Ilargia99

Ilargia99 LVN, RN

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  1. Situational Trauma

    Yep. I've worked retail (Walmart and Dollar Tree) during the holidays before and it was horrible. You wouldn't believe how many people do their Christmas shopping at the Dollar
  2. Normal Saline as a flush for PEG

    There was a patient like that on the neuro floor in the observation room. They were in a really bad accident and had part of their cranium removed temporarily to reduce the pressure. Lots of things...
  3. First job as a new grad nurse in a staffing agency

    That's very different from an agency. At least when you're at the same hospital you don't have to try and navigate different EMRs, different policies and rules, different patient loads, med carts...
  4. First job as a new grad nurse in a staffing agency

    I got my license in April and was working as a PCA through an agency for about a month before that. They talked me into staying with them after I got my license and it was really difficult. I didn't...
  5. Newly passed LPN/LVN no experience

    Haha, yes, I'm in Sonoma
  6. I understand your frustration as I live in the same area. I've asked that same question to the people at WGU and a few other schools. We definitely need more options up
  7. $23/ hr OK?

    I'm in NorCal and just received my license last month. I'm working at a specialty clinic mon-fri and make $25/hr. I also have a per diem agency job that I sometimes work on Saturdays for $29/hr....
  8. Newly passed LPN/LVN no experience

    It sure wouldn't if I lived closer to SF. Cost of living is high here but thankfully not as high as SF
  9. Newly passed LPN/LVN no experience

    I live up in the northern Bay Area. About an hour north of San Francisco. We have a pretty good variety of jobs including home health, SNF, psych, corrections, hospice, drug rehab, and clinics. Pretty...
  10. Newly passed LPN/LVN no experience

    Not where I live. There's lots of jobs for new grad LVNs that pay anywhere from $22-$33 an hour to
  11. Preceptorship Placement

    I know how it feels to precept somewhere that you would never in a million years pick for yourself. I live in northern CA and we were hit with devastating wildfires during my last semester of school...
  12. NCLEX-PN April 2018

    Don't lose hope, it might just be taking a while. The BVNPT has been very
  13. How many patients do student nurses have?

    During each semester we had 4-6 in the SNFs and 5 in the acute care hospitals. The first few weeks it was only 2-3 and
  14. LPN/LVN job options. (Current job is making me sick)

    There are also ICFDD homes, which are for the severely developmentally disabled. In my area there are several and each home has 6 clients who live there. Most cannot walk, talk, or eat solid food so...
  15. NCLEX-PN April 2018

    Try checking your Breeze account to see if you have the option to pay for your initial license. It would be under the "manage your applicants" drop-down
  16. Accidental Pregnancy

    Only do what you think is right for YOU as You are the one who has to live your life, not anyone else. I'm sure you're already being bombarded with awful messages from people who claim to be nurses,...
  17. License number pending

    No problem. Hopefully it doesn't take that long for
  18. License number pending

    It took 7 weeks for me and my former
  19. The board seems to be pretty behind right now. I just got my license number and it took 7 weeks from the date that I paid for it. My former classmates are experiencing the same thing. Good
  20. Trouble finding work

    Have you tried a
  21. Will marijuana ever be okay in nursing?

    As someone who doesn't drink or smoke, I find it hipocritical for someone who drinks to frown upon marijuana use in general (regardless of legality) as they are both mind-altering substances. I highly...
  22. Condom snorting

    Come to think of it, I also remember people snorting pixie stixs too. Can't imagine it felt very
  23. Condom snorting

    I remember people doing that "challenge" when I was a teen too. Idiots in all generations, I
  24. Can a LVN be a charge nurse

    Yes, definitely. Good
  25. That's a steal where I