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    My Family Tragedy: Passing of Showbizrn's Brother

    pagandeva2000 replied to showbizrn's topic in General Nursing

    Hopefully, someone will post back and clarify. I just want the empathy to be rendered to the correct
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    Non-Nurses calling themselves a Nurse

    pagandeva2000 replied to sarajasmine's topic in General Nursing

    I had a similar situation, CNAs telling others that they are nurses. What I think is happening in that case is that the CNAs are treated as the bottom of the of the nursing hierarchy...usually in...
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    My Family Tragedy: Passing of Showbizrn's Brother

    pagandeva2000 replied to showbizrn's topic in General Nursing

    I am also trying to comprehend...did ShowbizRN pass away? I, also, am not trying to be unsympathetic...I thought that I saw the post originally as "My Family Tragedy"...without saying "Passing of...
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    Does anyone recommend 'Virtual ATI" NCLEX program?

    pagandeva2000 replied to BigBoy75's topic in General Nursing

    NCLEX is so unpredictable that in retrospect, I would take the freebie first. If it goes south, then, I would opt for something else. I used ATI (had to pay for mine, though), and while I think it...
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    He's jealous of Allnurses. com !

    pagandeva2000 replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in General Nursing

    Thank goodness my husband works evenings, so, he doesn't really know about this AN
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    Are you often 2 hours late for meds?

    pagandeva2000 replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    I have been late with medication administration several times as a float/per diem. The computer was down, so, there was no pyxis access, other times working with horrible nurses that argued for over...
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    No respect for LVN's/LPN's

    pagandeva2000 replied to Jen01tx's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Most don't even catagorize LPNs in the nursing arena at all...even though we are licensed to practice. You are 1000% correct...confront it early or obtain
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    Thimrosal-Autism-Childhood Vaccinations

    pagandeva2000 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I am in the middle of cross training and in a few weeks, I may be going to pediatrics for two weeks. I discovered a few months ago that my son's half-brother has autism. His father told me that he...
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    lpn app

    pagandeva2000 replied to chx_rn's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I would call the BON or Pearson to inquire about the process. I would believe it should be the same. Good luck, and I hope that this is a mute issue by discovering that you passed
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    My Family Tragedy: Passing of Showbizrn's Brother

    pagandeva2000 replied to showbizrn's topic in General Nursing

    I am also sorry to hear about your loss. What this will do is make me into a more vigilant neighbor and as you said, CALL
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    News Flash! Nurses Get The Boot!

    pagandeva2000 replied to henryswife's topic in General Nursing

    Agency nurses in my job are in a sink or swim situation...they get thrown in somewhere and it is either that they know it or that they don't. Orientation, even for staff nurses is at an all time low....
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    The Economy and your job as a nurse

    pagandeva2000 replied to szccdw's topic in General Nursing

    I can understand your disdain for nursing homes. I hope not to have to resort to that, either. My conscience would not be clear taking care of so many patients with so little support. These poor...
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    The Economy and your job as a nurse

    pagandeva2000 replied to szccdw's topic in General Nursing

    I can see that happening as well...crap incentives. People are so tired that many are feeling that the laid off nurses are doing better than we
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    The Economy and your job as a nurse

    pagandeva2000 replied to szccdw's topic in General Nursing

    What does "SDS" mean? Similar things are happening at my place. The job postings are for transfer opportunities, only...not for outsiders. I can see the place becoming dirtier and dirtier, no food...
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    The Economy and your job as a nurse

    pagandeva2000 replied to szccdw's topic in General Nursing

    I am currently working in the OB/GYN clinic and we have run short of 24 hour urine bottles, U/A cups and urine culture cups. Two major hospitals have closed their doors in our area and we are a city...
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    Rocking OB/GYN Clinic!

    pagandeva2000 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I was originally supposed to orient to OB-GYN for two weeks and now, the head nurse is dying to keep me; in fact, there are rumors that this will be my permanent home. I am happy about it because it...
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    Rocking OB/GYN Clinic!

    pagandeva2000 replied to pagandeva2000's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you all so much for the insights. This clinic has matured me as a person as well as a nurse. I can't totally explain why or how, but it has, and this was needed for my development as a health...
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    Lpn and dermatology/womans health

    pagandeva2000 replied to tammy07's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I am employed in a hospital clinic and recently, I requested to be cross trained in OB/GYN and while it is challenging, I LOVE it! We have walk-ins that request pregnancy tests and the morning after...
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    CNA Training

    pagandeva2000 replied to katy81's topic in General Nursing

    Also, look in the continuing education department of local community colleges. I have also found many CNA training courses in the newspapers. Good
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    a lpn wihout previous experience, lock in a retail job

    pagandeva2000 replied to kantuta's topic in General Nursing

    I also say that you should consider the nursing home. You will be able to master medication administration, insulin coverage, dressings, G-tubes, suctioning, and probably become more comfortable with...
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    CNA to LPN

    pagandeva2000 replied to nodramamomma's topic in General Nursing

    Each state as well as each school has their own requirements, but I would probably continue with the CNA. You stated that you do need the extra money to raise your son, and the experience may be good...
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    Pharmoclogy is killing me HELP

    pagandeva2000 replied to k-love's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Two suggestions: 1. Delmar's Comprehensive Study Guide for NCLEX-PN, which has a great pharmacology section that gives hints of what classification the medication is based on the suffixes (such as...
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    Thimrosal-Autism-Childhood Vaccinations

    pagandeva2000 replied to pagandeva2000's topic in General Nursing

    So to summarise, Thimerosal is a mercury component that was removed from vaccinations some time ago. Some believe that autism has increased due to how closely the vaccinations are administered as per...
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    Want your opinion?

    pagandeva2000 replied to RN1982's topic in General Nursing

    Your "out of body" experience sounds so similar to my own. To this day, I don't know how I got home after taking NCLEX...it was raining, I remember walking in the rain smoking 3 cigarettes in a row,...
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    hha or lpn job duries

    pagandeva2000 replied to aimeeglez17's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with you wholeheartedly. I just wonder if the aide is familiar with foleys. I used to be a home health aide and we did not receive training on how to clean around foleys or colostomy bags,...