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  1. Encouragement needed - Frustrated and insulted by hourly rates

    ponymom replied to kemansha1's topic in First Year After Licensure

    II entered nursing (lpn) as a second career so by the time I retire I will not have progressed to the higest wage I could be at had I started earlier. I come from a well-paid trades background in...

  2. Best Recruitment Strategy Thread

    ponymom replied to LTCRN4LIFE's topic in LTC: Directors, Assistant

    Now I'm just thinking off the top of my head here, but maybe, j u s t maayybeee, one might be able to attract (and even **keep**, what a thought!!!) Staff if there were enough of them hired in the...

  3. I don't want to be a nurse!!

    ponymom replied to sharebear003's topic in General Students

    Get your parents registered on this board. Let them see for

  4. Which States Have Nursing Union Jobs?

    ponymom replied to martymoose's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    I am a current union (non-healthcare) member. I'm back in my former trade, although I miss nursing, it's why I'm still on this board. I now (once again) enjoy an excellant salary, fantastic and...

  5. Co-workers mad that you're going to school

    ponymom replied to futurearmynurse25's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Omg their response would be downright hilarious if it weren't so selfish. What a bunch of pigs

  6. Health Insurance costs

    ponymom replied to martymoose's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I am 100% employer-covered for everything. Medical, dental, vision. I have no

  7. Should I Wear this to Work?

    ponymom replied to lilgop's topic in General Nursing

    I never wore any jewelry of any type at work, due to the germ factor. Heck, I never even wore watch to

  8. Night Shift in LTC- how do I get out ?

    ponymom replied to eddy.edu's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    What should be my next move? Probably Down the road... Good luck to

  9. Brian Short News

    ponymom replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in General Nursing

    I have not read all the posts... Peace and Healing to

  10. Food Pressure: Coworker Edition

    ponymom replied to OhioMary's topic in General Nursing

    Don't 'claim' nothin'. So you want to eat healthy...just do it. Take care of you first, and healthy food is step #1. You just tell 'em you bring your own meals because you want to eat healthy. You...

  11. LPN being scheduled to work as CNA....

    ponymom replied to bebbjo's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    backatcha hon... Yeah but like I said I made it work for me...long as I was leaving, I figured 'hey I want some extra cash and I hate hate hate mandation (the whole nightshift thing), so I'll just...

  12. LPN being scheduled to work as CNA....

    ponymom replied to bebbjo's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Umm, with all due respect...no. Cut the direspecting 'self-respecting nurse' sillyness. What do you mean by that term, anyway? Lots of nurses do CNA work on a regular daily basis...it's all patient...

  13. Ideas for best practices

    ponymom replied to chapsam's topic in General Nursing

    can't go wrong adequate

  14. If I hate being a med tech, will I hate being a nurse?

    ponymom replied to iheartsephora1's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    That place is a dump. Don't matter how pretty it is. Get out, and call the BON and the local news station on your way out of the parking lot. Don't look

  15. Just made a purchase with an expired card

    ponymom replied to RNsRWe's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Oh do it! Do it! It sounds like great

  16. What it comes down to...

    ponymom replied to standupspeakout's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Not the way the world works, dear. Nor should it be... Criticism has (at times) saved lives, altered policy for the better and weeded out those not fit to be in healthcare. Impatience has (at times)...

  17. why do so many nurses post that they love the med scanners

    ponymom replied to the nites's topic in General Nursing

    Hey where are all these scanner-hate posts at? I need to read 'm right away 'cuz I'm about to get in my car and go shopping. I'll be doing 55mph and I need to be

  18. Note taking in class....how do you do it.

    ponymom replied to Valcorie34's topic in General Students

    I kept two sets of notes per each class and wrote everything down. I also recorded lectures in order to make sure I got everything. Any handouts were also added to if needed to clarify a point. I also...

  19. A Rant by a Special Snowflake.

    ponymom replied to Lulu Belle's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I took a very large pay cut and benefit slash to start out as a nurse (coming from skilled trades after my plant closed). I left nursing to return to the skilled trades for an even larger raise and...

  20. What is the least stressful high paying nursing specialty?

    ponymom replied to celtickimba's topic in General Nursing

    Exactly what I did and I couldn't be

  21. Late arriving Nurses

    ponymom replied to Goal_NP's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Haha not only did I 'not' make any coffee, I used to pull the coffee cart out from the wall and unplug the

  22. Pt asks: Is my surgeon any good? Your response is...

    ponymom replied to CrunchBerries's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    :roflmao:NOADLS and ktwlpn, are you two related? One and the same? Coworkers? Neighbors? It's a 40mile drive for me to get a new

  23. Why am I so depressed?

    ponymom replied to freckles23's topic in Health, Stress Management

    Relax, you're 23 and just getting started. And who knows, it could be karma chewin' on ya for lying to that recruiter. You sound like someone who is lost without instant gratification. Count your...

  24. Nurses found out what im making, dont know how ?

    ponymom replied to arack05's topic in General Nursing

    The "whatever over"

  25. How do I know when/if I should quit nursing?

    ponymom replied to jeep_girl's topic in Health, Stress Management

    yes. I left too, and *'ain't gonn-go back'*. I keep myself and loved ones as healthy as is humanly possible so hopefully none of us needs hospital and/or long-term care unless as a very last resort....