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  1. Practical Nursing - salary raise?

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

    Maybe if you started your own private duty nursing service you might get

  2. Books

    Nibbles1 replied to klhmom's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I got my pharm book from Amazon for a mere 3.00 excellent condition. I paid 3.99 for the shipping. Also Halfpricebooks.com is a really good source. I got my med surg book for 137.00 the college was...

  3. How much trouble am I ? Scale: 1 to super fired

    Nibbles1 replied to imalilteapott's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I would be begging to get fired. I once told a doctor that if he didn't want to get 0300 phone calls he should have went into dermatology. He hung up on me. I called right back and said I'll keep...

  4. FCCA General Question

    Nibbles1 replied to Tru-Nurse's topic in Excelsior College

    That's what happened to me back in October. Be sure you know those drugs. I mean really know them.

  5. Failed out of BSN Program, What Now?

    Nibbles1 replied to JB131's topic in General Students

    I feel terrible for your son. The way it usually works is that if you fail out twice, you are done. You can go and apply at another school, however, they will take into account that he failed twice....

  6. BSN program suggestion

    Nibbles1 replied to William2's topic in Online Distance Learning

    If you mean PA as in Physician Assistant that is a masters degree. I looked at three PA programs before deciding that I would stick with nursing. Each of them were over 40k. I am currently enrolled...

  7. Key lanyards around neck

    Nibbles1 replied to rickbren.lds's topic in General Nursing

    Just wait until you are helping a resident with toileting and those keys swing into the commode water. I NEVER wore a key lanyard ever

  8. Difficult family member

    Nibbles1 replied to darkbeauty's topic in Private Duty

    I would not care if the agency retaliates against you. Run run run from this case and have APS on the line as you are

  9. Pay rate for central lines

    Nibbles1 replied to Laurabell08's topic in Private Duty

    I'm with a company now (Dallas area) that pays higher for Central lines and TPN. I was with another company also in the Dallas area that paid no different if it was a vent or g tube. I asked them why....

  10. My patient dropped her baby!

    Nibbles1 replied to perfexion's topic in Ob/Gyn

    So yeah I think it's"fishy" to me. Mom had no problems bending down to get child off of floor. Didn't hit the call light just cried. She was on her phone googling how to stage a lawsuit. This is my...

  11. My patient dropped her baby!

    Nibbles1 replied to perfexion's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Story: 2010 I wsd on postpartum floor. Mom had brand new baby in the room with her. Ex boyfriend comes to visit. 30 minutes later mom is screaming that the ex boyfriend stole the baby. He was already...

  12. FCCA General Question

    Nibbles1 replied to Tru-Nurse's topic in Excelsior College

    You can do

  13. Can you live a luxury lifestyle as a nurse?

    Nibbles1 replied to trustabdy's topic in General Nursing

    I live in a four bedroom house (a water closet is bigger than the bedrooms). haha I have a LV handbag I bought second hand. I bought three Buick cars this year. Two of them have high mileage but they...

  14. Multiple jobs???

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

    I worked three PRN jobs when I graduated because I couldn't get a full time job. I literally had to piecemeal a paycheck together for three

  15. Professors fail everyone?

    Nibbles1 replied to PerkyNurse55's topic in General Students

    We had 7 students fail out of nursing. But the instructor over our program passed them anyways. All of us went to the pinning ceremony. After the NCLEX, only 83% of our class passed. The collrge...

  16. FCCA General Question

    Nibbles1 replied to Tru-Nurse's topic in Excelsior College

    The last day to test for January 5 FCCA is December 22, 2014. This is what I was told yesterday. She said that late enrollment is January 2. Maybe you can take the test up to January 2. Otherwise...

  17. Entire card of narcotics missing!

    Nibbles1 replied to Rachel512's topic in Patient Medications

    I would consider looking for another job as well. I worked in a LTC as a newbie and had 33 blood sugar checks, 22 PEG tubes, and 48 residents to watch over. If someone fell or god forbid I got a new...

  18. travel nurse with HIPAA violation

    Nibbles1 replied to berdy25's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    Being a nurse and having PTSD along with having to use a firearm doesn't sit well with a lot of people. Best of luck to

  19. travel nurse with HIPAA violation

    Nibbles1 replied to berdy25's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    Contact an attorney. Less than 60 seconds?!? Yep, I'd be hot

  20. Starting to fall behind, change major?

    Nibbles1 replied to Michelleparker's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    PA is just as competitive as nursing. Plus, depending on the program, you maybe required to have more science such as genetics, organic chemistry, biochemistry etc... it's going to depend in how low...

  21. Divorce Rates in Nurses

    Nibbles1 replied to casey.schade's topic in General Nursing

    Our nursing instructors said that 1/3 of us will get a divorce 1/3 of us will have an affair and 1/3 of us will get pregnant during nursing school. We had several divorces, steamy affairs, and baby...

  22. IV Sizes?

    Nibbles1 replied to Jennx's topic in General Students

    I usually go with 18, 20, or 22. I once had to use a 14 gauge. Pushing an iv the size of a drinking straw made me go weak. I apologized over and over, the pt didn't care, had 90% of his body

  23. Salary for RN's working in Nursing Home

    Nibbles1 replied to flowerly's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I know a few LVN's working for a Trisun LTC making 19.00 per hr in the Richardson/Plano area. I didn't ask what RN's were paid

  24. I know "it's not a race", but...

    Nibbles1 replied to RubyRabbit's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I took AP and Micro together. I thought that since I went thru LPN school those two classes would be a cake walk. Hahaha. I had to quit my job just to make it thru. I got A's in both classes. If I can...

  25. Perfume at work?

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

    I'll never forget the time I grabbed a tester bottle of Clinique Aromatics. Omgosh, I ran to the ladies room and tried to wash it off. The paint peeled off the toilet stalls. Very very