OrganizedChaos LVN

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

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    Easiest nursing schools to get through in Florida?

    OrganizedChaos replied to alison86786's topic in School, College Programs

    If you want an easy nursing school, you need to chose a different
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    I miss The Commuter!

    OrganizedChaos replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    Awwww. Hope everything is going well with
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    Quits Without Notice, Threatened with Abandonment

    OrganizedChaos replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Nursing Career

    Yeah, that's unbelievable. Way to make a crappy situation even worse! Glad you quit because I wouldn't want someone like you to be my coworker. OP, 53 residents could've easily been split between two...
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    Feel guilty about turning down a job offer as a new grad?

    OrganizedChaos replied to meganec17's topic in General Nursing

    What do you mean by feeling fulfilled? I thought I would be fulfilled by working in acute care & so couldn't be further from the truth. You're not looking dragging a fine toothed comb & going...
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    Falling Asleep

    OrganizedChaos replied to NurseRatchet777's topic in General Nursing

    You say you're new to working 12 hour shifts? I think that is your problem right there! What is your routine to go to bed? What time do you go to bed? What do you eat during your shift? How do you...
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    What happens if you are injured on your way to clinical due to weather?

    OrganizedChaos replied to invitemeplz's topic in General Students

    If the weather is that bad 1) School will be canceled 2) Stay closer to the clinical site 3) Don't
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    PlanB after getting kicked out of nursing program

    OrganizedChaos replied to brennareilly's topic in General Students

    So you weren't actually *in* a nursing program, you were just taking the pre-reqs & applying.
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    Disappointed by colleague

    OrganizedChaos replied to Sarah2018's topic in General Nursing

    Do *your* job & call the patient's doctor
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    Long hair at the bedside

    OrganizedChaos replied to kakamegamama's topic in General Nursing

    When did work become a fashion
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    Give LTC a chance, or get out now?

    OrganizedChaos replied to mc-escher's topic in First Year After Licensure

    You're a new nurse, in a new speciality so of course you're going to be stressed and overwhelmed. No matter where you go you will be challenged, it will just be in a different way. Just because the...
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    What do I do with my career?

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

    What is extended care home health, you mean PDN? I could if I could find an active cases in my area. They advertise like there are cases that need to be staffed but there aren't any in my area. I...
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    Dealing with rude pt.

    OrganizedChaos replied to Wildflowerlvn's topic in General Nursing

    Grow a thick skin. I feel bad for that person because something is going on in that person's life to make them lash out. I kill them with
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    I felt burnt out and I'm not even working.

    OrganizedChaos posted a topic in General Nursing

    I did not have a calling when I started nursing. I didn't know what I wanted to do after high school so my parents "suggested" (more like forced) nursing for me. Well close to 10 years later I feel...
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    Preceptee medication error

    OrganizedChaos replied to Emmers4's topic in General Nursing

    I'm trying to remember but I can't remember what dosage of Zosyn runs fast. Fourty five minutes doesn't seem too fast for
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    When male prisoners intentionally expose themselves to females

    OrganizedChaos replied to DoubleblessedRN's topic in Correctional

    Exactly this; ignore it. It only eggs them on if you say
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    I felt burnt out and I'm not even working.

    OrganizedChaos replied to OrganizedChaos's topic in General Nursing

    I'm going to PT currently & the PTA do NOTHING. They show me what to do & that's it.
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    I felt burnt out and I'm not even working.

    OrganizedChaos replied to OrganizedChaos's topic in General Nursing

    I could look into OTA or
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    I felt burnt out and I'm not even working.

    OrganizedChaos replied to OrganizedChaos's topic in General Nursing

    I know, right! I'm questioning if it's even worth it to
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    I felt burnt out and I'm not even working.

    OrganizedChaos replied to OrganizedChaos's topic in General Nursing

    Awwww, thank you!
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    I felt burnt out and I'm not even working.

    OrganizedChaos replied to OrganizedChaos's topic in General Nursing

    Not in the town I live in, they only hire MAs. If I wanted to commute to the bigger towns I'd have an hour +
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    I felt burnt out and I'm not even working.

    OrganizedChaos replied to OrganizedChaos's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you. *hugs* I have bipolar disorder as well as Lupus. I have always looked for a good therapist near me but the closest ones are over an hour away. Then the online therapists are so
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    I felt burnt out and I'm not even working.

    OrganizedChaos replied to OrganizedChaos's topic in General Nursing

    Oh wow! Yeah, I know what you mean with the good days & bad days. I just wish I had more good days than bad
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    I felt burnt out and I'm not even working.

    OrganizedChaos replied to OrganizedChaos's topic in General Nursing

    OMG! I'm glad to hear you recovered from all of that! That sounds scary. I hope I find my nook, I just feel so defeated right
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    I felt burnt out and I'm not even working.

    OrganizedChaos replied to OrganizedChaos's topic in General Nursing

    I've worked PDN, hate it. Families throw you under the bus for anything. Can't move, I need help with my children when my Lupus is bad. I honestly don't know what I want to do. Days like today suck....
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    I felt burnt out and I'm not even working.

    OrganizedChaos replied to OrganizedChaos's topic in General Nursing

    I believe you are confusing SSDI & SSI. I do not qualify for SSDI as I have not worked enough & do not have enough credits. With SSI there is a limit on how much one person can make per month...