MedChica

MedChica

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  1. should a new LVN do LTC PRN

    MedChica replied to kyra2000's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Sometimes, you've gotta piece your experience together. LTC facilities work like this in my area, too. There usually aren't any F/T spots unless the facility is new or 'cleaning house'. There's...

  2. You Know You're A Nurse If...

    MedChica replied to Joe V's topic in Nursing Humor

    Most of my embarrassing nurse moments happen when I'm out in public. - When you're in the freezer section of the convenience or grocery store and you knock on the glass before opening it. If you're...

  3. Do you think eating in the classroom is rude?

    MedChica replied to Alnitak7's topic in General Students

    - If I see a 'don't eat/drink' sign, I don't. - I wouldn't be reporting the eaters. That's just unnecessary. - Other people eating in class? I wouldn't call it 'rude' but I'm very anal about...

  4. CNA 'tudes

    MedChica replied to NoScrubs's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Yeah, some of my aides are older. I learn from them. They're the good ones. Maybe they think the nurse in question is an idiot. It's disruptive to morale but...this isn't a battle worth waging....

  5. rude nurse

    MedChica replied to melcolbstorm's topic in Patient Care Technician, Assistants

    @ OP Be respectful to the woman. Be efficient and do your job. ...but people know who they can and cannot mess with and that's a lesson first learned in 'the sandbox'. You don't have to 'get ugly...

  6. rude nurse

    MedChica replied to melcolbstorm's topic in Patient Care Technician, Assistants

    I think the nurse in question is just 'one of the lazy, rude ones'. The Charge said that she 'doesn't like new people'? What does that even mean - and why are some nurses in this thread taking up...

  7. Too quiet to be a nurse?

    MedChica replied to haileyjewell's topic in General Students

    What a weird discussion. Does she harass you often? If so, you really don't have to suck her insults down, you know? Stand up for yourself. Well, insults aside, did she say anything that might be...

  8. Might not graduate over FB

    MedChica replied to BookWorming's topic in General Students

    Glad that you've overcome. I didn't truly believe that you'd be thrown out or barred from graduating. But, I figured the school would make you sweat a little and not simply because you 'represent...

  9. Other Side of the "Clinicals" Coin

    MedChica replied to krisiepoo's topic in General Students

    LOL A 'run-down'? It even irritates me when I have to stop what I'm doing to take a phone call! Nurses and student nurses have been placed in an impossible position. A fair amount of nurses 'don't...

  10. LVN-RN Route?

    MedChica replied to Idiosyncratic's topic in LPN to RN

    "Do you think that getting an LVN would benefit me" I don't understand questions like this. Why wouldn't it benefit you to have nursing experience while earning $19 or so an hour, depending on your...

  11. What game show describes your workplace?

    MedChica replied to Brian's topic in Nurses Rock

    A cross between the 'Amazing Race' and that old kid's game-show that used to air on Nickelodeon called, 'Double Dare'. Every shift is a 16-hour 'physical/mental challenge'. I don't have problems with...

  12. How long did you wait to go back to school?

    MedChica replied to Nightowl_lpn's topic in LPN to RN

    1 year and 8

  13. Why do nurses "eat their young"?

    MedChica replied to hope4ccns's topic in General Students

    Nurses eat docs. Docs eat nurses. Docs eat docs. Nurses eat nurses. When I shot xray/ct, senior techs were mean as hell to new rad techs. New rad techs are always afraid to go to the OR because...

  14. challenges in psych nursing.

    MedChica replied to 1981go's topic in Psychiatric

    I drink. LOL No, but really...if we end of shift didn't happen at 1100p and someone was available to be the 'des'? We'd all be boozing it up at iHop (do they serve liquor?) - I take one shift at a...

  15. Nursing school is too easy!

    MedChica replied to Maghunter's topic in General Students

    So long as you passed NCLEX and had enough basic knowledge to succeed on the floor, I don't see the issue. As far as nursing school being 'easy'? Meh. For some, it is. Personally, I thought NCLEX...

  16. What made you want to be a nurse

    MedChica replied to loveLPNs2014's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I wanted to contribute to something greater than myself. To do something meaningful. I wanted to do something challenging. I like critical thinking. I hate 'sameness' and monotony. I'm not new to...

  17. Sending People to the Hospital

    MedChica replied to addylpn's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    If someone needs to go out? They need to go out. I'd just

  18. Choked by a patient. How do you deal with this trauma?

    MedChica replied to 222mom222's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I'd press charges in a heartbeat. I read the post about the female pt leaping the nurse's station to fight the nurse's station. An ex coworker was repeatedly hit in the head by a resident who kept...

  19. Choked by a patient. How do you deal with this trauma?

    MedChica replied to 222mom222's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Have I been assaulted? It's been attempted. Only one resident has come after me. Sprinted. I restrained and held her until others came. Most of the time, I'm trying to help another staff member....

  20. Tired, Burned Out, and Broke...

    MedChica replied to Joe V's topic in General Students

    I don't even remember and it wasn't even that long ago. LOL It was easygoing. Everything was easygoing until we hit MEDSURG/PHARM. We all heard how rough the courses were with the failure rates to...

  21. Study Superstitions

    MedChica replied to USMCRN2015's topic in General Students

    I have to get out of the house to study. If I'm in the house, I can't study if there are dishes in the sink or the living rooms in a disarray. I MUST CLEAN! I always study to classical music....

  22. Is it worth working as an LPN while getting your RN?

    MedChica replied to Tinkk's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    Should you work? Having money > No money. Having experience > no experience. *shrugs* Beyond that, you will improve the odds of having a job when you graduate. Trust. Don't be like these...

  23. 3rd semester failed 2nd test

    MedChica replied to Jennifer425RN2B's topic in General Students

    You've got 2 more tests and a final. You can do this. In Med Surg, 'half the class' is always failing and fretting over their status until the final grades post. If you were making 40's and such...

  24. It's hard losing classmates...

    MedChica replied to SopranoKris's topic in General Students

    It was difficult to progress through the semesters without your friends, though. Even the difficult personalities. I lost two friends 'during'. To the day, I assumed that they both would make...

  25. It's hard losing classmates...

    MedChica replied to SopranoKris's topic in General Students

    They were bounced for 'sterile technique' but a good student? Weirdness. Can they appeal? Some people just clam up during skill assessments and clinicals. I passed NCLEX, first time with 85...