lorrie

That's great. I 'll be passing that one along.

While reading the post "how much do you make" I ran across a few posts from Texas nurses. When I was finished reading all the posts I was ready to pack up and move to Texas. I cannot believe that RN's could make 91k a year, and the cost of living w...

that is hilarious!!! LOL! I have never heard the expression of Alabama being a suburb of Dallas. That's great. [This message has been edited by lorrie (edited April 17, 2001).]

When I was going through LPN school I had every disease / illness known to man. After I finished I was a normal healthy human being. I am now back in school finishing my RN, and as I type I am convinced I have MRSA. And I guess from reading everyo...

You know you're a nursing student when: The only clothes in your laundry basket are white uniforms and those hideous pentifores. I wonder if i can ever still wear my street clothes?

Pizza is the way to my heart, I would have loved that doctor forever. In alabama, we too have a tendency to use sugar, honey, etc. so i would have taken " good lady " with a grain of salt, smiled, and ordered pizza. The doctor I work for usually bu...

I have been a LPN for about two years, so I am not totally clueless of what's involved in patient care, although I am still very green. I am also finishing up my RN degree. We started our ICU clinicals last week for my RN. Oh my gosh, I was so los...

The other day I went for a job interveiw for a LPN position and was asked by the interveiwer " Now do you know how to take a blood pressure?" I probably looked like a truck hit me. I was so stunned by this question. I have also been in situations ...

RealNurse, Thanks so much for the address for NFLPN. What a great site. Also thanks everyone else for the posts. The situation never seems as bad when someone knows where you are coming from.

I have been browsing these discussions and I was horrified by all the negative, back biting comments. Eveyone wants to be one-up on the other. Sad. I just want to take this opportunity to say thank you doctors without you I would not have a job Tha...

I am currently enrolled in an ADN program and now feel GREAT about it. These posts were so encouraging. Thank you so much.

When I took boards about two years ago, it was a little bit of this , and a little of that. It was pretty evenly distributed among all areas of study. Good luck!!

I did not see that ER episode. By the time I get home I'm like if I have to hear one more medical term or get emotionally involved with another patient I am going to scream. However, I have been unintentionally sucked into Gideon's Crossing. That i...

know what. best place to look for these types of answers is the texas board of nursing. if anyone can give you facts it should be them.

LPN- licensed practical NURSE. I do not know about Texas in particular, but just about every other state in America allows LPN's to give injections. That was basically the idea of going to nursing school, having pharmacology and medication administ...

dixie this is very odd but this is exactly something i have been up against myself now for a while. it is very scary that unlicensed personnel are perfoming the exact same tasks as a nurse. a person off the street could watch a doctor do a cardiac ...

My previous job was in a very busy physicians office. One day we were really busy, I was seeing patients as fast as my legs would take me. After completing a patient, and on my way to call back another, I yelled to the doctor "The next patient is ...

jd if you are interested in the nursing profession. GO FOR IT! As a male nurse you will be appreciated and have alot of opportunities thrown your way. I am a LPN and have been for two years ,I have chosen to go back to school for my RN degree becaus...

first and foremost congradulations!! and settle down, don't drive yourself crazy. when i took boards i studied day in and day out and just about went bonkers. i took the board exam and afterward thought"why in the world did i kill myself for this"...

chili i will completely agree that CNAs do deserve a higher pay scale. they do have a very tough job. i am sorry that you feel that there is an injustice. but i will say this, it is not only CNAs it is everyone that feel they are shortchanged in t...

susanmary the term brainless comment was not at all intended to be a derogatory comment towards myself. It was intended to be funny. looks like it didn't go over well. but thanks for the reply anyways, and so far as brainless comments, I think you...

I am in no way trying to belittle or put down MA's or MLT's..if I do so, my sincere apologies, that is not my aim. Having said that.... okay i am a lpn and was forced to quit my full time job to finish up my rn degree. i needed a low stress job so ...

First, Fergus, could not have said it better myself. I am an LPN, for two years, and will have my RN in two more semesters.OH HAPPY DAY!! Just for the record 18 months to become a lowly LPN, a whoping 6 months difference. So get off our back Scout...

Panther I cannot believe someone actually has the nerve to sign YOUR name to anything and justify it when confronted. I would not touch that with someone else's ten foot pole. My gosh, what if something grossly negligent happened or didn't happen t...

Valerie My advice to you....this is going to be everywhere...almost. I can't classify every LTC facility into one sterotypical prototype but, but more often than not this is the case, and in nursing in general alot of the times. The longer you work...