OrganizedChaos LVN

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    Is nursing still for me?

    OrganizedChaos replied to OrganizedChaos's topic in General Nursing

    I want to become an RN because I want more job experience. I can get more jobs as an RN vs. as an LVN. I also screwed up working as an LVN. I was offered a hospital position right out of school (I...
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    Is nursing still for me?

    OrganizedChaos replied to OrganizedChaos's topic in General Nursing

    I take Zoloft for my bipolar disorder. I just switched to taking that during the day because I am afraid it is giving me insomnia. I take Topamax & that is BID so there is no getting around taking...
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    Is nursing still for me?

    OrganizedChaos replied to OrganizedChaos's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you! Awwwww, you're so sweet! No there definitely isn't any rush. The bridge program isn't going anywhere & will still be there when I am ready. I really shouldn't rush into school because...
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    Anyone leave over money/salary issue?

    OrganizedChaos replied to MHDNURSE's topic in School

    I have applied at the school district in my area but because the pay is *so* little ($18,000/yr) I have had to turn them down before. My husband makes more than that & he has no degree or...
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    Is nursing still for me?

    OrganizedChaos replied to OrganizedChaos's topic in General Nursing

    So
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    Is nursing still for me?

    OrganizedChaos replied to OrganizedChaos's topic in General Nursing

    I've been a nurse for so long I don't know what else I'd do or what else I'd like. To get a job off the floor, I'd need to become an RN, need to get my bachelor's degree & gain
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    Is nursing still for me?

    OrganizedChaos replied to OrganizedChaos's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you. I was worried I wouldn't be the same after this pregnancy & I was making a huge mistake by going back to nursing. I really do want to go back to work not just for me, but for my family....
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    Is nursing still for me?

    OrganizedChaos replied to OrganizedChaos's topic in General Nursing

    *hugs* Awwwwww! Thank you so much, that means so much!!!! Lol. I'm waiting for something else in my body just to give out. My husband said, can we just take you to the hospital & take out anything...
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    Is nursing still for me?

    OrganizedChaos replied to OrganizedChaos's topic in General Nursing

    That's what I'm afraid of, if I'm not 100% ready that I will ruin myself. As I stated in the previous post I job hopped from nursing home jobs to PDN jobs. Both jobs I hated & despised. I have...
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    Is nursing still for me?

    OrganizedChaos replied to OrganizedChaos's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you! I want to continue, I just don't want to push myself too hard & then regret it. I also don't want to end up in the same situation I am now. I turned down a great job right out of...
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    Is nursing still for me?

    OrganizedChaos replied to OrganizedChaos's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you! I didn't realize it took a year to recover from having a baby, maybe because with my first I recovered so quickly. But I wasn't as sick with my first either. During this pregnancy I had...
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    Is nursing still for me?

    OrganizedChaos replied to OrganizedChaos's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you. I didn't know if it was foreshadowing my nursing
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    Clinical: having THAT nurse

    OrganizedChaos replied to SRN2018's topic in General Students

    Where did the OP go? She just comes & creates a NETY thread & just
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    The Incontinence Epidemic

    OrganizedChaos replied to Keepstanding's topic in School

    This whole thread reminds me of a friend my brother had. He was in middle school at the time of these accidents listed below. He would defecate in his pants & random places that weren't the...
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    Hmm...that's nice

    OrganizedChaos replied to DiplomaNurseRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    When I was last in the hospital I sparked up conversation with the two LVNs caring for me about how I am an LVN as well. The first LVN I inquired about the bridge program in town & how it worked....
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    STAAR Testing Anxeity

    OrganizedChaos replied to Amethya's topic in School

    I have hated the tests back when it was the TAAS test. Now it seems the craziness has only gotten worse. I don't even want to think what it will be like when my kids are in
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    HESI vs. TEAS

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

    Back when I was applying to bridge programs a bunch wanted HESI & a few wanted TEAS. So I figured why not just study for both with the HESI book, how different can they be? I didn't do great on...
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    Cna agency and sick day issues.

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

    Why would you want to work for a place that treats you worse than dirt? No one can force you to go to work. Not to mention you can make your patients ill by going to work that sick. I would find...
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    What should I do - Abusive Instructor

    OrganizedChaos replied to neuron's topic in General Students

    Yes. That is exactly how it works. The OP neve once told us what is wrong with her instructor, just that they are "mean". You told the OP to ignore the chain of command & go straight to the dean....
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    What should I do - Abusive Instructor

    OrganizedChaos replied to neuron's topic in General Students

    fibroblast, No one has been rude or a bully to you. You asked for opinions from experienced nurses on the internet. You cannot control the responses from other people. You also never provided examples...
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    What should I do - Abusive Instructor

    OrganizedChaos replied to neuron's topic in General Students

    Based on what though? What details that the OP provided leads you to believe that the OP should go to the dean & the dean would listen? From what the OP had posted if the OP would go to the dean,...
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    Why do patients.....?

    OrganizedChaos replied to ArrowRN's topic in Nursing Humor

    My favorite is when they ask you one by one what each pill is & what it
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    other side of the coin. again.

    OrganizedChaos replied to mmc51264's topic in General Nursing

    I know the ER in the hospital in my town is known to be horrible. The staff is rude & judgemental. But the other departments (OR, L&D, ICU & med surg) have really great
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    Night shifts and medical issues

    OrganizedChaos replied to MNNICU, RN's topic in General Nursing

    If you knew your condition is exhasterbated by nights, why would you take a job where you rotate & are required to work nights? I have epilepsy & am bipolar, I know I can't work nights so I...
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    Can I be a nurse with a mental illness?

    OrganizedChaos replied to Edt997's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I live in Texas & I am bipolar as well. You just have to be 100% honest with the BON when you apply & every time you renew. I have told this story multiple times but it always seems fitting. I...