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  1. This is too hard!first lvn job don't know if i can handle it

    abbnurse replied to clcarson's topic in First Year After Licensure

    No, that's o.k., I was just trying to be sure......those numbers to me are just completley TOO MANY patients for one nurse! I once worked a unit with only 25 patients, 10 were g-tubes, 3 trachs,...

  2. This is too hard!first lvn job don't know if i can handle it

    abbnurse replied to clcarson's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Wait , are you saying you have 32 trachs and 32 g-tubes ? By yourself? Seriously? That's just stone-cold

  3. NO LUNCH? NO BREAKS? Is that common in nursing?

    abbnurse replied to CleveRN2008's topic in General Nursing

    I recall this joke I heard years ago about some passerby finding an unconscious woman in the parking lot of a hospital.......how did the passerby know she was a nurse? Because half her ass was chewed...

  4. Do doctors really yell at you, and get away with it?

    abbnurse replied to copyandpaste's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, it does happen from time to time......I once saw a fellow nurse respond with the "oh no, you didn't !" index finger wave, but it seemed rather inappropriate for both parties to act that way...

  5. What nursing class at your school has the most failure rate?

    abbnurse replied to msteresa97's topic in General Students

    I think we lost most people during Adult Med/Surg II, and second to that was Pharmacology. Also we lost a couple after our first week of clinicals. We started out with about 45 students and 36...

  6. Passed my NCLEX ... glad its over

    abbnurse replied to nyyankees44's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Congratulations! And I totally agree, I really feel for the posters that are waiting to take exams, or in some cases, taking the exams for the second time. I graduated 18 years ago, and back then...

  7. I've been bullied all my life, and it continues...

    abbnurse replied to asdjkl's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Dear askjkl, I haven't seen a post from you for a while.....wow, my heart really goes out to you. You absolutely sound like you're at the end of your rope, and it sounds like you're not getting...

  8. Anyone have this happen?

    abbnurse replied to SweettartRN's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Hi SweettartLPN, If this is new behavior for this pt. , sounds like the meds prescribed aren't "working" as well anymore.....so I think I would let the prescribing MD know about the change in...

  9. Is it safe to be around Bells Palsy patients while pregnant?

    abbnurse replied to GooeyRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Fascinating thread, GooeyRN, and awsome answers too.......never would have thought of this, it's very interesting.

  10. Confused & hurt

    abbnurse replied to Leomom's topic in General Students

    Bless you for having the courage to work on yourself! That's some of the hardest work we ever do, isn't it, working on ourselves? Take a deep breath before you go in to talk to your instructor, and...

  11. ACLS certification

    abbnurse replied to jwconn1104's topic in General Nursing

    Hi again James, just wanted to comment that I agree with NickB and Rocknurse....and after you learn the basic rhythms, it all comes together.....I have recertified three times now and it's never been...

  12. ACLS certification

    abbnurse replied to jwconn1104's topic in General Nursing

    Hi James, My employer paid for me to take an EKG class offered at a local hospital before I took the ACLS certification class and exam. It was really great (although at first I was secretly...

  13. When to bring up recovery program?

    abbnurse replied to OTOE's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Hi OTOE, I was interwiewing a potential new employee (nurse) with my manager, and one of the first things out of the interviewee's (sp?) mouth was that she was in a recovery program, in...

  14. Lets get a current salary thread going for 09/10

    abbnurse replied to Finallydidit's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Wow, it's amazing to see the difference in salaries! In SW Ohio: LPN 15 + yrs. $19.00/hr Community health care center Good benifits, no holidays or Sundays A new grad nurse I know just started...

  15. What was I thinking??? Not!

    abbnurse replied to Kashia's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Kashia, I totally feel you on this one. Even when I wasn't such a new nurse anymore, I found that some well-intentioned coworkers could be really distracting while I was trying to pass meds to...

  16. Q about med pass...

    abbnurse replied to Mommyof3Boys's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    When I worked in a LTC facility, I kept one of those "Nursing (whatever year it is)" drug handbooks right on my medcart , for a loooong time! I constantly looked up drugs and found it very helpful....

  17. Is it true LPN's are being phased out?

    abbnurse replied to mew718's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I heard the same thing when I was in LPN school in 1991! And yet here we all are, still working. It is true that most of the hospitals in this area don't hire many LPN's, but a lot of us don't want...

  18. Black Hairstyles

    abbnurse replied to Emile's topic in General Nursing

    :hug::hug:I don't think it's unprofessional at all....I think afro, natural and braids are beautiful! I work with nurses of all races and creeds and love the diversity of my co-workers. I also love...

  19. New Nurse Rant

    abbnurse replied to Lorrie34's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I think it sounds like you're doing a great job. You made a very astute assessment (yes, LPN's DO assess patients in Ohio!) and your actions thereafter were totally appropriate. I do agree that...