HisTreasure

HisTreasure BSN, RN

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  1. Orientation tomorrow

    HisTreasure replied to HisTreasure's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Thank you! My first day was nice. I can't wait until tomorrow to go back...something I can't necessarily say I experienced all the time with

  2. 8 hour evening shifts?

    HisTreasure posted a topic in General Nursing

    How many nurses out there work eight hour evenings? I really wanted three/four twelves but that is not an option at the facility I was hired at. My question is, how do you adjust to working five...

  3. What will YOU do with your first "real" paycheck!?

    HisTreasure replied to DZcarrie's topic in General Students

    Found this oldy but goody way down in the deep thread dungeon... SO, now it's time to compare the ideas with the reality. What DID you do with your first

  4. Nurses Who Shouldn't be Nurses

    HisTreasure replied to bobnurse's topic in General Nursing

    I just graduated LPN school. I love nursing, I love everything about nursing, and the idea of having a challenging and rewarding career with many opportunities for interpersonal growth and...

  5. Soon to be an LPN student

    HisTreasure replied to Natasha3344's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    :stone OK... I thought I wrote this! THE EXACT SAME THING HAPPENED IN OUR PROGRAM! I had to check your location because I am in NY too, and I was thinking "Is this one of my classmates?" :uhoh21:...

  6. Soon to be an LPN student

    HisTreasure replied to Natasha3344's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    I can't really tell you anything that hasn't already been said. All the advice you have received is wise and true. . I am a recent grad of an LPN program, I graduated on May 24, I start my first...

  7. Need advice for job hunting!

    HisTreasure replied to BJsHope's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    First off, congrats on graduation! That is super! Now, I know this thread is old so I hope you are still following it. Anyway, I began my job hunt about three weeks before graduation. I still don't...

  8. WOO HOO....My first job

    HisTreasure replied to krob0729's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Congrats! I bet it was a difficult year! Good for you! I got a job offer too, which I accepted. I start on June6 as a GPN! I am so excited. AND NERVOUS! It has been SO long since I have had my...

  9. Why did you take up nursing? What's your story?

    HisTreasure replied to Joe V's topic in General Nursing

    My story; a little boring but I'll share anyway. I come from a family of nurses. I have a mother, two aunts, a cousin, and a sister who are all nurses. Oddly enough, I never considered nursing as...

  10. Cardiomart brand stethoscopes

    HisTreasure posted a topic in General Nursing

    Now that I am officially a nurse and will be starting my first job soon I decided it was time to upgrade my stethoscope from my Littman Classic II to a better model. I heard Ultrascopes are good and...

  11. Graduation mixed emotions

    HisTreasure replied to Kitty-MayRN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I got pinned yesterday. During the ceremony I felt like the world was my oyster. We took our oath and I felt like I was queen of the world. Then this morning I woke up and felt like all the air had...

  12. New grad, LTC job offer...advice?

    HisTreasure replied to tiona's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I, too have been hired on a sub-acute floor of a LTC. I am working evenings. It is a 24 bed unit. I will be the only nurse on my unit with 3.5 CNAs. The charting is computerized, and the CNAs and...

  13. LPN/LVN rate of pay in your area.

    HisTreasure replied to Couture_Honey's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I was offered a position in a sub-acute/LTC facility for $13.50 plus $1.00 diff for evenings. This facility is owned by a hospital system, so they pay acute care wages. The LTC facility I am...

  14. Is this person YOU?

    HisTreasure posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    A good friend of mine graduated last year with her ADN. I am so proud of her! All through school she would send me emails and sign Shelly SN. After passing the boards her emails changed to Love,...

  15. 4/22/05 Show 20/20 H2O myth

    HisTreasure replied to bellcollector's topic in General Nursing

    :) Thanks for the clarification. We thought there was no caffeine, but a small amount is still acceptable to me. I am just happy that I am losing weight and I don't seem in danger of passing another...

  16. 4/22/05 Show 20/20 H2O myth

    HisTreasure replied to bellcollector's topic in General Nursing

    I drink 64 oz. cold green tea with ginseng and honey a day. By drinking green tea, cutting out Pepsi, and making no other alterations to my diet, I have lost 25 pounds in the past couple of months...

  17. OB nurses, what do you do in adoption situations?

    HisTreasure replied to estrogen's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I am adopted by my aunt. My biological mother did not want me, and I was a nuisance, even as a newborn. At one month old I had a bout of colic(so I am told) and would not stop crying. My biological...

  18. OK, Fess up - who doesn't have a job yet?

    HisTreasure replied to maire's topic in First Year After Licensure

    An update: I do have another job interview this Friday. I guess I am

  19. From A MoM To A MoM

    HisTreasure replied to sweetmom's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I'm a young mom too. 23 years old! I think it is awesome that you are going back to school. Good for

  20. OK, Fess up - who doesn't have a job yet?

    HisTreasure replied to maire's topic in First Year After Licensure

    A job? What's that?

  21. G-tube medication question

    HisTreasure replied to dcoffee's topic in General Students

    :angryfire Aw... don't knock Pepsi! I am not trying to hijack this thread, I just wanted to say that Pepsi is the best! (And if I weren't trying to lose 10 pounds I would be drinking it RIGHT...

  22. From A MoM To A MoM

    HisTreasure replied to sweetmom's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I can give you my two cents. I am the mother of a 1, 2, and 3 year old. I am also a step mother to a thirteen year old (on duty every weekend! LOL) I will be graduating in four weeks from LPN school....

  23. LPN/LVN rate of pay in your area.

    HisTreasure replied to Couture_Honey's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Wow! What do CNAs make there? What is your cost of living? Our CNAs make more than that here but then, of course, we are taxed on

  24. Official CLEP study guide

    HisTreasure posted a topic in Online Distance Learning

    I see this guide on Amazon for 16.95. It is a reasonable price, and as I am gearing up to begin my studies at Excelsior once I graduate in a few weeks :hatparty: (and pass the NCLEX Lord willing) I am...

  25. LPN/LVN rate of pay in your area.

    HisTreasure replied to Couture_Honey's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Does anyone work in a state facility? I am curious about what I can expect working at a state psychiatric facility. I probably would work there anyway if offered a position, regardless of pay (within...