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  1. To All Female Nurses ????

    neutrophil replied to xGuYx's topic in General Nursing

    I am a male nurse. I want to thank you for your thoughts. Most of them were positive. I normally get the response that RaziRN posted. Thanks

  2. Team Nursing

    neutrophil replied to vashtee's topic in General Nursing

    I worked at the ICU as a tech partner, the RN's were very comfortable because they knew everything that was going on and they only had two patients. When I became an LVN, I worked at a SNF full time,...

  3. Is it too late for me?

    neutrophil replied to kalinka's topic in General Nursing

    Oh my goodness. I can't believe that you asked that question. I am 51, I am an LVN, just got my license two months ago. I was in the automobile business in my first career. I changed careers in...

  4. The Life of a New Nurse in the Philippines

    neutrophil replied to Salvie's topic in General Nursing

    I am a nurse here in the U.S. Went to school here and all. I am married to a Filipina, I brought her here, she is a graduate of FEU, in accounting, I found her her job that she works very well in. I...

  5. Can you get your RN after a noncredit LPN program?

    neutrophil replied to honeycakes55's topic in LPN to RN

    When non accredited is stated. I am assuming, (I don't like to assume), that you mean that those credits are not accepted by state colleges. I think most if not all of those colleges are accredited...

  6. Im a New RN---LTC my first job

    neutrophil replied to tiedwithblackribbon's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Know that you have the theory and that you have to pick up on the day to day work. That all of the nurses were new at one time. They know what you are going through. They expect you to stand up to...

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

    neutrophil replied to magn1jes's topic in General Nursing

    There is no substitute to being a CNA. I believe, and if you don't build rapport with your CNA's you may have problems. When I was a CNA working at a brain injury facility, talking with the DON and...

  8. Any Hospice nurses out there?

    neutrophil replied to cmmny's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    I have found hospice work very rewarding. I found that you get personal with the patient and the family, more so than hospitals or LTC. I have cared for some people that, as many elderly, have a...

  9. For Southern California Nurses

    neutrophil replied to ladykb8's topic in California Nursing

    That is a very hard question. Because you know the two main languages of this part of the region. Tagalog is good to know, but with so many filipina nurses you will have an interpreter everywhere...

  10. Apical Pulse Rate

    neutrophil replied to healthstar's topic in General Nursing

    Wow, apical by touch. Hmmm. When I worked registry as a CNA, I took so many vitals sometimes only BP's, apical. I was never taught at school both CNA or LVN by touch. To this day I don't use those...

  11. Pain Scale

    neutrophil replied to makes needs known's topic in General Nursing

    Interesting point on the scale. I am a Spanish and English speaker. I was floated to a hall that had a Spanish only speaker. Having c/o pain that was thought to be flank pain, so he had a U/A,...

  12. Is Med Surg hard?? New grad. starting soon- not looking forward to 12 hours!

    neutrophil replied to Epona's topic in Medical-Surgical

    I used to love working 12 hour shifts. Because I would work 3 days. That's when I was a CNA in hospitals, ICU. Your body gets used to it. When I was with registry, still in hospitals, I could work...

  13. The face of nursing is changing.

    neutrophil replied to dthomasa's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, it is about money. My mother had a stroke 7/6/04. She has since been in a nursing home. When she first got there, she could get on the bike and do pt, but she didn't like it. She gave the pt...

  14. Infection precaution--help!

    neutrophil replied to fsv1024's topic in General Nursing

    I love that you want to learn as much as possible. The NCLEX is unlike study guide questions that are intended to teach you. The test is intended to test you. So the questions whether at the...

  15. Feeding tube schedule?

    neutrophil replied to lhorn's topic in General Nursing

    Hi, find the amount ordered to give first. You already know the time. Then re post your

  16. CNA: Patient and LVN: Patient ratio's in an ALF??

    neutrophil replied to jennakay89's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Hi, well I can't say that I read all of your letter, it was long. I got the message. I am an LVN, I was a med tech at an assisted living facility, an LVN, or RN, will never medicate PO meds like a...

  17. ~Earning your LPN~

    neutrophil replied to believeallispossible's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I was going to say this long explanation about what I think. I read nurse156 comment, I agree 100%. I am in my second career. Having been a technician, service manager, store manager, with some of...

  18. Don't scare me...i start n Fall....how much do u make?

    neutrophil replied to jewelspassion's topic in California Nursing

    My answer to you is going to be similar to one that posted that it is about the care and concern, not about the money, but put in a different way. I am an LVN, the highest paid LVN, will not make the...

  19. How much orientation did you get for new job?

    neutrophil replied to Lola77's topic in General Nursing

    I was supposed to orient for 3 weeks, but it ended up being two. Mainly med pass, I think you will learn mostly from kind nurses that know you are new and want to help and from being proactive in...

  20. I need some support on my second attempt in nclex rn

    neutrophil replied to milkyblueberry8's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    God bless you in your test. Remember the the strategies not just the questions that might pop up. So you can figure questions

  21. Ever Killed Someone?

    neutrophil replied to Bug Out's topic in General Nursing

    It is interesting that you mention this and put it in those words. I think are erroneously chosen. I do how ever know that we do have an effect to those extremes. Some of the patience that I recall...

  22. Ever take care of a patient for a while to later find out...

    neutrophil replied to wanderingRound's topic in General Nursing

    It does happen a lot. I have worked in places where I was told to put isolation precaution signs on the door of a patient after taking care of this patient for 4 hours. When I was a CNA I worked...

  23. How do *you* tell your patient "No"?

    neutrophil replied to anonymous1919's topic in General Nursing

    I wish that I could in a few words tell you of a 19 year old, hip hop new caregiver that did not have patience for patients. She looked at them as friends and expected them to do what they should do...

  24. Can a CNA get a job as a MA?

    neutrophil replied to ccastor's topic in General Nursing

    MA and CNA, are completely different. MA's for the most part, set up patients for the physicians or NP's, but they don't do the extensive patient care that CNA's do. MA's, do invasive procedures,...

  25. Do you mention past disciplinary action on application?

    neutrophil replied to Bella RN's topic in General Nursing

    I am going to answer this question not as a nurse, but as a manager in my previous career, and I am not speaking of fast food. Rule number one. Make your supervisors job easy. If you look difficult...