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  1. How to cope with Hand Psoriasis

    Chicklet2 posted a topic in Health, Stress Management

    Hi I was wondering if there are any nurses here that could give me any ideas on how you do your job while having Psoriasis in your hands. Palms and back of hands. I have been recently diagnosed as my...

  2. How to cope with Hand Psoriasis

    Chicklet2 replied to Chicklet2's topic in Health, Stress Management

    Hi this started mid June 2016 and has gotten progressively worse. I also have it on my scalp which seems to have cleared up. My dad also has Psoriasis. I thought maybe the gloves. I already use Latex...

  3. Have you had a bad reaction to the H1N1 vaccine? If so what happened?

    Chicklet2 replied to pawsomepooch47's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I have had an unusually sore arm at injection site. My vaccine was done 3 days ago. I was also very tired that night after getting it and slept 12 hours. I was talking to my other staff that worked...

  4. LPN for Naturopathic Doctors

    Chicklet2 replied to LPNNHP's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Hey Im an LPN and have worked for a Medical doctor who practices alternative medicine who is basically a natropath doctor. I love the job soo much. It is amazing what come in through the door and...

  5. Are you an Alberta LPN?

    Chicklet2 replied to thleenium's topic in International Nursing

    Hey.. i've been an LPN here in Edmonton, AB for 3 yrs. I love my job!! I took it through norquest through a satelite location in Camrose, AB its about an hour from Edmonton bc that was the area I...

  6. Sore Throat, Runny Nose d/t Med Pass??

    Chicklet2 posted a topic in General Nursing

    So I work full time days 7 to 3 in LTC as an LPN. I'm passing meds out to 38-48 residents a day with two med passes. Most take their meds crushed. In the last 2 weeks by the end of my morning med...

  7. Sore Throat, Runny Nose d/t Med Pass??

    Chicklet2 replied to Chicklet2's topic in General Nursing

    thanks for all the replies so far.. yah the building is soooooo old and i'm sure there is mold somewhere in there... I've been passing meds there for 3 yrs. So i'm not sure why since i switched to...

  8. Night Shift might be killing me

    Chicklet2 replied to NICU_3_RN's topic in Health, Stress Management

    Hey... i know how u feel.. though i've only been working 10 - 12hour nights for the past 2 months and i was fine until last week i've gotten a chest cold that I cannot seem to fight no matter what I...

  9. Losing: Sleep, weight, friends, emotion, MY MIND!

    Chicklet2 replied to jonb1213's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    That's not only pre nursing... I've been an LPN for a yr and a half and i'm still doing some of that stuff.. i have no social life b/c i'm working full time evenings and part time days. I'm lucky if...

  10. Is It Crazy to Have 3 Part-Time Jobs?

    Chicklet2 replied to tencat's topic in General Nursing

    Hey I know what your going through... I was working full time evenings at a nursing home and then picked up 3 days a week at a clinic,, which is now 5 days a week. Then I found this other job that i...

  11. Writing NCLEX in Jan

    Chicklet2 posted a topic in International Nursing

    Hey anyone have any tips for writing the test in jan... i've been outta school for 2 months. I have a book called the Canadian PN EXam Prep guide. Is the NCLEX test the same in teh USA as it is in...

  12. To Take a Pay Cut Or Not To

    Chicklet2 posted a topic in International Nursing

    I'm currently working in LTC. I'm making around 19.29 an hour Canadian. I've been at my job just over a yr. I love the residents and would do anything for them... but in the last 3 months i've just...

  13. To Take a Pay Cut Or Not To

    Chicklet2 replied to Chicklet2's topic in International Nursing

    Thanks for the last post.. yes it's paramed. I think it would be a good experience, especially since i do want to work at the stollery. It just blows me away how low the pay is though at paramed.. I...

  14. To Take a Pay Cut Or Not To

    Chicklet2 replied to Chicklet2's topic in International Nursing

    Thanks.. yah i've been doing lots of research and i think i may turn the job

  15. To Take a Pay Cut Or Not To

    Chicklet2 replied to Chicklet2's topic in International Nursing

    Thanks for the reply... I did some peds in my practicum and deal with them at the clinic i work at. Though I haven't had much experience.. yet when i went for the interview the lady said i was well...

  16. Accucheck procedure

    Chicklet2 replied to tiggertoo's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I was taught to not use alcohol swabs b/c the alcohol dries out the fingers especially if your checking their blood 4 times a day. Just cleanse well with normal saline. Also I was never taught to...

  17. What kind of pill crushers are you using?

    Chicklet2 replied to GLORIAmunchkin72's topic in General Nursing

    At my LTC place of work we also use the silent knight pill crusher... no complaints with

  18. What shift in LTC for a new grad LPN?

    Chicklet2 replied to linzz's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I graduated last yr and started in LTC on the day shift, but switched to evenings. Days was a great way to orientate b/c when u started your actual shifts it didn't seem as bad. I love evening...

  19. shy girl

    Chicklet2 replied to iluvmynavyman's topic in General Nursing

    Hey how are you?? Well I'm 20 and now an LPN and I am shy and my nursing instructor said i would never be able to make it as a nurse b/c i'm quiet. I'm still shy but i love my job and at work i need...

  20. Nurse Uniform Study: All Opinions Welcome!!!

    Chicklet2 replied to koala15's topic in General Nursing

    Make all scrubs in a material that'll never wrinkel. I'm sick of

  21. New Grad LPN Blues

    Chicklet2 replied to diana2moss's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Hey, I had similar problems finding a job. I wanted to work in acute care, but was turned down b/c i didn't have 1-2yrs of any nursing experience. I applied to 3 differen't LTC and was ask to work...

  22. What's Your Best Nursing Ghost Story?

    Chicklet2 replied to steffck's topic in General Nursing

    I work in LTC. My first encounter was last week. The facility turned one of the empty bedrooms into a small dining room for residents that dont need as much assistance during meal time. The person...

  23. All You Lefty's Out there....

    Chicklet2 replied to Melly1022's topic in General Nursing

    Hey I'm a lefty also. The crazy thing is my two best friends are left handed and my b/f is too. I am able to use right handed scissors. Throw a ball better with my right hand, but bat left handed,...

  24. Poly Cystic Ovarian Syndrome

    Chicklet2 replied to RN112's topic in General Nursing

    I also have been recently diagnoesd with this and was wondering the same thing.. if it does have birth

  25. best shift for new nurses?

    Chicklet2 replied to smileysenior's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Well working on med/surg days are the best shift because u get so many more of your skills in.. though if your thinkin as in your career.. it's really preference. Nights u dont see as much, but also...