LadyFree28 BSN, LPN, RN

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    Death of a Dream

    This. "Life" got so much in the way to my detriment I had a near death experience and major surgery which gave me physical and mental health problems. I couldn't work as a LPN-and was making good...
  2. I think I was threatened to kill me once on the phone as a unit secretary; however I was over it quickly because it was an empty threat-they couldn't hunt me down and kill me because I told the person...
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    ADN vs BSN Battle

    This. I choose the BSN for professional reasons; my plans to get a graduate degree, as well as I compared all the programs and in my mind, getting an ASN and spending four years for it didn't make...
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    Procedure on this? Nurse and her abuser

    I sure do. I have been in a position with a known abuser, and used the legal system to get a restraining order and won; however, here was no follow up-not getting his gun although it was reported that...
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    TAXI DISCHARGES

    At my ED, we don't give out vouchers unless it's extenuating circumstances; the best part is it is up to social work to handle
  6. This. I have picked jobs that fit my personality, or used jobs to my advantage to get into the position I'm in today. I also have been an independent contractor, staffing myself and created a...
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    Weird Job Shadowing Experience

    I thought that sentence from the OP was
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    PLEASE don't use photos as avatars!

    I noticed as well...glad to see it as a bump, or posters have been PM'ing posters, and they have been changing their avatars-still worth the
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    Contacting facility about employment opportunities?

    This. Then call to find out if they are
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    Weird Job Shadowing Experience

    This...at least the license is intact and welfare will actually help you find a LEGIT
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    New nurse with severe anxiety

    This. Also, look into getting brain sheets here on AN to get organized; tailor it to what fits your needs. Also the first year is a HUGE learning curve; if one already had anxiety, it helps to have...
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    This week, I learned..... (6/6/15)

    -Number 6...especially number 6. -That I really can delegate; and absolutely need to without feelings guilty about it. -That I can trust SOME people who wear bow
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    LPN to RN, will being a PN hinder my progress?

    To be honest, my transition as a new grad RN was pretty rocky, because by the time I started as a new grad, I was proficient as a LPN in a state with a wide scope; however, I had to transition into a...
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    Variable hours??

    Variable may mean that you may have to rotate to another shift; at least that is what was meant when I went for my current position . You can try to contact the HR rep for more clarification as well;...
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    Liking members at AN

    AMEN!
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    Liking members at AN

    I went back and added a few more
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    You will all probably hate me for this

    Because here's the thing: one cannot possibly know that the written word is being in context of tone; meaning, if someone states that someone needs help beyond this site and is looking at their...
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    Help! I'm petitioning for readmission into nursing!

    ^Well
  19. You are in a new specialty; so in essence, you are now a beginner again,and while it's uncomfortable, you still have a framework of your own nursing practice to build on, which is a positive sign. I...
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    Motivation to Pass my LPN Nclex

    Post the question, the answers and what option you think it's right and then we will help guide you to the best answer. In the meantime: What does your previous performance report say? What questions...
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    what would you do?

    If you want to have a job with more "technical" aspects, then find out more information about taking a Rehab hospital position. Are you in the USA right
  22. Sorry, but you need to get your own lawyer and not take the fall for this...if you do, you are setting yourself up, and your future for failure. I'm being very direct-you need to find a new sphere of...
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    "My Tech" or "My Aide"

    Unless ConfusedAmanda1 is a Paramedic, I can see the scope of triage, otherwise, nurses triage, can interpret EKGs etc and
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    IS THIS TRUE???

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    Online PALs ???

    As far as I know, the certs that most employers care about are ACLS and PALS done through the AHA; you can take a portion of the class online and take the skills in a classroom, or just take the...