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  1. I just can't do this anymore...

    payitforward replied to ruthiemk's topic in General Nursing

    I TOTALLY understand how you are feeling!!! I was in that same boat. Draggin myself out of bed in the morning,going to working only to cry in the parking lot because I had to be somewhere I didn't...

  2. Do you like your long commute?

    payitforward replied to Brian's topic in Nurses Rock

    Since I've been a nurse I have always had a commute! First it was an hour and about 45minutes, then I got it down to about 45minutes. that is one! When I'm going home it always takes me longer, and...

  3. Which Stethoscope should I get?

    payitforward replied to A_Rose83's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    Definetly a Littman! Actually if I were just starting I would get the Littman Classic. The acoustics are very good, and then I would graduate from there. Littman's are great-they last very long and...

  4. Are there any LPN's not going for RN?

    payitforward replied to HippyDippyLPN's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    No! There is nothing wrong with being an LPN!!! No there is nothing wrong with being an LPN!! No there is nothing wrong with being an LPN!!! If you are good at what you do and you take pride what you...

  5. Am I crazy, because this seems VERY WRONG...

    payitforward replied to Fannie'sMom's topic in General Students

    Okay everyone please do not feed me to the wolves for my response! Dear Am I crazy, what exactly were you expecting from your clinical rotations? Just because you're an"Adult senior student " was...

  6. Have noticed racist threads right here in the past two days!

    payitforward replied to lpn2icu's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I replied to this post, and I think that what the originator was trying to say was the fact she seemed to see more foreign nurses than American? I'm only trying to understand......I don't think I was...

  7. Yelling Doctors, How do you handle them?????

    payitforward replied to Danielle7's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Whoa....

  8. Yelling Doctors, How do you handle them?????

    payitforward replied to Danielle7's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I would have called the Doc as a LAST resort, only because many of them are grouchy,and love to sink their teeth into nurses at that time of night. I would first ahve asked the patient, as stated...

  9. Nursing, the field of medicine or customer service?

    payitforward replied to jalvino1's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    You know, I blame this on ignorance on the patient. They knew good and well that they couldn't have a milkshake. I think she did it to see who would relent.The irony of this is if someone gave her a...

  10. Any LPN's with Bachelors in health care administration?

    payitforward replied to kgard7777's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I also had 2 associate degrees,one of which I received when I was in the service. Most of my preques.were accepted, and some weren't so I just took what I needed to take. THere were some classes I put...

  11. Any LPN's with Bachelors in health care administration?

    payitforward replied to kgard7777's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I got my degree at a local college in my area. What can I do with it? 1. Clinic Manager, ADON( in some places), or even an administrator, but they usually want you to have your masters. What I did was...

  12. Any LPN's with Bachelors in health care administration?

    payitforward replied to kgard7777's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Okay, this is a question I AM CONSTANTLY asked. Why didn't I get my RN instead?? Because I am an LPN, and quite proud of that. I AM ALREADY a great nurse. I didn't get into nursing for the money, so...

  13. Health Care Bachelors degree and an ADN?

    payitforward replied to kristie_b1's topic in Government, Military

    If you plan on going into the Air Force,(as a nurse) you WILL need your BSN. No question. The Air Firce did accept ADNs a long,long tine ago, but now BSNs are

  14. Any LPN's with Bachelors in health care administration?

    payitforward replied to kgard7777's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I am an LPN with a Bachelor's degree in Health Care Management. I am now a clinic manager, overseeing 4 subclinics. I don't think my degree was useless, I didn't want to limit myself as an LPN. We...

  15. No respect for LVN's/LPN's

    payitforward replied to Jen01tx's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Please don't be discouraged with the attitudes of small minded people. Many people, especially other NURSES believe that if you aren't an RN, or for that matter a BSN, you don't deserve the time of...

  16. Does Anyone Live In Md Cause I Need A Job!

    payitforward replied to josinda421's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    YES! THe federal government is hiring, and is always hiring. In some cases you can even get some type of mentor program. There are many LPNs that once they get under a GOOD RN, or LPN they can really...

  17. Do you say you're a nurse...

    payitforward replied to picurn10's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    WOW! I had to post again after reading a few more comments!! DGOOD, we didn't mean to come off hard, but at least he/she WANTED the knowledge. See, long ago when "we" started as nurses, the...

  18. Do you say you're a nurse...

    payitforward replied to picurn10's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    You know, it was this kind of mentality that will ALWAYS hurt us as a group. There are ALWAYS going to be people,( even within us) I am not ashamed that I am an LPN, because I'm a GOOD NURSE. When I...

  19. Absolute No-No's

    payitforward replied to Drysolong's topic in General Nursing

    You know, I used to start IVs without gloves,(old school) and although I don't do it anymore, I hit them the majority of the time. Of course, we wouldn't dream of doing that

  20. LPN = Life's Perfect Nurses

    payitforward replied to TheCommuter's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    See? THIS IS EXACTLY the problem. When faced with an issue, someone is ALWAYS so eager to say, well get your rn, and get more money, or 'you should go back to school and become a "real" nurse". I have...

  21. Whats to Enjoy about Nursing?

    payitforward replied to sissyboo's topic in General Nursing

    What's to enjoy?? Good Lord, only someone who has been doing this for a few years can tell you. I have been in the nursing field, since I was 14 years old. I started out volunteering at a local...

  22. Do you trust automatic "vitals" machines??

    payitforward replied to Fairlythere's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    You know, machines ar eokay, but if you have an abnormal reading, how do you know it's abnormal, if you've never done a manual bp? The machines are good for convienence, but we shouldn't become so...

  23. HELP! I DON"T WANT TO GO THROUGH CNA first...

    payitforward replied to lookingforward's topic in General Nursing

    Dear Help, You know, I am so sik and tired of hearing students who don't want to go through the 'trenches' like many of us had to. There is nothing WRONG, demeaning, or demoralizing with performing...

  24. LPN'S Supervising RNs'? How would you feel?

    payitforward replied to cowgirl4u's topic in General Nursing

    It Shouldn't really matter. I am an LPN, AND have a bachelors degree. I choose NOT to have my RN because I am already a great nurse. Why is there always an issue between RNs and LPNs???? This always...

  25. I didn't get all this education to wipe behinds!

    payitforward replied to SeekingNur's topic in General Nursing

    You know, I am going to get on my soapbox about this because this really irritates me. Okay, first off, just because you ARE a nurse that doesn't give you the right to think that you have too much...