LoveMyBugs BSN, CNA, RN

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    Any techniques for cleaning feces off of a patient?

    LoveMyBugs replied to Nerd5000's topic in General Nursing

    If it is really bad, you could always take them to the shower and hose them off. Shaving cream works really good when it is dried on. I remeber working in the ED as a tech and a patient came in...
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    Need to interview a Nurse for a short assignment

    LoveMyBugs replied to jEstevez's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Had a patient in a SNF in her 90s she had a trach and g-tube, non verbal non responsive would only cry when care was provided, had major decubs on saccral area and knees from when her family tired to...
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    Peds LTC, Peds Psych, Which one?

    LoveMyBugs posted a topic in Pediatric

    Please forgive me if this a long post. I am a recent grad (6/2010), where the only job I was able to get initally was a SNF/LTC which I hate and have been desperate to get away from. About a month ago...
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    Is it harder to find a job as an RN with an ADN only than with a BSN? (San Francisco)

    LoveMyBugs replied to guevarrar's topic in California Nursing

    In my area OR, I think it is harder if you want to get a hospital position. Most LTC, clinics and offices don't care they just want you to have your liscence. Now the hospital systems in my area are...
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    I need help deciding

    LoveMyBugs replied to aikz's topic in General Nursing

    Forgive me if I read your post wrong, are you asking which positions to apply to? Or do you have 2 different job offers? If you are a new grad with no expereince, in this market apply to any job that...
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    What was your journey?

    LoveMyBugs replied to Jmiami's topic in General Nursing

    At 24 I found myself a single mom with 2 kids one with special needs. I had been working 50 hours a week as a resturant manager and was taking 1 class at a time. Then I was fired from my job, right as...
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    Just curious...

    LoveMyBugs replied to StL_Momma27's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I am in OR and the starting pay varies based on where you work, hospitals it is around $30, but with the economy the way it is, it is very hard for new grads to get into the hospitals. LTC varies from...
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    Preceptor Pay

    LoveMyBugs replied to untamable07's topic in Ob/Gyn

    The nurses do not because it is in our job description to precept and educate, however CNAs do get $2 per hour to precept
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    Question about sending resume

    LoveMyBugs replied to mo2rn's topic in General Nursing

    That is how I got my 1st job. After applying online to hospitals and LTC that had online apps I went and mapped out all of the LTC/SNF in my area and applied and dropped off applications. A week later...
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    Giving meds crushed in applesauce

    LoveMyBugs replied to anastasia158's topic in General Nursing

    Personally sounds like a waste of time, but if I had to guess, I think her reasoning would be if the resident refused to take one, then you would know what one they were refusing. Sometimes the...
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    Very frustrated after taking pbsd!!

    LoveMyBugs replied to KaHigRN's topic in General Nursing

    I just had to take a similar test for a new position. where you are given a situation and have to formulate a diagnosis, plan of care anticipate orders and your rationale for them all. I found that I...
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    question..please help..

    LoveMyBugs replied to dadah_vxr's topic in First Year After Licensure

    You could always apply, but they generally use GPA guidelines for a reason. A year ago I applied to a new grad program with a 3.0 GPA requirment. They had over 700 people apply, interviewed 540 and...
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    narcotic from e-kit..

    LoveMyBugs replied to dadah_vxr's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Did you call the pharmacy to find out where the med was, did they get the order? Where I work you have to call the pharmacy to get an authorization code before you pull anything from the E-kit. If...
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    Love LOLs

    LoveMyBugs replied to sMoLsNurse's topic in General Nursing

    I did flu shots in a large retail chain last year, oh the people watching, it was so
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    Nursing School while still working?

    LoveMyBugs replied to djdietz's topic in General Nursing

    Working and going to school is very doable. I started out taking only one class at a time chipping away at the pre-reqs. I then was taking up to 16 credits for pre-reqs so that by the time I was in a...
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    Update

    LoveMyBugs replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    :hhmth::hhmth:
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    WGU RN-BSN in 6 months??

    LoveMyBugs replied to thecoolnurse's topic in Western Governors University

    It was basic math and writting, if you made it through nursing school you will do fine on the entrance test. I don't think I ever even asked about my test, I was enrolled and that was fine with
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    WGU RN-BSN in 6 months??

    LoveMyBugs replied to thecoolnurse's topic in Western Governors University

    It is doable, if you work at it. I am burned out with school and keep putting off writting papers, but if you can crank out those papers it is
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    Started New Job, Just Got Called for Residency Interview

    LoveMyBugs replied to nerkeynurse's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I would look at your long term goals, where do you want to be in 5-10 years? With bigger systems come more opportunities to try different areas. I know for me that the wear and tear on my car and the...
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    How do employers view RN to BSN online completion programs?

    LoveMyBugs replied to luvazsun's topic in General Nursing

    I am wokring on my RN-BSN online and so far my expereince nobody has cared where the degree comes from as long as it is accredited. I work for a large health system that requires all acute care nurses...
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    Personal Info in Cover Letter?

    LoveMyBugs posted a topic in General Nursing

    Oh wise nurses of Allnurse.com I have a question for you all:D There is a job I would like to apply for it is with a pedi psych facilicty. In the job ad it has 2 years prefered, I only have 1 year as...
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    Applied to OSH mental health, tips!

    LoveMyBugs replied to CaLLaCoDe's topic in Oregon Nursing

    Good Luck! I had 3 interviews with OSH twice in Portland and once in Salem. The 1st time around meh it went okay, didn't get the job. The second time in Salem it went great had a panal interview had...
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    Classes

    LoveMyBugs replied to derekfitness's topic in General Students

    For me it was psych and community nursing did not excite me at all. Mainly I think that my psych teacher was always late to class and very dissorganized so it never really made
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    Teenage Pregnancy/Nursing

    LoveMyBugs posted a topic in General Nursing

    I will start off by saying that this is a homework thread, I am writting a paper about teen pregnancy and prevention and need to have input from various specialties in nursing. I would like to get...
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    Any RN's that would like to fill out a quick interview?

    LoveMyBugs replied to KansasFNP's topic in General Nursing

    Good Luck! I had to do that assingment last winter, I hope the questions improved some because they are lengthy. I wasn't able to get anyone from allnurse and I had a hard time getting people I worked...