Nurse Cathy Foley

Nurse Cathy Foley

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  1. LVN- AUSTIN TEXAS PAY

    Nurse Cathy Foley replied to Nurse Cathy Foley's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Good to know! I guess I just meant North of Austin from downtown. Still don't know much about the area other than that haha. Hopefully I find something good

  2. LVN- AUSTIN TEXAS PAY

    Nurse Cathy Foley posted a topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I am trying to figure out what kind of pay to expect from a LTC facility. I'm going to interviews soon and don't want to ask for too much (or too little). I recently moved to North Austin, TX (Round...

  3. LVN- AUSTIN TEXAS PAY

    Nurse Cathy Foley replied to Nurse Cathy Foley's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    More information is always great but I feel so lost haha. Maybe I should ask for $25. I just don't want to lose a job opportunity over making a mistake. This would be my first job in Austin and the...

  4. LVN- AUSTIN TEXAS PAY

    Nurse Cathy Foley replied to Nurse Cathy Foley's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Thanks. I looked, it's a bit sporifice to be honest. It looks like at least $21. I think I am going to ask for $23 and hope I am not overshooting to the point I scare them off from counter

  5. What do you think of the nursing schools that churn out graduates in a instant...?

    Nurse Cathy Foley replied to tatempole's topic in General Nursing

    i didn't mean LPNs were bad, I was talking about the schools and the fact that their programs are so fast! I am not sure of you read my post completely but I am an LPN. I was strictly talking about...

  6. any one know ?

    Nurse Cathy Foley replied to time4meRN's topic in General Nursing

    That sounds very

  7. young mom, nursing school, job can i do it?

    Nurse Cathy Foley replied to thinkbe4youink's topic in General Nursing

    I went to school with a lot of people who were parents, and working. You can totally do

  8. What do you think of the nursing schools that churn out graduates in a instant...?

    Nurse Cathy Foley replied to tatempole's topic in General Nursing

    I think that schools that churn out nurses are good and bad. Good because if we decided all nurses need to have a University education we would have a great shortage... so going that route will...

  9. Difficulty with a CNA

    Nurse Cathy Foley replied to NurseWi_JennJenn's topic in General Nursing

    I would first have a serious talk with the aide and make sure they understand they need to follow what you say. Then I'd write them up until they did what they are suppose to or were

  10. My First Interview!(LPN)

    Nurse Cathy Foley replied to Natural01's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Good

  11. Would you marry a Doctor?

    Nurse Cathy Foley replied to fleurafor's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Never!

  12. needing some advice, what would you do?

    Nurse Cathy Foley replied to dixiebelleRN's topic in General Nursing

    Pay cut would be way too much (for me personally). At the same time... you should do what you love, but if you're content where you are at the moment, you should stick with

  13. Can't Find References

    Nurse Cathy Foley replied to shirleyujest's topic in General Nursing

    You should volunteer.. then you can use them as references!

  14. To write up or not???

    Nurse Cathy Foley replied to sasha2lady's topic in General Nursing

    You did exactly what I would

  15. Why are CNAs paid less than telemarketers?

    Nurse Cathy Foley replied to CareFully's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Exactly what I was going to

  16. Commuting.....Need advice!!!

    Nurse Cathy Foley replied to DIVA-RNMOM24's topic in General Nursing

    30

  17. HELP! Social question-over the line?

    Nurse Cathy Foley replied to jlove1821's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    You probably should do nothing more than go out to dinner with

  18. Remember me? I Got Accepted!

    Nurse Cathy Foley replied to Angelfire3's topic in General Nursing

    :yeah:

  19. Has anyone had a pt's family member take pictures of you during care?

    Nurse Cathy Foley replied to TonyaM73's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    You should tell your supervisor

  20. What kind of holiday bonus do you get?

    Nurse Cathy Foley replied to cbcle's topic in General Nursing

    We are *suppose* to get paid for each holiday whether we work it or not. First year here, so I guess I'll find out if that is true when the check for Jan 1 comes (I'm working every other holiday)....

  21. This is what I dreamt about last night.

    Nurse Cathy Foley posted a topic in Geriatric, LTC

    On Sunday it will be me and a CMT on my unit. I am very new and still learning everything. I know on the hall she will work there is a feeding tube feeding, and an IV for antibiotics... and I have not...

  22. 2010 LPN/LVN hourly wage

    Nurse Cathy Foley replied to anonymous1919's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Southern Indiana I get

  23. Can't stop thinking about it.

    Nurse Cathy Foley posted a topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Yesterday was my 5th day of orientation. I did everything on my own except 2 insulin checks my first med pass, and my second med pass I did everything except give 5 residents their medications (the...

  24. Can't stop thinking about it.

    Nurse Cathy Foley replied to Nurse Cathy Foley's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Yeah.. I think what had everyone freaked out was that she wasn't responding to the NA or charge nurse. Then the charge nurse came to me and I told him I had given her a Tylenol PM just an hour ago.....

  25. Can't stop thinking about it.

    Nurse Cathy Foley replied to Nurse Cathy Foley's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Well she was hard to wake up which is what worried the NA and made her get the charge nurse... but that was because of the Tylenol PM... Nothing else was going on.. And yes I did take her BP and BS...