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In a 10 minute period, she would go from hot to cold and back to hot again, requiring multiple trips to her room to adjust the a/c or add/subtract blankets, etc. To add to the fact that her call bell was so consistent that it was the cadence to which...

I am sure that I am not the first to ask, but everyone's experience here is so valuable. I am just starting the LPN-RN bridge via Excelsior and got my study guides for the gen ed classes that I am short. I am studying to take the microbiology test...

I didn't find the notes on Ebay or Half...so I don't have them! Thanks for the heads up!

Thank you, thank you! I have gotten 5 books on Half.com for the various gen ed classes that I need and have spent less than $35.00 for all five. I am excited. I will go to the site you suggested NOW! Thanks again, Stacey

Yes, State Farm has a policy available. They are the ones I was talking about with the homeowners policy. I don't know if they offer it to people as an independent policy. Check it out anyway. It is worth a try. For me, it was half the cost of th...

We have a malpractice policy available under our homeowners insurance. It is specifically for nurses and is very inexpensive. If you own your home, check with your agent.

Thanks for the information. I didn't even know that there was a distance learning forum. I will check it out. Congrats on finishing PN. I graduated in may of '06 and love it.

Very early in my nursing career, I had a patient with a known seizure disorder who was admitted for...a seizure. He was an elderly man with an elderly wife who had been taking care of this gentleman for years. She had his meds down in her own persona...

Ok, this subject has probably been covered a million times on this site, but I haven't seen it yet. So, a little insight, please... I work as a floor nurse (LPN) on a med surg floor in a small hospital. I took care of a patient s/p ortho surgery. ...

More genius. You guys are great! LOL!

Gettingupthere, that is just genius! Thanks for making my day!

I worked through LPN school. Much depends on the type of student that you are. I worked full time in the ER of our local hospital as a tech. I didn't make a million dollars, but I made enough to live on and the experience (both the environment and...

I am overwhelmed and humbled by all of your lovely compliments. Thank you. I love nursing and the wonderful people I have met who have made such an impact on me...both patients and coworkers. Thank you, again. Nursing is the joy of my life.

You should be as proud of your service to this wonderful country as I am of the incredible people who protect it. Semper fi.

Just beautiful....

I have to agree with TheCommuter. By and large the facilities that need to offer huge bonuses are having some kind of retention/reputation problem. I am sure there are exceptions, but I am betting they are few and far between. Stacey

I have found that the older the patient/resident the less respect I get from them. For instance, at the LTC where I used to work I would routinely have people call me the "little medication nurse" or ask "are you a nurse or just an LPN?" I think t...

I am about to start a similar program through Excelsior after hearing from co-workers (and my mother-in-law who is a nurse, too) that if I have the discipline to do it, this is a great way to get to my goal. I am excited! Go for it!

Yes, in nursing school you will learn dosage calcs that involve very basic, simple algebra that you will find a breeze because you understand WHY you are "solving for X". The problem that I always had with algebra was that I had nothing to relate it...

I had very similar experiences with a nurse in my first "real" job in LTC. The nurse who tormented me worked 5 weekday shifts (days) and would relieve me every Monday morning (30 minutes late for 2 years) and was somehow able to blame any of her pro...

It took me 35 years of knowing in the back of my mind that a nurse is what I was meant to be. I started dreaming about it when I was 5 years old. If you have that voice in your head telling you the same, don't ignore it. It only becomes harder to ...

Congrats on going to school! Yes, we use algebra in dosage calcs etc. I was terribly intimidated by that prospect. I am a math moron and algebra might as well be a foreign language. The difference is, in nursing, algebra is not just an abstract probl...

Always amazing...thanks. I will make sure that the other nurses with whom I work are aware as well. We were all living in pure ignorance.

i googled...apparently my skills are lacking because i can only find references to florence n. and some other female pioneers. can you enlighten me?

It has been said that nurses eat their young...and that is very true in LTC. I have worked in 3 LTC facilities either as a nurse oringinally as a CNA. They are breeding places for mean, backstabbing behavior. I finally made it out. I took a nearl...