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  1. Transition from CNA to LVN, Hard for me!! (m)

    pink2blue1 posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    Not so much the duties of nurse, but the delegating to the CNA's! I have worked on my floor as 3 years and was a CNA for 4 years before I graduated. So it's so hard for me to ask the CNA's to do stuff...

  2. Is there ANY reason for Experienced nurses to be Rude to New Nurses??

    pink2blue1 replied to pink2blue1's topic in General Nursing

    THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO HAS RESPONDED!!! You have ALL made me feel better. I felt a sense of devastation that morning and it threw my WHOLE day off. To top it off a nurse I ended up giving report to...

  3. Is there ANY reason for Experienced nurses to be Rude to New Nurses??

    pink2blue1 replied to pink2blue1's topic in General Nursing

    Another point, This may be exactly why it was put in by pharmacy at 5AM! So infact it wasn't mine to be missed anyways. I was thinking this too. Better in the AM so they can poop and be done with it....

  4. Please help, how do I handle this??

    pink2blue1 posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    I am a new LVN on my 7th week of orientation. I was given 8 weeks, but most usually get 10-12 weeks of orientation. I think I am receiving less because I have worked on this unit for 3 years prior to...

  5. Is there ANY reason for Experienced nurses to be Rude to New Nurses??

    pink2blue1 replied to pink2blue1's topic in General Nursing

    I am going on for my RN for sure. I went the LVN route because of the waiting lists in our state (I am in California). I only have 3 pre-reqs left and they will take me a year to complete. Then I can...

  6. Is there ANY reason for Experienced nurses to be Rude to New Nurses??

    pink2blue1 replied to pink2blue1's topic in General Nursing

    TEEHEE! Hey, I never thought of it that way! It never even crossed my mind that if the suppository was such a huge deal, why did she wait till shift change to give it! Hmmmmm, Once again, thank you...

  7. Is there ANY reason for Experienced nurses to be Rude to New Nurses??

    pink2blue1 replied to pink2blue1's topic in General Nursing

    LOL, Well she gave it to him at 6:50 the next morning and I joked with my preceptor that she gave it then because she thought I was going to have him, but my preceptor was made charge nurse and I had...

  8. I curse the Internet!

    pink2blue1 replied to Sassy5d's topic in General Nursing

    I agree. I belong to a few message boards and people always post questions and they say Like "To all the nurses on the board, help!" There are only a few, maybe 3 on one board and 2 on another. Now...

  9. HELP! I DON"T WANT TO GO THROUGH CNA first...

    pink2blue1 replied to lookingforward's topic in General Nursing

    Sorry to burst your bubble, but if you think you won't have to do any of the "tasks" described in the CNA job description as a nurse, you are sadly mistaken! Having a specialty in mind is fine, but I...

  10. Newbie Nurses and Student Nurses...

    pink2blue1 replied to LadyNASDAQ's topic in General Nursing

    Oh Gosh when I read the title I thought it was going to be another negative post about newbie and student nurses, but I was pleasantly surprised once I read the thread! Thank you SO MUCH! I am a NEW...

  11. My First Delivery, Not A Good Experience

    pink2blue1 replied to nursebrandie28's topic in Emergency

    As a mom who struggles through 6 miscarriages to get my miracle son, that makes me so sad! I probably would have, no make that I KNOW I would have cried too and after her comment someone would have...

  12. You're a nurse! How unfortunate

    pink2blue1 replied to Anesthetize's topic in General Nursing

    Newbie nurse here, on my 5th week of orientation. I was a CNA for 4 1/2 years before I finally passed boards and started working as a nurse. What cracked me up half the time in nursing school was the...

  13. "Get me outta here!"

    pink2blue1 replied to stillpressingon's topic in General Nursing

    I always thought I wanted to work in L&D, Post partum, Nursery or something like that and I never had the desire for ER. But when I was in nursing school I wasn't too thrilled with Mother baby at...

  14. LPN Starting Salary

    pink2blue1 replied to pat8585's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I'm a new grad, just started my position 3 weeks ago and I am making $19.00 an hour at an acute care hospital on day shift, full time, med-surg. I also work per diem in a surgical hospital and my rate...

  15. What makes you nervous about or irritated with a new grad or orientee?

    pink2blue1 replied to GardenDove's topic in General Nursing

    Ok I am a new grad, just finished my first 2 weeks on orientation. I have to admit that when I first read this I wanted to post that I was quite tired of reading things about new grads, but then I...

  16. I'm quitting nursing

    pink2blue1 replied to MVH119's topic in General Nursing

    I'm sorry, I am a "new" nurse but I have been in nursing as a CNA for 4 1/2 years before I became a nurse. I have seen many burned out nurses. Perhaps you are making the right decision getting out if...

  17. Why are Newbies Such Whiners?

    pink2blue1 replied to Ruby Vee's topic in General Nursing

    You know, this kind of thing happens in all kinds of jobs, not just nursing. People pick on people, complain about people etc. In nursing it's especially important to be on your toes because peoples...

  18. Generational Gap in nursing?

    pink2blue1 replied to GardenDove's topic in General Nursing

    I was reading this post about Young nurses and older nurses and the generation gap so to speak.....Now since I am a NEW nurse, literally a BRAND NEW NURSE, just worked my first 3 shifts this past week...

  19. First day as an LVN is tomorrow! Nervous/excited.....

    pink2blue1 posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    Ok so all I looked forward to in nursing school was this day! So I got through school, passed NCLEX and finally gotmy license in the mail. So tomorrow is my big day, and I am actually abit nervous and...

  20. How soon after LVN did you start RN???

    pink2blue1 posted a topic in LPN to RN

    Hi All, I graduated in September from VN school and just found out saturday that I passed NCLEX PN! I already have a job at the same hospital where I have worked as a CNA for the last 4+ years. So I...

  21. Survived my first shift as an LVN!

    pink2blue1 posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    Whoa! I could barely sleep night before last, I was excited, nervous, everything! LOL! Just as I woke up to get ready my oldest daughter started vomiting. Not a good sign! She had what I thought was a...

  22. Have you ever been a patient?

    pink2blue1 replied to Bluehair's topic in General Nursing

    I have been a patient many times (mostly for childbirth but a few times for other random things) anyways, I can't say that it's something that I went through that makes me think about the way i treat...

  23. Good Bye to Nursing for me...

    pink2blue1 replied to healer27's topic in General Nursing

    Wow, I am really sorry to hear that. I just started my job yesterday, but I am working at the same hospital I have been at for 4+ years as a CNA. The nurses I work with learned to trust me and so far...

  24. Authorization to test

    pink2blue1 replied to Achoo!'s topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I graduated Sept 28, got my ATT online I believe Nov 11 and took NCLEX Nov 30th. Passed got results Dec 9th,My license # showed on the BVNPT website Dec 23, ad I just received my licese in the mail...

  25. Lvn Jobs

    pink2blue1 replied to toeleah's topic in California Nursing

    I am a BRAND NEW grad and I am starting work in Ventura County at an acute care hospital. They are starting me at $18.75 an hour. I have worked at this hospital for 4+ years as a CNA and I am...