OrganizedChaos LVN

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

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    Help me make this decison!

    OrganizedChaos replied to ORTech2RN's topic in General Nursing

    I looked into home health but I didn't like all the driving I had to do. They might pay milage but they won't pay for all the wear & tear on your car. In the end I turned down the home health...
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    why is the corrections facility hiring so much?

    OrganizedChaos replied to luckie's topic in Correctional

    I just started at a detention center in Texas. All the people there are fairly new. The oldest person there has been there for 2 years. Even the HSA is new & we don't have a DON right now. It is...
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    Would you accept this call out excuse?

    OrganizedChaos replied to motherof3sons's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    True. Yeah it sucks to work short staffed but it is no one's business why you are calling in. Working nights sucks & it is difficult on the body. Maybe she was tired or maybe she wanted to party,...
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    What field are you in??

    OrganizedChaos replied to FieryPsychRN's topic in General Nursing

    I'm in corrections (I'm an LVN). I love it, sometimes. Lol. It's just a LOT of paperwork that is soo redundant & could be cut down if it was on the computer. But other than that the nursing part...
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    Piercings and Nursing

    OrganizedChaos replied to Wootenn's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I don't have microdermals but it sounds like a bad idea for all the above listed reasons. I am an LVN, work in corrections, II only have my nose pierced & they make me take it out. So if you ever...
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    Are these true or false rumors about LPN

    OrganizedChaos replied to mcclot1993's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    1. In bigger cities, yes but here where I live they still employ LVNs but they want you to have hospital experience. 2. No. CNAs do CNA jobs & MAs do MA jobs. 3. I have been an LVN for almost 4...
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    Let go from my first patient - Please help me understand!

    OrganizedChaos replied to cazach0122's topic in Private Duty

    I was let go from a case in September. I orientated at the home & would work PRN. I worked a few shifts & everything seemed fine. But this one day when I was packing up I could tell the foster...
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    I hate my job!!!!!!!!

    OrganizedChaos replied to slave2homecare's topic in General Nursing

    Yikes! You need to find another agency/job. They shouldn't be able to hold your pay like that. I'm sorry. That's one of the many reasons I left PDN. I hope you find a better
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    Courses that transfer to Lamar State

    OrganizedChaos replied to OrganizedChaos's topic in Texas Nursing

    Ok, sent!
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    Lamar State LVN to RN Program

    OrganizedChaos replied to OrganizedChaos's topic in Online Distance Learning

    Well I didn't study for my NCLEX the first time, not my school's
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    Lamar State LVN to RN Program

    OrganizedChaos replied to OrganizedChaos's topic in Online Distance Learning

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    Bad Boys, Bad Boys... How do you handle them?

    OrganizedChaos replied to valzRN's topic in Correctional

    I've never been hit before, just had them do the
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    Courses that transfer to Lamar State

    OrganizedChaos replied to OrganizedChaos's topic in Texas Nursing

    What's your email? They sent me a long email about how they are redoing the program. I'll forward it to
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    Courses that transfer to Lamar State

    OrganizedChaos replied to OrganizedChaos's topic in Texas Nursing

    Well I looked back on some posts & I saw someone discussing it. I thought I might get a reply faster than from anyone at the
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    Bad Boys, Bad Boys... How do you handle them?

    OrganizedChaos replied to valzRN's topic in Correctional

    Yeah, it's happened to me before. I ignore it & then go by the policy of where I am working. I started working with CHC (only been there 3 days so I haven't seen it
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    New TV Show- Nurse Nation on MTV

    OrganizedChaos replied to kingofthekicks20's topic in Travel

    No. I would feel better if he just referred to the nurses in the show. Not every nurse goes out, gets wildly drunk, strips down naked & dry humps every half naked guy in sight.
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    New TV Show- Nurse Nation on MTV

    OrganizedChaos replied to kingofthekicks20's topic in Travel

    How can you agree with him when he is lumping all nurses into that category? And I don't work at a hospital, so no. Plus we work 12s. So if they have the energy to go out & party. God bless their...
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    Which job should I go back to?

    OrganizedChaos posted a topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    So I've tried, unsuccessfully, to find other jobs & nothing has panned out for me. I applied at hospitals that still hire LVNs, jails, pretty much anything I see online & in a newspaper but I...
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    Private Duty for New Grads

    OrganizedChaos replied to reginarn88's topic in Private Duty

    Home health is generally visits where you go & do visits in the home no longer than an hour. Whereas private duty is shifts from 8-12, or longer, in the home. I hope the agency fulfills on their...
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    PLEASE HELP Before they kick me out!

    OrganizedChaos replied to FutureRNKat's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I remember when I was in nursing school they had to pull on student aside & had a meeting with her because she missed too many days. They ended up letting her stay but I was soo mad. Why? The rest...
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    Things i wish i knew before nursing school

    OrganizedChaos replied to TIB217's topic in General Students

    It is worth it! It might be tough right now but there is a light at the end of the tunnel! That light is your license. :) They are excessively hard on you but they want to make sure that you can...
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    3 Science classes, will it be too much?

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

    I took A&P I & micro together. It was super difficult, my micro prof was REALLY hard & if I could do it all over again I wouldn't take any science together. But if you do, only take 2. Do...
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    New TV Show- Nurse Nation on MTV

    OrganizedChaos replied to kingofthekicks20's topic in Travel

    Yeah. I know no one would want to watch my life because it would be "lame". But this show is giving nurses a bad
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    New TV Show- Nurse Nation on MTV

    OrganizedChaos replied to kingofthekicks20's topic in Travel

    This is a comment from someone on the MTV Facebook page: "I don't see the problem with show it's great. It is just showing what normal nurses do outside of work, they don't act like that when their...
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    A Nurse with POTS Disability: A Great Success Story!

    OrganizedChaos replied to CrazyCoconut's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    Congratulations! It's so great to hear success stories like