littlemammanurse

littlemammanurse BSN, RN

PP, Pediatrics, Home Health

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  1. Who else loves their job

    I love working with my kids!I love everything about my job, and the kids are absolutely awesome!I also work with elderly doing foot care and I really like the stories they are able to tell
  2. refused to dose patients with used bottles

    Choose the variance.No use putting your hard earned license on the
  3. What happened to the follow-up on this child?

    This is so sad Children represent innocence, and it saddens me when they are exposed to such harsh and horrible conditions such as this I remember when I did my pregrad placement on a postpartum...
  4. Too old to begin career in ED?

    I had a girl from my class graduate when she was 50 and started a job in the ED and she loves it!They had no problem with her age.I say go for it if I were you!It sounds like an amazing opportunity...
  5. Beyond Frustrated

    I am beyond frustrated with myself I was working as a foot care nurse for a home health agency that I was just hired for last month.I worked casually,no weekends or holidays, and I picked how many...
  6. Beyond Frustrated

    I don't need it to pay bills I jut was working the job to get the foot care experience since I could schedule when I wanted to work so it worked perfectly with my other job.Since my husband is out of...
  7. how do you fit in working out with working?

    I work at a small children's home full time nights so what I do is I wear wrist and ankle weights at work at night.I find chewing gum keeps me from eating on the night shift,I drink plenty of water to...
  8. Pay cut for more flexible schedule

    I would definitely take the pay cut if it means a less stressful situation on your part.Look at the perks of the job offer...more time with your kids,cheaper benefit rates bi-weekly and mileage...
  9. Working nights with a family?

    I work 9 hour nights at a children's home.I absolutely love it,and my husband has gotten used to the fact that I work night shifts.He misses me sleeping in the bed beside him,but he does takes naps...
  10. What does your username mean?

    My name is littlemammanurse.I am a young wife and mother (23),I am very short, hence the little, and I work as a nurse!I love everything about my
  11. Stress Relief after a BAD shift?

    I head to the gym or I come home and read a good book,but usually i go to the gym even if its just to swim laps for about 20 minutes,or to jump on the treadmill for 10 minutes.Always helps me feel...
  12. Who is working tonight?

    I start work at 2300 and finish at 0700!Good luck for everyone working today
  13. Are you being "hounded" to pay back student loans-

    Luckily I paid for my program in cash and don't have this
  14. Working with those that struggle with eating disorders

    I volunteer at an anorexia/bulemia clinic and I find it very challenging but also very exciting!It really is what badgeralum says it
  15. "LPNs should be done away with altogether"

    I love being an LPN.I always wanted to be a nurse, and I love everything I am able to do!I work at a children's home and I work all alone on my side.I am responsible for 10 children,pouring meds,head...
  16. To those that have a long commute

    I have a bout a 30-40 minute commute but I LOVE the job and I gladly do it
  17. Volunteering Abroad

    I want to volunteer abroad and am looking for a good organization to go with.Has anyone else volunteered abroad?As well do they let LPN's/RPN's volunteer abroad, or is it mostly RN's that they are...
  18. Volunteering Abroad

    This is awesome!Thank you for the
  19. This made my (nursing) year....maybe my whole year! :)

    WOW!Keep up the good
  20. 1 nurse in the ER?!?!

    It sometimes in the hospital in my town when there is bad weather.They will either take nurses from off of other floors to help or they will run the ED with just one nurse.It is dangerous to do, but...
  21. what magazine(s) should I subscribe to for continuing education?

    I usually have the local colleges around where I live mail me their continuing education catalog.They have a lot of online programs, and programs that are done on the weekends that I have taken.I like...
  22. I am proud of you for giving up drugs in the first place!That is hard to do and I applaud you for it!!! :) :) :) :) I am praying that this situation is resolved and that you can keep your
  23. what do u say to pts when they ask where u live?

    I usually just give the name of the town and that I live near the fair grounds, or near a school that's close to my home, usually I have patients that don't ask much more than
  24. I still am nervous and I have been working for almost a year.It is perfectly normal to feel
  25. 2010 LPN/LVN hourly wage

    I make 23.86+$10.00 an hour premium for working nights and weekends(which is what I mostly do.)I work in a children's home for children with severe disabilities. I live in Ontario