LadyFree28 BSN, LPN, RN

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    Does this make me a liability?

    LadyFree28 replied to %D#2's topic in General Nursing

    Now that someone knows that you have a chronic pain problem...you need to be extra cautious that they don't have a target on your back...take it from someone who had divulged and it by me in my...
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    Failing nclex 6 times

    LadyFree28 replied to F8112014's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Oh, don't worry Cheerios....she's in PA with me...just hope the "cool job" she has lined up is not with the people I work with-or people I know...but then, might not be a bad thing and maybe she'll...
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    Coworker Attitude

    LadyFree28 replied to applesxoranges's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    That sucked...sometimes you have to take a
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    Failing nclex 6 times

    LadyFree28 replied to F8112014's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Yeah....the mere nurse who has a decades/worth and 15 years of healthcare and knows the business....yeah, I'm sure she'll be a DEAR to work
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    Failing nclex 6 times

    LadyFree28 replied to F8112014's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Ok...only from one facility where you conveniently know the DON-as opposed to those who have a hard time looking for work and have looked up to eight months to a year, even with LPN
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    Failing nclex 6 times

    LadyFree28 replied to F8112014's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    She's in LTC, yes? Unless you know recruiters at Penn, Abington, Jefferson, CHOP, Aria, Chestnut Hill, Lankenau, Cooper, Chester County Hospital, St Mary's, Einstein...let me know...because that did...
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    Failing nclex 6 times

    LadyFree28 replied to F8112014's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Have you looked on the NCSBN website....you can easy Google the results if you are truly interested...
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    Failing nclex 6 times

    LadyFree28 replied to F8112014's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    A lot...my previous and my current job only counted for my RN experience....it's an employer's market-I'm in the Philly, PA market. Now, my cumulative past experience as both an LPN and RN and those...
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    I hate nursing school (and it is not because it is hard)

    LadyFree28 replied to baleen's topic in General Students

    In hindsight, nursing school is NOT hard, however, the format is about building basic concepts then moving into the complex; the basis is more of a synthesis model, Blooms Taxonomy, and understanding...
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    Why???? Are?? They?? Failing???

    LadyFree28 replied to Nurseades2b's topic in General Students

    Well said!!! I failed out of an ADN program fifteen years ago....I studied, had good note-taking skills, good clinical floor presentation, etc; instructors didn't know what to do with me because I...
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    The sloppy image of nurses today

    LadyFree28 replied to RNdynamic's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Sigh...I guess I need my makeup artist Tyrone and my assistants to have a fan and lights angled perfectly while I administer those enemas when I return to
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    Case Study Help Needed!

    LadyFree28 replied to reinbeau5426's topic in General Students

    ^ What the PP has stated is true...why do you think ice should be applied before heat therapy? What are the mechanism of action for ibuprofen and
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    i need help answering this question

    LadyFree28 replied to aschwartzy89's topic in General Students

    This. What do you bring to the table that will make you a viable candidate in representing their program? This is where your personality gets to shine-it's your elevator speech, so to speak. What in...
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    1/23: What I learned this week: Long, long week. But the bagel was tasty.

    LadyFree28 replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    That used to bother me to no end when that happened...I would be on public transportation and still would be able to get to
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    The Silent Victims of Human Trafficking

    LadyFree28 replied to lorimadden's topic in General Nursing

    My employer provides education about human trafficking; a few months ago, we had a teen come in who was a victim and needed serious medical attention-she was living on the streets and missing for...
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    16 Ice creams

    LadyFree28 replied to Birdy2's topic in General Nursing

    Once in a while I used to get patients like this in my Acute Rehab Hospital days...the best thing about that position was there were multidisciplinary meetings and psych on staff...the downside was...
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    The every year Snow thread

    LadyFree28 replied to BSNbeauty's topic in General Nursing

    22 inches total in my neck of the woods. Public transportation was shut down yesterday except subway, buses and trolleys are a case by case basis...the other rail service is still suspended, and...
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    Failing nclex 6 times

    LadyFree28 replied to F8112014's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    The issue may not necessarily the source of the review, but how one approaches the NCLEX itself: understanding the four concepts of becoming a competent, entry-level nurse: 1. Safe, effective care;...
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    How do people feel about male nurses?

    LadyFree28 replied to Natgurad's topic in Men in Nursing

    Male nurses have been around as long as nursing had been around... Here's a useful link:
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    pay

    LadyFree28 replied to martymoose's topic in General Nursing

    And it's needed more now than
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    Do I need a pediatric stethoscope?

    LadyFree28 replied to RNthenDoc's topic in General Nursing

    This. From neonates to older adults, and good, basic stethoscope has served me well. I'm going to upgrade to a Cardio 3, not to a pedi stethoscope; I used a coworkers and enjoyed it...even right now...
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    1/23: What I learned this week: Long, long week. But the bagel was tasty.

    LadyFree28 replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    I've learned: Ativan is a hell of a drug-especially for a kiddo with fencing posturing, CN VII tremors and change in mental status. I have been considered a resource person to new hires; considering...
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    Cross fingers and toes please!

    LadyFree28 replied to AnnieOaklyRN's topic in Emergency

    Good
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    Night shift RN's :Do you eat in the morning after your shift?

    LadyFree28 replied to DesertSky's topic in Health, Stress Management

    This. When I worked nights, I ended up losing ten pounds. I eat pretty well; fresh fruits and veggies, complex carbs, proteins and dairy with less fat-a well balance diet with a few treats in between,...
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    Is it possible to pass med-surg 2?

    LadyFree28 replied to Student2017555's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    OP, it is possible; however you are going to have to find a way to pass...have you spoke to the instructor? Do you have a review book? Have you reached out to peers who have been doing well and...