NurseSpeedy ADN, LPN, RN

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    Advice on best time to have a baby (please!)

    NurseSpeedy replied to secondtimer14's topic in General Students

    Neither one will be easy. I did an accelerated LPN to RN program when my daughter started preschool. I worked two twelves on the weekend in homecare. Then I work FT three twelves dayshift whenever the...
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    November 2017 Caption Contest - Select $100 Winner!

    NurseSpeedy replied to Joe V's topic in News, Announcements

    Should have put the psych patient under anesthesia BEFORE he had a chance to see the sterile tray...First ever code grey in the
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    PCT job offer. What should I do?

    NurseSpeedy replied to Kungfupanda212's topic in General Students

    The background check is no biggy, especially if you just recently did one (at least where I'm located). I was already in the database a while back but at the time they didn't save the fingerprints. So...
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    ACLS for New Grad BSN RN

    NurseSpeedy replied to cosmicnurse's topic in General Nursing

    I'd personally let the employer cover it. Where I am they not only pay you while you take the course but also give you an additional prep course so you know what to study before the day that you take...
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    LPN wages in central Florida?

    NurseSpeedy replied to nasr69's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    LPNs in west central Florida wages: LTC-$20 something an hour. It was at least $20 over 15 years ago. MD office-if they use LPNs, usually a lot lower than most other opportunities. One large chain...
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    LPN wages in central Florida?

    NurseSpeedy replied to nasr69's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Depends on where you go. After pre-requisites, about 12-18 months
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    Patient's "right" to abuse nurses...I need your opinion

    NurseSpeedy replied to MsNewbee's topic in General Nursing

    This is the type of patient that will typically get passed around to a different staff member each day/shift like a ping-pong ball. No one has to take the patient more than one day at a time if they...
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    Positive PPD Test

    NurseSpeedy replied to LPNewbie's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    A positive skin test does not mean that you have TB. It only means that you have been exposed to it. Relax, get the rest of your follow up testing done, and while it still stinks if it is positive,...
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    Odd situation-should I be worried?

    NurseSpeedy replied to wernicke's topic in General Nursing

    Im glad everything worked itself out. In the future I would let my documentation speak for itself (plenty of time to chart defensively in private duty). There should not be a need for a written and...
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    Working full time and nursing school

    NurseSpeedy replied to cframmar's topic in General Nursing

    I would suggest checking with your hospital to see if you could work longer shifts on the weekend. That tight of a schedule during the work with onsite school is going to be impossible to study and do...
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    Gender Pay Gap in Nursing: 2017 Salary Survey vs. 2015?

    NurseSpeedy replied to allnurses's topic in General Nursing

    There are companies nowadays that make it equal. When I was hired I got my number from a grid. Number of years experienced, maxed out by a certain number of years and that was my pay. I knew this...
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    Break nurse residency contract

    NurseSpeedy replied to AdM1994's topic in General Nursing

    I'm not sure how big the company is that you are working for but is there one closer to home? I doubt they would let you transfer right away but I've seen new grads in these type of programs where I...
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    Learned something new from all of you :)

    NurseSpeedy replied to JBudd's topic in General Nursing

    I'm the sarcastic type. When someone accidentally hits the code button and after finding the patient perfectly fine joking with family, I always think to myself, "You know, that IVDA patient that...
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    When Your LPNs & PCAs Take Over

    NurseSpeedy replied to nursingforlife24's topic in General Nursing

    I think you need to look at the situation as what it is-a total crap place to work. If you don't want to work in that environment, simply turn in your notice and find another place of employment. The...
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    Is spending $80,000 on a private ABSN school a waste

    NurseSpeedy replied to Big_Mike's topic in General Students

    $80k???!!! Yikes! Their diploma better be made out of gold for that. Seriously though, there are tons of quality nursing schools that will not charge anywhere near that. Also, assuming student loans...
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    Good shoes for MEN

    NurseSpeedy replied to MurseAt50's topic in Men in Nursing

    Brooks are the ONLY shoes that will get me through a 12+ hour day without swollen feet and a horrific backache. Echos athletic shoes worked for 8s and came in white so I could were them when I was in...
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    No Restraint Policy

    NurseSpeedy replied to khrisrk's topic in General Nursing

    The facility I work for has inmates all the time. They are handcuffed to the bed, one arm and on foot minimum. The officer brings them to the bathroom and accompanies any testing. If there are more...
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    Floating

    NurseSpeedy replied to Crush's topic in General Nursing

    I work for a large staffing agency and we are expected to float to units that we would be competent. A psych nurse is only allowed to work in psych per their policy. A med surg could float to tele and...
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    Manager wants me to alter documentation on expired patient

    NurseSpeedy replied to All4NursingRN's topic in General Nursing

    And if that chart was ever brought up in court you know some lawyer would zoom in on that one. Right before I got my license years ago a lawyer had deposed all the nurses for in the chart. The...
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    8 hour shifts?

    NurseSpeedy replied to wtpsych's topic in General Nursing

    When I first started I worked 8 hour shifts and loved it. I was day shift but didn't mind working 3-11 if needed. I felt I could do anything for 8 hours, even if I was feeling cruddy (we all know how...
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    Manager wants me to alter documentation on expired patient

    NurseSpeedy replied to All4NursingRN's topic in General Nursing

    This is just a shot in the dark, but I'm thinking there may be some QA tool that flags every infusion that doesn't have post infusion vitals and then it goes on some "naughty list" or something and...
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    Transferring nursing credit

    NurseSpeedy replied to Lovely2123's topic in General Nursing

    I know of a classmate that found one that would let her transfer hers in-however, this school had just opened and was for profit and was not accredited "but planned on becoming so soon". I'm not sure...
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    new RN/BSN - where to work for the most experience

    NurseSpeedy replied to LTC_LNHA's topic in Men in Nursing

    As an LPN I worked in a small community hospital for 8 years. As flex pool I worked med/surg, tele, behavioral health, and ICU. Since it was small, all the diagnoses got clumped together. If the...
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    Code Blue

    NurseSpeedy replied to 2018nursewi's topic in General Nursing

    Years ago doing my pre-requisites I was talking to an EMT who said they always hated it when the family member answered the door and when asked, "where's the patient" they reply, "Oh, he just went to...
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    Code Blue

    NurseSpeedy replied to 2018nursewi's topic in General Nursing

    Too recent and too unique to comment on. I'm sure myself and co-workers will never forget