CaliBoy760

CaliBoy760 has 20 years experience and specializes in Hyperbaric Medicine and Wound Care.

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1. Saltines - thinking beyond the office

   CaliBoy760 replied to Flare's topic in School

   Justin Wilson, the Cajun cook, had a recipe for no-potato potato salad using saltines instead. Never tried it, but it seemed interesting... No Potatoe Potatoe

2. Outgoing LVN refuses to do a Narc Count

   CaliBoy760 replied to CaliBoy760's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

   In the big scheme of things? Probably not. I refuse to start my shift until the narc count has been completed, and scrambling to find another nurse to do the count is a waste of my time and theirs...

3. Outgoing LVN refuses to do a Narc Count

   CaliBoy760 replied to CaliBoy760's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

   I agree. But, it's never the nurse who has actually done the med pass. My issue is with the LVN who did, but still refuses to count narcotics at the end of her

4. Outgoing LVN refuses to do a Narc Count

   CaliBoy760 posted a topic in LPN, LVN Corner

   I've been working the NOC shift (6P-6A) at a county correctional facility for a couple of months now. One of the nurses who I relieve from day shift refuses to do a narcotic count with me at the end...

5. Help! LVN Wages?

   CaliBoy760 replied to Kiki1970's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

   Pay really is all over the map, even in California. My first job out of school was for $19.21. Second job was $27.00. Third job was $31.00. And then the recession hit and the bottom dropped out of...

6. Hospital that bans family members

   CaliBoy760 replied to paramedic-RN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

   Working the NOC shift will significantly lower your exposure to family

7. Mobile IV infusions... for hangovers

   CaliBoy760 replied to Dogen's topic in General Nursing

   Before working in an Urgent Care Clinic, I had no idea how profoundly beneficial a liter bag of NS could be. I learned that chronic dehydration can be manifested without any real physical symptoms...

8. Potential Kaiser assignment, opinions?

   CaliBoy760 replied to mercdg's topic in Travel

   Frankly, I'd be more concerned with AMN than with Kaiser. As a traveller, you are hired help to both the registry you're working for and the receiving facility. I did a stint at Kaiser through one of...

9. How do you handle references/supervisor requests as a travel nurse?

   CaliBoy760 posted a topic in Travel

   I have been working registry/travel for the last couple of years. Whenever I apply for a new position I'm asked to provide my work history including my supervisors name and contact info. I never know...

10. First on scene to car wreck

    CaliBoy760 replied to T-Bird78's topic in General Nursing

    I keep a basic med kit in my car that includes a box of gloves, a seat belt cutter, and several towels. I was on vacation recently and had just checked in to the hotel when a medical transport van was...

11. Firearms

    CaliBoy760 replied to cracklingkraken's topic in General Nursing

    My mother was an ER nurse in the inner city and she carried a snub nosed .38 in her purse in to work every day. This was long before Draconian laws prevented doing so. I own firearms, but I don't feel...

12. Picked on by resident

    CaliBoy760 replied to imaLvn2's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Tell your DON what you've just told all of us. It's no big deal, really. Patients who have been in the hospital for extended periods sometimes try to create drama where no drama really exists. You...

13. I used Kaplan and didn't pass NCLEX on 1st try

    CaliBoy760 replied to angelctz's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I'm not sure why you singled out Kaplan as the reason you didn't pass. You failed because you didn't correctly answer the required number of questions. That has nothing to do with Kaplan. All NCLEX...

14. LPN TRAVEL NURSING

    CaliBoy760 replied to new2travel's topic in Travel

    The vast majority of Travel Nurse agencies are RN only, with the (very) occasional LVN/LPN slot. I'm currently working for Cirrus Medical in California at $27.00 and hour. One thing I've noticed as an...

15. Attention New Nurses in LTC. Night shift is where it's at.

    CaliBoy760 replied to downsouthlaff's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    My first (and only) job in LTC was a 12 hour NOC shift. I enjoyed it immensely and I learned a lot, especially time management. Three med passes actually ate up most of the shift, and charting between...