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  1. Being an LPN in SC - Whats the Real Deal?

    missjennmb posted a topic in General Nursing

    What types of jobs can I get in this area? I had hoped to do hospital work for the benefits/shift options/advancement opportunities (want to go on for my RN) but it doesnt seem like there are any...

  2. "LPNs should be done away with altogether"

    missjennmb posted a topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    As an offshoot to the News article about nursing education, an opinion was brought to the board that LPNs are not adequately prepared to care for patients, and that their education is not strenuous...

  3. How to refer to self when writing a nursing note

    missjennmb replied to lashuna1028's topic in General Nursing

    I work in a clinic setting, so I'm sure its a bit different, but my docs hate to read drawn out entries, so I stick to the absolute minimum necessary. I was taught in nursing school to just write the...

  4. Dialysis, HIV and terminal Pts. Abuse?

    missjennmb replied to Scarlette Wings's topic in General Nursing

    There is a difference between dialysis and transplants. If there were people standing in line waiting for dialysis and unable to get it because of abusers, it obviously makes sense to have a criteria...

  5. Who is responsible for paying for an ambulance?

    missjennmb replied to Blackheartednurse's topic in General Nursing

    I dont know about the charge, but at my clinic, we always call 911 if we feel the patient needs it, regardless of if they want it. We dont even mention that on the phone, because for liability...

  6. Dialysis, HIV and terminal Pts. Abuse?

    missjennmb replied to Scarlette Wings's topic in General Nursing

    "I am not spending my tax dollars on..." OMG ugh!!!!! I think its horrendous that we can discuss life and death using money as a reason to let people die. It truly makes me sick to my stomach. Now...

  7. Back to Traditional Nursing Uniforms?

    missjennmb replied to PacoUSA's topic in General Nursing

    To be perfectly honest, I think the white nursing uniform is beautiful and incredibly symbolic of what a nurse is. (female only of course, lol) I would love to wear a white scrub dress, cute little...

  8. Do your hospitals have bed bug problems?

    missjennmb replied to happy2learn's topic in General Nursing

    I dont personally have a problem with bed bugs, but I can tell you its going around the east coast and its in

  9. Fluid restrictions vs Patient rights

    missjennmb replied to HamsterRN's topic in General Nursing

    I skipped the 500 pages of this thread... but since this was a response to my post... When I am a patient I AM NOT A CHILD!!! If a woman goes in to labor and goes into the hospital, the doc wants an...

  10. Office Nurses!!!

    missjennmb replied to Sl1011's topic in General Nursing

    I work for a medical clinic, the only difference perhaps being that we get grants to care for the homeless at one of our clinics (but not all 4 for the most part) so that may factor in to the sheer...

  11. Lvn's who became Rn's... how did you do it?

    missjennmb replied to aroma's topic in LPN to RN

    I got my LPN and graduated last August. My plan was to go right into a LPN-RN bridge program from there, and get a job that worked around that. I ended up taking the first job I could, 8:30-5:30 m-f...

  12. Public Health and birth control

    missjennmb replied to Beebop25's topic in General Nursing

    I work in community health, which is similar to public health. Our services are free to the majority of our patients, we do free paps, mammograms, general care, STD/HIV testing/counseling, along with...

  13. Not smart enough to be a doctor?

    missjennmb replied to AprilRNurse's topic in General Nursing

    delivering a healthy baby is cake... Its more about staying out of the way. The human body is amazing that way. Thats a big difference from taking care of very sick babies in the NICU with wires...

  14. Fluid restrictions vs Patient rights

    missjennmb replied to HamsterRN's topic in General Nursing

    "not interested in helping themselves" Nice way to think about patients. sigh This is why I don't work in a hospital, and am terrified of being there. Patient rights are trampled, and to not agree...

  15. Dating someone from within ???

    missjennmb replied to johnny depp23's topic in General Nursing

    I've dated in the workplace often, before I became a nurse. Its complicated, and it becomes way more complicated if it doesn't work out between you. If you are far enough away that you don't have to...

  16. Just sign for it

    missjennmb replied to makes needs known's topic in General Nursing

    This is a really scary concept. So what happens when suddenly someone is accused of stealing the meds? they were signed for, but there is no proof they were given to a patient and nobody can find...

  17. Any New Grads working Per Diem?

    missjennmb replied to hopeful81's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I was offered a per diem job about 2 weeks in to my job search. I took it, and got almost 40 hrs a week from it, and ended up with a full time job offer about 7 months later. Now that I'm "full...

  18. Offered a PRN position...To accept or not to accept.

    missjennmb replied to Brycemom, RN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I love PRN work. There is something about the freedom of being able to pick and chose shifts that makes it feel less like "work". I went full time a few months ago and was the first person to get...

  19. New nurses thinking of leaving nursing

    missjennmb replied to mswim's topic in First Year After Licensure

    "until we RN's fix it" Good luck with that "RNs". Might get a little further if you are inclusive instead of exclusive. There are many who work in the medical field, and RNs, LPNs, med techs etc...

  20. How many of you hate your job?

    missjennmb replied to johnny depp23's topic in General Nursing

    I am a nurse who is passionate. I cry over my patients, I go beyond what my 'job' dictates a lot, and I feel like my purpose on this planet was found the day I walked in the door there. That doesn't...

  21. How many of you hate your job?

    missjennmb replied to johnny depp23's topic in General Nursing

    Not sitting at a desk? lol what kind of nursing do YOU do? I am in paperwork up to my eyeballs and then some. Just because you are a nurse doesnt mean there's no desk involved. I do patient care,...

  22. How do you relax after a hectic shift?

    missjennmb replied to carolmaccas66's topic in General Nursing

    I go home and listen to my husband yell at our kids, slam pots and pans around and try to take over parenting until bedtime. Not the greatest thing to come home to but eh... speaking of which there...

  23. RNs who have never worked bedside - What do you do?

    missjennmb replied to pumpernickel pup's topic in General Nursing

    I'm 'just' an LPN but I work at a homeless clinic with LPNs and RNs. My job is amazing, incredibly rewarding, 9-5, and can be all patient care or all paperwork or somewhere in between depending on...

  24. Is this burnout?

    missjennmb replied to calypte's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I could have written this first post. My job is the job that I would have written for myself, if I had a "what will I be when I grow up" essay. Its ideal. There are some issues, but much less than...

  25. Non-clinical nursing - What is out there?

    missjennmb replied to Sarah27's topic in General Nursing

    Holy judgemental thread! geez, lol I don't work in a hospital. I would never, could never, I don't think. I had my children at home, because I feel that strongly about it being safer than...