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  1. Chattanooga State LPN program

    my.toys replied to dee78's topic in Tennessee Nursing

    LPN is competitive with about triple the apps to spots. One trick I learned was to buy the edition before the latest version of the textbook, or even two editions back. They are dirt cheap and those...

  2. Chattanooga State Online A & P I ?

    my.toys replied to ChattNurseHopeful's topic in Tennessee Nursing

    I've taken the in-class version. If you do the Summer session, it will be 12 weeks and it will be INCREDIBLY fast

  3. I think cutsey scrub tops look ridiculous on adult units

    my.toys replied to AZO49008's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I love cartoon and cute scrub tops. I think one of the cutest I saw was a Scooby Doo print a nurse of about 50 or so was wearing on our (adult) floor. Good grief, why get so aggravated by something...

  4. Things you'd LOVE to be able to tell patients, and get away with it.

    my.toys replied to AngelfireRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    If you had a bowel movement this afternoon, you are NOT constipated. Yes, I am Satan for refusing to give your pain meds early. Notice the Satan, RN on my nametag - even the lord of the underworld...

  5. I am Most Thankful For....

    my.toys replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in General Nursing

    Haldol & Geodon But personally, I am still bowled over by the fact that I have three little boys who love me and who always have something new that they want to

  6. Things you'd LOVE to be able to tell patients, and get away with it.

    my.toys replied to AngelfireRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I had a patient a couple of nights back who was fine but her daughter was a total nutcase. She hit the call button every few minutes to tell me... the pillows weren't fluffy enough the air vent wasn't...

  7. nursing and paperwork; what paperwork?

    my.toys replied to johnnyDoGood's topic in General Nursing

    Are you serious? Intake charting, shift charting, admission charting, rounding charting, skin assessment chartment, focus note charting. If my hand isn't cramping by the end of the shift, I know I...

  8. I had an 89 yr old patient curse out the doctor today.

    my.toys posted a topic in General Nursing

    Because he told her she had about 4 more months to live. Seriously, why do people think they are going to be immortal? If I was told tommorrow that I was dying, I would try to make the best of the...

  9. I had an 89 yr old patient curse out the doctor today.

    my.toys replied to my.toys's topic in General Nursing

    I am certain she cursed him because she called him a dumb^&% *** of a ***** who didn't know his rear from a hole in the ground and who &*&^*&^ ^%&%^ %$$^%$... The direction of her...

  10. What have other nurses done that have freaked you out?

    my.toys replied to texas_lvn's topic in General Nursing

    I watched an experienced nurse push Phenergan into a hand IV in less than 10 seconds. The patient started howling about how it was burning and she told him that was

  11. Risky Plans, but the cherry tastes good 65k in loans small background

    my.toys replied to Easyas123247's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Um, is this even a real post? If it is, you seriously need to rethink your financial future. A nursing license will not make 65k worth of loans disappear. Getting an RN designation is not...

  12. Issuing License to California...SSN?

    my.toys replied to rita.kumar83's topic in General Nursing

    It is to make sure you are the right, "Jane Doe." So many nurses have tried to pull tricks to avoid the black marks on their licenses from other states from following them around. There was a recent...

  13. Is my dream of becoming a nurse possible while living on prescript pain pills

    my.toys replied to nurscareer4me's topic in General Nursing

    Is there any way you could volunteer at a hospital to try to see how your body handles the stress? I frequently work as much as 16 hours per shift and I am healthy as can be, but I still have to...

  14. Should I keep my LPN license active?

    my.toys posted a topic in General Nursing

    Just curious about what other nurses have done. My LPN license doesn't expire until 2011. I am now an RN, which doesn't expire until 2013. I am working as an RN but was wondering what I should do when...

  15. Should I keep my LPN license active?

    my.toys replied to my.toys's topic in General Nursing

    I'm not sure why I would want to...other then maybe flexibility? I am also very attached to my LPN license, since I worked really hard for it :-) I was just curious as to what others have

  16. Why is it so bad to be an LPN ????

    my.toys replied to hair_tie's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    LPN school was tough and, to me, was much harder than RN school. LPN school was 8 a - 3p, M-F, every doggone day...hundreds of quizzes and tests...tough as nails instructors. RN school - Monday and...

  17. New Grad offered a critical care job? Am I ready?

    my.toys posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    Wow, I went to an interview for a hospital looking for a nurse to take care of mainly CHF & chronic renal failure patients. I honestly went just to get interview practice. I only graduated a month...

  18. Master's after 40, is it worth it?

    my.toys replied to ShayRN's topic in General Nursing

    Ouch, what school are you planning to attend that has tuition that high? I will be going to a state university and my MSN will cost only about

  19. Tennessee RN - How long to get license #?

    my.toys replied to my.toys's topic in Tennessee Nursing

    It took about 3 weeks for my license to arrive in the mail. I called the BON and apparently there was some kind of glitch at the

  20. Tennessee RN - How long to get license #?

    my.toys posted a topic in Tennessee Nursing

    I passed my NCLEX on Thursday and had been told that my license number would be posted in about 48 hours. It has now been nearly a week and no number. Normally this wouldn't be an issue but I have to...

  21. Employed '09 and '10 grads: Are you where you wanted to be?

    my.toys replied to Lovely_RN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I only failed one test in nursing school but I failed it spectacularly. That test was cardiac. I hated those little strips with the squiggly line and could not read or make sense of them. Take a wild...

  22. ER trys to redirect non-emergency care

    my.toys replied to BackfromRetirement's topic in General Nursing

    This has been tried before in my area. It doesn't work. The redirect clinics are huge money losers, which end up getting shut down after about a year or so. The uninsured who are diverted to it don't...

  23. New Grad offered a critical care job? Am I ready?

    my.toys replied to my.toys's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Thanks everyone. I have been offered three jobs this week and I think I am going to take the one that is closer to home and has a much lower patient acuity level (and a lower patient ratio, as

  24. Tennessee RN - How long to get license #?

    my.toys replied to my.toys's topic in Tennessee Nursing

    My status was updated right around

  25. Tennessee RN - How long to get license #?

    my.toys replied to my.toys's topic in Tennessee Nursing

    Gauge, You took the words right out of my mouth ;-) It ended up taking the state 8 days to get my license up on the BON