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  1. Is the strike over? Was there really a strike?

    lllliv replied to gitterbug's topic in Nevada Nursing

    Talks Between Nurses, Hospitals Break Down Dec 19, 2006 02:50 PM PST Build Your Own Newscast Talks Between Nurses, Hospitals Break Down Negotiations have broken down between representatives from...

  2. Rehab nursing hours per patient day

    lllliv replied to dthib's topic in Rehabilitation

    i'm in las vegas and they have managed to cut us down to 5.75 hrs. then they subtract uc, manager, assistant mgr. what we are left with is not enough direct care

  3. Scrub pants with longer inseam

    lllliv replied to TheNewDino's topic in General Nursing

    i bought them in tall. the catalog doesn't specify the length of the inseam. these are the only ones i have found that look like i want them to and are available in tall. the website is...

  4. Scrub pants with longer inseam

    lllliv replied to TheNewDino's topic in General Nursing

    oh, and they have elastic in the back and drawstring front to adjust for comfort. i've been waiting to find just this type of scrub

  5. Scrub pants with longer inseam

    lllliv replied to TheNewDino's topic in General Nursing

    i found the perfect scrub pants for me. i'm 5'8" but like my pants plenty long. they are dickies brand, low rise(just below the belly button), fitting down the leg and then flare with a slit at the...

  6. suggestions for my meeting

    lllliv posted a topic in General Nursing

    hello. i have been working rehab at the same place for many years. i've seen the unit go from good to crappy. part of it is because our staffing has been cut but part of it is because the therapy...

  7. suggestions for my meeting

    lllliv replied to lllliv's topic in General Nursing

    thanks for the replies. i have made a list and will try to focus on what is best for the patient as opposed to who should do what job. i'm afraid there is already too much bad blood for anything to be...

  8. nurses buttons bother administration

    lllliv posted a topic in Activism, Healthcare

    http://www.reviewjournal.com/lvrj_home/2005/Sep-15-Thu-2005/news/27211959.html unreal. as if these buttons were

  9. nurses buttons bother administration

    lllliv replied to lllliv's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    quote"IMHO: Its all in the interpretation, and this supervisor was threatened by something."quote they hate to see nurses banding together and actually supporting one another. when all the hospitals...

  10. funniest thing you saw a nurse do.......

    lllliv replied to cre8tivRN's topic in General Nursing

    one more... on the unit i was working on we had a very nice older doc who couldn't see very well. he liked to really check out his patients. we had notified him of a stage 2 to the coccyx of one of...

  11. funniest thing you saw a nurse do.......

    lllliv replied to cre8tivRN's topic in General Nursing

    another... we once had an elderly schitzophrenic male patient. he had told us of all the wealth he had and how he would pay any of us $1000 a day to take him home and take care of him. he had a huge...

  12. funniest thing you saw a nurse do.......

    lllliv replied to cre8tivRN's topic in General Nursing

    these are hilarious!! i once was taking care of a young man who had a closed head injury. he was ambulatory but quite confused. i had been busy and by the time i spotted him he had made his way to a...

  13. LVN Pay in your Area???

    lllliv replied to Anjewels's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    oh yeah. i get a yearly bonus too. you get more every year you are there. last year it was around 2700.00 dollars after

  14. LVN Pay in your Area???

    lllliv replied to Anjewels's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    hi all. i'm in las vegas, nv. i make 23.20/hour base with full benefits. i work at one of the hospitals. next raise due in december. there are small shift diffs for evenings and nights. i work...

  15. Serving the doctors?

    lllliv replied to amber1142's topic in Ob/Gyn

    we have one doc that writes "More progress notes", or just "Progress notes", as an order because he doesn't want to have to reach in front of him and grab one. and i mean he writes it on each...

  16. LPN/LVN rate of pay in your area.

    lllliv replied to Couture_Honey's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    i'm working at a hospital in las vegas. my base pay is 22.47 an hour. i'm full time with good

  17. Cities and states with full-time jobs for LPN'S.

    lllliv replied to Blackcat99's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    vegas

  18. online courses--one by one???

    lllliv posted a topic in Online Distance Learning

    do you have to sign up for a nursing program or is there a way to take all of your nursing courses one by one online to get an adn? i'm already an lpn. like sign up and pay for nursing 101, pass, then...

  19. imposter nurse????

    lllliv posted a topic in General Nursing

    hi. we had a nurse hired to our unit and oriented for about a month. she had told management that she had worked med surg at a major county hospital prior to moving to here. during orientation she...

  20. imposter nurse????

    lllliv replied to lllliv's topic in General Nursing

    thanks for the responses. we've had new nurses with no experience come to work on our unit, and i can understand the need for orientation. everyone on my unit are very helpful with newbies. you learn...

  21. What do nursing unions do?

    lllliv replied to pickles98's topic in General Nursing

    well, it depends on the strength of your union. they are supposed to be able to negotiate good contracts for workers, like more money, more staff, etc... they are available to assist in problems with...

  22. where are the nursing shortages?

    lllliv replied to jenago's topic in General Nursing

    i think nv ranks #2 in the nursing shortage. but you would never know it the way we are

  23. What is your biggest nursing pet peeve?

    lllliv replied to ferfer's topic in General Nursing

    or....how about the pt.that intentionally slows you down. you come in with meds, sometimes requested pain meds, and the patient has to straighten their clothes, rearrange the bedside table, make a...

  24. Male RN-assist with pelvic exams?

    lllliv replied to walnuttree91's topic in Emergency

    a nurse is a nurse and should provide the care that is needed at the

  25. Would you want your children to go into nursing?

    lllliv replied to 2rntish's topic in General Nursing

    no