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    What are my options outside of a hospital setting?

    Alisonisayoshi replied to Exhuasted's topic in General Students

    Right? Me too! OP I am an LVN in outpatient case management. Our last 3 new case managers have been RN not LVN because of the new Health Homes requirements. Do not count out clinic nursing as the...
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    hiring pregnant RN

    Alisonisayoshi replied to ap2409's topic in General Nursing

    I just got hired into my dream job very very visibly pregnant. They know they only have like 10 weeks of orientation then I will need to be out. I was upfront with them that I'd like 8 weeks leave....
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    Wonder Wink or Grey's Anatomy scrubs?

    Alisonisayoshi replied to quazar's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I don't fit well in Grey's, I'm too curvy for them I think. I love Wonder Wink. I also like Gen Flex by
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    Freelance writing.

    Alisonisayoshi posted a topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Where on earth do I put freelance articles on a resume? I've written a few, I'm proud of them, but I have no clue how to list them. Should I list them at
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    interested in volunteering but confused as to where I should get my experience help!

    Alisonisayoshi replied to joanna2017's topic in General Students

    I got a call today that I'm mostly likely going to get my dream job (just trying to figure out the logistics of employing an LVN in a job that has always been filled by an RN) based mostly on the...
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    Drug urine test after 12 hour shift

    Alisonisayoshi replied to Kallie3006's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Just another point to ponder: years ago I failed not one, not two, but three pre employment drug screens. Each time I failed the on site and when the sample was sent out I failed still but for some...
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    Taking home empty vials

    Alisonisayoshi replied to johndough's topic in Patient Medications

    I've see some really cool vial cap
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    A Headache is not an emergency

    Alisonisayoshi replied to Patient4life's topic in Emergency

    I had one once that I was sure was a stroke. The ED was seriously concerned it was as well. True migraine is no joke. Lots of people believe they have "migraines", most don't have much more than a...
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    Stanford Rape

    Alisonisayoshi replied to brandy1017's topic in General Nursing

    Well, since I was raped on a church outing, as a young girl, if I followed some of your logic, the answer would be to not send my children to church ever and to never attend church myself. The real...
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    Stanford Rape

    Alisonisayoshi replied to brandy1017's topic in General Nursing

    Can you let the youth group leader who plied me with alcohol on a church trip and told me what he was doing was okay in God's eyes know about God's intentions for sex? Because I was 13 and really...
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    Nurse to patient ratio for LTC.

    Alisonisayoshi replied to Cruella de ville's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    The highest I've done is 40, with 3 CNA's, 6 total for the facility, plus an RNA on shift through dinner and activities assistants on shift through the hour post dinner that can double as sitters....
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    New Grad, SNF job

    Alisonisayoshi replied to nbsotelo's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Yup, it's why I left that facility. It was a PM shift too, not a NOC. It happened often when the LTC nurse called off. I just got stuck doing all my rehab pts and half the
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    New Grad, SNF job

    Alisonisayoshi replied to nbsotelo's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I once threw a total hissy in the Med room after I was told I would have 40 pts for the night because the LTC side nurse had called off and the 2 rehab nurses (myself and another) had to split her...
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    Noncompliance diagnosis

    Alisonisayoshi replied to Skit504's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    If pt is adhering to regimen they are by definition
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    leaving clinic with Patients still in exam rooms?

    Alisonisayoshi replied to bethburlson's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    It shouldn't matter what anyone has told you, it should matter that you've done your duty and you and whatever provider you are leaving are comfortable. The provider I work with most often and I have...
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    leaving clinic with Patients still in exam rooms?

    Alisonisayoshi replied to bethburlson's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Ok, so it's not abandonment which is what I think you fear OP. Try thinking of it in terms of handing off care in an acute setting. When I (in my clinic) hand the provider a prepped chart and tell...
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    What are my chances? Advice from experienced LPN/LVN appreciated!

    Alisonisayoshi replied to juwajulia's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Yeah, no. My LVN course replaces the first year of RN school. That's what a bridge
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    What are my chances? Advice from experienced LPN/LVN appreciated!

    Alisonisayoshi replied to juwajulia's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I'm also from NorCal, same story, unable to get into RN, no matter how great my grades were, became an LVN instead. No, you don't have to bridge at the same place. Yes, we are employable, but you...
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    "I do the same thing as an RN"

    Alisonisayoshi replied to WheresMyPen's topic in General Nursing

    I do not do the same thing as an RN. Sometimes in the SNF I do a SIMILAR job but we don't have the same scope, so it's not the same. It's like the MAs at my office job saying they do the same job as...
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    Why do nurses treat each other badly?

    Alisonisayoshi replied to linlinlpn's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I'm an LVN and I'm currently in a clinic. I plan to move back to LTC until I have my RN. I can't stand office work at this point. I'm not built for it. I feel stifled as a nurse, the drama is not...
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    Lpn & asn are are being phased out.

    Alisonisayoshi replied to shermainenevels's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    Kind of my thoughts exactly. The more correct statement would have been "where I'm from we don't have an LPN role and the minimum entry is a
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    Terminated. Pursue a Lawsuit?

    Alisonisayoshi replied to ERgirlynurse's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah, nope you aren't. I grew up with an addict, who now has a lot of clean time. Addicts call Benadryl a "kicker". It kicks their high up a notch and stops all the pesky itching. We had enough...
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    Lpn & asn are are being phased out.

    Alisonisayoshi replied to shermainenevels's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    Please don't demean my title by putting "quotes" around it. Please. I actually am still very much a nurse. You don't view yourself as better but feel the need to put quotes around my title, as if...
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    faking ketone test??

    Alisonisayoshi replied to nursekoll's topic in School

    I'm not a school nurse, but I am a T1D, I've been high enough to not register on the meter and still tested negative for ketones. I generally have only seen ketones if my pump site fails or I'm...
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    What is the drug of choice in your area?

    Alisonisayoshi replied to Momma1RN's topic in Emergency

    NorCal here and I only know about Opana addiction from NPR. I only know Flakka from Drugs