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8s vs 12s; night shift or day shift?

Wild Irish LPN replied to wish_me_luck's topic in First Year After Licensure

lol...I love this thread....I say nights are better, others say days are the bomb lol...it really boils down to preference and the Nursing that you are doing...I nurse in a correctional setting, so...
Am I alone, Have I jumped the shark?

Wild Irish LPN replied to anotherone's topic in General Nursing

Very true....listen to this advice
Am I alone, Have I jumped the shark?

Wild Irish LPN replied to anotherone's topic in General Nursing

I feel you on this matter, big time...when I started nights (6pm-6:30am) the adjustment was profound....having just come off of day shifts, I had one day to make the adjustment to being a "Day...
8s vs 12s; night shift or day shift?

Wild Irish LPN replied to wish_me_luck's topic in First Year After Licensure

go for the 12h shifts for sure, I work nights (6:00pm-6:30am) and just finished my work week this morning (Monday-Wednesday)....this schedule gives you a real life outside of your paid gig....4 days...
Comparing A Nurses' Salary

Wild Irish LPN replied to Joe V's topic in Nurses Rock

never missed a shift due to snow yet...but I have the notion we are in for epic snow this season, we have had it too good the last few years...the epic event will surely happen when I will be working,...
Comparing A Nurses' Salary

Wild Irish LPN replied to Joe V's topic in Nurses Rock

true, but then again we have feet of snow and bitter cold come December thru February....I could handle wine country and a chilly breeze....no problem
Comparing A Nurses' Salary

Wild Irish LPN replied to Joe V's topic in Nurses Rock

well then, that is simply awesome my friend!....looks like I need to trade my Rocky Mountain home for the NoCal scene....happy for you
Comparing A Nurses' Salary

Wild Irish LPN replied to Joe V's topic in Nurses Rock

eh.....not calling you an outright liar, but come on....really?...I mean,
2nd degree nurses

Wild Irish LPN replied to grantchatt's topic in General Nursing

I feel the very same way you do....I was a small business owner and was working 6 days per week, 10-12h days....I made a nice income but was so miserable...Nursing gives me the income, and the...
Comparing A Nurses' Salary

Wild Irish LPN replied to Joe V's topic in Nurses Rock

very well said, and so very
2nd degree nurses

Wild Irish LPN replied to grantchatt's topic in General Nursing

I entered into nursing as my second career/degree at the age of 40....I had a degree in Education that I really never used in my life (I was a 21 year old, immature grad at that time who was more...
Comparing A Nurses' Salary

Wild Irish LPN replied to Joe V's topic in Nurses Rock

Colorado is a tough place to land your first nursing job...it truly is "who you know" kinda thing.....LPN's are primarily restricted to LTC and clinics, which is fine as well....I am happy that in my...
Comparing A Nurses' Salary

Wild Irish LPN replied to Joe V's topic in Nurses Rock

yikes!.....30 G per year?....I am not boasting but as a new LPN grad in Colorado I am looking at $65,000 per year, and I am not in LTC....I am in corrections nursing, best gig
9th Nursing Caption Contest - Win $100

Wild Irish LPN replied to Joe V's topic in News, Announcements

"Punching out means something totally different to these new
Pt's/visitors reading Fifty Shades of Grey???

Wild Irish LPN replied to neverbethesame's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

This is all good in my eye's....good for the mind, body and soul....and it keeps the blood flowing to all the vital organs :) Everybody
All you wonderful LPN's

Wild Irish LPN replied to proud nurse's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

Thanks for the very nice and kind words!....I am refining my nursing skills and hope to be a great LPN in the near future, then who knows what will happen....maybe I will be writing a very similiar...
Psychiatric nursing... do you really lose all your nursing skills?

Wild Irish LPN replied to lilmoongoddess's topic in Psychiatric

I am excited for you...I am starting my trek from LPN to BSN and have been pondering what I would like to focus in on, and it always came back to Mental Health/Psychiatric nursing....that is where my...
What is your current LPN salary

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

Golden....just outside of
Why are Nurses so mean to each other?

Wild Irish LPN replied to Dixon, future NP's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

awww
Book you can't live without.

Wild Irish LPN replied to badwolf's topic in General Students

Davis Drug Guide....always have it with
Why are Nurses so mean to each other?

Wild Irish LPN replied to Dixon, future NP's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

totally
Why are Nurses so mean to each other?

Wild Irish LPN replied to Dixon, future NP's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

Yikes...that is a
Why are Nurses so mean to each other?

Wild Irish LPN replied to Dixon, future NP's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

I believe that just as in life (real world) that there are negative personalities here at AN....but that is the minority....what I do see is the constant need to for some to be valued in respect to...
What is your current LPN salary

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

Denver, Colorado....I feel very happy and fortunate,
LPNs Often Fare Better Than Some Degree Earners

Wild Irish LPN replied to TheCommuter's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

:) you are priceless....please, the floor is yours....I want to hear what you really

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