shadow2 replied to lvs2nrs3535's topic in Geriatric, LTC
I agree you should look for a new job, I have worked in LTC and it is getting worse not better, most places I see now, you have 40 patients and usually just two CNA's. I remember working one holiday...
that is funny, I actually had a neighbor tell someone moving into the neighborhood, that they were lucky because I was nurse and if they had a problem they just had to come over to my house. I looked...
even if the court does not do right by these poor children, in the end God had the final say. Oh sorry I mentioned God to any one who is offended by this, please read somewhere else.:angryfire...
i have these shoes, mine are by Aqua Ducs, can't say enough for them. feel like walking on air. work 12 hours shifts and am on my feet all the time. my feet never get tired, or sore. I have tried...
oh, the thrill of nursing when you do something for the first time and you it works out well. like the first time I did CPR for real on a live patient and that person lived and then came back into the...
one other thought I would like to inject into this discussion, do not be deceived by the high wages offered by travel nursing agencies. They will offer you $24.00 or more per hour for LPN's and even...
to the nurse with the 36 years in one place, kudos to you, that is good, considering where I live the facilities and hospitals change hands every couple of years and even months, and retirement from...
hi, I read your request, and for the person who is so intent on spelling and gammar I will try to be correct. from what I read, pay seems low in a lot of states. I work for a nursing agency, and...
You should try the LPN first, I have seen people who just went in for the RN and 4-6 months after they finished they hated nursing. with an LPN first you can start working and find out what it is...
Hi,I work for an agency in New Mexico, sometimes it seems that no one wants the LPN's but then you see ads in the internet and in the paper. I don't want to go back to school as I feel that I am to...
shadow2 replied to sierranurse's topic in Correctional
I had one when I worked the florida correctional system. I was called out to an emergency in one of the units. I go running over there and this big big guy is just laying face down on the floor,...
shadow2 replied to raindrop's topic in Correctional
I work in a correctional instutition, and the interview was not difficult. Most places of this nature are glad to have you apply, as many people are afraid to work in corrections. It is a very...
depending on the state you are living in or working in, many places you do the same things as the RN. Alot of places say that you can not do certain jobs but when push comes to shove and with the...