sanakruz ADN

Secret to a long life: Mind your own business.

Whatever you do, do it quick! I'll bet your staff cant wait for a good leader! Bet they are miserable and care is suffering. Best wishes!

Breast is best. Of course, use a pump! Who is stopping you? Call La Leche league. (Talk to other moms.) DOZENS of resources available. No, we havent gone overboard. Breast is best.

bAD advice for anxiety releif. Xanax street? Dont walk there! And age has nothing to do with it.

Many schools have a "one fail youre out" - along with 4 -year waiting lists to get in. So once you ARE in, you better stay. It looks bad for a school to fail students. There are accommodations for students with test anxiety as well, which is what our...

I'm feeling bad for you. and all the CRUMMY advice... The facility needs more staff. Studies can back this up. Strive to communicate this. If you are not heard, resign with a letter stating that the facility is unsafe for patients and licensees. Move...

Hi All, I am studying for NCLEX, and am using all possible resources I can access. Seems to me the Khan Academy questions are wicked hard! Anyone else have this experience? And for those of you who have taken NCLEX, please share any insights. Thanx!

Hey, the Kaplan instructor told us that 20% of the questions are SATA... ...and I might use the test bank questions from them (Kaplan) if I could get my old laptop to help. (Think not.)

I am using Davis 4000. I graduated in June and got the authorization to test...Dec16th! Been a LPN/LVN for years and years, always test well- cracked 1100 on the HESI exit exam. BUT...life throws us ALL curves. Be confident, folks, we got this!

BSN? You're golden!

...and I realize these articles are about men/women. The culture of salary discrepancy is the point

Whoa! seriously, telling this new nurse not to discuss her salary? Get ready for this, then. Male Registered Nurses Make Thousands More in Salary Than Female Counterparts | UC San Francisco Salary Differences Between Male and Female Registered Nurses...

Lucky you! Study and test, baby!

Just sayin It takes YEARS for these "investigations" to have any action taken on them. Call an attorney TODAY! administrative law is it's own animal. Do not expect any due process. Throw money at this- get an attorney!

Hi I feel your pain, but have little to offer except sympathy. I continue to feel like Im being punished, as the boards are not in the least user -friendly! Hang in and keep trying! I also have had little support here on allnurses, so I figured Id r...

Hey, anyone Working in New Bedford, Fall River , or Nantucket MA? I am graduating in June and moving to Mass. Want to buy a house when I get there, but looks like I'll be getting half the starting wage I would here in CA! Asking for feedback about sa...

I "Settled" with the BVNPT in California. I believe this may have been the worst mistake I've ever made. My attorney spent 14 hours on my very complex case, recommended I "settle" basically because I was out of money, after a criminal case (dismissed...

Thanx !

DEE- I work psych in Monterey County CA. Luv it!

If I'm not mistaken law enforcement placed her on the 5150 as an alternative to incarceration. Here in CA 5150 is the health and welfare code number for involuntary 72 hour psychiatric evaluation and treatment. The magazine articles with headlines l...

Hey CHER- In CA we call this population people with "Co- occuring disorders." This is very common these days to put chemically dependent folks into a psych milieu. Saves money. You may actually get individuals that are both addicted and say, schizoaf...

We will continue to see borderlines in acute psych. These awful behaviors that we are all so painfully familiar with can be difficult to deal with. OY! Don't I know it. Bit I too like borderlines, because they can get better, I've seen it. I find it...

Right to fall? What BS! These residents have the right to care and comfort. The solution is to have 1:1 care for these folks. Right? Someone at the bedside/ chairside 24/7 Now we all know that this will be the day, as it's not "cost effective." The ...

Help. I'm posting this here because I'm hoping some of you may at least have anecdotal stories. To make a long story short- my daughter is newly diagnosed with a seizure disorder. She had 2 clonic-tonic seizures in one day while taking accutane.This ...

If the provider signed it, it's all good- but that does not make it best practice. The laws vary state to state of course but also facility to facility- It may be a common practice in a doctors office but not a nursing home. Call your nursing board o...