flightnurse2b LPN

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    Real 911 calls.....

    flightnurse2b replied to RosesrReder's topic in Nursing Humor

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-IfZurztq8s this lady called 911 THREE times to tell on mcdonald's because they were out of chicken nuggets and wouldn't refund her money. that mcdonald's is right down...
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    Still walking around in shock....now that I'm a graduate nurse!

    flightnurse2b replied to Lovely_RN's topic in LPN to RN

    congratulations on your accomplishments and good luck on your boards!!!
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    Just had a Consent Agreement go into effect, I feel like I'm hanging in limbo

    flightnurse2b replied to GotoGirlRN's topic in Nurses Recovery

    goto, your story is heartbreaking and i wish you all the best in everything. i am so sorry this is all happening to you and i will say a prayer for you that it gets better soon. you have so much on...
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    Fat Lpn Student

    flightnurse2b replied to MerrieCNA's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    sorry you are dealing with people acting so foolishly. i know it's hard to learn in such a hostile environment, and unfortunately enough, alot of nursing students act like children at recess. my best...
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    My God, these family members!!

    flightnurse2b replied to SoundofMusic's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    we all just got lectured about "customer service" because the patient satisfaction scores are down a bit. sometimes i wonder if my NM remembers what it was like to be a staff nurse, have 7 to 8...
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    Having a hard time with less hygienic patients

    flightnurse2b replied to Manatee111's topic in General Nursing

    i work in a very large inner city hospital and we have patients like this come through quite often. most of the time, if they are alert and oriented and able to bathe themselves, i don't give them...
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    FL CEU providers

    flightnurse2b replied to KateRN1's topic in Florida Nursing

    nah, it's not mandatory to sign with CE broker, i think it's too expensive. whichever company you choose should automatically report your hours to them after you put in your license #. i'm not...
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    thinking of starting with Excelsior....

    flightnurse2b replied to flightnurse2b's topic in Online Distance Learning

    that CPNE scares the crap out of me. i have so many bad habits and i've read so many horror stories about it. i have a friend who failed in atlanta, and said i need to go to new york because the...
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    thinking of starting with Excelsior....

    flightnurse2b replied to flightnurse2b's topic in Online Distance Learning

    yes, i called the Florida BON today. they told me as long as i was applying for the LPN to ADN program and not the EMT-P to ADN program, i would be eligible to sit for the NCLEX in FL and practice...
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    why do you care if a student misses class?

    flightnurse2b replied to picurn10's topic in General Students

    i have to admit that the people who were always MIA made me annoyed, because the school policy said that you can miss 1 lecture and 1 clinical a term, and there were students who would be out 5 or...
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    For those of use New Grads not getting jobs, what do you suggest?

    flightnurse2b replied to HeartsOpenWide's topic in General Nursing

    come on down to the sunshine state. there is a pretty decent demand, if you can stand the crappy nurse to patient
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    Pt.'s partner asked to have intercourse with a stoma !

    flightnurse2b replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in General Nursing

    it's a silicone ring that pts use for uterine or rectal prolapse to strengthen the muscles of the pelvic
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    SNOTTY MA claiming to be a nurse!!!!

    flightnurse2b replied to KY RN's topic in General Nursing

    you are incorrect. it is illegal in almost all 50 states to call yourself a nurse when you are not a licensed nurse. nurse is a protected term. that's why there is a "badge law" in place... to protect...
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    Pt.'s partner asked to have intercourse with a stoma !

    flightnurse2b replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in General Nursing

    with all due respect, as a paramedic who worked both in the ER and in the field, i can tell you these stories are not ridiculous.... it is incorrect to say that no one has sex with stomas, and it is...
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    SIL seriously has a psychiatric issue

    flightnurse2b replied to Magsulfate's topic in General Nursing

    wow.. she could get in big trouble for that. i think everyone has atleast one crazy in law. my boyfriend's family is something else. we just moved back to florida, and they live in the same city, and...
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    when do i have to tell them i'm prego??

    flightnurse2b posted a topic in General Nursing

    so, i just started working on a telemetry floor as a staff nurse, and i'm still on orientation (and i will be until june or so). right now i am 11 weeks pregnant. when do i have to disclose to my new...
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    when do i have to tell them i'm prego??

    flightnurse2b replied to flightnurse2b's topic in General Nursing

    ah, my other dilemma. i am paying out the yin yang for COBRA right now. when i left my job in NC, my employer told me i could get COBRA but that the network only extends to georgia so it would be...
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    10 Excellent Reasons for National Health Care

    flightnurse2b replied to herring_RN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    BCBS CEO salaries (from different states): http://www.redorbit.com/news/health/305369/blue_cross_ceos_pay_at_the_top_lufranos_compensation_not/ (florida)...
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    when do i have to tell them i'm prego??

    flightnurse2b replied to flightnurse2b's topic in General Nursing

    yes it is our first and we are scared to death. i'm going to try and keep it to myself as long as i can, i just don't want to be denied maternity leave or something because i did. the labor laws in...
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    Attention all 50 states: what is your nursing ratio? please post!

    flightnurse2b replied to HeartsOpenWide's topic in General Nursing

    Right to Work States: Florida FLORIDA Fla. Const. Article 1, 6 6. Right to Work The right of persons to work shall not be denied or abridged on account of membership or non-membership in any...
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    10 Excellent Reasons for National Health Care

    flightnurse2b replied to herring_RN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    :yeah::yeah::yeah: thank you for this post. you said it much more eloquently than i
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    Starting PIV = bane of my existance. Any advice?

    flightnurse2b replied to whykiki0103's topic in First Year After Licensure

    this is all really good advice! i don't have much to add except to reiterate on confidence and practice! when i first started starting IV's as a very young paramedic i could not hit the broad side of...
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    RRT initiated by family/patient

    flightnurse2b replied to Penelope_Pitstop's topic in General Nursing

    we have it too and the guidelines are given to the patients and their families in the little hospital info folder. some of the reasons they may call an RRT though are iffy to me. one is "an issue you...
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    10 Excellent Reasons for National Health Care

    flightnurse2b replied to herring_RN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    i don't think sharrie was rude to you at all. sharrie is a nurse who has worked in the UK for years and i think she might know a little bit more about UHC than those of us here on the other side of...
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    10 Excellent Reasons for National Health Care

    flightnurse2b replied to herring_RN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    we had a meeting at work today about our hospital expanding and opening another ER holding and admissions unit in our hospital, as well as a free standing ER. i work @ a trauma center with 600 beds....