laKrugRN

laKrugRN

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  1. UK nurse investigating....

    laKrugRN replied to MandyS1979's topic in Nurse Registration

    I would start with the Iowa board of nursing and they should be able to tell you what they require for you to practice. I do know that mental health and psych nurses are very needed. Especially in the...

  2. Nursing Roles

    laKrugRN replied to Balto's topic in General Nursing

    I am currently in my first nursing gig. I am an Internal Med nurse. Get to a hospital that give you room to grow. If I wanted to, I could float to Peds, Ortho, Psych, OB-GYN..great thing about nursing...

  3. Med surg to urgent care?

    laKrugRN replied to BiotoBSNtoFNP's topic in Ambulatory Care, Clinic

    Trust me, you will love the hours and the less stressful days than nights on the floor. It gets busy and yeah there is a paycut, but I have my nights and weekends!

  4. Took NCLEX-RN today, fourth attempt...

    laKrugRN replied to MrMango's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    don't torture yourself. do the PVT or pay the 8 bucks to know for sure. good

  5. Fed up with this RN

    laKrugRN replied to Nursingdreamsx0's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    That is bull. You never stop doing NURSING duties. Aide duties are a part of nursing. She needs to get off her high

  6. 1st semester expectations

    laKrugRN replied to Val0512's topic in General Students

    Don't just study to pass exams and the forget it. Retain it! Learn it, know it! Because it's how you will save lives someday as an RN!

  7. Bad pop-up doesn't necessarily mean you failed!!!

    laKrugRN replied to my_key's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I knew 2 people who go the bad pop up and passed!Never lose

  8. So is ADN- RN really a waste of time?

    laKrugRN replied to mzsuccess's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    I work with a bunch of great ADNs and one of my co-workers is an LPN. Only 2 of us are BSN's. We all get along great! No one treats anyone any

  9. Do I have a right to a copy of my employee health file?

    laKrugRN replied to Clovery's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    I asked my facility today and they said they'd be happy to make me copies of my health

  10. advice and encouragement for new grads

    laKrugRN replied to giannag's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I agree! Don't give up! Took me 2 months to find a job and several interviews. Exhausting but it will

  11. Can a Nurse Punch a Patient in Self-Defense?

    laKrugRN replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in General Nursing

    I believe a nurse should do whatever she needs to do to escape a dangerous and violent situation. I'd rather hit a patient who was attacking me than break my arm or lose an

  12. good pop up yesterday

    laKrugRN replied to danielleyyoh's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Way to

  13. Took Nclex this afternoon - Got "Good pop up"

    laKrugRN replied to GretaBSNRN's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Congrats!

  14. Passed nclex-rn 2nd time

    laKrugRN replied to JBSN's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Alright! Way to

  15. Nclex Tomorrow

    laKrugRN replied to Mwillis3's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Good

  16. What's Your Best Nursing Ghost Story?

    laKrugRN replied to steffck's topic in General Nursing

    This was a good laugh!

  17. Curious About ER Nursing

    laKrugRN replied to rnblack4's topic in Emergency

    During my internship, I was on Med/Surg but when it was dead I would float to ER. Loved it! Fast paced at times and you never knew what was coming in. I really enjoyed

  18. When a Doctor is very nasty...and

    laKrugRN replied to lumbarpain's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I don't think you can sue hun. But take it up with management, HR, SOMEBODY! Get the group of you who have been harassed. good luck! Keep us

  19. views on overweight nurses

    laKrugRN replied to msmit108's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    As long as your weight doesn't prevent you from doing your job or takes a toll on your health to where you are a missing a ton of work or school, no worries. Honestly though, I know people who lost...

  20. New Grad Stressed, Nights Easier?

    laKrugRN replied to ParryPerson's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    I did my internship nights on a med/surg floor. We would stay busy but then there was BORING down time. I am not a night owl (early to rise, early to sack). It definitely was not as stressful as days...

  21. DONE...It is NOT God's will we fail

    laKrugRN replied to dbrenda1510's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Amen!

  22. 265 and passed NCLEX

    laKrugRN replied to mseblake's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Great job! :) I bet that was hell to sit through 265 but you did it! Never gotta do it

  23. Passed Nclex with 75 questions

    laKrugRN replied to foxymom's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Congrats! Great

  24. Kaplan harder than NCLEX? side question, ATI --

    laKrugRN replied to pikachus's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Kaplan was harder than NCLEX. I was not a fan of ATI because I felt it was too basic. Pure content. Where Kaplan is content and critical

  25. Becoming a CNA before starting school.

    laKrugRN replied to bear94's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I will admit, I only worked as a CNA for 3 months before being an nurse because I hated the place I worked. I will point out that a bad facility can make a negative impression of being a CNA. I knew...