RUNNER87RCC EMT-B

RUNNER87RCC is a EMT-B and specializes in LPN.

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1. Night Shift: Balancing Life Out of Work; Health & Wellbeing; & Exercise

   RUNNER87RCC replied to RUNNER87RCC's topic in Stress 101

   Struggling with nights again. IDK. Ever since COVID hit me in December my immune system has been socked. Another sinus infection. After two shifts in a row exhausted and hard to stay awake. Questioning how to lay my schedule out for the future. ...

2. Have a question about sign on bonuses and per diem jobs??

   RUNNER87RCC posted a topic in Career Support

   Wife and I are both nurses. Wife is pregnant. Not a huge fan of her current employer. Some issues with her transferring to another unit. Finishing 3 years with this employer going on to 4 years in May. Our child is due towards the end of Novembe...

3. Any nurses & parents work in an office to avoid 12 hr shifts?

   RUNNER87RCC posted a topic in Career Support

   Hi, I was curious those that have children does working 8 to 430 vs 7a to 7p or 7p to 7a benefit you more with being home with family? Just curious. Do you supplement PRN hours at the hospital? Contemplating making a change down the road to work...

4. Dad nurses and night shift questions???

   RUNNER87RCC posted a topic in Men

   Hi, currently work nights. Wife is pregnant with our second child. We have worked nights when our little one was a year old. That was a challenge. Curious did you switch over to days? How did you survive? Thinking Wife works 3 in a row. I w...

5. Night Shift: Balancing Life Out of Work; Health & Wellbeing; & Exercise

   RUNNER87RCC posted a topic in Stress 101

   Hi, for night shifters do you love it, tolerate it, or despise it? I enjoy nights for the pace as it helps being a new nurse and adjusting to the life as a nurse. On the other side I feel sad working nights and mood/emotions elevate feel happy w...

6. Going to work when you should of called out. What's your thoughts on this?

   RUNNER87RCC replied to RUNNER87RCC's topic in General Nursing

   Literally been taking 20 different supplements since getting sick all the time for last few months from prebiotic, to multivitamins, magnesium, zinc, elderberry, vitamin D, and so forth. Then add in monthly script of antibiotics and steroids for what...

7. Going to work when you should of called out. What's your thoughts on this?

   RUNNER87RCC posted a topic in General Nursing

   Hey there new nurse for 6 month's. Worked at my unit for 5 1/2 months. I have worked in healthcare awhile prior. Been exposed feel like to almost every germ out there from my time working with adult, pediatrics, in the ED, and in psych. Rarely called...

8. Which is easier - LPN or RN?

   RUNNER87RCC replied to Jmiami's topic in LPN/LVN Students

   I am hoping to get into LPN school be done quicker. Fingers crossed. Program is 3 classes and 3 semesters. Two days of class one clinical. With evening, weekend, and part time option. Just to be able work full time. Then go on to RN or RT while worki...

9. Rockingham CC LPN program question??? Anyone attend their program?

   RUNNER87RCC posted a topic in School Programs

   Hi, applied to the program in early February and application went onwards to the nursing admissions to be reviewed. They are bit vague on when you'll find out. Just curious those that attended the program when did you find out the news if accept...

10. what do you do on your days off?

    RUNNER87RCC replied to Momof8CNA's topic in CNA/MA

    Feel as if I do nothing feel antsy on my day's off. Usually run/workout see the fiance after she is done with school. We at least have the same weekends off for the time being so we go for walks outside or the mall, go to the gym together, visit frie...

11. I'm turning 25 soon and I want to be a nurse, am I kidding myself?

    RUNNER87RCC replied to christinem2388's topic in Pre-Nursing

    25 and turning 26 in August. I have a bachelors already. However, need to keep up with work and balance it out with school. Plan to finish my pre-reqs by Spring of 2015. Have maybe 10-15 nursing classes to take. If I do the ADN dissapointed won't b...

12. Applying to nursing schools and intro

    RUNNER87RCC replied to RUNNER87RCC's topic in Pre-Nursing

    Well happy belated birthday. Think going for the ADN finish two years earlier. Work as an RN possibly if keep up with school could finish in that 4-5 year window.

13. Applying to nursing schools and intro

    RUNNER87RCC replied to RUNNER87RCC's topic in Pre-Nursing

    One thing trying to decide between the two year and four year program. Is if I start taking pre-reqs next semester my projected year will finish nursing degree from community college in the spring of 2017. With the bachelors would be the spirng of 20...

14. Applying to nursing schools and intro

    RUNNER87RCC posted a topic in Pre-Nursing

    Hi, question has probably been asked and answered on applying to nursing school. Just wanting to introduce myself. Will use this forum to help answer questions I have. I am looking into physical therapy or nursing. Nursing interest me for the ability...