rnnluvnit2006

rnnluvnit2006 has 10 years experience and specializes in POST PARTUM/NURSERY/L&D/WOMENS SERVICES.

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1. New nurse having a hard time with coworkers

   rnnluvnit2006 replied to Me93RN's topic in Relations

   Sharks in the water!! Welcome to the Lions den! Seriously....some nurses are awful, and like to eat their young. You are new, you are learning, and unfortunately you get to learn about human nature and evil people. As a new nurse , and this goes f...

2. Glutton for Punishment?

   rnnluvnit2006 replied to OrganizedChaos's topic in General Nursing

   Education is nothing to scoff at. While there are many hospitals that will hire an ADN or LVN, the reality is most will not The competition is quite high, why would you not align yourself with the competition to increase your odds at a better job or ...

3. Switch Shifts?

   rnnluvnit2006 replied to ThePrincessBride's topic in General Nursing

   Princess Bride Night shift is awesome!... I have worked nights for 11 years, and would never dream of going on days....nightshifters are just different personality wise than dayshifters... You say you are always tired...your problem is you are trying...

4. What am I doing wrong?

   rnnluvnit2006 replied to TwinkTwink92's topic in LPN/LVN Students

   Nursing school tests are nothing like college tests.... You need a base knowledge, but you also have to be able to think outside the box...critical thinking... every answer could be right, but you must pick the most right, based on your knowledge of ...

5. California Board of Nursing Endorsement

   rnnluvnit2006 replied to RaiYen's topic in California

   I believe when you go onto nursys and enter your credit card info, you also enter the states you want notified of your verification. I know I also printed it out and sent it in with my application, which is 17 pages long!

6. California Board of Nursing Endorsement

   rnnluvnit2006 replied to RaiYen's topic in California

   NURSYS verification is instant As far as BON and time...When I put in for my license, I also applied for a temporary. That was issued about 3 months after I applied, and then I received countless letters about my transcripts, and having to prove I t...

7. Student needing guidance

   rnnluvnit2006 replied to Amber98's topic in Pre-Nursing

   Jules Since most hospitals In todays market are attempting to obtain magnet status, an ADN prepared nurse is going to have a hard time finding employment when the requirement for an incoming nurse is to have a BSN. The competition is higher, and alt...

8. Student needing guidance

   rnnluvnit2006 replied to Amber98's topic in Pre-Nursing

   Most ADN programs require almost the same number of prereqs as a BSN program My advice to you is this... Many people start with the thought process of the fastest way to get there is to get the ADN then go get the BSN. Many people graduate with their...

9. Nursing school with a family, anyone?

   rnnluvnit2006 replied to reach4stars's topic in General Nursing

   How exciting to be able to go back to school... What kind of work are you doing now? You mentioned you will need to take prerequisites to get into a nursing program so at this point in time, the nursing program hours at the school you are considering...

10. PKU test help

    rnnluvnit2006 replied to RNMee's topic in Ob/Gyn

    PKU s are not my favorite either, however as seasoned mom baby nurse I can give you a few pointers Heel warmers swaddle the baby with the foot out put the crib at an incline with the head elevated do it under the heat lamp hold the heel in the grip f...

11. prescription drug addiction

    rnnluvnit2006 replied to shedevilprincss's topic in General Nursing

    "Why did I go through this whole story? My "new " PCP (I was her first repeat patient) that I had to go to because of my pain meds when I was discharged recently sent me this e-mail...."I know you still have terrible pain but "we" need to dc your pai...

12. i already feel rejected

    rnnluvnit2006 replied to omgnursesrcool's topic in Pre-Nursing

    Good for you for pursuing your goals... A few words of advice and some FYI Nursing school is NOTHING like college...it is extremely intense and requires a lot more than knowing how to study.... Many 4.0 students are very disappointed when they realiz...

13. My first cry

    rnnluvnit2006 replied to RNby24's topic in New Nurse

    Think of it as a right of passage...your preceptor was preparing you for being thrown to the dogs... I remember my first night off orientation, I started with 8 patients, discharged 3 and picked up 3 more...OMG!!!...I was on a 12 hour shift, hit the ...

14. Always Rumors

    rnnluvnit2006 replied to babynurse101's topic in New Nurse

    OMG!!! I get so angry when people sit and talk about other peoples mistakes...good lord, we have all made a few in our lives... I guarantee you at least half of the nurses you work with would have made the same mistakes as you did...but I bet they wo...

15. 34 yr old starting out...help

    rnnluvnit2006 replied to katylady22's topic in Pre-Nursing

    You are never too old to go back to school! If your dream is to become a nurse by all means...become a nurse!...Even if that means you don't graduate until you are 50! That said...in my humble opinion...Do not waste your time getting your LVN, unless...