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  1. New nurse no training?

    Nibbles1 replied to EricaFrost's topic in Home Health

    Can you do a meet and greet first? Did you Google the street address to see if it's safe area? Get a copy of the plan of care and see if you will be in over your head. Remember those guys working in...

  2. It's a pass in Utica!

    Nibbles1 replied to ScudderRN31's topic in Excelsior College

    Whooo

  3. Seizing patient

    Nibbles1 replied to Jo82's topic in Medical-Surgical

    I've seen some nasty seizures. I have witnessed children with broken arms and chipped teeth because of them. I had an order to give a large dose of diazepam before. I remember thinking, "omgosh, this...

  4. Nursing Textbooks

    Nibbles1 replied to ydmoney06's topic in General Students

    Have you thought about using Amazon or even

  5. Can LPNs work in the delivery room or maternity?

    Nibbles1 replied to FutureLPNty's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    My former classmate just got hired to a L/D unit. She's a LPN. She lucked out when we graduated and got hired as MDS coordinator. She left there after two years and got a job in med surg. She got to...

  6. Salary?

    Nibbles1 replied to FutureLPNty's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I'm currently making 27.00 per hr. I started out making 15.25 in 2012. I worked for a LTC. I now work in

  7. Which brands don't wrinkle?

    Nibbles1 replied to RatherBHiking's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    Med Couture comes out of the dryer wrinkle

  8. I received this email from a professor. I was a little shocked. Opinon?

    Nibbles1 replied to kdflet's topic in General Students

    I'll never forget the day a student showed up wearing her house shoes and smelly scrubs for clinicals. I had to go find her instructor to report her. Seriously, she wore fuzzy black covered with wet...

  9. Math Help Please.

    Nibbles1 replied to Sarahjohnson39's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Joyce Kee calculations is worth a million dollars in my

  10. Save the date!

    Nibbles1 replied to ScudderRN31's topic in Excelsior College

    Good

  11. What's with ...

    Nibbles1 replied to nurseprnRN's topic in General Nursing

    I stopped reading the articles about a month ago when one was published and the author had huge holes in it. Did some googling and they didn't have a nursing degree or medical

  12. Psych Clinicals?

    Nibbles1 replied to MeganStar's topic in General Students

    Our group didn't know what to expect. We were divided into two groups. My group got geriatric psych and the other group got the really specialized psych level.We were not allowed in their rooms and we...

  13. Craziest experience in Nursing School...

    Nibbles1 replied to RatedR22's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    It was emergency preparedness day at the hospital we were at. Each room had a "pretend" victim. One was a hurricane, another earthquake, and so on. This very frail man comes walking into the ER. He...

  14. Running low on soap

    Nibbles1 replied to simonsmom's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    You described my last job to a T. We even had a busted hot water heater. Those residents had to bathe in cold water for three days before it was fixed. No gloves, no soap, no help, pressure ulcers on...

  15. NP School Acceptance? GPA?

    Nibbles1 replied to GraceWilling77's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    All of the NP schools I've seen say you must have at least 3.0

  16. 265 q's on NCLEX RN

    Nibbles1 replied to shantel_92's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I was told that if your last questions were "easy" you probably failed. So if your last question was "How do you spell NURSE?" Yhen you probably failed. I'm sure you did fine. Yes please tell us how...

  17. LPN Hourly Wage Poll

    Nibbles1 replied to kat7ap's topic in Oregon Nursing

    LPN in Texas 2010 $15.75 at a LTC. went to PDN and make 27.00 as of right now. About to finish RN school. I know I will probably take a pay cut if I leave

  18. new grad no job DEPRESSION!

    Nibbles1 replied to anwurito's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I turned in 33 applications before my first phone call. Took 6 months to find a full time job. This was northeast Texas in

  19. Areas of nursing you would NOT like?

    Nibbles1 replied to Nursetobe25's topic in General Nursing

    I never ever wanted pediatrics. Guess what? I love pediatrics! I refuse to do L/D. "I don't no nothing about birthing babies, Miss

  20. New to peds PDN

    Nibbles1 replied to littlepeopleRNICU's topic in Private Duty

    I love PDN. The biggest concern of mine is if the home is safe? Clean? I was at a house in July and there was a triple homicide three doors down. I left that case because it was a very very very bad...

  21. tattoos and nursing, yay or nay

    Nibbles1 replied to Louise Henaut's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    My stepdaughter had No Regrets inked on her inner wrists. She has been told on three different job interviews that they don't allow tattoos. She now regrets it. She wanted money for Christmas to get...

  22. How do I become successful?

    Nibbles1 replied to kplp1111's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I'm in the Dallas area. There is some market saturation here. However, there's jobs. May not be the one you want. I read yesterday on here that 2000 applications have applied to Baylor's nurse...

  23. New Nurse New Problems

    Nibbles1 replied to ca.as.lvn's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    You could report it to DADS while you run from this job. Please go find another job. This is too weird. I refuse to take orders from a layperson. CNA as a DON? No thank

  24. Second job?

    Nibbles1 replied to SDALPN's topic in Private Duty

    I lucked into a great PDN agency. If the child goes into the hospital, they have a contract with a doctors office. We get to go work at the clinic. Of course its not PDN pay, but it beats sitting on...

  25. General peds or NICU opportunity

    Nibbles1 replied to MGMR's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    The commute wouldn't bother me, I drove 2hrs one way for a great paying job for 18 months. The 15k pay cut would be the deal