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  1. opinions please?

    doodlebuttRN replied to KATRN78's topic in Private Duty

    It is HER responsibility to keep up with all certifications! Come on now! My agency is supposed to remind us like 30 days before something expires (PPD, CPR, etc) but they forget all the time. I...

  2. Deaf Nurses

    doodlebuttRN replied to boston333's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    I am a hard-of-hearing RN, have worn over-the-ear aides since the age of 7. My mother is deaf. I find that as long as I make my co-workers/mgmt aware, they are almost always super supportive. One...

  3. Do private duty LVN/LPN ever get a pay raise?

    doodlebuttRN replied to Live_Life's topic in Private Duty

    I am a PDN- RN, and have been with same company for over 2 years, with no raise. Excellent performance reviews, etc, but when I asked and was told that I was already receiving more than the avg RN for...

  4. Ugghhh, another new nurse...

    doodlebuttRN replied to Joe V's topic in Nurses Rock

    I think that many new nurses want to do a good job, want to be successful, but are afraid and beginning to realize the full weight of being a nurse, which of course can be overwhelming and very scary....

  5. Please help me, I need advice...I'm so broken

    doodlebuttRN replied to auntdd's topic in Home Health

    Oh my God. I work in peds home health, and it would break my heart if the family I work for turned on me like that. I am so sorry. I don't know what else to say. You obviously care about your patient;...

  6. 8 months as a nurse and I am failing miserably

    doodlebuttRN replied to RN119's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Listen, the first year as a nurse is the hardest, especially when you work with sharks, like you do. I did my first year in surgical telemetry/ICU step-down, and there were many days when I went home...