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  1. What is your current LPN salary

    bubblejet50 replied to Vicky Laursen's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I was offered 16-19/hr as a new grad in nebraska and iowa (i live on the

  2. The fear just hit me - help :(

    bubblejet50 replied to RainbowDash's topic in General Students

    I gained a lot of weight in nursing school. They ran thyroid test and checked my vit d. Thyroid test came back fine but my vit d was critically low. After some research I found out this can slow the...

  3. Got a new pricey stethescope and it's no good!

    bubblejet50 replied to ShineyNickelRN's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I also have a cardiology III and love it. I have some hearing problems (minor hearing loss) and it is the only steth I can hear well with. When I worked in ltc they provided some that were not good at...

  4. Hospital Beep Syndrome

    bubblejet50 replied to hypatiafaerie's topic in General Nursing

    i haven't heard noises in awhile but a coworker and myself both have this problem when we are at home we will knock on doors before walking in. just a habit. our husbands look at us funny. i used to...

  5. RN to BSN or MSN

    bubblejet50 replied to cjetton9746's topic in Online Distance Learning

    I am at University of Nebraska Medical Center. It was the best choice out there for me, not everyone though. Pros: 7 classes to obtain degree which can be done in a year (since you have a BS already...

  6. Nursing Classes: Are they really that bad?

    bubblejet50 replied to JD87's topic in General Students

    I di dc nt open a book but thats because our instructors tested over the powerpoint and im a very auditory learner-if I heard it, it stuck. I thought in my program the classes were difficult. I did...

  7. New to nursing field - got fired after 2 months

    bubblejet50 replied to lifeisgood2012's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Our program did this also and I feel it did help me a

  8. 6-Year Plan!?!

    bubblejet50 replied to SAHM23Boys's topic in Online Distance Learning

    I had 4 years of gen ed studies done and only needed one pre-req for my bsn. I took most of those classes online. If you are looking to do an rn-bsn program look at the pre-reqs for both programs and...

  9. New to nursing field - got fired after 2 months

    bubblejet50 replied to lifeisgood2012's topic in First Year After Licensure

    My dad is a vp of hr and has always told me that if a job will give you a bad reference do not list it. He even said this about a job I had for a year that the DON was giving bad references before I...

  10. No RN Jobs - new grad

    bubblejet50 replied to ed25's topic in Nursing Career

    I also had my acls and pals before I graduated and in my area those certs have not helped me at all! I took tgem to help my chances.and still no interviews from anywhere where I would use them. I paid...

  11. Home Health Question Help ASAP

    bubblejet50 replied to SlaveHeart's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Well that sounds less creepy than what your original post suggested. I would say interview but be cautious

  12. No RN Jobs - new grad

    bubblejet50 replied to ed25's topic in Nursing Career

    Same problem here. Its annoying but something will come up eventually. Dec should bring about more new grad positions with the graduating

  13. Home Health Question Help ASAP

    bubblejet50 replied to SlaveHeart's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Sounds kind of creepy to me personally but it may be legit. A lot of people do not have health insurance anymore and some policies wont cover home health. I would see if you could interview in a...

  14. The Elderly Are Devalued

    bubblejet50 replied to TheCommuter's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I worked in LTC for a year when I had my LPN license. I was out the door as soon as I got my RN license for the pure fact that it was so hardcore at my facility. There were management issues also but...

  15. Can you guys give me an example of a day in the life of a nursing student?

    bubblejet50 replied to patriotprincess's topic in General Students

    First day u get slammed with your syllabus if you didnt get one at orientation. They outline the amount of projects, reading, and tests. Then we had ice breaker game tgen had lecture over 100 pages of...

  16. What you wish you knew before starting nursing school

    bubblejet50 replied to margritamix's topic in General Students

    Go ahead and pm me. Thats

  17. New to HH NSG, I'm killing myself..advice?

    bubblejet50 replied to HeyHeyitsMaay's topic in Home Health

    according to the fair labor standards act an exempt employee can work up to 24 hours but after that 24 is required to have at least 8 hours of sleep time, subject to no overtime, and from what i found...

  18. Online RN-BSN programs...need help choosing!

    bubblejet50 replied to fireball78's topic in Online Distance Learning

    I talked to another person about online RN-BSN. i'm not in any of those programs. my online program is through university of nebraska medical center. it was the best option for me by a long shot. it...

  19. I was put to the test tonight

    bubblejet50 replied to mom_coach_nurse's topic in General Students

    wow what a way to start your nursing journey! congrats on going to see if you could help. :) it is in scenarios like this that you find out if you like nursing or not. i had a situation much like...

  20. Nursing Kits???

    bubblejet50 replied to HopefulLPN83's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    my mom is a retired vet tech. she had like 3 stethoscopes so i asked her for one. she gave me her littman cardiology III. i LOVE it. it's expensive but i can only hear well with littman's i use a...

  21. Forced to work longer than scheduled hours....

    bubblejet50 replied to PrincessO's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    when i worked in LTC my facility was like yours. they started paying a ton of money (up to $20/hr extra plus overtime) to get staff to come in. i picked up a lot of shifts. the DON and ADON would both...

  22. What you wish you knew before starting nursing school

    bubblejet50 replied to margritamix's topic in General Students

    i did not work as a CNA before i went to NS. i found the first clinical rotation hard. my first patient was a complete cares geriatric who went hospice halfway through my shift. talk about an...

  23. Nursing student weight

    bubblejet50 replied to Tinkx RN's topic in General Students

    i started nursing school at 165lbs. when i graduated i was at 195! i wanted to cry. it's due to the fact i was a single mom, worked full time along with school full-time and didn't have time to eat...

  24. New to HH NSG, I'm killing myself..advice?

    bubblejet50 replied to HeyHeyitsMaay's topic in Home Health

    i work private duty home health but i only work 40 hours and i signed a non compete but never a contract. you should not be working 7 days a week. that is illegal if it is long term. in wisconsin the...

  25. Are C's really the new A's in nursing school?

    bubblejet50 replied to nursingstudent2458's topic in General Students

    Our grading scale was c: 78-86, b:87-92, a: 93+. The 78 was pushed up to an 80 for the class after us. We got graded on tests, a lil bit of homework, and ati testing. B's were common but a's were...