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  1. Tax Help

    tankity posted a topic in Private Duty

    Any experienced PDNs who do their own taxes? I am a private duty Medicaid nurse in NY. I have been a nurse for 11 years, but just started PDN last year. I've done my own tases since I was a kid,...

  2. I'm a nurse. Not a housekeeper!

    tankity replied to EpiattIPNurse's topic in Private Duty

    I look at it like this: At my private-duty case, I'm getting paid more to take care of ONE patient on a vent than I ever made taking care of multiple patients on a vent unit and running around like a...

  3. Keep on person medication

    tankity replied to amesly15's topic in Correctional

    Last year, a new company won the bid and took over the medical dpt. The departing company decided to stop ordering stock meds during the last month, to save money, I guess. The last two days of the...

  4. Keep on person medication

    tankity replied to amesly15's topic in Correctional

    Here at the county jail, we used to do KOP for lotions, drops, shampoo, etc but now have to dispense portions of everything from the cart. The only KOPs allowed now are inhalers, (for SOME IMs) and...

  5. Excelsior College- any grads here?

    tankity posted a topic in Nursing Career

    I an a NY LPN with two jobs and four kids. I've been hearing about excelsior college as a way to complete my degree at home. Their website is pretty vague about how it works. I have 80+ credits...

  6. Highest paying LVN job??

    tankity replied to nursecrickett's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    There ARE travel opportunities for LPNs, but they are few and far between. I traveled with Supplemental Healthcare for over a year and made ~$27/hr. Your "wage" is only $10-12/hr, but they give you...

  7. Freaking out. . . NCLEX stopped at 85

    tankity replied to FLIGHT2RN's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    I passed at 86 Questions. I wouldn't worry, it's a good sigh that you know your stuff and have consistently answered a number of the top-rated questions correctly. :w00t: When you get a question...

  8. Pay for travel lpn

    tankity replied to Sashi's topic in General Nursing

    My wife and I are travel LPNs with Supplemental Health Care. The worse the assignment, the better the money. Sad, but true. We are bringing in nearly 30$ per hour at the County Home- and doing our...

  9. Lpn

    tankity replied to twotone's topic in New York Nursing

    Good luck. I am an LPN here in NY. I worked in the ER back when they allowed us to be nurses... They have this big push now towars having a bsn at every bedside. As a result, the hospitals, at...

  10. ICU nurses- your thoughts on organ donation?

    tankity posted a topic in MICU, SICU

    Hi everyone! I just wanted to do some recon and get your views on the donation process to try to see things from your eyes. What have you seen that you liked? What did you dislike? What could...

  11. "Organ Donation Breakthrough Collaborative" structure

    tankity replied to RoadRunner's topic in MICU, SICU

    Hey roadrunner, I'm an organ procurement coordinator in NY, (and a nurse ) and we've seen a big difference in the colaborative hospitals. The numbers are up, yes. Hospitals who have only had a...

  12. Nurses who Hunt and Fish

    tankity replied to MacERRN's topic in Men in Nursing

    Bow-fishing just opened here in North-Western NY. Gotta love the faces on all those guys with poles when you pull your bow out of the case... Anyway, it's good practice for fall deer season-...

  13. NY LPNs: How are you coping?

    tankity posted a topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    If you're from NY, you know what I'm talking about... Here's a quote from one of my other posts for those of you who don'n know what we're facing here in NY: "It IS happening here. I am from NY....

  14. kissing a pt/ resident

    tankity replied to Marti Ann's topic in Men in Nursing

    *cringe* it just takes one allegation... I only do LTC on the side, (per diem float) and really don't have the opportunity to make that kind of bond with any of the residnts. I do, however make it...

  15. How many of you are LPNs vs. RN/BSNs???

    tankity replied to Notanurse's topic in Men in Nursing

    LPN. Get your

  16. pin ?

    tankity replied to ken-pin's topic in Men in Nursing

    hey ken-pin- listen to this- i don't wear my pin, but that's just because it's one more thing to add to my morning routine. i will say, however, that the pinning ceremony meant more to me than the...

  17. 2 Things...I Need Some Input!

    tankity replied to NoDayButToday's topic in Men in Nursing

    1) well, at home, i'm a boxer guy- but boxers don't cut it under scrubs. i tried briefs, but hate them. now i wear boxer-briefs under my scrubs. it took a while to get used to- there's much...

  18. Male nurses who cook

    tankity replied to Crumbwannabe's topic in Men in Nursing

    i always found it difficult to cook for one, because there were always left-overs. so, i started cooking big portions and eating the same thing every-other day. i had a crock pot, so stew, chili and...

  19. Facial hair?

    tankity replied to Nathan_Brody's topic in Men in Nursing

    I wear a goat- but keep it short to fit into a duck mask. I used to wear a beard and had to use "the hood". It's a positive pressure "helmet" like HAZMAT teams wear. It was a big pain to wear and...

  20. What kind of nursing do you do????

    tankity replied to dspring's topic in Men in Nursing

    emergency the few, the proud: acute care lpns! :yelclap:

  21. Two newbie questions

    tankity replied to zaggar's topic in Men in Nursing

    Our male ER docs are very strict about having a female nurse present when doing vag exams. The female docs are less predictable- some do bring a male into the room when examining a male's groin, and...

  22. Two newbie questions

    tankity replied to zaggar's topic in Men in Nursing

    Ditto.

  23. Two newbie questions

    tankity replied to zaggar's topic in Men in Nursing

    You probably have your reasons for leaving, but it's worth mentioning- an RN in the military ranks as an officer, and gets paid accordingly. I have two friends who served as RN's, one in the AF, and...

  24. Roll Call

    tankity replied to Tweety's topic in Men in Nursing

    I've got the bean dip!

  25. Scrubs and T-shirts

    tankity replied to bobnurse's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I started wearing solid color shirts, (not just plain T-shirts) instead of scrub tops. It solves the hair issue and is more