XXWeaponX

XXWeaponX

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  1. Maybe bedside nursing isn't for me

    XXWeaponX replied to stewiegriffin's topic in Nursing Career

    I came to nursing from as social work back ground in case management. I decided to do my LVN "just to get my feet wet, as I waited to get into any of the few, highly impacted RN programs in my area,...

  2. Nursing/Nurses Credit Unions?

    XXWeaponX posted a topic in California Nursing

    Hey There: Are there any nurses credit unions, especially in the SF Bay Area of CA? Today I was looking at our (me and wife)account statements from Wells Fargo and found charges for "Excessive...

  3. Maybe bedside nursing isn't for me

    XXWeaponX replied to stewiegriffin's topic in Nursing Career

    If you are interested I would very much recommend the research position. I switched into research one year ago, and it was the greatest move I have ever made. I work in research with the same...

  4. Maybe bedside nursing isn't for me

    XXWeaponX replied to stewiegriffin's topic in Nursing Career

    Geriatrics less draining? Personally, working SNF was the WORST experience of my life. I never felt so depressed. I was wrecked everyday at work. Knowing that we work our whole lives to end up in...

  5. If you were me, would you...

    XXWeaponX replied to i<3u's topic in General Nursing

    I think its worth it to do the LPN job. If you are able to work, you'll learn a lot about nursing and how to be a great nurse as an LPN. You'll be better prepared for life as an RN, and you'll have...

  6. question about drug testing

    XXWeaponX replied to katielee08's topic in General Nursing

    Is that a white Schnauzer, or just the lighting in your pic making false positive for white? I have a white Schnauzer too! They are pretty

  7. question about drug testing

    XXWeaponX replied to katielee08's topic in General Nursing

    This is pretty crazy! Of the proton pump inhibitors, is Protonix the only one that can cause false positives for

  8. question about drug testing

    XXWeaponX replied to katielee08's topic in General Nursing

    People have been able to have terminations overturned, have been successful in court cases using the poppy seed defense, and there is validity to these cases. Over the years, improvements have been...

  9. question about drug testing

    XXWeaponX replied to katielee08's topic in General Nursing

    Not necessarily so:

  10. Maintaining the license without work, and a general rant

    XXWeaponX replied to hotflashion's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I can't walk right now either! Luckily for me, I work a desk job, and my patient interactions is with research subjects who are all ambulatory, so my time off work has been minimal. I am really...

  11. Maintaining the license without work, and a general rant

    XXWeaponX replied to hotflashion's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Check out the links I left for the OP in this thread. They may help get you started in looking at other options. Also, consider The US Public Health Corps, and consider going back to school for a MS...

  12. Maintaining the license without work, and a general rant

    XXWeaponX replied to hotflashion's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Yeah, the job climate SUCKS, no matter where you are. So what I would reccomend with research is NOT applying for positions like "coordinator," for 2 reasons: the position that you want is called...

  13. How do I get along well with my clinical instructor?

    XXWeaponX replied to Hellostudentnurssee's topic in General Nursing

    Just stay under the radar. Talk to other people who made it through her class, and find out what they did to stay out of her way and pass the class. If asking questions ****** her off or gets her...

  14. Maintaining the license without work, and a general rant

    XXWeaponX replied to hotflashion's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Yeah, seconding this. I really want to go back to school for my MSN/RN (I'm an LVN). But I'm scared that I will leave my LVN job only to find that I can't get a job as an

  15. Maintaining the license without work, and a general rant

    XXWeaponX replied to hotflashion's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    You are getting jobs like Flu shot nurse, and things like that. Have you considered to focus your job hunt outside of acute care? You are getting jobs, it is clicking with some interviewers, which...

  16. Just curious- When pt's are drug tested..

    XXWeaponX replied to Cat_RN's topic in General Nursing

    That is

  17. Maybe bedside nursing isn't for me

    XXWeaponX replied to stewiegriffin's topic in Nursing Career

    I work in research, and I love it. I am not into bedside nursing at all. Check out medical research/clinical trials nursing

  18. So I wanna be a health educator...

    XXWeaponX replied to Nurse AllBetta's topic in Nursing Career

    Hey There- I'm taking the CHES in October of this year. On the website for NCHEC, there is a http://www.nchec.org/exam/docs/nch-mr-tab4-155.htm page which has a link where you can purchase study...

  19. LPN instead of RN?

    XXWeaponX replied to nowim clean's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I wanted to see if I was going to enjoy nursing, and want to keep moving forward. Additionally, nursing schools are really impacted here, so I figured I'd do my LVN, and then do a bridge program and...

  20. Any CURRENT LVN to RN ISU OR Unitek Students from SF Bay Area here?

    XXWeaponX replied to XXWeaponX's topic in LPN to RN

    Well, I started working in medical research, which is what I always wanted to do. Unfortunately, that brought my nursing education to a grinding halt. I work as a nurse on a research study, so I...

  21. Any CURRENT LVN to RN ISU OR Unitek Students from SF Bay Area here?

    XXWeaponX posted a topic in LPN to RN

    Hey There- My name is Logan and I just graduated from Gurnick a couple weeks ago. I've been simultaneously finishing my AS degree in Health Education @ CCSF, and was planning on attending SF...

  22. Do you have your dream job?

    XXWeaponX replied to realsocallvn's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I am. I work in chemical dependency research on an NIH/NIDA study, as an LVN MP, with a couple other hats to wear now and then. I always wanted to work in research in my specialty, but I never...

  23. How are agency nurses being treated in San Francisco?

    XXWeaponX replied to sn03's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    We don't have work here in the Bay Area. We've had several hospital closures, which has lead to a back log of jobs. There isn't enough work to go around unless you are working in nonacute care...

  24. after i become a nurse i'd like to work in a psychiatric hospital...

    XXWeaponX replied to codyiscool's topic in General Nursing

    As you wait to start your RN, you can do a couple different things: One is get a AS in Psych or a related degree, like sociology or human services. You could volunteer in a psych facility as you...

  25. College Network Rep. "LIAR"

    XXWeaponX replied to Ginger Snapp's topic in Online Distance Learning

    These aren't online classes though, if you need to start from scratch, and don't have a lot of time, start doing clep testing and use the REA guides that cost around $20. Also, most jc's have online...