hotnurse84

hotnurse84

5yrs LPN , 2 yrs CNA

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  1. is Private Duty Nursing and Home Health Nursing

    hotnurse84 replied to pat8585's topic in Private Duty

    yeah i think private duty really comes from the clients pocket. but home health can be paid by insurance companies and medicaid, medicare, and so on. i believe,,,,,someone correct me if im

  2. What do you do in the nursing station in your down time?

    hotnurse84 replied to kiwipsychnurse's topic in Psychiatric

    when i worked psych i got on internet and did word puzzles/ crosswords. Now i do home health and there is so much down time its crazy. AND YES I DO GET ALL my work done..hehe. it's very laid back...

  3. Passed CPNE today!!

    hotnurse84 replied to erlissy's topic in Online Distance Learning

    Thank you! i'm 6 tests away from cpne but already worried about it and trying to learn everything about it that i

  4. Passed CPNE today!!

    hotnurse84 replied to erlissy's topic in Online Distance Learning

    congrats!!! mine is still months away but could you tell us a little about your

  5. If you have rec' d the H1N1 vaccine - please report

    hotnurse84 replied to CrunchRN's topic in General Nursing

    I got nasal mist and was fine for about 12hrs....then I had sore throat and mild fever. went to bed and when I woke up I had 101 temp..body aches chills. headache..it was awful. this lasted from thurs...

  6. Is this even possible?

    hotnurse84 replied to lcs7h's topic in General Nursing

    I think if you think you can work 5 12hr shifts then do it. I live in indiana and there are available jobs in nusing homes and at home health. if I didn't need sleep (hehehe) I think I could work...

  7. What influenced you to go into healthcare?

    hotnurse84 replied to Marissa2619's topic in General Nursing

    my sister was born with something wrong with her kidneys and this was not found out until she was about 20. her kidneys were both very small and had not grown properly.they were not functioning well...

  8. Funny things you have said but wish you didn't

    hotnurse84 replied to FranEMTnurse's topic in Nursing Humor

    When i was younger maybe 15 or so i said one. I have a family that i"ve never heard say a foul word ever! and i was trying to describe to my mother and grandmother about how something frightened me...

  9. Should I walk away from this?

    hotnurse84 replied to BigTimeNurse's topic in General Nursing

    I felt that way too. hated everything but OR , psych, and some of the maternity. stick with the program...then try different feilds of nursing out when u graduate. maybe you would like a psych...

  10. What's Your Best Nursing Ghost Story?

    hotnurse84 replied to steffck's topic in General Nursing

    I"ve nevser seen a ghost....but i do often see things out of the corner of my eye or floating dots. Which could be easily explained as tiredness/fatigue. i work 3rd shift. i work home health. i often...

  11. I hate being a LPN in LTC. The horror!

    hotnurse84 replied to Plagueis's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    LTC can be very demanding, hard, sad, grueling, and laborsome......but somehow i always end up back there....:loveya: It is very rewarding. i"ve worked off and on in LTC for about 8 yrs and right...

  12. Halloween

    hotnurse84 replied to CapeCodMermaid's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    i love dressing up also. i was a cow with udders a few yrs ago and a witch also....loved it. Mermaid do you have any confused residents that may be scared by the costumes? perhaps thats what they are...

  13. Lpn to Rn lets stay motived!!

    hotnurse84 replied to keepmovingrn's topic in Online Distance Learning

    I"m so excited to be an Rn....I like being an lpn but you do get more respect and more money as an Rn. and money is a great motivater...hehe...Sue how long did it take you to take the 7 nurse

  14. Lpn to Rn lets stay motived!!

    hotnurse84 replied to keepmovingrn's topic in Online Distance Learning

    i"m glad. i heard you could do penn foster info lit class for 90 dollars instead of 200-300 thru excelsior. so im going to find out more by calling penn

  15. Lpn to Rn lets stay motived!!

    hotnurse84 replied to keepmovingrn's topic in Online Distance Learning

    I"m going thru excelsior. ihave my pre-reqs done except for information

  16. Meeting with the TCN Rep in the morning

    hotnurse84 replied to readytoroll's topic in Online Distance Learning

    yeah, i agree that they should supply free practice tests ... i just meant you get two so then you dont have to pay $495 or whatever for the module and another 60 for each practice exam...im very...

  17. Meeting with the TCN Rep in the morning

    hotnurse84 replied to readytoroll's topic in Online Distance Learning

    I did buy TCN books...that being said i'll tell you the pros and cons of TCN.pros- the books have worked for me so far. I have passed 3 classes. they send you the books and you can also read them...

  18. Lpn to Rn lets stay motived!!

    hotnurse84 replied to keepmovingrn's topic in Online Distance Learning

    yes, I need motivation. I took my last test in june and am just now taking my next test oct. 26...i too have a child. so she gets most my time. but I am lucky to be able to study at work. I'm a home...