ruthalittle

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1. Relocation

   ruthalittle replied to ruthalittle's topic in Nevada Nursing

   I'm temporarily on hold with moving forward on this. This weather has my arms & back so sore from shoveling (snow blower wouldn't start) & I'm so frazzled from trying to drive to & from...

2. Relocation

   ruthalittle replied to ruthalittle's topic in Nevada Nursing

   Christina, You ARE lucky!! My sister lives 2 hours from Vegas & has been trying to convince us for years to move by her. The problem has been worrying about income (she lives in a rural area where...

3. Relocation

   ruthalittle replied to ruthalittle's topic in Nevada Nursing

   Yes, I remember the summer from the year I lived in Vegas as a young teen! My classmates at school had to train me to not stay in the sun for longer than a few minutes at a time. Honestly though, not...

4. Relocation

   ruthalittle replied to ruthalittle's topic in Nevada Nursing

   Thanks for the input. If we were able to leave Illinois NEXT year, then I'd only need to work full time for 2 years until my hubby can get his pension. But I'm really feeling self pity at the idea of...

5. RNs Relocating to Las Vegas

   ruthalittle replied to team_Rnurses's topic in Nevada Nursing

   Well, this thread has been very interesting & informative. I am an LPN living north of Chicago Illinois for the past 6 years. I raised my 2 children in Chicago. I can tell you for SURE that...

6. Relocation

   ruthalittle replied to ruthalittle's topic in Nevada Nursing

   Thank you too :) Now to research long distance interviews.

7. Relocation

   ruthalittle replied to ruthalittle's topic in Nevada Nursing

   Thanks! I wish we could go right now! Just got done shoveling (again!). High on Monday is supposed to be -5 F. I lived in Vegas for a year as a kid (early 70's) & wish we'd never

8. Relocation

   ruthalittle posted a topic in Nevada Nursing

   Hi. I am an LPN currently living & working in northern Illinois. My husband & I are seriously considering relocating to Las Vegas within a year. I've checked out the requirements for...

9. New LPN in LTC. Time mgmt tips/tricks? Med pass advice? etc....

   ruthalittle replied to LPNKY2012's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

   I can't get the link to post, but try to look up this article in Nursing 2000 March issue;" Better time management: A matter of perspective" by Sharon Cox, RN, MSN. It is not at all what the title led...

10. I'm a real nurse!!! Thank you!

    ruthalittle replied to nurseycool's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Good luck to you :) ..but please don't think as I did (& was told by many, many people) after completing over half of an RN program & dropping out due to my sons illness; The Practical Nursing...

11. suture left in?

    ruthalittle replied to BostonNurse2876's topic in Home Health

    We once had a pt in a correctional facility who had a suture migrate to the surface. The poor guy was frantic that we come immediately & remove it while it was still visible, because it kept going...

12. HIPAA question - The Neighbor

    ruthalittle replied to tewdles's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    I actually had this happen to me, almost word for word, not 2 weeks ago! I said something similar to "Why don't you stop in & ask her?" These people (a couple) just repeated the question. So I...

13. Closed face book account with photos of patient & comments

    ruthalittle replied to ruthalittle's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    Thanks so much for the excellent links. You guys are great. This site and feed back from other nurses makes it easier to deal with troubling things like this. I'm grateful you are

14. Closed face book account with photos of patient & comments

    ruthalittle replied to ruthalittle's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    Thanks for the replies (& the correction too!). I didn't post the links because, well, I guess I was afraid of being accused of trying to "politicize" the situation. I know that this happened in...

15. Closed face book account with photos of patient & comments

    ruthalittle posted a topic in HIPAA Challenges

    I don't even know the best way to begin this. It is without a doubt the most bizarre nursing related thing I've ever heard. I have a "liked" face book page to a Native American page. The page...