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blondnursey

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  1. thinking of moving to vermont ? about bon

    blondnursey posted a topic in General Nursing

    hi i am thinking of moving to vermont (from ohio valley). was wondering how long it takes the bon to get you your license? i see from other posts it shouldnt take long. (too late to change my title...

  2. HELP! the adon stealing out of the med cart?

    blondnursey posted a topic in General Nursing

    hi my friend who is also a lpn, got a new job this week. its a local nursing ho me with a very bad rep. i told her to be careful... well she has called me everyday that she has worked freaking out....

  3. HELP! the adon stealing out of the med cart?

    blondnursey replied to blondnursey's topic in General Nursing

    stick to your guns my friend....nurses everywhere have your

  4. HELP! the adon stealing out of the med cart?

    blondnursey replied to blondnursey's topic in General Nursing

    how scary to think shes medicating somebodies

  5. HELP! the adon stealing out of the med cart?

    blondnursey replied to blondnursey's topic in General Nursing

    she does order the meds, which is why a 2 hour med pass takes 4...but you know how it is to follow someone who doesnt put stuff in the cart. she said she offers the staff tylenol from her purse...

  6. HELP! the adon stealing out of the med cart?

    blondnursey replied to blondnursey's topic in General Nursing

    i did! i sent her a link right to this page..told her how helpfull everyone is here!! thanks for all the advice so

  7. Safety Question - Nurses rights

    blondnursey replied to Wends1984's topic in General Nursing

    i agree that you should have 2 people using the lift with a person of that size...esp if the pt would feel more comfortable that way (hint

  8. i feel so guilty..should i have done more?

    blondnursey replied to erin01's topic in General Nursing

    nursing is a practice, and thats what it takes. all nurses miss clues & make mistakes. GOOD NURSES learn from the mistakes. dont feel bad and beat yourself up too much. you learned from it, not...

  9. Help! In first contract and no housing as promised. No $$. Advice?

    blondnursey replied to GalRN's topic in Travel

    tell them you are out of there if they cant fix it. THEY WORK FOR YOU TOO NOT JUST THE FACILITY. tell the facility why you are going to be leaving

  10. Hygiene--HELP PLEASE

    blondnursey replied to ANurseWannaB's topic in General Nursing

    sounds like he could use a check up from the doc, regarding his mental health...does his mom know about this? i am sure others have noticed his hygeine, i would pull out all stops and ask family...

  11. nurses in corrections recovering from drugs/alcohol abuse

    blondnursey posted a topic in Correctional

    hi just curious if depts of corrections hire nurses who are in recovery to work in the jails prisons? wondered if doing jail time for drugs/alcohol/etc would be a bar to employment? do you think it...

  12. nurses in corrections with criminal history?

    blondnursey posted a topic in Nurses Recovery

    hi just curious if depts of corrections hire nurses who are in recovery to work in the jails prisons? wondered if doing jail time for drugs/alcohol/etc would be a bar to employment? do you think it...

  13. nurses in corrections with criminal history?

    blondnursey replied to blondnursey's topic in Nurses Recovery

    so does the reverse apply? what if you were working and a family member was sentenced to your prison? as for serving time & working there, i was thinking more along the lines of having spent a...

  14. time managament ..sniff~

    blondnursey replied to erin01's topic in General Nursing

    wasnt there anybody you could have asked for help?? or do you (like myself in the early years) suffer from supernurse syndrome? lol.... i used to always try to do everything myself & then when i...

  15. German Nurse need help!!

    blondnursey replied to jokacz17's topic in International Nursing

    hi i am a travel nurse & some the international nurses i worked with used rosetta stone. its software to help you learn a language, they even have usa-english. they said they liked it pretty well...

  16. Why don't nurses listen to cna's

    blondnursey replied to nurse12b's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    i know how you feel, when i was a cna i had similar situation. my pt had not had a bm in days ( i had been on a different floor the past weeks), and my nurse wouldnt do anything. "he likes it when we...

  17. If healthcare reform resulted in salary caps of $40k for nurses would you stay?

    blondnursey replied to keithjones's topic in General Nursing

    NOPE. i dont get paid enough now for what i do. if they cap it, i will have no other choice but to work in something

  18. Gotta question

    blondnursey replied to ms. papa RN AGAIN's topic in Nurses Recovery

    AND HOW DID IT GO? good i

  19. Rules for the ER (long)

    blondnursey replied to EDValerieRN's topic in Emergency

    if you order a pizza from your er room it WILL be seen as a gift for the staff, and the delivery guy has been instructed to bring it straight to the desk for the staff! (the chinese food guy already...

  20. How does travel nursing work?

    blondnursey replied to Ted D's topic in General Nursing

    i have my own home in ohio & return there in between jobs. if you dont have a home base you lose out on your

  21. nurses in corrections with criminal history?

    blondnursey replied to blondnursey's topic in Nurses Recovery

    i think, like you, that recovering nurses would be a great asset to prisons/jails. im going to put this question in the correctional forums too, maybe they will know!

  22. What do you think of agency LPNs?

    blondnursey replied to TopazLPN's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    thanks!

  23. 10 things to never say to a nurse

    blondnursey replied to lolalolacherrycola's topic in Nursing Humor

    i am sick and tired of being asked "so you going to come over and give me a back rub?" when eligible men find out i am a nurse.........who the h*#@ has time to give anybody a back rub? certainly not...

  24. How to tell you've worked too many shifts in a row

    blondnursey replied to nerdtonurse?'s topic in Nursing Humor

    i once (stupidly) did 21 fourteen hour shifts in a row. .i fell asleep AT THE REDLIGHT IN PITTSBURGH... and then i got so ill i had to take a full week off.... NEVER NEVER NEVER GOING TO DO THAT...

  25. Stupid things said by your non-nurse significant other

    blondnursey replied to Moogie's topic in Nursing Humor

    you arent going to sleep all day are you? after i worked a 3pm to 7am