Nola009

Nola009

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  1. Advice for a potential second career male nurse?

    Nola009 replied to Iwannabea...?'s topic in Men in Nursing

    I'm sorry, but I don't really know if you will find an actual nursing job fulfilling. You are right that there will always be patients to take care of (of course), but I bet you don't realize that...

  2. On working with LPNs in the clinical setting

    Nola009 replied to Nola009's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I didn't think less of them going into this job... like I said, I was a STNA for several yrs. and in my case it was just easier/better to go the ADN route. Then, by the way they were treating me, I...

  3. When an employer asks 'what's the lowest wage you are willing to accept'...

    Nola009 replied to Nola009's topic in Nursing Career

    Idk what your cost of living is over there in NY, but... wait. NYC? NYC's is higher than Ohio's for sure. That would probably be like making $15/hr. here or something, I don't really know. Anyways, at...

  4. Never before have I been so disrespected by co-workers in the workplace

    Nola009 replied to chinacatRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I'm a new grad, but I just wanna say that no one tells me what to do on my days off. NO

  5. When an employer asks 'what's the lowest wage you are willing to accept'...

    Nola009 replied to Nola009's topic in Nursing Career

    You are a trooper! I don't think I could handle the commute, but that's awesome you had such great strength! An inspiration for

  6. When an employer asks 'what's the lowest wage you are willing to accept'...

    Nola009 replied to Nola009's topic in Nursing Career

    Thank-you! I looked into home health and there is some supposed law/restriction in my state (OH) that won't allow HH agencies to hire new grads until they have had a yr. of experience. That was never...

  7. When an employer asks 'what's the lowest wage you are willing to accept'...

    Nola009 replied to Nola009's topic in Nursing Career

    You are right. Should have said that. I'm TERRIBLE at negotiating!! Next time, next time... HR said "We pay based on experience, and we start our new grads out at $19/hr". I think I'm gonna have to...

  8. If You Give a Patient a Cookie

    Nola009 replied to Mully's topic in Nursing Humor

    Brilliant synopsis of the worst case scenario when you give a patient a cookie.... That is the worst case scenario,

  9. When an employer asks 'what's the lowest wage you are willing to accept'...

    Nola009 replied to Nola009's topic in Nursing Career

    Thanks all. I was offered a job at a non-union, LTC/skilled (HCR Manorcare) facility. THis place accepts pts with trachs, IVs, and feeding tubes. I beleive the going rate for new grads woring in the...

  10. On working with LPNs in the clinical setting

    Nola009 replied to Nola009's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    If I 'delegate' to a LPN (which I don't where I work, but just for a hypothetical situation) and something goes wrong, yeah it's her license on the line, but mine also if I didn't delegate properly,...

  11. On working with LPNs in the clinical setting

    Nola009 replied to Nola009's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    This makes sense to me. I HAVE been thinking that 'they are doing things wrong & sloppy' maybe it's true sometimes, and maybe it's just the way that going from school to work is shocking my...

  12. What school does not prepare you for

    Nola009 replied to qsmoss's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    YES!!! You are right! I was just saying the same thing... to one of my classmates and we graduated this past May! Just graduated from a ADN program and not once did we step foot in a LTC facility. In...

  13. On working with LPNs in the clinical setting

    Nola009 replied to Nola009's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I count the narcs, but I'm always being given an attitude about it. This nurse (LPN) will stand across from the cart and whip through everything. She even waits to sign several doses of pain pills...

  14. Are headaches a contrainidcation for 12 hour shifts?

    Nola009 replied to studentnurse9806's topic in General Nursing

    All kinds of strange, benign maladies can present themselves during one's clinicals. Hey, it's stressful! I used to break out in hives all over my neck and chest during the clinicals of my last...

  15. On working with LPNs in the clinical setting

    Nola009 replied to Nola009's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I don't mean to offend anybody in any way. I wanted to become a nurse after getting a degree in health info management and actually went the ADN route because it was faster for me. I already know it...