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  1. When a patient won't accept help from family/support system

    belgarion replied to AmericanChai's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Really, is he so arrogant and above general medicine that he couldn't have paid a tad of attention to the entire dynamic? Apparently so. Sounds like 80% of the surgeons I ever met. Cut em open,...

  2. HIPAA And My Rights As An Employee

    belgarion replied to jprn7171's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    Seen this kind of thing before. As long as no one pushes the issue it will keep on happening. File the complaint, burn their sorry a$$es, find another job before they create a reason to get rid of...

  3. Is it ok to call CNA's nurses?

    belgarion replied to jean36's topic in General Nursing

    Okay, I'm an LVN in a small hospital in Texas. I have noticed that while the scope of practice for an RN is pretty much the same, it varies greatly for LVN/LPNs from state to state and even from...

  4. Is it ok to call CNA's nurses?

    belgarion replied to jean36's topic in General Nursing

    Are CNAs nurses? No, but I'm not going to war because an uninformed media and public choose to refer to anyone in healthcare who isn't a doctor as "nurse". I have heard radiologic techs referred to...

  5. Slap in the face

    belgarion replied to whodunit's topic in General Nursing

    They have to come up with some excuse, no matter how lame, for not giving raises. This method makes it easy for

  6. Occurrence In Idaho

    belgarion replied to kubivern's topic in General Nursing

    What does it say about the county officials who think it is better to allow someone to die in screaming agony than to slip away quietly? If they are ever in this position themselves will they refuse...

  7. ALL NURSES this affects all of you

    belgarion replied to AnalegnaRN's topic in General Nursing

    No one has yet answered the question about requiring the vaccine for persons who have had a previous allergic reaction. Using a very broad interpretation of the ADA, it seems that it would be illegal...

  8. Am I not cut out to be a nurse? Please Help!

    belgarion replied to katy81's topic in General Nursing

    I can stand to do or watch just about any kind of needle stick you care to name on myself or someone else but watching the vet give my pets their shots makes my knees shake and my mouth go dry. Who...

  9. I don't care anymore, I'm never saying another thing...

    belgarion replied to RN1982's topic in General Nursing

    I've seen it dozens of times over the years. It doesn't matter whether it's nursing, banking, manufacturing, or retail. People who are in charge usually have no interest in suggestions unless their...

  10. So does a drug test mean employment???

    belgarion replied to kemkem's topic in General Nursing

    Usually if an organization is spending the money for a drug screen, they are serious about hiring that person. It's a lot of money to waste on someone you don't want. I was called and asked to come in...

  11. interested in designer scrubs?

    belgarion replied to plainfieldguy's topic in Men in Nursing

    I know a doctor who usually wears Hawaiian scrub tops. Do a search on Hawaiian scrubs and you should find a few places you can order them. Some of them are the "genuine" article as opposed to cheap,...

  12. statistics

    belgarion replied to joker523's topic in Online Distance Learning

    I had a minor in Math/Statistics in my previous life so I am probably qualified to say this. A statistics class involves quite a bit of elementary algebra. If you are comfortable with algebra, you...

  13. 11 Things Your Nurse Thinks (But Will Never Tell You)

    belgarion replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in General Nursing

    Another suggestion: "If your mother is so hard up for ice this second why don't YOU go to the machine and fill her pitcher? It's easy to find. It's right next to the coffee pot you have visited 17...

  14. male nurse haircut rules

    belgarion replied to albert6jed's topic in Male Nursing Students

    I did some clinicals at a facility that limits facial hair to a "neatly trimmed moustache". The best part about this is that several doctors who sit on the board, and thus help make the rules, have...

  15. To all the LPN graduates, how are you getting ready for your boards?

    belgarion replied to kikwon89's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    I took my NCLEX 10 days after I graduated and passed with 85 questions. I didn't really make much use of any of the study guides or review programs. I bought a box of Saunders review cards and took...

  16. I'm SUPER NERVOUS & need HELP with the NCLEX-PN!

    belgarion replied to krysty787's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I took my test about 10 days after graduation. The ATI comprehensive test told me I had a 99% probability of passing the NCLEX on the first try. I did some studying using Saunders materials and took...

  17. Fail at 85??? NCLEX-PN

    belgarion replied to MGBUG's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Took the NCLEX today. My knees were shaking so much as I left the building I wasn't sure I would get to my car without falling on my face. I had to sit in the car for about 20 minutes before I felt...

  18. 4 years to my LVN dream...worth it?

    belgarion replied to luckygal5571's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    When I was 32 I started working on a BS degree in manufacturing engineering. It took me 7 years to finish it going part time while I was working. Now I'm 52 and just recently finished LVN school and...

  19. Embarrassing clinical moments... share yours

    belgarion replied to dblpn's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    Wasn't nearly as embarrasing to me as it was to my insrtuctor. I was going to do a BBG on an elderly female patient. I was asking her which finger she wanted me to use when my instructor popped up...

  20. Got fired... again. Should I not be a nurse?

    belgarion replied to Sarah K, RN's topic in General Nursing

    Actually it sounds like the state agency that oversees LTC facilities might be interested in what happened. If it happened once it has probably happened before and will happen again unless someone...

  21. Nurses Are Professionals? Oh Really?

    belgarion replied to PMFB-RN's topic in General Nursing

    Ever gone car shopping? Noticed that every salesman goes through the same stupid routine no matter where you go? How much do you like it? As a customer I have always found scripted dialogue to be an...

  22. Company loyalty meaningless?

    belgarion replied to AprilW3's topic in General Nursing

    Modern definition of "Company Loyalty" - You owe the company your undying devotion even to the exclusion of God, country, and family. In return, the company is perfectly free to treat you like...

  23. New LPN students to start soon !! Come share your experiences :)

    belgarion replied to Ericad85's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    re: new lpn students to start soon !! come share your experiences :)i am still waiting for somebody to tell me how their first weeks in ns were. i know some of you have mentioned that there was too...

  24. LVN Hospital Jobs

    belgarion replied to jimbalaya's topic in Texas Nursing

    Just get out a map of Texas and start googling on some of the small towns in the area you like. You may be surprised at how many towns with two or three thousand people have a small hospital. You...

  25. Is it hard to find a job after Nursing school?

    belgarion replied to Back2Nursing09's topic in General Nursing

    I worked in the corporate jungle for a long time before I decided to do something useful with the rest of my life. I know what it is like to have to go out a dig for a job.I think nurses got a litle...