queen777

queen777

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  1. Going to Nursing School at an Older Age

    queen777 replied to AmaurosisFugax's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    If you don't have any prior experience in the health field, especially in the hospital or nursing home scene, the LVN or LPN is a much better place to start to get your feet wet. Which is not what I...

  2. Going to Nursing School at an Older Age

    queen777 replied to AmaurosisFugax's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    You darn its not typical! The problem is not a single coworker will back you even if you are right. When you follow another nurse, you are taking on her problems too, no matter what you are...

  3. Going to Nursing School at an Older Age

    queen777 replied to AmaurosisFugax's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I already have my LPN license, but I quit working as a nurse just because I got so tired of the hassle coming on shift and things were not done right by the prior nurse, such as admitting a pt as not...

  4. Going to Nursing School at an Older Age

    queen777 replied to AmaurosisFugax's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Sorry to hear so many of you nurses think that in your 40s & 50s is old! I have been thinking about going back to work myself and I am 57 in Sept. so what? I am probably in better shape...

  5. "Nurses Are So Mean"

    queen777 replied to Ruby Vee's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    This was the reason I quit nursing although I do wish I had kept up my skills now due to my husband's business doing so poorly we could use the money. I just got tired of not being able to Just Go To...

  6. Struggling.....Should I do Kaplan or Hurst?

    queen777 replied to helpmepass's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I am a LPN, but its a nursing test too! Anyway, I asked my sister, who at the time as a teacher, both are state tests, and asked her if she had any advice before I took my boards...this makes all the...

  7. CNA doing Rectal Stimulation for Fecal Evacuation?

    queen777 replied to protrend's topic in General Nursing

    This is exactly what I thought! I would not. I refused stimulation on a para once. Being untrained at this, you could damage the rectum or he could code on you because you are stimulating the vagus...

  8. CNA shoes - what kind to get?

    queen777 replied to CNAkt's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Totally agree with the New Balance shoes. Just get them all white and they look and FEEL great too. Oh yes, don't forgot the ensoles and they really work to you comfy. You can't go

  9. CNA shoes - what kind to get?

    queen777 replied to CNAkt's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Whatever you buy, don't go cheap. You will only end up throwing them away in a couple of months. Your feet deserve the best. They are going to work hard for you. Get someone with support. I always...

  10. What would you do?

    queen777 replied to the_alchemist's topic in General Students

    I just think your charting could use a little help. I was taught to report those things that the pt didn't come in with. Ex. Foley catheter, IV fluids. etc. I once heard a doctor remark when reading a...

  11. How do you wash your scrubs?

    queen777 replied to gumby1411's topic in General Students

    I guess you could buy an autoclave! Just kidding. I always washed mine, which are all white, in warm water and some bleach as bleach kills most everything. Most germs can't live once introduced to...

  12. "Nurses Are So Mean"

    queen777 replied to Ruby Vee's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    How do any of these facts have to do with "mean

  13. License reinstated but no one will hire me

    queen777 replied to 47lpn's topic in Licensure: Criminal History

    Perhaps you should try agency nursing. There are always jobs for these nurses. I used to be one and I just loved it! If I didn't like the place they sent me, I simply would not go back. At least this...

  14. May Need to Get Back to Nursing, Third Shift?

    queen777 replied to pnurseuwm's topic in Nursing Career

    There is also agency nurse work. I had never worked as a pool nurse and like you I had a difficult time dealing with the hospital staff. A friend recommended agency work and I loved it! Yes you do...

  15. "Nurses Are So Mean"

    queen777 replied to Ruby Vee's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    That's why I don't nurse

  16. hard time getting back into nursing... any advise?

    queen777 replied to Grnrn's topic in General Nursing

    Go to a nursing home with a subacute floor, it's a great way to get back into the swing of things. I learned a

  17. "Nurses Are So Mean"

    queen777 replied to Ruby Vee's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Its not what I think that matters, its what needlessly happened to me. I do think you are right about one thing, bad things seem to follow certain people like myself. I think I have gullable written...

  18. Dream Job Offer - Horrible Pay Offer

    queen777 replied to DaniLPN2RN's topic in Florida Nursing

    As an LPN myself, my 1st job was in a hospital. I will admit it gave lots of experience I would have never otherwise have learned, but I also got fired from that job after only a year! I think it...

  19. tired of hearing it, nursing students PLEASE answer

    queen777 replied to ChervRN's topic in General Students

    You guys are so consumed with learning how to be a nurse, you just have no idea what lyes ahead in the real working world. And there will come a time when you wonder "why did I do this", "my heart was...

  20. tired of hearing it, nursing students PLEASE answer

    queen777 replied to ChervRN's topic in General Students

    Believe me my heart and then some was in it...all I ever wanted was to be a nurse. But you have to make the grades...I was let go over .3 of a point and told "we all can't be astronauts." Those were...

  21. tired of hearing it, nursing students PLEASE answer

    queen777 replied to ChervRN's topic in General Students

    This too shall pass. So hang in

  22. tired of hearing it, nursing students PLEASE answer

    queen777 replied to ChervRN's topic in General Students

    I know honey, I sounded just like you when I started nursing. Nobody could put a damper on nursing for me! And by all means, don't let me change your mind. What I am trying to clear up is all of my...

  23. tired of hearing it, nursing students PLEASE answer

    queen777 replied to ChervRN's topic in General Students

    The only reason I am glad I went into nursing is because it toughened me up enough to help take care of my dying father 8 yrs later. I knew how to medicate him with morephine without freaking out, I...

  24. Reading alot of posts discussing "A" nursing students vs "C" nursing students

    queen777 replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in General Students

    Sorry this was mean for the little party girl who doesn't like C nursing

  25. Reading alot of posts discussing "A" nursing students vs "C" nursing students

    queen777 replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in General Students

    I would not want to work with you! You have no idea what it takes on the floor because you are still a student. You don't have full responsibility yet. And you will continue to miss your children's...