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  1. Holy Cow!!! Just back from NCLEX testing

    not now replied to MrsMommaRN's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Last I heard all alternate questions were in (as in, they actually counted) starting in April of this

  2. Assisting with micturition

    not now replied to mobilmedic's topic in General Nursing

    The ones that ask me to hold it are perfectly capable of holding their own member and I usually say "Hold it yourself". The ones that can't usually don't ask. I had one guy ask me to rub lotion on...

  3. Nursing Shortage? Yeah right...

    not now replied to Luvelyone's topic in First Year After Licensure

    In my part of California it pays to be an LVN. I got my license and was being paid $18/hr straight out of LVN school. No hospital in my area could touch that. Throughout my two years of being an LVN...

  4. Salary to expect as a new grad nurse

    not now replied to ashfost's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I'll be starting at $34/hr and the cost of living is pretty low where I

  5. Anyone else waiting until they pass boards...

    not now replied to LindseyLou2222's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I started applying for jobs before I even graduated from nursing school. I applied in early April and had a job locked down before finals week. I have to wait a month for orientation (June 25-29) and...

  6. Weird habits you've picked up since starting Nursing school

    not now replied to Kiringat's topic in General Students

    After LVN and RN school I have picked up no habits other than I don't buy blue

  7. LTC tips please!!!...

    not now replied to RNOTODAY's topic in General Nursing

    After a mere two years in LTC all I can offer is: delegate, delegate, delegate. You have 36 residents, you can't do it all. I can knock out a med pass to 50 residents in an hour and a half because I...

  8. Never ending frustration in LTC.....

    not now replied to luvmy2angels's topic in General Nursing

    Something like this was going on where I work (I also work 3-11) and I basically bugged the DON with notes "Where's all my linen?" " AM's is leaving a mess every day when I get here." and so on. Then...

  9. LVN to RN CA 30 unit option

    not now replied to twogirlsmom's topic in LPN to RN

    The 30 unit option isonly valid in CA. If you move you have to start all over again and go back to school. So if you absolutely sure you'll never move out of CA and work then you're fine. I know...

  10. What is an MDS nurse?

    not now replied to RNOTODAY's topic in General Nursing

    Our MDS does nothing other than her job. She never takes the

  11. Question about skilled nursing and g-tubes

    not now replied to Jolie's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Nope. None of the LVN's have to be IV certified because we don't do IV's here. I didn't get IV certified until I started working part time in a hospital setting (they required it). We are a 99 bed...

  12. Question about skilled nursing and g-tubes

    not now replied to Jolie's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Another LTC nurse who works in a facility that accepts G-tube/PEG patients. We even got the facility certified for IV's by our pharmacy just so we could flush the port a cath of one resident once a...

  13. Tips for looking more professional

    not now replied to kukukajoo's topic in General Nursing

    I pretty much agree with everything. Hit up the clearance at Target, it's worth wading through all the stuff to find a nice shirt for $10.99. I have thick wavy hair (not the nice wavy, the chaotic...

  14. Whats the big deal with support hose?

    not now replied to Florence NightinFAIL's topic in General Nursing

    I have the pantyhose version and I love them. I used to come home after a shift and when I took off my socks there would be these indentations on my legs because they had swelled over the course of...

  15. PRIVATE ROOMS USA vs UK

    not now replied to cybernurse81's topic in General Nursing

    The hospital where my I do clinic has three "sections" to it. The old section of the hospital is either one, two or three beds to a room. This is now strictly the Sub-acute unit. The new-old tower of...

  16. Can nurses wear skirts?

    not now replied to DaughteroftheKing's topic in General Nursing

    I get whistles, teased, complimented a lot when I'm working. I've always been teased "Old men love you Not Now." Do I wear skirts? No, I wear a lot of pink, purple, blue and patterned scrubs. My...

  17. Tips for looking more professional

    not now replied to kukukajoo's topic in General Nursing

    I believe this is called "white tailing" as in "Look at that, when she bends over she's white tailing." Totally off topic but know you will know what it means if you hear

  18. Tips for looking more professional

    not now replied to kukukajoo's topic in General Nursing

    Yes. I was totally reluctant to try it too. I thought about it for months before deciding to try it. It was awkward at first because I felt like I had nothing on. Now, if I'm really tired, I can fall...

  19. The Physical Stamina Needed For Nursing

    not now replied to mammaoftwo's topic in General Nursing

    I do long term care as an LVN and I sit about one hour out of my eight (and that's to chart). The rest of my shift is walking up and down halls either pushing my med cart as I pass meds, checking on...

  20. Tips for looking more professional

    not now replied to kukukajoo's topic in General Nursing

    Yes. I love this stuff. I bought it because I was tired of feeling like I had a thick layer of stuff on my face. So light, so flattering. One container lasts forever. Love

  21. what do you remember the most about psych nursing

    not now replied to soozeeq246's topic in General Nursing

    We managed to get our clinical instructor

  22. Tips for looking more professional

    not now replied to kukukajoo's topic in General Nursing

    I have to confess. I "bum it" on purpose (jeans, plain shirt, flip flops) when I shop for clothes because I hate when sales people follow me around. I know it's part of the job but even when I...

  23. This has been really getting on my nerves lately...

    not now replied to GregRN's topic in General Nursing

    Someone in my clinic group always uses brung instead of brought, "So they brung her up from radiology..." It kills me in post conference every day. I'm not the greatest speller in the world but that,...

  24. Elopement, told by DON not to document

    not now replied to ALF_LPN's topic in General Nursing

    Document the facts and if the DON wants to complain well, you have your butt covered. My DON tried to get me to not write an incident report on a resident to resident contact. She kept trying to get...

  25. uniform?

    not now replied to firstyearstudent's topic in General Nursing

    What you want to wear to work is totally up to you as long as it's in your facility's dress code. Some (like me) don't like wearing white. I work in LTC and most residents know the nurse is the one...