LPNnowRN

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  1. Anyone ever seen a 17.2 for an INR

    LPNnowRN replied to LVN2beRN's topic in General Nursing

    Holy

  2. After the fact I failed my NCLEX I got a call for a job interview

    LPNnowRN replied to pkt00's topic in General Nursing

    Congratulations on the job--study

  3. Are any of you loyal?

    LPNnowRN replied to MzTayTay's topic in General Nursing

    When you watch someone who has worked for a place SEVEN years have their hours taken away and given to a new infection control/ADON position, their position on loyalty is pretty obvious. I left too...

  4. Nursing caps

    LPNnowRN replied to Trekfan's topic in General Nursing

    I just graduated in Dec 2010 and one of my classmates bought caps for all of us that say RN 2010. We got our picture taken with them on and we made the local paper. It is in my closet where I can look...

  5. Any nurses out there graduate knowing everything?

    LPNnowRN replied to brielle776's topic in General Nursing

    HELL no!! Fear is what keeps you from harming

  6. The happy policy

    LPNnowRN replied to Tepidorchid's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Patients can spot fake a mile

  7. Fake Nurses

    LPNnowRN replied to Girlygirl69's topic in General Nursing

    Ewwww--all white??

  8. Dear Health Care Proxy

    LPNnowRN replied to blondy2061h's topic in General Nursing

    leave it to you ruby to hit the nail on the

  9. Funniest post op patient: Wish all were like her!

    LPNnowRN replied to Florence NightinFAIL's topic in General Nursing

    Had acute pancreatitis when a gallstone blocked my common bile duct. Spent 5 days in the hospital waiting for labs to normalize so I could get my lap chole. When the gurney came, I came barrelling...

  10. What kind of Stethoscope do you have?

    LPNnowRN replied to nycNurse2b's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    Started out with a Littman Classic II during school and after graduation my Mom and Dad bought me a Cardiac III. I let everyone use it to hear the difference!!

  11. LTC Salary for new grad RN

    LPNnowRN replied to Manang Biday's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    $23/hr in rural

  12. Funniest Things Doctors say!

    LPNnowRN replied to RNdiva505's topic in Nursing Humor

    Nothing the doctor actually said, but...I was 8 1/2 months pregnant with my first son. I had a horrible sinus infection and the clinic worked me in on a Friday. They put me in one of the MD offices...

  13. Anyone else see this?

    LPNnowRN replied to ksc0723's topic in General Nursing

    Rural Wisconsin, my first job was $23.00/hr plus shift differential. My new job is $26.00/hour plus shift

  14. how can a nursing home nurse get into a hospital job?

    LPNnowRN replied to RN2783's topic in General Nursing

    FLmomof5 sounds like my facility right now! Then we get eight new admits and staffing hasn't changed, no charge nurse, ect...I got a new job, start in a few

  15. What helps you get through a shift ?

    LPNnowRN replied to xtxrn's topic in General Nursing

    I also go home and watch some sci-fi movie like Independence Day, Galaxy Quest or a Star Trek movie to leave this world for a while. Very

  16. What helps you get through a shift ?

    LPNnowRN replied to xtxrn's topic in General Nursing

    I listen to Autograph (Turn Up the Radio) on the way to work "...things go better with ROCK!" When I am at work and starting to get stressed out I say out loud all the things I need to do, and it...

  17. ACLS text

    LPNnowRN replied to mstacyi's topic in General Nursing

    I just took ACLS for the first time this past June and the protocols have changed but the books hadn't caught up yet--ask the agency holding the class if the new books are out yet. Taking the class...

  18. Administering pain meds to a sleeping pt

    LPNnowRN replied to opossum's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with nerdtonurse? about dosing CA patients--I have had a patient with bone cancer with a pump programmed for base rate and up to four additional doses MS per hour. Patient NOT in control of...

  19. Nurse advocacy (Rant)

    LPNnowRN replied to KalipsoRed's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    What a great post to read after the crappiest week I've ever had. Cried in the med room from sheer frustration. Due to low census everything's been cut back-CNA's, nurses (we lost the charge nurse)...

  20. What was your first "paying" job???

    LPNnowRN replied to Butterfly0328's topic in General Nursing

    Lifeguard--great paying job at that age, but lots of responsibility. Upside--I've been CPR certified for

  21. You know you spend too much time on AN when....

    LPNnowRN replied to NeoPediRN's topic in Nursing Humor

    When you've been on for HOURS and then you realize you have 15 mintues to get ready for work--oh well, I took a bath the day before yesterday,

  22. If you won the lottery would you still work in health care?

    LPNnowRN replied to nola1202's topic in General Nursing

    I would have to work--do something part time and then do charitable work with the bulk of the $$. Can't take it with you, so make the world a better place like Bill and Melinda

  23. Here's something you don't see every day

    LPNnowRN replied to emtb2rn's topic in Emergency

    Makes me all crawly just reading about

  24. Why do most of the SNF/ LTC facilities not put their classified Ads on the internet?

    LPNnowRN replied to 50kn's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    In my rural area, some don't even have a website, although that is changing. Go to the facilities--many are always hiring or will call you back when they get an opening. If you don't feel like going...

  25. Some perspective on nursing profession bashing

    LPNnowRN replied to jlpsu's topic in General Nursing

    Hey, nursing is my second career and I love my job, even after bad shifts. Kudos to you--it is hard IMHO to keep from being negative on this site at times because the happy stuff never needs a