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  1. PTC students intrduce yourself

    sclpn posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hey! Are there any Piedmont Tech. College nursing students out there??? Introduce yourselves... I'm in my last semester of the ADN program:yeah: Can't wait till December:yeah: I have two kids and a...

  2. nursing Is So...

    sclpn replied to CaLLaCoDe's topic in General Nursing

    awesome rewarding hard and so NOT like nursing

  3. New Grad SNF work... I am just exhausted and shocked

    sclpn replied to Bre14's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Just wondering.....During nursing school did you guys go to nursing homes for clinicals?? During those clinicals did you work with a facility nurse and her patients or just your preceptor and your own...

  4. If you have rec' d the H1N1 vaccine - please report

    sclpn replied to CrunchRN's topic in General Nursing

    My grandson and I both go our H1N1 IM about month ago. My arm was sore the next day but within48 hours we were both sick. Nasal drip till we lay down then nasal congestion...coughing,sore throat, ear...

  5. Which Field of Nursing Do You Love and Why?

    sclpn replied to Angeljho's topic in General Nursing

    I love Hospice.....I get to give my patients one-on-one nursing care. I never feel that I have to leave a pt. "right now" for the emergency down the hall. Also get to do alot of teaching which I enjoy...

  6. How long will he last?

    sclpn replied to Guest219794's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    when faced with the "how much longer" question re: calling in family I always tell the family to go ahead a call because sooner is usually better. We only can go by the clinical signs of impending...

  7. Hey!! I did it! I am an RN!! WooHoo!!

    sclpn replied to SusanKathleen, RN's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Feels great doesn't

  8. question about BM's

    sclpn posted a topic in Hospice, Palliative

    I have a stupid question that's really been bugging me. Well as any hospice nurse knows....we are obsessed with patients having BM's. So here's my question. If a patient has been eating little to...

  9. New grad with no clinical skills

    sclpn replied to malone2192's topic in General Nursing

    I really think it's the quality of the NS program not the type of program. I went through the LPN at a local community college. we had a lot of clinical days but as other posters have said some nurses...

  10. home care vs. hospice house

    sclpn posted a topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Hi everyone I'm a "newish" RN. passed NCLEX in Jan '09.:) I was an lpn for two years in a ltc facility. I just accepted a job in hospice as a home case manager. when i was in lpn school we had a...

  11. home care vs. hospice house

    sclpn replied to sclpn's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Hi everyone Well, I'm at the end of my first full week with Hospice. I really like the job and going into peoples homes isn't as bad as I thought it may be. I have done three admissions this week all...

  12. Have you ever made a stupid mistake....?

    sclpn replied to WannaBeNrse's topic in General Nursing

    I unspiked the bag too with it still on the pole but only once:imbar

  13. New Grad Dilemna

    sclpn replied to NewSCRN08's topic in General Nursing

    Hi I too, am a new RN grad(12/08) passed boards in Jan 09() and I'm from SC....small world:) If you are happy where you're at, I say stay there. Hospital nursing isn't for

  14. new grad resigned after 6 months but wants to work again :S

    sclpn replied to penny77's topic in General Nursing

    Don't feel bad for realizing that wasn't the fit for you. I left my first nursing job in the ER after 5 weeks. I wasn't even finished with orientation yet. I felt like a failure. Most of the other...

  15. Money saving measures used by employers

    sclpn replied to AlsgalRN's topic in General Nursing

    my hospital just layed off 200 people, has a hiring freeze and will have another round of lay-offs in september if not

  16. RANT: Work stress!!!

    sclpn replied to Roy Fokker's topic in General Nursing

    sounds like some of the days I've had in the ER and I'm only three weeks into orientation:hdvwl:

  17. Just finished NCLEX......

    sclpn replied to Nurse 2009's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I know exactly how you feel. I took nclex-rn on tuesday and haven't got results yet. It cut off around 190 questions. I'm so devastated. I feel sure I failed. I had a little bit of everything....psy,...

  18. Just wanted to say...

    sclpn replied to blondy2061h's topic in General Nursing

    I wish I had a job as wonderful as yous sounds!!! I would even settle just for adequate training, competent aids and being able to work with nurses who still like being a nurse

  19. Help, Im Bout To Graduate And Still Feel Ify!!

    sclpn replied to Wishes_RN's topic in General Students

    I feel the same way!! I'm already a LPN finishing RN in Dec.and I'm terrified of the responsibility that I'll have. I have decided that I won't ever know everything but I will continue to learn even...

  20. I am OUT!!

    sclpn replied to sherriberry1's topic in General Students

    You are not a failure if you learn from your mistakes. Glad your going back!! Study your math on your break! Study your math everyday until you take that test again and you will pass

  21. Writing times on bubble packed med cards?

    sclpn replied to 4x4country's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    we have a few halls that mark the bubble pack with the admin. times but all nurses don't follow suit so if you are switched to a different hall the packs may not be marked. pharmacy told us to be...

  22. Nights or Days? What say you?

    sclpn replied to JHansen's topic in General Nursing

    nights are definitely quieter. no therapy aides, kitchen folks, adminstration or family. Night shift usually has a lot more "paperwork" to do at my job. I perfer days b/c I have such a hard time...

  23. PTC students intrduce yourself

    sclpn replied to sclpn's topic in General Nursing

    Moo Moo Congrats on finishing LPN school!! I think the higher paying jobs for LPN's here is in long term care. I work at Martha Franks in Laurens on the weekends. I will finish in Dec.'08 with my RN...

  24. Kaplan vs. ATI

    sclpn replied to RB_RN_MSN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    My school uses the ATI tests and we have to pass the test for the content area that we are studying. We have 2 "free" attempts and a third attempt that we have to pay for if we don't pass the first...

  25. OB anyone?

    sclpn replied to a4432's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    Just finished final exam yesterday..... now on to critical