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  1. Please help :(

    %D#2 replied to %D#2's topic in General Nursing

    thank you and thank you to everyone for your replies so much! Made me feel at ease. I would have taken those grievance days had I not been out for two weeks in December. We are a small facility with...

  2. Please help :(

    %D#2 replied to %D#2's topic in General Nursing

    Yes I understand. I never usually have issues covering and have covered her a couple times. Tuesday's seem to be a pattern for her. she texted me all her symptoms and vitals to try to get me to go in....

  3. Any nurses with Chrinic illness?

    %D#2 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hi everyone. I am an Lpn.. Made it half way through RN program but got very ill and went the LPN route to start work faster and get healthcare. So far I have been dx with SLE, RA And Sjögren's. I...

  4. Struggling NEW Nurse at LTC with questions

    %D#2 replied to rlhightower99's topic in First Year After Licensure

    When s resident gets chatty, although I love and appreciate talking to them, I say " i have to give pain med and I'll try to come back when my time allows im So sorry" lol it

  5. Struggling NEW Nurse at LTC with questions

    %D#2 replied to rlhightower99's topic in First Year After Licensure

    To answer your med pass question too.. When I started out I was slow (been a nurse for 8mo now) but I was constantly being interrupted and I learned to put non emergent things on hold. That being said...

  6. Struggling NEW Nurse at LTC with questions

    %D#2 replied to rlhightower99's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Did my old DON come to you cause that's what it sounds like [emoji23] Some bosses will work with you to help you grow. Some won't. I'm a newbie nurse in LTC too and I now have a new temp don who never...

  7. Anyone volunteer at shelters?

    %D#2 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Any nurses volunteer or work in shelters? I was hoping I could do wound care or even something non/nursing but would like to provide care to those who can't

  8. Anyone volunteer at shelters?

    %D#2 replied to %D#2's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks

  9. I was a cam model. Can I still be a nurse?

    %D#2 replied to RaggedyAm's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I don't see why not. Look for jobs when you graduate and go from there. I'm a stand up comedian, music artist and youtube partner and I don't censor myself. Youtube pays me and it's been on my taxes...

  10. I need advice please! Urgent.

    %D#2 replied to patientbutterfly's topic in General Nursing

    Wow easy guys lol.. Maybe it's not urgent but the OP was probably very stressed about this particular thing when posting and just could have used different wording.. but I hate to see it getting...

  11. Safe staffing?

    %D#2 replied to JennyPARN's topic in General Nursing

    Were short staffed too.. I'm an Lpn and in charge of 48 PTs with only the DON on call. I have 4 CNAs. We make a good team though.. But I do wish we were better staffed. When I have more than one...

  12. New Grad LPN getting frustrated!!!

    %D#2 replied to FutureRN-GA's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    As a starting Lpn I took a pay cut from my last job as a pca in a hospital.. -2$ an hour.. Yet I have more work here lol and s bigger title after my name. But I make enough to enjoy it and I love what...

  13. CNA rant

    %D#2 replied to QuarterLife88's topic in General Nursing

    That all being said I do believe in teamwork. I manage my time the best I can am never late with meds and if I'm giving meds and a patient asks for a bed pan or bathroom while I'm already there I do...

  14. CNA rant

    %D#2 replied to QuarterLife88's topic in General Nursing

    I used to be a CNA in a hospital, well, PCA, and I am now a nurse. I was the kind of pca who loved to help do I do not appreciate nor understand when CNAS get lazy. And I also HATED when nurses would...

  15. Role transition from student nurse to registered nurse

    %D#2 replied to baowow91's topic in General Nursing

    1. Were you prepared adequately for your job while you were in school? Yes and no. There's "nursing school world" and then the real world. While I obtained copious amounts of knowledge and skills,...

  16. Failed NCLEX RN 7 times. Need help. Any suggestions are welcome.

    %D#2 replied to nursetobe911's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Could it be due to

  17. All staff matter :)

    %D#2 replied to %D#2's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    What state are you in? I know it varies. I was kinda shocked too when I learned id be the only nurse. But I manage. I can't speak for all LPNS but I have the same practice that tHe Rns at my job

  18. When LTC patients pass away :'(

    %D#2 posted a topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    My patient died today before my shift. I went in early to help out after it happened cause everyone was beside themselves (including the other patients.. It happened in front of other patients in the...

  19. All staff matter :)

    %D#2 replied to %D#2's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    *** r/t

  20. All staff matter :)

    %D#2 replied to %D#2's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    She thought that I was just dumping a gerd pt on her cause I said "he often has epigastric pain r/t pain, but he pointed to his chest this time, and these symptoms are not his norm" and when she asked...

  21. All staff matter :)

    %D#2 replied to %D#2's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Yes I knew something was seriously wrong, especially because his 02 was low and said he felt like there was an elephant in his chest.. I was like yup, no more time to critically think.. Gotta send him...

  22. All staff matter :)

    %D#2 replied to %D#2's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Ps sorry for all the typos. My phone is so slow right now

  23. Can't get immune to varicella/zoster

    %D#2 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hi everyone.. This is. Medical mystery to me so I wanted some input. I had chicken pox when I was younger (severe case) and at some point lost immunity, cause before I was a CNA at a hospital, I got...

  24. Can't get immune to varicella/zoster

    %D#2 replied to %D#2's topic in General Nursing

    I'm in the process of getting a doctors note. I had given them one and it didn't do anything so I may just look for another school that asks for vaccination records

  25. Starting a non profit clinic

    %D#2 posted a topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Hello everyone. I have come up with this amazing goal to start a non profit medical clinic for medicaid, Medicare, and Obamacare patients. I've done a ton of research with my boyfriend who is 100%...