BornHealer replied to OnePostAndDone's topic in General Nursing
First let me comment on the way you signed your thread (I:redbeathe a nurse) because this might be the most importent part of what you said --- You can expect that your love will be tested more than...
BornHealer replied to lovesunsets's topic in LPN, LVN Corner
In response to RN's getting jobs as LPN's ---- It depends greatly on which state you're practicing in --- In the state of Pennsylvania (where I was licensed as an LPN --- then 4 1/2 years later I was...
BornHealer replied to lovesunsets's topic in LPN, LVN Corner
Lovesunsets, I was a LPN for 4 1/2 years before I became an RN. Licensing is done by the State , so there can be slight variations in duties permitted - depending on which State you practice in....
BornHealer replied to LilgirlRN's topic in Emergency
LilgirlRN, I definitely have empathy for you. I too worked in a busy intercity ER/Level1Trauma Center. It's a tough situation and nothing will ever change unless the Staff and the Administrators...
OMG Your response has made my day. I've been so busy lately that I haven't taken the time to logon and read some of these posts. That has definitely been My Loss! Your response made me laugh so hard...
Dear Backhill360, Reading your thread brought me back many years to when I first started my nursing education --- 1981 to be exact. I was 33 years old --- married since I was 19 years old --- and in...
Penguin67: Thank You so much for your post --- It was an eye opener to say the least. I've been there myself on some occasions -But not nearly to the extent that you were (the staff knows you're a...
BornHealer replied to loricatus's topic in Emergency
I Absolutly Loved It. I've worked ER since 1983 and have seen a lot of changes since then --- But one change has not been for the better ---- We simply do not laugh at ourselves as much as we used to....
and AZMOMO2---- you sound like a wonderful CNA to work with (a great attitude and excellent insight into why all of us have chosen patient care as our careers). I've held positions as a Home Health...
Oh -- reading your post brought me back many moons ago, when I started ER nursing. I agree 100% with "greenjanell". You're psyching yourself out. I started ER right out of school ---Green as a...