JohnBearPA

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  1. The hardest part is...

    JohnBearPA replied to Lachrymologist's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    Tie between A&P, micro, and first day of clinicals, and I mean EVERY first day in a new clinical assignment, such as ped's, tele, trauma, ob/gyn, etc, etc. Then again, the first day of school...

  2. Pt Threats and Name Badges (again)

    JohnBearPA replied to Meerkat's topic in General Nursing

    I have a friend that was stalked in this manner, and NO LAST NAMES on badges is a good idea. If it wasn't for my friend's last name on her badge (she too has a distinctive last name), she wouldn't...

  3. Male Nurses/female Patients

    JohnBearPA replied to ern91's topic in Men in Nursing

    Sorry, had alot of hours at work the last few days, just saw it and really, really felt the need to reply.

  4. Male Nurses/female Patients

    JohnBearPA replied to ern91's topic in Men in Nursing

    Hmmmm, where to start. I've been a MAN for 40 years guy, so let me first ask you NOT to speak for me and lump me into your generalizations because we happen to be of the same sex. I am a...

  5. Things to do while awaiting NCLEX (or any other) test results

    JohnBearPA replied to prmenrs's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Pick up a trashy novel you wouldn't be caught in public reading, and read it with a glass of wine in the tub just for the sheer pleasure of reading mindless drivel for fun instead of those nursing...

  6. Things to do while awaiting NCLEX results

    JohnBearPA replied to prmenrs's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Pick up a trashy novel you wouldn't be caught in public reading, and read it with a glass of wine in the tub just for the sheer pleasure of reading mindless drivel for fun instead of those nursing...

  7. Do You Have Male Nurses on your Unit?

    JohnBearPA replied to Annointed_RNStudent's topic in Ob/Gyn

    :yeahthat: Let's not forget about the used femenine hygiene products in the bathroom wastebasket left unwrapped, for all to see. roflol Just kidding ladies, I've only encountered that a few times,...

  8. Male Nurses/female Patients

    JohnBearPA replied to ern91's topic in Men in Nursing

    Homophobia is rampant in all aspects of society. I'm NOT suggesting the men mentioned above are homophobic, but it is a good example of what male nurses have to go thru every day. I happen to be...

  9. Male Nurses/female Patients

    JohnBearPA replied to ern91's topic in Men in Nursing

    Something very similiar happened at a facility I worked at to a male LPN. The elderly woman reported the alleged abuse to the Area Agency on Aging, which investigates such matters in my area. The...

  10. subQ narcotics?

    JohnBearPA replied to khine2mn80's topic in Patient Medications

    I've given morphine this way. We call them "buttons", and I've seen them and placed them myself in abd, upper arm, and even outer thigh and buttocks if needed. I work LTC tho, and we have alot of...

  11. New Grad Thrown to the Wolves!

    JohnBearPA replied to IttyBittyCritty's topic in General Nursing

    I went thru similiar experiences as a GPN. First day on the job at a LTC, I was given report by the outgoing LPN, and told to have a good day. I asked where the RN was, or for that matter another...

  12. What is ur average 2 week take home pay?

    JohnBearPA replied to chioma829's topic in General Nursing

    :yelclap: :yeahthat: Way to clarify! We had a little over a year, and it was pure hell. The good news is that I learned a lot more than some other schools teach their LPN's or RN's, and am much...

  13. Does age matter?

    JohnBearPA replied to nursingconsidered's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I'm 40 now, and graduated exactly a year ago from school. We had students both older (more than 10 years older) and younger (right out of high school) than I, and I think I valued my schooling more...

  14. How Can You Bear to be a Nurse?

    JohnBearPA replied to Tweety's topic in General Nursing

    What an inspirational piece! I've copied it and sent it to my former nursing school to place on their bulletin board!

  15. What is ur average 2 week take home pay?

    JohnBearPA replied to chioma829's topic in General Nursing

    any time. hope this

  16. Do i look tasty???

    JohnBearPA replied to imamommynurse's topic in First Year After Licensure

    ROFLOL! GOOD

  17. Required to wear all white and carry a flower during pinning cermony

    JohnBearPA replied to Bala Shark's topic in Men in Nursing

    I'm a male, and graduated last June, so grad is still fresh in my mind. We had to wear all white, but women could choose between a dress or pantsuit. Men were required to wear a white shirt with a...

  18. A hint about the number of questions

    JohnBearPA replied to RNSuzq1's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I had to empty my pockets, leave my wallet, watch and jacket in a locker, and was fingerprinted both before and after also. We were only allowed to wear one shirt into the testing room, as a woman...

  19. Could I make it as an LPN in Fla?

    JohnBearPA replied to mandymarie7791's topic in Florida Nursing

    I lived in NPR a few years ago, but when I ended my relationship, moved back to PA. Now I'm moving back down to Orlando to be closer to my sister. NPR seemed like a great area, from the little I saw...

  20. Best Florida city?

    JohnBearPA replied to lmolvr's topic in Florida Nursing

    I'll be moving to Davanport in September to be closer to my sister, who works at Disney, and need help finding an agency down there. I love doing relief staffing, and prefer LTC to hospital. I'm a...

  21. Name that part. Words patients use for their own anatomy.

    JohnBearPA replied to JEHORAPHA's topic in General Nursing

    ROFLOL reminds me of the song in the movie "White Christmas",,,,,, sisters, sisters,,,,,,, God bless the mister, that comes between me and my sister, and God bless the sister, that comes between me...

  22. Name that part. Words patients use for their own anatomy.

    JohnBearPA replied to JEHORAPHA's topic in General Nursing

    Many years ago, in a personal care home, I had a lady that called it the same thing. However, with an advanced state of dimentia, she was constantly going around asking if people wanted to see and...

  23. i feel a rant coming on... things that make me mad!!

    JohnBearPA replied to goats'r'us's topic in Developmental Disabilities

    I work in LTC, and many of these also fit that scenario. What really p*sses me off is when a CNA dresses an elderly lady in a short skirt, the most colorful socks and t-shirt she can find in the...

  24. Do i look tasty???

    JohnBearPA replied to imamommynurse's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I too had the "Nurse from Hell" as a colleague once. Smae happened to me, got snapped at all the time, got verbal abuse, talked down to, given the worst assignment, and generally treated like I was...

  25. First job jitters!!! Need Help??!!!!

    JohnBearPA replied to Laught3r's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    That's what got me thru. I STILL carry my tabers, med book, lab book, and med surg in my knapsack as a security blanket after a year tho, just in case. Found that I've never looked at anything but...