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This is to address questions and remarks made on my original post: 1. I agree that we are not adequately compensated for the work we do. But, how do you put a price on saving someone's life, comforting the sick, giving relief to another's concern, an...

Hello ktm, I was fortunate that were I worked when the time change went to "fall back" we were paid for the extra hour or had the option to use it as "comp time". When the time change was "spring forward" we did not get the extra hour. This seemed t...

Hello Future Fellow Nurse, I think the choice is yours to make. I am an LPN and had to go that route due to finiancial issues at the time. However I am working towards my RN by taking most of my prereqs one or two at a time. There are advantages of ...

Hello Fellow Nurse, Here in the USA we have just gotten the Flu Vaccine and they are requesting that only the "high risk" individuals have theirs first due to a shortage. I am not working at the present time due to an injury I suffered while working....

Good luck with the choice you have made. If you run into any problems just post a question and as you can tell, we will respond and help in anyway possible. MNM--A Step for Our Future--5-5-2001 ------------------ CEWorden, LPN Proud to be a Nurse

Hello, I agree with mcountry in the fact that patient confidentiality is an important issue. I have never heard of someone shadowing a Nurse unless they had sometype of dealing with the Profession...such as Ceritfied Nurse Aide's. Since you have expi...

Hello Julie, Welcome to the Nursing Profession. I worked in LTC when I first graduated 6 years ago. I was able to gain alot of knowledge and hands on expierance dealing with the same individuals on a daily basis. You are fortunate that the facility...

1.Continue to give all of yourself to your Profession. 2.Stay aware of all the changes within your Profession. 3.Respect your fellow Nurse's beliefs. 4.Get involved in helping to change the crisis that is facing our Profession. 5.Do your best to gre...

Another tip for finding the Systolic BP.... Feel the bracial pulse in the wrist as you inflate the cuff. When you no longer can feel the bracial pulse, the go up apox 20, then begin to listen. I was taught this when I went through EMT training especi...

LOVE IT!!!!!!! Thought of a couple of other things that I have personally expieranced---- When the EMT's call in a say they have a "DRT"--Dead Right There. Before washing your hands you make sure you have copied off all the notes you wrote. Same a...

I have never worked as an agency nurse, however it is good pay. The only fault I had with doing this type of Nursing is that you are put into several differant settings than what you are use to. That is why alot of agency nurses seem "out of place" w...

Forgot to mention something.... If a family member is present make sure you address them also. This will aide in helping to ease the patient and with most patients it is usually the family member that is more involved then the patient. ----------...

Let me see what I can remember from school... 1. Verbal & Non Verbal Skills--- Make eye contact with your patient and maintain that all times possible. Introduce yourself and what you will be doing with the patient. EX:Vital Signs ...

You might wish to also check with the dietary department of your hospital and see if they can create a diet that will help elimanate some of the problems. Alot of foods are prone to cause excessive gas in patients. Hopefully they will be able to prov...

Welcome aboard~~~~ I will do my best to try and answer some of your questions. 1. For a syllabus of the program, you might request info from where you applied to attend school. I know that you will be required to take prerequisites such as English Co...

Hello Fellow Nurse, I am an LPN and would like to know where you found the info to take the RN Challenge Exam. I am interested in checking this out. I do remember when several RN grads at the hospital I use to work at stated that some of the question...

I know that Doctor's pass out alot of meds as samples for patient's that may be trying out a new drug to see if the drug is effective. I am also the daughter of a Retired Military Dad. There have been so many changes in caring for our retired Milita...

THANK YOU MCOUNTRY FOR YOUR REPLY!!!!!!!!!!! You managed to say what I have wanted to say but was not quite sure how to put. ------------------ C.E.Worden,LPN

When I posted this topic it was only to reflect that the nursing field is not a "lucrative business" in monetary ways. I have know several co-workers who were under the impression that by being a nurse they would make a lot of money. I wanted to expr...

Yes you can survive....and by going to school you are not wasting your time. I enjoy ER/Trauma the best but in the beginning it was rough. It does take time to overcome some things that you have to do. As for me, the one thing that bothers me the mos...

I am an LPN with 6+ years of expierance. I knew at the age of 12 that this is what I wanted to do. Unfortunately it took me awhile to get there. I "strayed" from one type of career to another and was never happy. However, I thank my parents for givin...

To Kaseigh: THANKS FOR THE SUPPORT!!!!! IT WAS NICE TO HEAR A POSITIVE REACTION TO THIS VERSES THE NEGATIVE REACTION. FOR NURSING IS ABOUT CARING AND HELPING THOSE IN NEED, NOT ABOUT THE MONEY. ------------------ C.E.Worden,LPN

NURSEDUDE: In response to your remake about one gets what one pays for: IF YOU BELIEVE THAT THEN YOU ARE NOT PRACTICING THE TRUE PROFESSION OF NURSING!!! IT IS NOT THE PATIENTS FAULT, SO WHY CAUSE THEM HARM BY JUST GIVING THEM WHAT YOU ARE PAID INSTE...

NURSEDUDE: For your information at the present time I am unable to work due to a disability I suffered by working. However I do volunteer for various locations, visit nursing homes, offer advice, give support, help with students in nursing programs a...

This is a very sad but continuing problem in our healthcare community. There are times that is seems money wins out over patient care. I have worked in SNF also and know very well the problem. The place I worked at was a 200 bed facility and they had...