NurseFeelGood

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  1. RNs in LTC

    I can see where zippy would be offended by DG5's post. I'm not sure but I'd like to believe she did not mean for it to come off that way. But something in the wording and tone of her post, words like...
  2. i can't go to sleep when first getting home as i need to wind down. i'll watch tv, play games on the net, or read and bedtime has gradually gotten later and later. lately i have been going to bed...
  3. learning from mistakes...too many?

    the way you sound, you can be my nurse any day!! be just a bit easier on yourself!! mary anni'll second that!!...you can be my nurse anyday, also. remember we are our own worst critics.
  4. DON-bonus after survey??

    Yes, I know that it does happen in LTC. I have a friend who was DON at one such LTC facility and she got a bonus after survey. Many facilities will offer incentives such as a small bonus for the...
  5. need advice - delicate situation (long)

    Oh how many times I have heard this very thing. I have even been asked by a DON in a LTC facility to go back and rechart so that another nurse could "correct" something she (the DON) did not want...
  6. Hi everyone

    greetings from gadsden, alabama!! i'm an lpn currently working in occupational health. i have 3 children steven aged 17 logan aged 12 and stephanie aged 11. i have worked in numerous ltc facilities...
  7. Jacksonville AL

    i am an lpn graduated from gadsden state in february 1998. i just bought some land 5 minutes from jsu and would like to go back for my bsn once i get moved. does anyone know how long lpn to bsn ladder...
  8. New Grad (LPN)

    i'm sorry kimmie i can't answer the question about temps it has been quite a while and i really do not remember. however, i graduated from gadsden state as well in feb '98 and i'd like to welcome you...
  9. Nurses, Will you work OT for straight pay?

    nope nah nada...ain't
  10. What does your screenname mean?

    ever heard of motley crue's dr. feelgood? well, i grew up listening to them and i'm a nurse who likes to make other people feel
  11. learning from mistakes...too many?

    missbandaid-i believe you are progressing just fine. we all make mistakes. some of us just hide or deny it. some mistakes are made because we are overwhelmed with chaos. understaffing and patient...
  12. what are they looking for during probation period?

    I would second what Brickman said. I think the 1st thing they are looking for is if by the end of your probationary period you are then able to handle the job you were hired to do. But a "Biggie" is...
  13. Help with taking BP

    i would have to agree. a good stethoscope is the key along with lots of practice. i purchased a cardioscope and it helped me when i first started. i think they are easier to hear with. now that i've...