LadyFree28 BSN, LPN, RN

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    LPN Reprimand listed on National Provider Data Bank

    LadyFree28 replied to LPNtoRN86's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I wonder that as well...for every Ned error I have committed, I would have SEVERAL
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    In Need of Advice for an Urgent Care Clinic job Please?

    LadyFree28 replied to LTCNS's topic in Ambulatory Care, Clinic

    Awesome!!! Best wishes!!! You got
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    Can we lay to rest the "compassion" nonsense?

    LadyFree28 replied to dinah77's topic in General Nursing

    YES. My reasons for joining were similar as well. My musings in the past have been as to why some members feel the need to treat this site as a support group, then I think that there are people out...
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    An open letter to the #NursesUnite movement

    LadyFree28 replied to disillusionedrn's topic in General Nursing

    Interesting perspective. I think there should be more nurses willing to fight and support nurse who have made strides in providing a culture of safety, nurse-driven policies, and ensuring nurses have...
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    Took a job in LTC/SNF and now getting call back from hospital, Help?

    LadyFree28 replied to empty-cup-rn's topic in First Year After Licensure

    ^This. Go for the job, and do per diem at the LTC of the interviews and facilities seem like a fit for you-it won't hurt. Best
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    New Nurse Stress

    LadyFree28 replied to Tay56's topic in First Year After Licensure

    One of the pearls that have gotten me through my first years as a LPN that I have been going through as a RN and in a new specialty is being open to criticism and recognizing and embracing the fact...
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    LVN

    LadyFree28 replied to marvinBSNRN's topic in Nurse Registration

    The OP is from the Philippines; the CA BON requirements based on her schooling have concurrency issues. The OP may not be eligible to take the NCLEX-RN per the BON, but is eligible to take the...
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    Nurses: How many phone calls do you get per shift?!

    LadyFree28 replied to Cola89's topic in General Nursing

    I work in the ED, so I can get as low as 5 per shift to about 30, from lab, nursing, transfers out, pages back from specialists and social work, pts calling back because prescriptions not at the...
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    9/5 What I learned this week.....

    LadyFree28 replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    I just realized my I have learned has blended into the last one...I have been working a marathon of 6 days-last Saturday to this Thursday-so I decided to repost with an few additions: I have learned:...
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    Late on interview.

    LadyFree28 replied to nursefromcali's topic in General Nursing

    I slept through and missed a phone interview for a per diem position; ironically HR rep called me an hour late and I still missed the interview . I called to apologize and the rep stated that all the...
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    low GPA

    LadyFree28 replied to futurnurse16's topic in Nursing Career

    Every school with a reputable track record wants the science GPA to be high, meaning that one should at least have a fundamental grasp of the sciences in order to build upon that information, hence...
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    Fastest way to become a RN/BSM (2 Years)

    LadyFree28 replied to FranciscoJ's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Working as a LPN, "facility based" means that companies that you work for can dictate whether or not one can use their licensure scope, which can be a disadvantage; also if one wants to be certified...
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    (8/29) This week, I have learned......

    LadyFree28 replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    I have learned: Full moons and even saying "chill-day"-not the "Q" word, just the spirit of it-can turn an 180. That I still have my psych therapeutic technique powers-had to use it on an 11 year old...
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    Nurseing Math Help.....

    LadyFree28 replied to RN_TOBE's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    How are you setting up your
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    Do you get hit/spit on? Does body fluids splash on you?

    LadyFree28 replied to KatFUTUREnurse's topic in General Nursing

    So true...or undigested feed via
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    PVT: Question of Character?

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

    So well said. How far will one go when one may think "this isn't going to hurt nobody" if another situation arises? I guess one is aware of their own moral compass, but I digress... Just my own...
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    Walking from school at night with deer and no street lamps?

    LadyFree28 replied to KatFUTUREnurse's topic in General Students

    This reminds me of the time where a young buck suddenly appeared on a busy main route on my way home very casually; sniffing the ground and oblivious to the cars; once the traffic light turned green,...
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    Do you get hit/spit on? Does body fluids splash on you?

    LadyFree28 replied to KatFUTUREnurse's topic in General Nursing

    People haven't mentioned tracheal secretions... Gotta love brain injured pts in sub-acute unit that love to hog luggies towards anyone and anybody-narrowly missed me while I was in my PN program...
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    plagiarism??

    LadyFree28 replied to wolf9653's topic in General Nursing

    This. It's not plagiarism; it could be grounds for fraud, especially if one hasn't even laid eyes on the pt and if the pt goes south and the chart is pulled for audit or the family want to take legal...
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    Screwed Over by My School

    LadyFree28 replied to Brilton's topic in General Students

    I finished my nursing requirements in December, had to finish my degree requirement in March, walked in May and took my boards in June, 6 months removed from nursing courses-and survived! OP, you...
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    Could this be discrimination?

    LadyFree28 replied to FutureRNKKP's topic in General Students

    OP, at this time I can't say it is discrimination or not; I will say, as an African American and knowing and understanding that history of how we can statistically get passed over for positions, right...
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    Failed 1st time, motivation gone

    LadyFree28 replied to Lexus822's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    ^This. Also, how are you studying? 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...
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    FAILED NCLEX RN 5 times! Desperate need of help!

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

    What does your performance report say? 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,...
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    8/22 What I learned this week....

    LadyFree28 replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    Facing vigilance in potential kiddos that can crump is a learning curve for me. Social cases in the ED is a magnet towards me-again. I still have stalker families...and they make me want them out of...
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    I'm upset and feel very disrespected.

    LadyFree28 replied to KatFUTUREnurse's topic in General Students

    Is the OP coming back?? If so, I hope she feels