OrganizedChaos LVN

M/S, LTC, Corrections, PDN & drug rehab

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    New lvn grad with 12 hours shift: how do I prepare?

    OrganizedChaos replied to Sheryleneglvn's topic in Home Health

    Take another job. If not possible, take another
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    Hows the LPN Job Market in your area?

    OrganizedChaos replied to ecclecticlylovelylvn's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    San Antonio, Corpus Christi & if you're fluent in Spanish the
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    Hows the LPN Job Market in your area?

    OrganizedChaos replied to ecclecticlylovelylvn's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Different areas of TX have jobs, some don't. Like Austin or DFW, packed with LVNs but where I live, even though there are a bunch of LVN programs there are still
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    Hows the LPN Job Market in your area?

    OrganizedChaos replied to ecclecticlylovelylvn's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I live in TX & when I got my license in 2010, it wasn't hard to get a job in LTC or PDN (although now I advise against new nurses going into PDN/HH). Even some hospitals in the area hire LVNs in...
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    Should I apply to nursing school for next fall..or wait?

    OrganizedChaos replied to OrganizedChaos's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

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    Should I apply to nursing school for next fall..or wait?

    OrganizedChaos posted a topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I've been debating it. I was about to apply to the local community college bridge program but I'm pregnant. I knew it wouldn't be an easy pregnancy because I have epilepsy - and it hasn't. I've been...
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    Offered my first job as a nurse... advice?

    OrganizedChaos replied to lumberjackAZRN's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    It does sound really awesome. I can't wait to get my RN & work in sub acute or med surg. Yeah it's typical for nursing homes. That's why I will never go
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    Offered my first job as a nurse... advice?

    OrganizedChaos replied to lumberjackAZRN's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I would take the job. It is gonna be tough since it's your first job as an RN, but you can do it. If you don't feel comfortable after 2 weeks of orientation, it can't hurt to ask for more. Oh, always...
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    Should I apply to nursing school for next fall..or wait?

    OrganizedChaos replied to OrganizedChaos's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

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    Should I apply to nursing school for next fall..or wait?

    OrganizedChaos replied to OrganizedChaos's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I decided to apply to the bridge program then start on my BSN right after. That way there's no stress of work & I'll be done with school when I start working again.
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    Can't Wait to Bridge

    OrganizedChaos posted a topic in LPN to RN

    Reading about everyone in school & taking the NCLEX makes me want to be in school so bad. I was about to take the NCLEX when a few months before I found out I was pregnant (it was very unplanned...
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    Can't Wait to Bridge

    OrganizedChaos replied to OrganizedChaos's topic in LPN to RN

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    New lvn grad with 12 hours shift: how do I prepare?

    OrganizedChaos replied to Sheryleneglvn's topic in Home Health

    Is it home health or private duty? Neither are good to start out in as a new
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    Can't Wait to Bridge

    OrganizedChaos replied to OrganizedChaos's topic in LPN to RN

    I looked into EC but knowing I have to do that three day capstone/clinical at the end is more than my nerves can
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    WWYD: Caregiver not home at end of shift?

    OrganizedChaos replied to HisTreasure's topic in Private Duty

    Wow. I can't believe she acted like it happened to her when she got it from a forum. Then to try to bring you into it. One of the many reasons I'm glad I don't do PDN any
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    LPNs in Jails?

    OrganizedChaos replied to chavezm1109's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

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    Should I apply to nursing school for next fall..or wait?

    OrganizedChaos replied to OrganizedChaos's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I know, it's a tough call. I had been putting off bridging for so long & now that I'm ready I might have to wait longer. I'm so
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    LPNs in Jails?

    OrganizedChaos replied to chavezm1109's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Oh yeah, when I worked at a prison I saw memberes on a daily. But thankfully the inmates were nice to me, I never got anything thrown on me. It takes a certain kind of person to work corrections. What...
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    Should I apply to nursing school for next fall..or wait?

    OrganizedChaos replied to OrganizedChaos's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Yeah, I could hope that my second pregnancy is easier. My mother had hyperemesis when she was pregnant with my brother. Thankfully my vomiting stopped after the first trimester. I have good days,...
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    WWYD: Caregiver not home at end of shift?

    OrganizedChaos replied to HisTreasure's topic in Private Duty

    I would definitely call the agency & find out what they wanted me to do. Like someone stated, the billing time is over & if I'm not gonna get paid for being there & be there late I would...
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    Should I apply to nursing school for next fall..or wait?

    OrganizedChaos replied to OrganizedChaos's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I wouldn't be pregnant during nursing school but I know I would have to delay getting a job. Life is never
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    Community College or University?

    OrganizedChaos replied to SeattleNurse2b's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I wish I went to a community college instead of a university. I went to a REALLY small high school & wasn't prepared for how big the university would be. You're completely on your own at a...
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    Why did you become nurses?

    OrganizedChaos replied to rupertmichaes's topic in General Nursing

    I honestly didn't know what I wanted to do with my life. I started out at a university then dropped out. I moved with my then boyfriend to another city. I was looking into the university & college...
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    Current LVN looking into BSN online

    OrganizedChaos replied to edl148's topic in University of Texas Arlington

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    Current LVN looking into BSN online

    OrganizedChaos replied to edl148's topic in University of Texas Arlington

    How does the online program work? How are clinicals