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  1. When are you no longer a new grad?

    minnymi replied to HeartsOpenWide's topic in General Nursing

    just to add...this issue comes up when someone is full time vs. PRN also since it has a huge impact on the amount of experience they gain. my manager pointed this out to me one time after a nurse/soon...

  2. When are you no longer a new grad?

    minnymi replied to HeartsOpenWide's topic in General Nursing

    if you just got hired after graduating...or a few months after passing your NCLEX then i would say you are a "new grad." if you graduated/passed the NCLEX and got your first job a year later....then i...

  3. why not go for RN?

    minnymi replied to minnymi's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    yes, seriously. if the shoe doesn't fit you then don't wear it. if you're the griper then here's your opportunity to

  4. Need some career advice. - long

    minnymi replied to Nepenthe Sea's topic in Nursing Career

    it actually was in the same facility. fortunately, anytime anybody asked who my former manager was and i told them they gave the "eye roll." she had a reputation. the thing is...you're right, it does...

  5. Ouch...my back hurts

    minnymi replied to RehabRNjc's topic in Health, Stress Management

    i agree...there's no reason this post should be shut down per seeking medical advice. that's silly. just answer the

  6. Never placed an IV!!!!!

    minnymi replied to LoriZ342's topic in General Nursing

    my program was second degree student. there was a guy in my program who was a paramedic...which doesn't require a degree, but he had a degree in some field. there were nurses/nursing instructors with...

  7. Need some career advice. - long

    minnymi replied to Nepenthe Sea's topic in Nursing Career

    med/surg is HARD. most people don't like the job and most people don't stay long....that's why there are so many new grads. my first job was on a med/surg floor and i'm one of those people who takes a...

  8. Never placed an IV!!!!!

    minnymi replied to LoriZ342's topic in General Nursing

    it can happen and probably will happen if RNs don't stop "delegating" and being okay with it. CNAs can perform CPR so why even have nurses do CPR training? i would hope that if a CNA was doing...

  9. What would you think of dropping "Licensed" from our title.

    minnymi replied to CaliBoy760's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    it doesn't really matter because the fact is this: most educated people know the difference between CNA, LPN, and RN...and they would equally know the difference between NA, PN, and "nurse" i suppose...

  10. Verbal abuse from patients?

    minnymi replied to shix's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    okay, she's a 50 something in LTC....she's probably isolated. she can't relate to 70-80 year olds on their death beds and she can't relate to 20-30ish people who are caring for her. plus, even if she...

  11. Never placed an IV!!!!!

    minnymi replied to LoriZ342's topic in General Nursing

    i get that there are phlebotomists and IV teams. that doesn't make it any less shocking to me. afterall, if a phlebotomist who went through a few weeks of training (or even months) did two sticks and...

  12. Ouch...my back hurts

    minnymi replied to RehabRNjc's topic in Health, Stress Management

    i'm not a case manager so you didn't insult me. i have seen what they do though and considered doing it when i'm older. there have been so many times i've had elderly patients especially who have told...

  13. Hyperpotassemia vs hyperkalemia?

    minnymi replied to NurseEric81's topic in General Nursing

    uh....never heard of it. maybe it was a dumb nurse who couldn't remember the terminology? "i know it's hyper something....sounds good to me!" of course, i could be

  14. Ouch...my back hurts

    minnymi replied to RehabRNjc's topic in Health, Stress Management

    don't write off case management as boring. you could get a job in the facility you currently work for, making equal pay (at least), and not having to lift patients. i'm sure the facility you work for...

  15. Never placed an IV!!!!!

    minnymi replied to LoriZ342's topic in General Nursing

    i don't think anyone is saying that someone who can't start an IV is a "bad nurse." i personally am just surprised that nursing schools aren't teaching that skill and other skills since they are...

  16. LPN not taken serious

    minnymi replied to chach1's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    It happens to RNs too. There are nurse practitioners who think they are better than RNs....doctors think they are better than the nurse practitioners....etc, etc. It's like that in every field pretty...

  17. Never placed an IV!!!!!

    minnymi replied to LoriZ342's topic in General Nursing

    i'm interested now to know if this is a state thing or a school thing. i know it's legal in my state because i did it and i see it happening now. i also know that i was "working" under my instructor's...

  18. How do you pass meds?

    minnymi replied to mitral's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    find out how the pt prefers to do it and go from there. "i have your meds here....do u have any questions?" if not.....into the cup they go and done. if they make a request like the one you...

  19. Never placed an IV!!!!!

    minnymi replied to LoriZ342's topic in General Nursing

    maybe in your area....not in mine. as i said, i was allowed to start IVs, flush PICCs, give meds through peg tubes, draw blood, insert foleys, etc, etc.....and there are students on the floor right...

  20. Cna to Lvn or straight to Lvn

    minnymi replied to ryukkid's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    i personally wish that every nursing program in the country required nurses to WORK as a CNA first. however, since that isn't the case, i would say go straight for your LVN. in fact, i would say go...

  21. I had a terrible day at school today... Accused and feel awful.

    minnymi replied to jval's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    that's one of the stupidest things i've ever heard. first of all, everyone should not HAVE to be lifted. i get the whole "you should feel how the patients feel" thing, but when someone is obese it...

  22. Never placed an IV!!!!!

    minnymi replied to LoriZ342's topic in General Nursing

    i guess i was smart enough to at least ACT confident....cus lord knows i didn't know what i was doing, but the patients never objected to me starting IVs or drawing blood as a student. i had a name...

  23. Never placed an IV!!!!!

    minnymi replied to LoriZ342's topic in General Nursing

    again...how "good" can a school be that doesn't teach the most basic of nursing skills? seriously, there are junkies who can learn to access veins overnight. that's just

  24. Nursing: Not A Recession-Proof Career

    minnymi replied to TheCommuter's topic in General Nursing

    no job is really "recession proof" or anything proof for that matter, BUT jobs in the medical field are usually the most secure during an economic downturn. i watched a show the other day with a...

  25. death pronouncement

    minnymi replied to TT2seven's topic in Illinois Nursing

    you can find this on the web under the IL board of nursing info. nurses can pronounce pts in my state, but the facility policy is to have a doctor do