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    What was your firdt LPN/LVN job?

    Ashera replied to missdeevah's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Health South Rehab in Austin - 2003 - 15-18 hr. Good learning hospital - horrid pt ratios - bad morale - overworked angry nurses - rapid upper level turnover - rapid turnover of DON's - but - I made...
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    Really stupid Micro text question...

    Ashera posted a topic in Online Distance Learning

    I'm looking for the book I'm going to use for EC Micro - I've decided I want Tortora - I'm looking on ebay, amazon, alibris, abe, half om - etc... I don't necessarily want the latest 9th edition -...
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    I feel sooooo disappointed!!!!

    Ashera replied to akanini's topic in Online Distance Learning

    You are NOT your mother's friend. You are NOT your mother. You are intelligent, capable, and have a plan. And you will succeed. My mother needs to call your's - they can talk all day about how...
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    Lot's of Newbie Questions - Help?

    Ashera replied to Ashera's topic in Online Distance Learning

    Thanks much Suesquatch & Lunah! Great info...and fast response! Today...is a stress abuot EC day. Tomorrow will be
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    Enrolled Excelsior Friday - today=Panic!!

    Ashera posted a topic in Online Distance Learning

    After 4 years of thinking about it after sending in my application and getting accepted....I finally used the Oct 1 big change to enroll. All last week worked on paperwork - frustration with...
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    Anyone going through Excelsior?

    Ashera replied to David Offenbaker's topic in Texas Nursing

    Hi! I just yesterday - pushed that fat envelope over the mail slot sending in all my enrollment papers and first payment. Transcripts are in route. I had applied and was accepted 4 years ago and had...
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    Why do I always hear, why are you ONLY doing LPN?

    Ashera replied to agldragonRN's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    i can relate to what you are saying though and how frustrating it is when people make negative comments about l.p.n.'s. when i graduated from r.n. school, my 83 year old mom told me "i am glad i lived...
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    Moving to the Wichita Falls area

    Ashera replied to niceguytx's topic in Texas Nursing

    Hi Robert, and welcome to Texas! There's a website I absolutely love - Hospitalsoup.com. If you search my state, and then type in Wichita Falls - you'll come up with two pages of sites - some...
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    replacing license

    Ashera replied to joyflnoyz's topic in Texas Nursing

    Hi - looked this up for you! From the Texas Board of Nurse Examiners - Question: I lost my license. How do I get another one? Is there a fee? How long will it take? When a license is lost or stolen,...
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    The worst or strangest orders you have seen...

    Ashera replied to MadisonsMomRN's topic in General Nursing

    This one is an "oh-yuck" for me. Had a pt once that absolutely LOVED a pretty nurse to come in and insert the ol' foley - He said he just felt he could pee better through a rubber tube.... Referred...
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    The worst or strangest orders you have seen...

    Ashera replied to MadisonsMomRN's topic in General Nursing

    This one is an "oh-yuck" for me. Had a pt once that absolutely LOVED a pretty nurse to come in and insert the ol' foley - He said he just felt he could pee better through a rubber tube.... Referred...
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    Am I incompetent?

    Ashera replied to rnrae's topic in Agency Nurses

    NO!!!! Please, please try not to take it personally and let if affect your attitude and the job you do elsewhere. I know - because this happened to me last summer. I was working agency in a...
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    How do you build up stamina for 12 hr shifts?

    Ashera replied to SoundofMusic's topic in General Nursing

    Good shoes are a given....but something I've totally sworn by for 6 years.... THORLO socks. You can order online - also at good sporting good stores. Yep, they are expensive - but there's a reason....
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    Which agency does the VA use.

    Ashera replied to cinja's topic in Agency Nurses

    UNBELIEVABLE SITE!!!! Ran across this site - don't know how - but it's awesome! Go here first: http://www.gsaelibrary.gsa.gov/ElibMain/ElibHome Then under Laboratory, Medical and Scientific......
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    What are the huge "DO NOT EVER DO" things that new nurses need to know about? calling

    Ashera replied to katiebugg's topic in General Nursing

    This is a BIG one for me.... DON'T EVER, EVER talk 'over' a pt - or allow others to do so. Assuming....the pt can't hear you, as if sleeping, coma, out from surgery etc. I've seen aides do this when...
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    Medical Terminology & Abbrevations Game :)

    Ashera replied to Florence NightinFAIL's topic in General Nursing

    Yeast like cells?
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    Does anyone knows about Southwest General Hospital in San Antonio?

    Ashera replied to COCO73's topic in Texas Nursing

    Worked agency there for several months. Was offered permanent many times - I saw too much to ever feel comfortable as full-time staff - Very high, critical pt ratios - lots of admissions/discharges...
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    New Update re 23 yo son with brain cancer

    Ashera posted a topic in Oncology

    I did not know whether to keep the previous thread going or start out fresh. If you are interested or have been following this - please read the previous long threads if you wish - so much info from...
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    Has anyone sat for Lpn certification?

    Ashera replied to debbers's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Hi - I've also been a CHLPN for 1.5 years - What I remember from this test - is some of the quirky questions - sort of off the wall. There was one I took issue with - it was from the viewpoint of a...
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    Hospice nursing in EL PASO, Texas?

    Ashera posted a topic in Hospice, Palliative

    I may soon be moving to El Paso and would really love any info on hospice nursing in and around EP. I'm a CHLPN - and so far have only worked in pt hospice. I know those are few and far between....
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    El Paso Info? Thinking of moving in soon!

    Ashera posted a topic in Texas Nursing

    I'm an LVN - and a CHPLN - Certified Hospice & Paliative Care Licensed Nurse... and I'm seriously considering moving to El Paso. Currently living in San Antonio. Would love some info about...
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    Update: Help?? 23yo son dx'd with brain tumor referred to Mayo

    Ashera posted a topic in General Nursing

    Mayo this week has been wonderful! Can't say enough about the care my son has received on the beginning journey of diagnosis for a brain stem tumor - but we're not really there yet... My son has...
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    Update: Help?? 23yo son dx'd with brain tumor referred to Mayo

    Ashera replied to Ashera's topic in General Nursing

    Another update for so many that have asked - I just returned from nearly 2 weeks in Rochester MN at Mayo. What an incredible place! I cannot say enough good about every single person I met - My son...
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    Update: Help?? 23yo son dx'd with brain tumor referred to Mayo

    Ashera posted a topic in Oncology

    Update: Help?? 23yo son dx'd with brain tumor referred to Mayo My son has spent the week at Mayo - and is now on his way back home to Grand Forks for a few days. He saw Drs who ruled out MS - He saw...
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    Update #3 - 23yo son dx'd brain tumor

    Ashera posted a topic in Oncology

    I'm starting a new thread - symbolizing a new beginning on this nasy subject for me and my son that started the day after Christmas. It's a continuation of the other two threads which are posted down...