Oedgar

Oedgar

peds, allergy-asthma, ob/gyn office

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  1. Salary- Starting new job after many years at home.

    Oedgar replied to Oedgar's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Something I just found on the BON site. My interpretation of this is the office should give me the training they are going to anyway, document it, and re-evaluate me. Guidelines for Transitioning of...

  2. Salary- Starting new job after many years at home.

    Oedgar posted a topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Just editing to remain more

  3. Salary- Starting new job after many years at home.

    Oedgar replied to Oedgar's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Here is the email.. " Licensure isn't based on whether you work or not. So long as you renew and do your CE's, it doesn't matter whether you are working or not, nor for how long." When I have...

  4. Salary- Starting new job after many years at home.

    Oedgar replied to Oedgar's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I would be very thankful! Also, the only reason I would attempt this is because it is physician office, where I am most comfortable, and because they know exactly what they are getting with me. They...

  5. Salary- Starting new job after many years at home.

    Oedgar replied to Oedgar's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Oh yes I understand that office salaries are lower than acute care. I guess my question is am I wrong to expect at least a new grad office nurse salary? I have this feeling they are going to want to...

  6. Why I'm Leaving the Nursing field and Nursing School

    Oedgar replied to sweetcaroline101's topic in General Nursing

    I think this all boils down to how each one of us is able to handle the mental and physical stress of hospital nursing. The one poster who said to her it is just her job, and she can leave it at the...

  7. Why I'm Leaving the Nursing field and Nursing School

    Oedgar replied to sweetcaroline101's topic in General Nursing

    I really do relate. I got my LVN license in 1992, and landed my first job at Texas Childrens. The whole thing was a culture shock. I was newly-turned 21, from a small town. I had to get used to big...

  8. ENT/Allergy Nursing - what is it like?

    Oedgar replied to Cehurstrn's topic in Ambulatory Care, Clinic

    I worked in an Allergy Office for 6 years, ending in 2000 with the birth of my son. I also did a little PRN there in 2001, 2002, and 2008. Anyways, in a nutshell, allergy office nursing is a welcome...

  9. Home Health Clerical job. Want EMT or LVN experience. What could this be?

    Oedgar posted a topic in Home Health

    Quick replies appreciated. I have an interview for a local home care agency that advertised a clerical position, with LVN or EMT experience required. What could this possibly be? How would the medical...

  10. Home Health Clerical job. Want EMT or LVN experience. What could this be?

    Oedgar replied to Oedgar's topic in Home Health

    Thank You, Everyone. The position is for intake. I think the interview went fairly well, given that it's only the 2nd one I've had in about 20 years! My only concern is that I may have been too...

  11. Any allergy nurses out there?

    Oedgar replied to jennrrn's topic in Ambulatory Care, Clinic

    Do not take the allergy clinic job right out of school. I worked at Texas Children's as a LVN for 22 months, just long enough to get comfortable being a nurse. Decided to leave the stress and shift...

  12. Where are all the young nurses?

    Oedgar replied to bestallaround's topic in General Nursing

    I turned 21 the week I started my first job (pedi/Adolescent pulmonary floor). I was an LVN, and my shift was full of new grad RN's who were mid-twenties. Looking back on it, I am not sure having so...

  13. Can someone educate me about FMLA, please?

    Oedgar replied to AngelfireRN's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, HR should definitely be able to help you start the process. As for worrying if the HR person will flip... that is their problem. I was in your shoes too. Working in a small doc's office, running...

  14. License renewal and continuing competence.... specialty area?

    Oedgar posted a topic in Texas Nursing

    Hi, folks. I am renewing for the first time since this rule change occurred:http://www.bon.texas.gov/nursingeducation/ceu.html From what I gather, CEU's now have to be either in the nurse's current...

  15. Any allergy nurses out there?

    Oedgar replied to jennrrn's topic in Ambulatory Care, Clinic

    I am no good with interviews, but I can tell you that close attention to detail is important in an allergy office job... but all nursing jobs require this as well. Mixing vials requires complete...

  16. VA outpatient clinic in Lake Jackson Texas

    Oedgar posted a topic in Government, Military

    Hi Folks. The VA is opening a clinic here in October. I haven't worked in a long time, but want to apply for the job anyway, should it come open. Under the VA job listings I keep seeing "LVN LOPC" in...

  17. Returning LVN to work as MA?

    Oedgar posted a topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    hi, all. i've been an lvn since 1992. i worked at texas childrens for 20 mos, then for an allergy/asthma specialist office for another 6 yrs, plus some additional prn work there. but i have mostly...

  18. Hospital nurses - is it really that bad?

    Oedgar replied to Marshall1's topic in General Nursing

    I left hospital nursing in 1994, for many of these reasons that you all mention have increased in the past 10 years. Probably my number 1 reason for leaving was staffing. I worked 3-11 and they were...

  19. Inactive, but wanting to take refresher, work at VA clinic

    Oedgar posted a topic in Retired Nurses

    Hi, Everyone. A new VA clinic is being built in my town, and I am wondering what my chances are of getting a job there? At best, it would be a long road. I will explain. I graduated/obtained my LVN...

  20. Inactive, but wanting to take refresher, work for VA

    Oedgar posted a topic in Nursing Career

    Hi, Everyone. A new VA clinic is being built in my town, and I am wondering what my chances are of getting a job there? At best, it would be a long road. I will explain. I graduated/obtained my LVN...

  21. Interview with Texas Children's Hospital

    Oedgar replied to Lucy79's topic in Texas Nursing

    This may not be helpful, as it was FOREVER ago... early 90's. But, my first job out of LVN school was at TCH. I was hired for the pulmonary/adolescent unit. I responded to an ad in the Houston...

  22. "Medical Expert" work at home ad on Craigslist. Sounds fishy.

    Oedgar posted a topic in Texas Nursing

    Hi folks. I don't post here much but have read a bit over the years. I graduated LVN school in 1992, and have worked Pedi Pulmonary inpatient and Allergy Office. I have mostly been a SAHM since 2002....

  23. SAHM, haven't worked in a long time, thinking of applying for school nurse job.

    Oedgar posted a topic in School

    Before having kids, I worked in a Pediatric Hospital Pulmomary Unit for 1.5 years, and then an allergist's office for 6 more fulltime/2 more part-time years. My last working days were in 2008, before...

  24. Any allergy nurses out there?

    Oedgar replied to jennrrn's topic in Ambulatory Care, Clinic

    Yes, fitting in time to make vials can be hard. I found that after being gone a solid five years I did everything more slowly. On days I was alone I rarely had time to make vials. I was afraid of...

  25. Any allergy nurses out there?

    Oedgar replied to jennrrn's topic in Ambulatory Care, Clinic

    Hi, We did not do routinely do vitals on shot patients. If there was something questionable we did though. Our shot patients did not make appointments. We had shot hours that allowed for the 30...