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  1. Too many nurses not enough jobs

    DONN posted a topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    Where I live, in the Northwest corner of the state we have a problem. There are too many nursing schools pumping out grads that we are now at a market saturation point, and as they say "that aint...

  2. Kent State Ashtabula Campus

    DONN posted a topic in Ohio Nursing

    Will be starting there this fall in the LPN>RN bridge program. Anyone done it or attended the RN program there? Any insight would be

  3. No jobs for LPN graduates anymore?

    DONN replied to Bala Shark's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    .I was hired 2 years ago and am in the acute care setting on a very demanding floor. There are few of us LPN's there but IMO that is only because the LPN practice acts are old and worn out. I'll give...

  4. Required to wear all white and carry a flower during pinning cermony

    DONN replied to Bala Shark's topic in Men in Nursing

    That sounds really

  5. Am I always going to have to battle this????

    DONN replied to AmyD_RN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Just make sure you are ready to be on your own when the time comes. If you dont feel ready ask for more time, after all they are willing to work with you so obviously the potential is there or they...

  6. Am I always going to have to battle this????

    DONN replied to AmyD_RN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Good for you. My advice from here is: keep your eyes open and DEMAND a significant orientation of at least a couple of months. You are going into one of the hardest places to practice so you will need...

  7. Am I always going to have to battle this????

    DONN replied to AmyD_RN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Im going to be blunt here so I apologize right up front for what Im going to say. As someone who was in management (in a different field) there is virtually no way I would hire you for a nursing job....

  8. Tired question but I gotta ask about OB clinicals

    DONN replied to ChadleyNC's topic in Male Nursing Students

    It bit. Not one person would let the few guys in our class do anything for them. The only positive thing was that the school had virtually no choice but to pass us thru the rotation because it was not...

  9. First job jitters!!! Need Help??!!!!

    DONN replied to Laught3r's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Ditto what they said. Keep your eyes open for opportunities and you will be fine. P.S where are you located in NODAK. I hunt in Harvey every year and would move there in a minute if I could get the...

  10. Employment

    DONN replied to nursie-nurse's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Dont come to Erie Pa. there are so many schools here that are cranking out nurses we are now in a situation that I never thought would happen.....very few jobs avaliable and way way way too many...

  11. The War with the Floors

    DONN replied to zima60's topic in Emergency

    I work on the floor and we are never busy. We just sit around the nursing station and wait for the ER to call and then we delay delay delay until w are finished with our card game and beer. We are...

  12. job decision

    DONN replied to coastalrn05's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Go with your instincts on this one. If you dont think you can take the physical demands of the hosp. then I would look at the clinic. The hospital is a brutal place and sometimes I think the old bod...

  13. Anyone have dogs and work 12hr shifts?

    DONN replied to xokelly2's topic in General Nursing

    My Chesapeake bay retriever is alone for 12+ hours 3 days per week and he never has a problem with an accident in the house. I would never give my dog up! I would quit my job before the dog goes. As...

  14. Low Sodium? What are the dangers? What is the fix?

    DONN replied to DutchgirlRN's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Last pt. I had with lo NACL the DR ordered her to drink glasses of salt water thru the day. You can imagine how that went over with the pt.. I personally thought it would be better to order a "stat...

  15. Pay increase after bridging?

    DONN replied to General E. Speaking, RN's topic in LPN to RN

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  16. Anyone ever think they made a mistake?

    DONN replied to lisalpn06's topic in LPN to RN

    Why the rush to RN school? You havent even worked as a nurse and yet you are now running headlong into something that you are uncomfortable with. My advice is to drop school for now, MAKE SOME MONEY,...

  17. Freaking out over wound vac

    DONN replied to Jo Dirt's topic in General Nursing

    I am on the Vac team at work and we seldom, if ever, apply the powder. The vac dressings can be somewhat intimidating to the first time user but it sounds like you did a good job. Its highly unlikely...

  18. Career Change

    DONN replied to cathy54's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Hospital if you can get in. You will never learn/see as many different things as you will see working med/surg ,and the education there will be many many more times better than anything you could get...

  19. I think I know the answer to this...

    DONN replied to freckles2's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I dont understand the question. Are you saying that a DR has signed a blank prescription and then YOU basically " fill in the blanks" with meds that are on some list or MAR someplace? If that is the...

  20. Entering All New Orders

    DONN replied to sef1968's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    They just started this at our place last week. Our ratio at night is 8:1 and last night I got hammered with6 pages of new orders for a direct admit. How I do it is, I do all the meds and the labs for...

  21. differences between school and on the job

    DONN replied to Sophie32's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    You are right tat girl. Have the vitals, chart, med list, allergies and an order sheet ready so you can get it all done at once when you call those nice friendly

  22. A day in the life of an LPN

    DONN replied to Sophie32's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I work in an acute care setting in a hospital med/surg, get in at 6:30 p, print my rounds report, organize my papers,take report from the tape that the previous shift dictated, then hit the floor and...

  23. need some help with footwear guys

    DONN posted a topic in Men in Nursing

    I cant take it anymore! At the end of the 12 hr+ shift my feet are killing me. I have just purchased a new pair of Nike running shoes, got the DR Scholls inserts and my feet feel like they are going...

  24. Kent State Ashtabula Campus

    DONN replied to DONN's topic in Ohio Nursing

    Thanks for the info.. I dont anticipate any problems with making it thru, however yyou are right about the B.S that goes with any course and Im not really looking forward to doing more careplans but I...

  25. addicted patients

    DONN replied to nurscee's topic in General Nursing

    Southern: I am truely sorry for you with regards to losing your husband. I meant no disrepect to you personally and my comments were not directed to you or your family. Again I am sorry for your...