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noctanol

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  1. Hospitals no longer hiring nurses with their ADN?

    noctanol replied to Sandrizzle86's topic in Texas Nursing

    this is true but not all places, they only do it so they can get more money from insurance/medicare/medicaid. also, most professional jobs need a person to have a bachelors to hold that job,...

  2. Where are there jobs in Texas?

    noctanol replied to newgrad82's topic in Texas Nursing

    is texas a good job market because every other post is some1 trying to come to texas to look for a job. im wondering because i have some people i know who have been looking for jobs n its not that...

  3. Any Nigerian Nurse in Houston Texas

    noctanol replied to Bbkings's topic in Texas Nursing

    just curious, why are you particularly interested in joining a nigerian nurses association, or connecting with nigerian

  4. LPN Evening Schools In Houston????

    noctanol replied to texasboi's topic in Texas Nursing

    i dont think there is a true "evening" lvn program in houston. San Jac north offers evening lecture with possibility of evening or day clinicals. One thing to consider is most hospitals are doing...

  5. serious question, need reply: policy on rape

    noctanol replied to noctanol's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    i do understand it is and really empathize (not sympathize) with geriatric Alzheimers/dementia. I am not trying to discredit this patient or say it never happens in facility's. Question is when is...

  6. Ever hear of such a thing?

    noctanol replied to LatinGirl's topic in General Nursing

    when i was in school, they taught that every a nurse wrote (legal) had to be in black ink, period. i dont know if the DON is correct or not. Has anyone suggested just getting a new paper and writting...

  7. LVN jobs in Houston texas

    noctanol replied to noctanol's topic in Texas Nursing

    thanks, i've been working fulltime, 1 yr now. i guess it is somehow confusing if not funny, lvn cant get hired in hospitals and places that used to hire rn's are now downgrading. at least in houston,...

  8. serious question, need reply: policy on rape

    noctanol replied to noctanol's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    i guess some of you are taking the topic out of hand. I agree that there are some cases of abuse and that abuse is a serious issue. However, ALL the male aids were sent home without pay. If they were...

  9. how do i become a dialysis nurse

    noctanol replied to noctanol's topic in Texas Nursing

    again, thanks for both the negative and positive remark, i have applied and will be training at davita, they have a 3 month preceptorship/training, so i will be fine by then, its part time 2 days a...

  10. Drunk in Public supposed RN

    noctanol replied to MedicLifelineRN's topic in General Nursing

    slander is punishable by law and has hefty fines, if the wronged nurse is reading this, act now, coz nurse X ows you some

  11. can someone help me?

    noctanol replied to mRpeNa's topic in General Nursing

    u basically dont provide "good care" or whatever is that you mean. this is the real world of nursing. you need to make sure your med aid is passing her meds, the cna's are cleaning pt's, getting pt's...

  12. Messed up with a transfer request

    noctanol replied to 2shihtzus's topic in General Nursing

    have you had a 1 on 1 with the director/nurse managers or DON, dont rely too much on them getting back to you through emails, phone calls etc, meet with them in person and let them know what is going...

  13. conflict with head nurse...

    noctanol replied to socalRN3's topic in General Nursing

    just to add, with my job there is no written policy, it depends on seniority, they go by who ever has been there longer first and so on. Going to your immediate supervisor/nurse manager/DON is not a...

  14. LPN to RN wage in current LPN position

    noctanol replied to sallyjane's topic in LPN to RN

    i guess you didnt get the picture i was trying to portray, i didnt say it was illegal, but an RN, getting paid LVN wages is still responsible and is expected to act as an RN, therefore most duties...

  15. Houston area jobs for LVN now an RN..anyone havin trouble?

    noctanol replied to lilypad2424's topic in Texas Nursing

    dont want to appear rude but houston has a max of about 20 major hospitals, which if i calulate correctly can employ about 40,000 nurses at 2000 a hospital (achuuuu, bless me), with the influx of all...

  16. Houston LVN Grad looking for work

    noctanol replied to 1soon2brn's topic in Texas Nursing

    agencies dont usually hire new grads and if you do get an agency like ultra staffing, i would steer away from them, most places "hate" agency nurses 1) because they get paid more, avg 26-28 LVN, 32-40...

  17. Excelsior Grad

    noctanol replied to RNinfamily's topic in Online Distance Learning

    your question is not clear, what type of online course did you complete, lpn to rn, bsn, msn?? and where are you looking/ have you applied to, did they deny you a job on the basis that you graduated...

  18. It seems probie's can't take a joke or laugh

    noctanol replied to abbaking's topic in General Nursing

    i think your sense of humor is out of line, how do you suggest a Narco and vodka before coming to work even if its a joke, and pt pooping all over the bed, really, you dont have any jokes that thats...

  19. Just a random vent

    noctanol replied to himilayaneyes's topic in General Nursing

    tell them to get out of the room while you are perfoming your duties as a nurse, if they refuse, call the DON or superviser and explain your situation. Also, document every thing just in case the...

  20. LPN to RN wage in current LPN position

    noctanol replied to sallyjane's topic in LPN to RN

    For those who dont understand, there is little to no difference between being an LPN and being an RN in a nursing home/ long term care, the only thing an LVN cannot do is remove PICC lines and...

  21. Orientation with 55 residents

    noctanol replied to starletRN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    if the orientee is a new grad then yes that would be unreasonable. it seems you just feel overwhelmed. i work in a ltc and at night most of the residents just sleep, i have 12 am and 2 am med pass,...

  22. how do i become a dialysis nurse

    noctanol replied to noctanol's topic in Texas Nursing

    thanx to all who replied, even with the negative answers. apparently in every nursing institution there are nurses who feel that they are more adapt and more competent than others and hence think they...

  23. Are any new grads having problems finding work in Texas?

    noctanol replied to RN2be2012's topic in Texas Nursing

    just curious, answers given today may not be depict what the job market will be in 2012, most hospitals are expanding and new ones are getting build. to answer your question, yes there are major...

  24. Nurses, do you immediately take bath after duty?

    noctanol replied to ms.pebbles's topic in General Nursing

    i used to take a shower everytime i get home, after some time you get tired of the

  25. First Med Error as aNurse

    noctanol replied to WeirdNurseKelly's topic in General Nursing

    go by the mar and dont rush yourself, always sign the medication as you give it, if the patient refuses, you can circle the med on the mar and make a small note of why patient refused