bondoson88

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1. Came across this gem...

   bondoson88 replied to MECO28's topic in Nursing Humor

   Why did she get an article written about that! Shoot, I have been cleaning a pt. BM all over and have my stomach growling because I was hungry I thought that was normal for

2. Fired for being an LVN!

   bondoson88 replied to CaliBoy760's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

   I know how you feel because after working at the same hospital for 32 years I and all the LVNs were laid off. I felt so sad, mad, betrayed,humiliated, disgusted and depressed about the whole thing. I...

3. Getting laid off

   bondoson88 posted a topic in LPN, LVN Corner

   I have worked at an acute care hospital in CA for 32years and as of Oct 1, 2013 all14 LVNs will be laid off. So at 54 years old I need to go find a job. I thought I would be able to retire from here....

4. LPN's Are they really being phased out?

   bondoson88 replied to amber_n_schultz's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

   I have been an LVN for 30 years and I work in a critical care unit. At my hospital we were told to start getting our RNs because we are going to lose our jobs if we don't. My advice for you...

5. Real 911 calls.....

   bondoson88 replied to RosesrReder's topic in Nursing Humor

   I have my very own 911 call. My husband had bought a used phone from a thirft store that had 911 programmed on it in speed dial. Anyways, we also own a 50 lb African spurred tortise. It was winter...

6. Where to get Texas LVN CEU's online quickly???

   bondoson88 replied to Mrs. Hamilton's topic in General Nursing

   Here in California, there is a website "MyFreeCE where you can get accepted and approved CE units. The classs/articles are from 1-5 units each. You read the article then take the test and you can...

7. What is your biggest nursing pet peeve?

   bondoson88 replied to ferfer's topic in General Nursing

   One of my biggest pet peeves is when you have a patient in a critical care unit and they are intubated and they have all kinds of lines here and there and the previous nurse has everything tangled up...

8. Are Lvn's Allowed To Do Initial Assessments??

   bondoson88 replied to Nony's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

   I am a LVN in California and I work in a acute care hospital and I assess my own patients. I can assess a patient just as well as a RN can maybe even better. I have worked on med/surg,...

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

   bondoson88 replied to Jen01tx's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

   I know that there are some RN's that when they have to cover your IV meds they act all put out and sometimes if can make you feel like you are a burden, which is something I do not want to ever be...

10. How My Instructor Affected My Life

    bondoson88 replied to raebabelvn's topic in General Students

    I also had an instuctor that didn't seem to like me. My patient was a 20 year female who had a thyroidectomy and I was also in my twenties. The patient and I got along very well because we had a lot...

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

    bondoson88 replied to Jen01tx's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I used to have things like that happen to me alot years ago,and it hurt my feelings but you just have to deal with it and ignore those comments. When you are an LVN/LPN you have to show that you are...

12. Difference Between a New Nurse and an Old Nurse

    bondoson88 replied to DutchgirlRN's topic in Nursing Humor

    A new nurse charts too much about stuff that you chart in school and her penmanship is neat. An old nurse charts the pertinent stuff, not neuro checks on an appy patient and hopefully it is legible. A...

13. What's Your Best Nursing Ghost Story?

    bondoson88 replied to steffck's topic in General Nursing

    I once had a patient that had expired down the end of the hall. She was in room 210a by herself, and there were only maybe a couple of other patients in other rooms in the same area whom could not get...

14. claiming to be what she isn't

    bondoson88 replied to traumamomtx's topic in General Nursing

    I have had experiences with patients, namely the moms of peds patients that when they come in to see their child the first words out of their mouths are "Well I'm a nurse!" That is like a big red...

15. Where will u work as an RN?

    bondoson88 replied to luv4nursing's topic in LPN to RN

    I have a position in CCU right now but being an LVN I don't get first priority. We have a lot of travelers and they have in their contract that they only will work in critical care. I expected that I...