NickiLaughs

NickiLaughs ADN, BSN, RN

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  1. california nclex LVN takers

    NickiLaughs replied to lovebabies's topic in California Nursing

    It took me about 4 weeks to get my letter saying i passed. Then you pay your money and it takes another 2 weeks to get on the website, and then a couple more to get your license. I passed in february...

  2. Need advice about Chaffey College!!!!!!

    NickiLaughs replied to chuchie's topic in California Nursing

    I don't know very much about the program. I'm assuming you've already gone to the school's website. I believe there is a wait list for both programs. I had a friend who got her LVN at a private...

  3. How to get trains as a med tech

    NickiLaughs replied to Anurseguy's topic in California Nursing

    I work in for a company that has several developmentally disabled group homes. and an Assisted Living. The only two environments that I know of where med techs are used are: Assisted Living...

  4. I don't know if I made a mistake

    NickiLaughs posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hello all I work at an assisted living and have 60 residents there. Just recently, we send a patient to the hospital because he was having trouble breathing. Turns out he had pneumonia. I went to...

  5. mandatory overtime?

    NickiLaughs replied to jayhawk3000's topic in California Nursing

    I know that some of the hospitals here in riverside don't pay time and a half until after a 12 hour shift. I guess you sign a contract agreeing to it when you get

  6. fun with implanted defibrilator....

    NickiLaughs replied to papawjohn's topic in General Nursing

    Oh lord, that's

  7. just curious...

    NickiLaughs replied to sweetface18's topic in General Nursing

    There were so many things that I wanted to be. I ended up becoming a nurse because I wanted to help people. And I get to. But I keep an open mind. I actually wanted to be in the military, but I...

  8. Nurse-Patient Ratio in SNF???

    NickiLaughs replied to dcoffee's topic in California Nursing

    That's basically correct. There is no ratio law. My first LVN job was exactly like that; 38 pts, 6 GT's; etc. Actually 38 patients is fairly low compared to most of them. Most of my LVN friends...

  9. Best & Worst April Fool's Pranks

    NickiLaughs replied to Fran_Nurse's topic in Nursing Humor

    Wasn't on April 1st; but a few weeks ago I had to drug test the whole department. One girl finished hers and happened to be particularly gullible. When the test was done, I called her to the back...

  10. How much to LVNs REALLY make just starting out of school in SA??

    NickiLaughs replied to smjones0130's topic in Texas Nursing

    I know, I've heard. I'm tempted, but I've already taken all the freaking prereq's for the schools here. I'd hate to move and have to take some different ones for RN

  11. How much to LVNs REALLY make just starting out of school in SA??

    NickiLaughs replied to smjones0130's topic in Texas Nursing

    That's insane that they pay that much in texas! I make 18.25/hr as an LVN in california! Condos around here start in the 350,000's. I am so jealous! (I want to move, I'm just trying to get my RN...

  12. BAD back

    NickiLaughs posted a topic in Health, Stress Management

    Hello all! I've been a nurse for a little over a year. And over the past 4 months I've thrown my back out 3 times. Oddly enough, the job I currently have is much easier than the job I had prior to...

  13. 30 Unit Option Lvn To RN

    NickiLaughs replied to BALLNVN's topic in California Nursing

    Because this program is only offered in California, the option is only valid in california. Other states will not accept it. Usually they will make you take the prereqs you didn't take, and you will...

  14. Which University/College in California

    NickiLaughs replied to Summer24's topic in California Nursing

    Just so you know! Most nursing programs in the united states do not accept out of country applicants. The reason is because there is such competition already with local students, and they get first...

  15. What a week, just a vent!

    NickiLaughs replied to L&Dnurse2Be's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah, I agree with the rule of 3's. I"m sorry you had a bad week. At our work, in the past 3 weeks, two different co-workers places burned down and they both lost everything. We're waiting for the...

  16. Help : Inland Empire Hospitals

    NickiLaughs replied to godsgem's topic in California Nursing

    Hey! I have a friend who works at Pomona Valley Medical Center and she loves it. The pay is not incredible, but the floor she works on the people are really nice and she's learned a lot. I think...

  17. Nurse Scholorships????Loans???Help.....

    NickiLaughs replied to cts12345's topic in General Nursing

    I take it you didn't sign up for the GI Bill ? If you're a vet, any community college I believe will automatically waive your tuition & fees. The hard part is getting into a program. Good

  18. 1st Psych Job Soon!

    NickiLaughs posted a topic in Psychiatric

    Hello all! I've been hired at Redlands Community Hospital to work full time NOC on their psych floor. I was told there's 17 beds with 2 LVNs and 2 RNs on each shift. That seems like a fairly...

  19. Anyone else?

    NickiLaughs posted a topic in General Nursing

    I have a boss that's constantly messing with my schedule and I'm getting pretty tired of it. First I was mon-fri, then he changed to tues- sat (mind you 10 hour shifts with a 2 hr lunch so he won't...

  20. contract RN for DD facility- qualifications?

    NickiLaughs replied to Beckyboo's topic in Developmental Disabilities

    I work for a company that owns an assisted living & a DD group home (actually 10 of them). My salary is 18.25/hr, but I believe I'm the highest paid LVN there. I know the RN there makes like...

  21. Anyone else?

    NickiLaughs replied to NickiLaughs's topic in General Nursing

    Unfortunately, the way the schedule is now, theres only two nurses, and in order to make sure all days are covered one works sun-thur and i work

  22. southern cali roll call

    NickiLaughs replied to sdskimmer's topic in California Nursing

    Hey! I'm an LVN in Riverside County. Currently working assisted living, though I might kill my boss soon and just go to

  23. Recommend which college?

    NickiLaughs replied to teek's topic in California Nursing

    Any community college in southern california is giong to be like that. Your option to get quicker classes is to pay big $ at a private school like loma linda university or mt. saint

  24. Psych nursing skill set

    NickiLaughs replied to MissNursieNurse's topic in Psychiatric

    It is a fact that you will lose a lot of nursing skills in psychiatric nursing, but like you said, many other skills that you were not taught in school are used. I just got offered a job on a psych...

  25. I don't know if I made a mistake

    NickiLaughs replied to NickiLaughs's topic in General Nursing

    Hi, the resident has Alzheimers - early stages, It was the first time he tried to "sit on the toilet" in his room. He was stable. His daughter is the only one who thought he appeared more confused...