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  1. Pratt Online

    ljds replied to blufoxtrot's topic in General Nursing

    Apparently not, as it is offered from numerous universities and community colleges. Pratt itself offers an 8 hour online A/P course. I've already taken A/P, so to be honest, I'm not interested in...

  2. Pratt Online

    ljds replied to blufoxtrot's topic in General Nursing

    Not currently, but I'm thinking I will enroll for the class that starts next January. I need to retake A/P, as mine is over 5 years old. I find that requirement annoying! I'm planning on taking it...

  3. CHILD CARE vs. Nursing Schedules

    ljds replied to kileykids's topic in General Nursing

    Larger hospitals will sometimes offer daycare and evening care. Some schools offer before and after school care, as do some daycares (I don't know how old your child is). Another option is to offer...

  4. doesn't like being a cna

    ljds replied to nursewannabee's topic in General Nursing

    It could be the environment (working as an aide in a nursing home can be a different beast than on a hospital floor), it could also be that he is simply ready for more responsibility. I loved working...

  5. Noise on the Night Shift

    ljds replied to becksgr's topic in General Nursing

    We've closed doors, we carpeted the hallways, and we carry cell phones now (instead of paging overhead, or into rooms for staff). When we redesigned the unit, we also created a room off the side of...

  6. Online Associates Degree in Nursing??

    ljds replied to timsgirl's topic in General Nursing

    I am planning on doing an online lpn to associates next January. I have to meet certain requirements--like a clinical skills check off at the community college who offers this program, a statement...

  7. I got written up and it's bringing me down

    ljds replied to porterwoman's topic in General Nursing

    In situations like this, I also try to look at it from the physician's (or other person's) perspective. Perhaps this is an ongoing problem (which, maybe it is, since your fellow nurses directed you...

  8. exempt status for bedside RN's

    ljds replied to thudson7's topic in General Nursing

    Am I reading this right; you would get paid for 11.5 hours, even if you had to stay late and work, say 13 hours? I see two situations arising; one is that people quit and go work in an environment...

  9. Looking for very specific book recommendations

    ljds posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    I have browsed through the sticky on recommended reading, and while it was helpful, it was also a bit overwhelming. I am an LPN with several years experience in an out of hospital birth setting as an...

  10. Opinions on my path/interest in research

    ljds posted a topic in Research

    I am an LPN, to begin an LPN to BSN program in January. One of the pre-reqs for the BSN was microbiology, which I am just finishing up. I LOVE IT. We just wrote our final paper on our unknown, and I...

  11. Opinions on my path/interest in research

    ljds replied to ljds's topic in Research

    Thanks for your input. I've explored my options after speaking to the director of our local hospital lab and cruising the local university/med school website, and I think I am going to postpone the...

  12. Are LPN's/LVN's real nurses?

    ljds replied to Faeriewand's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    My co-workers consider me a "real" nurse. I think it comes from the fact that I work my bum off, am always ready to help someone else, and I also *ask* for help and other opinions when I think I need...

  13. Does anyone love their job?

    ljds replied to Lisa CCU RN's topic in General Nursing

    I love my work AND my job. I work the med floor in a relatively small hospital. Sure, there are shifts where we aren't as well staffed as usual; but that is usually rectified by the next shift. It...

  14. Blood transfusions

    ljds replied to nursing04's topic in Medical-Surgical

    I've worked in a small hospital for 5 years now, 1 1/2 as a nurse, and I *have* seen two extremely nasty blood transfusion reactions (not your run of the mill fever or itching, but one coded and one...

  15. Why is it "Med/Surg?" Why aren't they separated?

    ljds posted a topic in Medical-Surgical

    It seems to me that these are two completely different areas. At our hospital, there are separate floors for medical pts and surgical pts. The staff are hired to the floor; you only float if one...

  16. Best shift for a Mom

    ljds replied to splunking's topic in General Nursing

    I work 3 12 hour shifts; Fri, Sat, Sun nights. My dh works during the day during the week. My kids are in school all day. I am home in time on Monday, to get them up and ready for school, and I...

  17. Admission/Discharge nurse

    ljds replied to pk1's topic in Medical-Surgical

    I'm in northeast Kansas. We have quite a bit of floating that goes on between floors; mainly between medical, surgical, rehab/skilled nursing and ER, occasionally ICU. Mother/baby, nursery, and peds...

  18. Admission/Discharge nurse

    ljds replied to pk1's topic in Medical-Surgical

    We have around 40 beds on our floor (semi private rooms) but our census is usually 25-30. The pharmacist for our floor is also responsible for ICU and step down, which has 10 beds total (I think)....

  19. Your employer's policy re: *snow and ice*?

    ljds replied to nervousnurse's topic in General Nursing

    We get a few minor storms every year, but often in the am we have icy roads. Comes with the territory. Once when we had a surprise major snow storm, they sent out city vehicles to get some of the...

  20. Why is it "Med/Surg?" Why aren't they separated?

    ljds replied to ljds's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Hmmm, I guess it's more my environment. Our hospital really separates the medical pts from the surgical. If we have a med pt that ends up as a surgical candidate, then after the surgery the pt goes...

  21. Admission/Discharge nurse

    ljds replied to pk1's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Our floor has an admit nurse, who works from 11a to 7p Monday thru Friday (the rest of us work 7a to 7p). I work night shift, so this doesn't really affect me, but when I oriented on days, it seemed...

  22. public's view of nurses

    ljds replied to bulldawggirl's topic in General Nursing

    I don't know....I get calls all the time from my friends, the parents of my kids' classmates, etc. Always asking for advice, which I am happy to give (I know, I know....and I always encourage them to...

  23. Family Witnessing Code Activities

    ljds replied to BabyRN2Be's topic in General Nursing

    And I think Timothy has a valid point, though I disagree with most of what he is saying. We should encourage people to not just talk about what their wishes are (DNR, which funeral home, what music,...

  24. Family Witnessing Code Activities

    ljds replied to BabyRN2Be's topic in General Nursing

    I haven't even attempted to read all of the responses....sorry! We allow all family members to watch a resuscitation of an infant, even if it goes beyond a little PPV. We even allow them to video...

  25. My Results!

    ljds replied to guest27716's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Yea!!! This is a sign, I know it, of a smooth, healthy, beautiful pregnancy and birth. I'm so happy for you!! I've been wondering how the testing went, I logged on today just to see if you had...