Lifeofanurse

Lifeofanurse

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  1. Strange Story

    why is there so much blame on Jane...she's 17 for goodness sakes! If she's working overnights as a CNA I hardly doubt she's a 'good time' kinda girl. I would bet someone else presented this behavior...
  2. VENT ! Well they won !I am quiting

    I'm getting the feeling that the car accident and related injuries were not documented or reported to HR as a reason to put you on light duty. I'm just not sure why you didn't address the problem...
  3. Why cant I get an interview or at least a job?

    Unfortunately my interview..in a nutshell sucked donkey ba!!s. They weren't interested in me in the least and it was obvious. I got the feeling that they had already filled it but were required by...
  4. Why cant I get an interview or at least a job?

    If you have something on your background check or credit check that could be a problem but....in TX you have to sign a release to let them access those type of records. I just signed the forms...
  5. I have heard from other people all kinds of different things... ...don't take the first job your offered. ...Do take the first job. The goal is to gain experience. ...Take whatever your offered even...
  6. Can you work more days?

    I'm a new grad. Two jobs in view. One that will develop into every weekend. two 16's back to back. Which is really tough on someone in their 40's like me...not to mention a new grad. or one that is...
  7. Which do you prefer?

    New grad here. Two job options available right now. Both are LTC/Rehab Job A) Every other weekend (will go to every weekend in dec) two 16's. Yes I said two sixteens...IN A ROW. Total 32 hours It is...
  8. Patient assignment v. actual patient load

    I just viisted a step down unit. There were 2 floor nurses divided between almost 50 patients. these were more LTC type but all had something going on. Four CNA's....2 of which were late. One over an...
  9. new nurse woes

    I have always had a general rule... if you make me cry three times in the first 3 months...I'm outta there. I'm a new grad LVN so haven't worked yet. I don't however, think I would take kindly to a...
  10. Wait a minute!!! 39 patients to one nurse.... uhhh SAFE HARBOR!!!!! Is that normal????? I'm doing a trial run tomorrow on a step down. It's days...really active. Before I was secure I could do...
  11. A New Nurse's Dilemma...

    My interviewer today pointed the ivory tower perfect way out is never practiced. Sure we'd like to. But even in school...you have a max of what? 3 patients...and your not even solo in giving care and...
  12. Question/Gripe about salary/shift diff

    I'm seeing this more and more. Part time pays less. Doesn't give you the same benefit package. No shift diff.... so they are filling those hard to fill spots with part timers because it's cheaper than...
  13. New Grad RN CAN'T FIND WORK!! What should I do?

    I'm a new LVN grad. I'm currently looking for a job. ANY job. I feel like it is definitely who you know. Someone I know called me this morning...said can you come over today. Heck yeah! she had...
  14. ooh I like that one... "Personal Growth" But it's true. You can tell them that you wanted this gig but didn't believe it possible so you went with the people willing to give you the necessary...
  15. New Grad First Job Question

    I'm a new grad LVN. I've applied for everything within a 50 mile radius of my house and not even ONE call. I am about to print a bunch of resumes and generalized cover letters and begin walking them...
  16. Nursing Ethical Dilemma

    I don't see this as a true ethical issue. It is right or wrong. I think you should consider something more likely to actually happen in the workplace. You hear a tech threaten to restrain a patient if...
  17. first med surg experience

    I had a CABG patient and also had difficulty in determining care plan info. I had to remember that A) the CABG is a procedure not a condition B) all the symptoms that brought her for the procedure...
  18. Anatomy harder than nursing school classes?

    No way... Nursing is way harder. You can memorize your A&P stuff... Nursing is all about theory...and critical thinking and that can't be memorized. You have to learn how to follow the path to get...
  19. Terrible Clinical

    It's frustrating to have nurses who think every patient is drug seeking. I had a patient with sickle cell crisis. Poor guy was having a really hard time. Had a pca but was still in pain. I did the...
  20. Why are students going into LPN programs?

    ErinRN2B - I think some of the LPN's are like that because our program for the most part is very skills heavy. My program taught a lot of the nursing theory too but from what I hear that isn't the...
  21. Failing Nursing School(Life Story)

    I would say go see your school's retention specialist. You have to come around to thinking like a nurse. Reasonable normal thinking won't get you the right answers. Tell us about your tests. Are they...
  22. Which shoes to buy for clinical?

    I've heard that Timberland? ones are really great...pricey but
  23. Stuck On My Careplan...

    Altered nutrition.... because of the NPO. I would also do a bit more to address the amber
  24. Just on a note...there was talk about one girl cheating on the very first test. It was a big deal...she got questioned and I'm still not sure whether she really was or not. She was one of those "the...
  25. On the socially enept comment from early on in this thread.... I truly believe that by doing away with the personal interviews and "committee" type enterence requirements many people have 'slipped by'...