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grandee3

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  1. I dont want to do this anymore!!!

    So sorry about the problem you are having. Please reconsider working in another area of nursing. It would be a real loss if you leave the field. You are what good nurses are made of, you are honest,...
  2. PLEASE HELP! What should I do???

    Sorry you are going thru this while trying to concentrate on school. Do any of the LPN programs have night classes? That may be an option. I know when you get into the clinical stage the hours usually...
  3. Silent birth? Anyone see one?

    According to his interview with Diane Sawyer on Fri night, the slient birth is not silent for her. He states that she can yell as loud as she needs and can have drugs. It's the other people in the...
  4. TPAPN Problems--need advice.

    Question???? for the nurse that tested positive for Ultram. I have a Rx for Ultram and take it occasionally. Have had two or three drug screens over the last two years and never was told anything...
  5. Let's call Oprah

    Please count me in when yall decide who will broadcast this project. I did not have time to read all the posts but I think we need someone who either had an experience with the problems due to short...
  6. HELP! Ink on school uniform

    If you have a Hancock or Joanne's Fabric Shop close by they sell a product called Red Devil and there are several to choose from for ink, blood, grease, grass, etc. Good luck. It may take several...
  7. College Network vs. Rue vs. Excelsior

    To Lockcuff--Please let me know what you decide about signing with College Network on Monday. I was thinking about signing with them next week also. I do however have some doubts now. You can PM me....
  8. LPN to future RN, BSN

    Ditto here. How about a program in New Orleans area U of
  9. Break anyone??????????????????????

    Did anybody else have to run for the potty while reading the post?
  10. Squeamish folks

    mouth care on a total care pt. sometimes they come to use with the nasty tongue. I know from experience that there are some people no matter how many times you do mouth care they always have something...
  11. I think we could make a difference, let's do it!

    I'm
  12. ADVICE: 42 yr old Male: Nursing

    I am an LPN.I got my license at 49yo and worked in hospital setting for 10 yrs. I have been taking classes at a com college to complete my GE req. I intend to enter a bridge program in Fall 2006. I...
  13. Thank you for standing up for us LPN's. The narc thing blows my mind. A Staff nurse should not have to have another nurse sign with them unless it is a waste. How time
  14. Was I wrong or was the order wrong?

    ditto get the order clarified or changed by the doc who wrote
  15. Threats from Management

    Before my hospital floated away with Katrina, my manager had this thing about posting unit meetings and always, in large bold letters "manditory" and usually at 7:45am. I worked night shift. How can...
  16. Liability

    Please don't get hung up on the mistake thing. Relax absorb the things you need to know and try to relax. You don't want to start your nursing career worrying about things that sometimes you have no...
  17. Kicked out of CNA because of RX

    i may be on the wrong page here but what about a Psych eval? Since a side effect of most narcotics is psychological and physical dependence would an eval from a professional who can perform certain...
  18. lost my baby

    So sorry, may God bless you and your little angel in
  19. Meds you hate to give....

    KayX enema :rotfl: Wine enema (just a joke on our unit):chuckle :chuckle
  20. Terminated for typing a petition

    Just my opinion. Typing and signing the petition means basically you are discussing, with a patient, the performance of a fellow employee, good or bad. That is usually frowned upon in most companies....
  21. Funny patient names by nurses

    I have 2 sons, 3 grandsons and my sister and brother have 2 boys each. My oldest son and his wife are having a baby in March. IT"S A GIRL!!!!!! I am so excited. I love my son and daughter in law and...
  22. Just finished Excelsior

    I. am so happy for yall.m Please tell me how long it took. I still need so pre req's. I would have completed all requirments if Katrina did'nt happen. How long after all pre req's are done. Did you go...
  23. Strange Nursing Student

    I will most likely get shot out the sky with this question. Was the guy American or from another country? Seems I read something about behavior at some of those flight schools where the terriorist...
  24. Worst patient experience

    Bipley you really touched me with that story about G. Your heart is in the right place. Tears down my cheeks. Thanks. Quailfeather, sooo sorry for your
  25. IV Pepcid (Dumb Student Nurse Question)

    You are going to be a good nurse, not afraid to ask questions. Why do nurses act like that when they are assigned a student? Were they never a student nurse? Don't ever forget where you came from. I...