lilcajunnurse

lilcajunnurse specializes in acute, med/surg/ER/geri/CPR instructor.

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1. Omg

   lilcajunnurse replied to Born-In-The-USA's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

   good luck on the 18th.:balloons: believe in yourself.:w00t: you know this ....just relax , take a deep breath and welcome to the world of

2. Any Louisiana LPN's around??

   lilcajunnurse replied to mgalloLPN's topic in Louisiana Nursing

   :flowersfoI have been an LPN for 13 years and currently work in a hospital setting. I mostly work the Acute care/Med-surg unit, with some ER. My base pay is 18.15/hour. incentive pay is an extra...

3. Would You do the same thing I did?

   lilcajunnurse replied to vnsam's topic in General Nursing

   So sorry we are forced to decide between our job and our family. I have been a single parent of 3 for several years now and I have always worked nights. I have taught my children simple first aid and...

4. NG tube placement

   lilcajunnurse replied to DolphinRN84's topic in General Nursing

   At my facility, the nurses put them in. In my 13 years, I have dropped many in. Some much harder than

5. Does anyone else feel guilty when your sick?

   lilcajunnurse replied to blondeern's topic in General Nursing

   guilty!!!!of course, i do. do i ever call in. no!! we are short staffed enough and if i called in the only people suffering would be my shift members and my patients. no administration would

6. Shoes...what do you wear?

   lilcajunnurse replied to scallywags's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

   i love wearing crocs , but, you have to get the closed top ones. (just in case,never know what might come flying down at ya shoes) also, i wear rocker brand shoes--the most comfortable shoes i ever...

7. What do you think about people calling you "honey"?

   lilcajunnurse replied to Hellllllo Nurse's topic in General Nursing

   I'm from the South and we call people "honey" all the time. So, I have no problems with being called "honey" by

8. cpr/health class

   lilcajunnurse replied to misslo's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

   Anything

9. No nurses on floor during report

   lilcajunnurse replied to bethin's topic in Patient Safety Issues

   How about walking rounds. we do walking rounds at my hospital and are able to look at iv fluids and tubing labels. We check IV sites and make sure they are patent. Just a quick "Hello" and look over....

10. Night shift question!

    lilcajunnurse replied to jla623's topic in General Nursing

    our hospital has 7p-7a shifts in all nursing depts. we generally all work 4-12hr shifts a week. nursing shortage hitting us hard, so i have been working at least 4- 12 hour shifts a week for over 2...

11. What medical term do you dislike the most ?

    lilcajunnurse replied to Keepstanding's topic in General Nursing

    We have computer charting and in the color of skin section the options are: Pink, Pale, Ashen, Jaundiced. People have you ever seen a Pink

12. Help....not sure how to be a nurse.

    lilcajunnurse replied to BetterMeRN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    you say you are new...soo you should have an orientation and a preceptor. everyone feels that way right out of school but it will come to you and the more you do things, the easier they become. i...

13. Hey, I'm Caitlin!

    lilcajunnurse replied to Cwood0188's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Hi and Welcome:welcome:, Congrats on your move into the nursing field and best of luck to you. My advice is to simply learn and EXPERIENCE all you can. If given an opportunity to try...

14. what you think about this???

    lilcajunnurse replied to lilcajunnurse's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks Tazzi, I just want to help. I feel like I haven't done everything for this pt. when they leave and nothing has been accomplished. I feel like the middle man with no real say so. Docs and...

15. new lpn salary

    lilcajunnurse replied to tiffdeandre's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Whoa, I'm feeling underpaid. LOL:lol2: Been a nurse 13 years and base is only 18.15/hour. Yes, I do make >50,000/year but I pull call for Emergency room and I work a 96/hour pay period with some...