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  1. Mandatory cut-off age for being a bedside nurse?

    lucylu 777 replied to Katie5's topic in General Nursing

    It is happening everywhere - my husband is a pilot and by law they have to retire at the age of 65 as if they are not fit or capable to fly the plane, too bad that expirance and whisdom that comes...

  2. Good grades or CNA experience more important when applying for jobs?

    lucylu 777 replied to magn1jes's topic in General Nursing

    In the acute care hospital where I'm working at they are hireing new grads only if they worked as CNA in that hospital, no new grads from the outside, so my advise is take the job, not only will you...

  3. There is nothing that can fix this is there? (ok it's a rant)

    lucylu 777 replied to anonymous1919's topic in General Nursing

    I hear what you are saying. I think that a lot of nurses responding have never been a CNA or a CT and won't fully understand your point of view and may be somewhat upset with your preception, with...

  4. After 15 years - I may be one more nurse to add to the shortage

    lucylu 777 replied to BrokenRNheart's topic in General Nursing

    ..... I am here - pulling for you! Who knows, maybe one day you will be thankful for an unanswered

  5. Seeing loved ones before death?

    lucylu 777 replied to Keila's topic in General Nursing

    ....long story short - happend to me when I was in 4 day coma. I don't know if it was my brain going through many chemical changes during the process that played a role, but I remember my dad who...

  6. Nurses not speaking english at work

    lucylu 777 replied to Guest296136's topic in General Nursing

    English is the common denominator in health care around the world, only majority US healthcare workers had not had the chance or opportunity to expirance that. If you are on the international team,...

  7. LPN or BSN - help!!!!

    lucylu 777 posted a topic in General Nursing

    After much hard work and years of dissapointment I had finally got acceptance letters to two nursing programms, one LPN at CC, second BSN at a private university. I have some money put away so I can...

  8. Nurses not speaking english at work

    lucylu 777 replied to Guest296136's topic in General Nursing

    There ya go! there's a "mature way of

  9. Nurses not speaking english at work

    lucylu 777 replied to Guest296136's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, he was gracious and respectful and that's why he learned so many languages to speak german in germany , italian in iltaly, latin in vatican because it was the language of the place and people who...

  10. Nurses not speaking english at work

    lucylu 777 replied to Guest296136's topic in General Nursing

    YOU ARE KIDDING, right!!!!!! This is very insulting to all of us other immigrants! Why should we learn spanish? We live in America where english is the official language ( at home u speak whatever you...

  11. Nurses not speaking english at work

    lucylu 777 replied to Guest296136's topic in General Nursing

    Not cool at all! I use to worked nights and 95% were philipino rn's talking to eachother in tagalo offten bursting out laughing - not that this is wrong WHEN you are out of the work setting. I offten...

  12. pax pn

    lucylu 777 posted a topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Hi! I am taking the pax pn at COD IL, is there anybody who taken the exam? I am studying for it now, but I'm very nervous because I can see that the math and science have identical part from the pax...

  13. pax pn

    lucylu 777 replied to lucylu 777's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    last one I took was the pax pn. I took pax rn last year and did not pass, I was in the 64-th procentille, COD looks for >65. Pax rn was very hard for me - a lot of people are passing

  14. pax pn

    lucylu 777 replied to lucylu 777's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    well, I have taken it and scored in the 99- th procentille. In comparison to last years' pax rn it was extirmaley easy. I missed one question on math and socred in 98-th procentille in science. I...

  15. LPN or BSN - help!!!!

    lucylu 777 replied to lucylu 777's topic in General Nursing

    I know, and the prospect of paying for it over 10 years is not funny. The school is offering me 7000 a year schollarship because of my 4.0 GPA, I will look for some other grants - I just hope that I...

  16. LPN or BSN - help!!!!

    lucylu 777 replied to lucylu 777's topic in General Nursing

    No only 2 , I have all the prerex done but 3 classes which I would have to do this summer before I start my clinicals. It is expensive school about roughly 60k, it would eat up all of my savings but...

  17. CNA before LPN? benificial?

    lucylu 777 replied to Nalini's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    @ Flordagirl - it is never a "nice job" to do, but with time you will get use to it and will not think about it the way you do now, it takes time. You will have to pay attention to it because in the...

  18. CNA before LPN? benificial?

    lucylu 777 replied to Nalini's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    VERY TRUE!!!!!!!!! I think that it should be mandatory for future nursing students to work for at least 6 months as a CNA prior to admission. Many would not choose to go into nursing than, that's why...

  19. CNA before LPN? benificial?

    lucylu 777 replied to Nalini's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I don't know where you live but in IL, you have to be a CNA certified before you start applying anywhere. I would reccomend that you try working as a Cna first - it will open your eyes in ways you...

  20. difference between a Graduate Nurse and an experienced Nurse...

    lucylu 777 replied to Michelle.'s topic in Nursing Humor

    ...and may all the expirenced nurses act, have the passion and enthusiasim as the graduate nurse!Amen. Very

  21. Pick your battles with your LNA.....

    lucylu 777 replied to bluemorningglory's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Give it a break, you are disecting and microanalizing the post, you are

  22. Pick your battles with your LNA.....

    lucylu 777 replied to bluemorningglory's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Am I missing something????? when did she say that she would not help the patient to get back at the nurse? where does it say???? I thought that it was about a nurse being nasty to her for calling...

  23. getting thru clinicals without throwing up

    lucylu 777 replied to palmerbren's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    If you work in the hospital no specialty will save you from encountering the "goods" lol. That's what a majority of nurisng work is, but I can tell you that it get's better with time, and in no time...

  24. Pick your battles with your LNA.....

    lucylu 777 replied to bluemorningglory's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    yeah, I get you. In the great scheme of things what you call the patient is not important as the promptness and quality of care you provide.Yes, some patients don't like when you call them sweetie as...

  25. A non-nurse who gets what nurses are about.

    lucylu 777 replied to 3rdcareerRN's topic in General Nursing

    It is writen by someone who is not providing bed side care. Nurses do it all? - Please, only if they don't have the CNA working with them, than they have to. How about a shout out to all the...