquatchRN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    You lucky dog! I wish I could find a job in a hospital somewhere instead of LTC! I am tired of med carts and elopers and just plain bs! I too love my residents, but I am getting disheartened by the...

  15. Would you want your children to go into nursing?

    brookorrn replied to 2rntish's topic in General Nursing

    I am just beginning my career as a nurse, but my mother has been a nurse for over 25 years and she loves it. I have worked in the medical field down through the years and other fields and I must say,...

  16. Is this my fault?

    brookorrn replied to labcat01's topic in Medical-Surgical

    let me guess, you are a doctor on a nurses forum? oh, by the way.........yeah, you are not supposed to push the button on a patients pca pump..........you can encourage them to do it for relief, but...

  17. looking for a poem

    brookorrn replied to hollyann77's topic in General Nursing

    CUTE!

  18. Chances of a new GRN-RN working in OR

    brookorrn posted a topic in Operating Room

    I will be graduating RN in May 2008, what do you think my chances of landing a job in a hospital's OR as a new grad would be?

  19. pt abuse vs pt satisfaction

    brookorrn replied to time4meRN's topic in General Nursing

    I have only worked in the ER as an EMT-D on my down-time from the ambulance, so I cannot say that I understand what you are going through there.......but on the other hand........I worked for years in...

  20. pt abuse vs pt satisfaction

    brookorrn replied to time4meRN's topic in General Nursing

    Unfortunately, so many people in this world mistake kindness for weakness. The only thing that I could suggest to you, is to remember that despite their abusive language and motions, if you continue...

  21. Need counseling on a life decision

    brookorrn replied to ijuanabhappy's topic in General Nursing

    I am from MO and you might have to wait a year in order to get into school, but that would be a good year for you to get yourself settled, etc. But I did not find it that difficult to get into a...

  22. bummed about available lpn positions

    brookorrn replied to jab3da's topic in General Nursing

    dumb question: what is "agency" and how do you get into

  23. Just graduated GPN-can't find job!

    brookorrn posted a topic in General Nursing

    I just graduated as a GPN, am awaiting my ATT in order to take the NCLEX. I have put in applications everywhere and cannot get a job! What am I doing wrong? I dress up to pick up applications,...

  24. I sued my last employer, how do I apply for new jobs?

    brookorrn posted a topic in Nursing Career

    About 4 years ago I was forced off of my job for filing a complaint about a supervisor that raped me and spent two years sexually harassing me. I honestly tried to go about the correct way of...

  25. St. Jude's Anyone?

    brookorrn posted a topic in General Nursing

    I am currently in LPN, getting pinned on the 20th of this month and have been accepted into RN in August. I am looking for a place to plant myself for the rest of my life and build a careeer. Does...