Buckyxj

Buckyxj

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  1. How much do you pay for health ins.

    I currently added my family to my insurance through work and it cost me $400 a month for my wife a 2 kids. is this normal or is this high? Thanks I am thinking about job searching and wanting to know what to expect from hospitals in the area thanks.
  2. Men Nurses - Survey about YOU!

    :typing
  3. getting sick of it.

    Well since I became a nurse a couple months ago I have been asked at least 5000 times "Why didn't you want to become a doctor?" its just irritating. I have two small kids and by the time I would be out of school they would be in their late teens that...
  4. Anyone find out results under 48hrs?

    43hrs for me. good luck im sure you did fine
  5. Tulsa LPN Opportunities

    all LTC facilities hire lpns around here usually start out at least $17 or $18
  6. "male" scrub top patterns

    I am urgent care for a hospice overnights and when I wear my black scrubs, I am either referred to as "The Angel of Death" or "Johnny Cash" in all the facilities I usually go to.
  7. I am currently employed with a LTC facility. I have been there as a GPN/CNA for about 5 months and after passing my nclex I am PRN lpn for about the last month. my question is on job apps. do I just put I worked at said facility for 6 months and posi...
  8. I just got my lpn and am wanting to work in the ER eventually. I was wondering if ER's are usually staffed by RN's in your area because I heard that around here that is all they will take. I am starting the bridge program in Aug. for my RN. but I was...
  9. recent LPN what do I need to do to get into ER?

    one hospital here has an opening in the ER for an LPN and there are a couple urgent care offices that have lpn opening that are not as critical care. Im gonna apply at all three.
  10. LPN to BSN at UOP.....

    if I recall it is three years.
  11. Newbie with questions

    most hospitals seem to work with your schedule as needed from my experience. I just completed my LPN and will be starting my BSN in Fall this year.
  12. How often are you on-call; scheduled weekend visits?

    We have a census of 160-180 and have a dedicated oncall/urgent care team which I am a part of I work midnight to 8am Thurs thru Mon. two of the days I am primary oncall. There are usually three of us oncall around the clock. I get paid hourly if I ma...
  13. stethoscope questions narrowed search.

    I am looking into another stethoscope. I am looking into the following Littmann Master Classic 2, Littmann Cardiology 3, Heine Gamma 20, and ADC 600 plat. edition. if you have any experience with these and could comment would be great. I am also open...
  14. recent LPN what do I need to do to get into ER?

    I have lots of certifications from my past years as an EMT and all that stuff. But yeah I think I will just wait til I get some more experience and probably start on the cardiac unit soon.
  15. I am officially a nurse now

    I just got my nclex results this am. woohoo.
  16. recent LPN what do I need to do to get into ER?

    so do you think a mixture of cardiac and med/surg would be best to help me to get there? I am starting for my RN regardless
  17. Do you think she weighed my child wrong?

    if your dtr was holding your hand to keep steady that will change the weight. it takes very little pressure to change it by one lb. even if it didnt seem like you were holding her up much you could have been.
  18. taking nclex in 8hrs.

    this will be try #2 I am alot more prepared than I was the first time. hopefully I can get some sleep tonight and not worry about it. I think after I take it I am gonna go on a binge drinking evening and then find out tomorrow what happened so I dont...
  19. taking nclex in 8hrs.

    what helped me the most I think was Nclex review made incredibly easy. I also used saunders a little
  20. taking nclex in 8hrs.

    I passed thank god. I was gonna flip out if I didn't.
  21. You Guys Are Great

    I started out in Firefighting/first responder then decided to get my EMT for the firefighting but learned I liked the medical side much better that firefighting so here I am.
  22. taking nclex in 8hrs.

    well pretty sure I failed again I feel like I didn't know very much of it.:selfbonk:
  23. I am looking into another stethoscope. I am looking into the following Littmann Master Cardiology, Littmann Master Classic 2, Littmann Cardiology 3, Heine Gamma 20, and ADC 600 plat. edition. if you have any experience with these and could comment wo...
  24. Hospice Nursing for LPNs

    In Oklahoma about half of our nurses are LPN's.
  25. Nursing Shoes For Men, do they exist?

    New Balance is the only shoes I wear anymore. I wear a size 12 or 13 depending on the day. My feet are pretty narrow and the NB seem to be made narrower.