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    Things noane told you about nursing

    CrazyGoonRN replied to Aly529's topic in General Nursing

    What about LPN's. I think we have some good insight too
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    LPN Starting Salary

    CrazyGoonRN replied to pat8585's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Hey everyone! I live in the Nashville area and I graduated in Dec 2010. In private duty nursing I make 18/hr for day shift and 19/hr for night shift. I try to stay away from accepting private duty...
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    New Grad relocating to TN

    CrazyGoonRN replied to stevenrebekah's topic in Tennessee Nursing

    I thought of something else that I learned recently. I spoke with the mother of my distant cousin and her daughter has her BSN and has worked at Vanderbilt for a couple of years since she graduated....
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    Do you "friend" your pts on Facebook???

    CrazyGoonRN replied to CrazyGoonRN's topic in Private Duty

    Thanks everyone! I decided to block the parents on facebook. They won't know that they are blocked and if they try to look me up they wont be able to find me. To them it will just look like I don't...
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    What were your scores that got you into any Tn Tech program.

    CrazyGoonRN replied to pcarter2324's topic in Tennessee Nursing

    I got into the TTC-Dickson LPN program with a 98 in Reading and a 88 in Math. There were several others in my class who got in with scores simular to yours. So I think you definatly have a good change...
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    On Call Staffing, Inc., ever heard of it??

    CrazyGoonRN posted a topic in Private Duty

    On Call Staffing is a private duty nursing company that is based out of Batesville, MS. I just started working for them recently as a last resort. They hired me without even interviewing me. They seem...
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    can someone help me with blood pressure sounds/validations?

    CrazyGoonRN replied to italy's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    That is not a stupid question at all. Sounds like our teachers are the same. I was completly lost when we first started doing BP's because the teacher never actually showed us how to do it. She just...
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    LPN to RN

    CrazyGoonRN replied to lpac8's topic in General Nursing

    I am a new LPN hoping to start a LPN-RN program later this year. I do think that it will give you an advantage while working toward your RN. I considered excelsior when I was choosing a school and I...
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    Should second-hand smoke be illegal in a home with children?

    CrazyGoonRN replied to starzrn's topic in General Nursing

    Well that's a tough one. I don't want the government interfering in peoples lives more than they already are and I don't want children to grow up I'm a home full of smoke. I know a married nurse...
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    HURST REVIEW--Is it worth it?

    CrazyGoonRN replied to m4howie's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I highly recommend the Hurst review. It is awesome!! I am confident that I would have failed the NCLEX without it. I went to the DVD review and a Live review. I prefer the Live review. It is the most...
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    How hard is nursing school? Another question...

    CrazyGoonRN replied to wnb4's topic in General Students

    It just depends on the type of person you are. I had no trouble with the book work. I struggled with learning skills. I am the type of person who needs to watch someone do something then pratice it...
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    New Grad relocating to TN

    CrazyGoonRN replied to stevenrebekah's topic in Tennessee Nursing

    I thought of another interesting fact about Vanderbilt. If you have ever watched the TV show "The Dr's" or if your a fan of "The Bachelor" then you probably know who Dr. Stork is. He works in the ED...
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    Career possibilities in TN

    CrazyGoonRN replied to TRFunguy's topic in Tennessee Nursing

    You should research the Gulch. It an awesome area of downtown Nashville. I would love to live there! :)
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    New Grad relocating to TN

    CrazyGoonRN replied to stevenrebekah's topic in Tennessee Nursing

    the major hospitals in nashville are vanderbilt medical center, skyline medical center, centennial medical center, st thomas hospital, and baptist hospital. i'll tell you what i know about each of...
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    Career possibilities in TN

    CrazyGoonRN replied to TRFunguy's topic in Tennessee Nursing

    Gateway Medical Center in Clarksville is new and very nice. It is right off the interstate (I-24 exit 4). I have only been in it once so I don't really know much more about it. There is an army base...
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    can someone help me with blood pressure sounds/validations?

    CrazyGoonRN replied to italy's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    This may or may not be your problem, but here is what worked for me. My steth came with the squishy ear pieces and I couldn't hear anything. It was awful! I changed the earpieces to the hard ones and...
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    Horrible mistake?

    CrazyGoonRN replied to excedium's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Horrible mistake??? Why would you say that? Think about the question. This is a LTC facility not a hospital. LTC facilities do not have easy access to IV pumps or fluids (at least most of them...
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    Lovenox Injections: SC, But Where?

    CrazyGoonRN replied to lmz's topic in Patient Medications

    A nurse in the hospital told me that it always goes in the love handles. My instructor said that it can go anywhere that a subcutaneous shot can go, but she was known to teach the wrong things. She...
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    Confused...should I become an LPN first?

    CrazyGoonRN replied to terra105's topic in LPN to RN

    I think it depends on what nursing home you are working for. You can look nursing homes up and see what they were rated on their last inspection. I considered applying at one I had never heard of so I...
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    Where did you find financial aid when you decided to go for the 2nd degree in nursing

    CrazyGoonRN replied to mee9mee9's topic in General Nursing

    Oh yes It definatly would be cheaper to get your Associates in Nursing at a community college. Community Colleges are much more affordable than universities. I think Belmont's (private university)...
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    Where did you find financial aid when you decided to go for the 2nd degree in nursing

    CrazyGoonRN replied to mee9mee9's topic in General Nursing

    I don't know anything about the NSCC/Belmont partnership, but I have heard that Belmont has an awesome nursing program. I already have a bachelors degree unrelated to nursing and I considered applying...
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    Where did you find financial aid when you decided to go for the 2nd degree in nursing

    CrazyGoonRN replied to mee9mee9's topic in General Nursing

    I don't understand how you got a pell grant. I already have a bachelors and I was told when I returned to college that I did not qualify for a pell grant becuase I already had a bachelors degree. I...
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    LPN soon to graduate has no idea of wages in TN

    CrazyGoonRN replied to pupsnpaws's topic in Tennessee Nursing

    I am a new LPN grad in the Nashville area and everyone in my class who has found a job is making between 15-19/hr. That is at a Dr office, private duty, LTC's, and Home health. The Dr offices pay on...
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    What color is your stethoscope???

    CrazyGoonRN replied to sch1109's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    Pink...it's the Littman Breast Cancer Awarness edition
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    Help: My Deaf Stethoscope

    CrazyGoonRN replied to choken666's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    When I got my first steth in nursing school I could not hear anything either. After weeks of hearing nothing through it, I had an instructor suggest changing the ear peices. I thought she was crazy so...