LydiaNN

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    How much per semester did you nursing school cost?

    LydiaNN replied to 5860TomCat's topic in General Nursing

    Did you go to Duquesne? (I did!) I went on their website and they're up into the 30s for the year
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    How much per semester did you nursing school cost?

    LydiaNN replied to 5860TomCat's topic in General Nursing

    This goes to show how long ago I went to NS... the cost for an entire year, tuition, room and board and fees, was $5500 my first year. I think it might have been up to around $7000 4 years later, but...
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    written up already!

    LydiaNN replied to janetrette's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Where I work, if you get written up, all you're signing to is that you've been informed that a supervisor has discussed the issue with you, you understand the required corrective action plan, you know...
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    I need input on which school to choose! Thanks!

    LydiaNN replied to vivasmom's topic in General Nursing

    All other things being equal, I'd choose Pasadena. That drive to Long Beach every day will wear on you, I
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    Jenny McCarthy and autism

    LydiaNN replied to EmilyUSFRN's topic in Pediatric

    It also seems that certain people who should know better- pediatricians and such- use the term "PDD", as if autism were not itself a PDD. It is almost as if it's used to cushion the "blow" of an...
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    Jenny McCarthy and autism

    LydiaNN replied to EmilyUSFRN's topic in Pediatric

    I'm going to respond to a couple of posts with one message. rph, here in CA, our rate of MR (now called "intellectual disability) has not declined in proportion to the rise in autism cases. I do...
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    WHY SHOULD THEY GET MEDICAL CARE/ free

    LydiaNN replied to ssalicia's topic in Correctional

    I didn't know we were taking a vote for who is less worthy, TANF recipients or jailbirds. I do agree that prisoners are entitled to basic healthcare, but I also understand the frustration of those of...
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    All I Want For Xmas

    LydiaNN replied to madwife2002's topic in United Kingdom

    We bought a new TV at the after Thanksgiving sales. I could've waited till Christmas to install it, but you have to understand, I share a home with a football fanatic. That wasn't going to happen....
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    Owning a home in California

    LydiaNN replied to love-d-OR's topic in California Nursing

    I grew up in rural PA, and California felt like a foreign country to me when I got here. It had nothing to do with people of different ethnicities, either. CA is, in many ways, a world unto itself....
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    WHY SHOULD THEY GET MEDICAL CARE/ free

    LydiaNN replied to ssalicia's topic in Correctional

    I'm sorry. I hope I didn't come off as doubting what was being said. I'm not an ER nurse, so I'd have no idea what goes on. I guess it is just difficult for me to fathom that anyone would elect...
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    WHY SHOULD THEY GET MEDICAL CARE/ free

    LydiaNN replied to ssalicia's topic in Correctional

    How do you know that they're getting arrested just so their delivery is covered, though? I still don't understand what the advantage would
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    Jenny McCarthy and autism

    LydiaNN replied to EmilyUSFRN's topic in Pediatric

    Genetics loads the gun and environment pulls the
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    WHY SHOULD THEY GET MEDICAL CARE/ free

    LydiaNN replied to ssalicia's topic in Correctional

    Why would they do that? They can go to a hospital and, if birth is imminent, be admitted or be transferred to a County facility. Either Emergency Medicaid would cover it or they'd be billed and just...
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    Graduating in Nursing from an all female college

    LydiaNN replied to neenja's topic in Male Nursing Students

    I think you might be overestimating the interest your presence in the library would attract. When I went to the library, it was to study. I didn't concern myself with who else was at the library or...
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    What patient population do you enjoy working with the most?

    LydiaNN replied to philosophical's topic in General Nursing

    I don't do direct care anymore. I educate parents of children with developmental disabilities. I love that part of my
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    WHY SHOULD THEY GET MEDICAL CARE/ free

    LydiaNN replied to ssalicia's topic in Correctional

    If you don't want to get involved in a debate over inmate rights, I'd just say, "I have nothing to do with making the rules. The job was available and it fit my
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    Dreaming about work while you sleep:(

    LydiaNN replied to Shantas's topic in General Nursing

    I don't usually dream about work per se, although on occasion I have. More often, the symbolism in my dreams represents work. A couple years ago, when I was getting ready for an audit, I dreamt that...
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    Calling in sick before the holidays

    LydiaNN replied to TazziRN's topic in General Nursing

    I've worked at several places that had a policy that you had to work your last scheduled day before and your first scheduled day after to qualify for holiday pay. I think it is perfectly fair. If...
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    Owning a home in California

    LydiaNN replied to love-d-OR's topic in California Nursing

    We bought our first home with an inheritance left to us by dh's grandmother. That was in 1992. Otherwise, we'd still be in renter's
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    I work at Disney World now!!

    LydiaNN replied to wooh's topic in General Nursing

    Disney is pretty notorious for treating people badly, I
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    I work at Disney World now!!

    LydiaNN replied to wooh's topic in General Nursing

    Disneyland actually has nurses on site, to supervise the First Aid station and to be on hand to assist at medical emergencies. I'm sure DW does, too. "On stage" at the hospital? Yep, that's just...
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    Why is mental illness considered pts. fault?

    LydiaNN replied to mrs.captain.kangaroo's topic in Psychiatric

    Last year there was a thread about Christmas carols that make fun of people with mental illness. I was shocked at some of the people who participated in it, and at some of the justifications offered...
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    My baby has lice

    LydiaNN replied to ShayRN's topic in General Nursing

    I'd also thoroughly vacuum any furniture on which she's been sitting. Has she been riding in the car? If so, I'd clean that,
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    Nursing Supervisors=Telemarketers

    LydiaNN replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    Aren't you going to the next person on the list, anyway, though? Back in my floor days, my family and friends all used a code if they wanted to get in touch with me on my day off... 4 rings, twice,...
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    Do you clean desk and hands before test?

    LydiaNN replied to jbtampa's topic in Florida Nursing

    I never heard of it, either, but I don't see why anyone would feel the need to protest. I'm sure it feels infantilizing, but the people to blame for that are the cheaters that have ruined it for all...