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  1. What's the easiest job you've ever had?

    iLOVEbees replied to cbcle's topic in General Nursing

    Easiest non-nursing job - night attendant in an assisted living home that had just opened and have almost no residents. I was there to help people but there were only a handful of them, they slept all...

  2. short vtach after longer vtach

    iLOVEbees replied to judgeme's topic in General Nursing

    The doctor is aware the patient has short runs of asymptomatic VT and is doesn't think it warrants intervention. I wouldn't have documented it further than puting a strip in the chart. My opinion is...

  3. 2.5% annual raise - should I be as irritated as I am?

    iLOVEbees posted a topic in General Nursing

    I am an ICU nurse with many years of experience. I very rarely call in. I think I called in once in the last year, but that may have been last year. I work extra shifts frequently. I do not get...

  4. Is a 3:1 patient ratio safe for LVAD patients?

    iLOVEbees posted a topic in Cardiac

    My facility just started getting LVAD patients. We are an LTAC and my unit is an ICU. When the pt first came, he was 1:1 because some nurses were new to LVADs. Now it's 2:1 which is fine to me....

  5. How is Med/Surg charge in a rural hospital?

    iLOVEbees posted a topic in Agency Nurses

    I'm an ICU nurse for years and years. I have occasionally worked Med/Surg as a floater. An agency I just started working for booked me for MS Charge in a rural hospital, about 30 or 40 beds on the...

  6. Tall scrubs? What about fanny packs?

    iLOVEbees posted a topic in Men in Nursing

    Tafford's no longer makes 36" inseam scrub pants. Any other tall guys out there? What do you wear? Lots of places sell 34" inseam, but I need 36". Also, what do you do about carrying stuff? Unisex...

  7. Anyone here from critical care?

    iLOVEbees replied to heygurlhey's topic in Home Health

    I'd like to know too. I, too, am considering going from ICU to home health. I've got an interview with a local agency for PRN visits because I plan to test the

  8. LVN to RN programs: Excelsior

    iLOVEbees replied to medimples's topic in Texas Nursing

    I heard that same story before I took my CPNE in Plano. I dropped my pen on the floor. I started to reach down to get it and stopped halfway, horrified. I was going to get a paper towel to pick it...

  9. Texas - LVNs not allowed to give blood???

    iLOVEbees replied to texaschic888's topic in Texas Nursing

    The RN has to spike the blood and monitor for the first 15 minutes. After that, any nurse can take over. I know a lot of RNs who just sign off that they are the ones hanging the blood and let the LVN...

  10. LVN to RN programs: Excelsior

    iLOVEbees replied to medimples's topic in Texas Nursing

    I graduated from Excelsior. Having done it, honestly I am telling people to try to go to traditional RN school if at all possible. Excelsior is very easy to start and not as easy to finish. It is...

  11. Houston agencies - SE side?

    iLOVEbees posted a topic in Texas Nursing

    Looking to supplement my income. Does anyone know which agencies go to the SE/Clear Lake area? Hospitals like St. John, Clear Lake Regional, Patients Medical Center. Also to the LTACs in the area....

  12. how many pairs of scrubs do you have?

    iLOVEbees replied to The Bell Jar's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I have six pairs of scrubs. I have to have mine made (too tall) and they're

  13. Docs yelling at nurses....

    iLOVEbees replied to ClassQ1's topic in Men in Nursing

    Sure some doctors will yell at male nurses. My advice is to not take any nonsense. If there is a valid point, address the point. If there isn't, stare at them directly without showing any emotion....

  14. Excelsior CPNE

    iLOVEbees replied to agos1's topic in Online Distance Learning

    I did Plano because it was the closest one to me. I heard horror stories about it, but then I heard Excelsior had told Plano to tone it down because of all the horror stories. When I went I had no...

  15. EC Micro,is it passable?

    iLOVEbees replied to nurse2boys's topic in Online Distance Learning

    Micro was one of the harder Exelsior examinaitions, but it is passable. I got an

  16. Question about Excelsior and CPNE

    iLOVEbees replied to bsrn0523's topic in Online Distance Learning

    It took me a couple years, but I waited a long time between finishing all the exams to scheduling the CPNE. It isn't any cheaper than B&M nursing school but the great thing about Excelsior is that...

  17. Has anyone here completed the BSN program at Excelsior?

    iLOVEbees posted a topic in Online Distance Learning

    I have my ADn from Excelsior and just enrolled for the BSn. The general education requirement is straight forward and I'm working on that now. When I get to the nursing part - wow. It looks like a...

  18. Help! Excelsior Or Community College

    iLOVEbees replied to RYLEE228's topic in Online Distance Learning

    The fail rate for first time CPNE takers is, I think, about 38%. You can check with Excelsior but I think that is correct. Excelsior is "doable." The problem with Excelsior and all distance learning...

  19. excelsior college cpne sites

    iLOVEbees replied to AMLPN2B's topic in Online Distance Learning

    Plano. It's where I did my

  20. is height a problem?

    iLOVEbees replied to Gift.Fr.Virgo12's topic in Nursing Career

    I used to work with a nurse who was 4' 7". She did fine. I'm 6' 5". I don't get paid any more that I would if I was shorter. Don't worry about

  21. How are you treated by RNs

    iLOVEbees replied to amylc's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    When I was an LVN, there were always those RNs who looked down at us snidely. It could be minor comments, or the highly annoying habit of prefixing "only an" before my title. They were the minority....

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

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

    When I graduated forever ago (only male nurse in my class) they told me everyone had to wear the traditional nursing cap for graduation. I told them they could mail me my diploma. They quickly made an...

  23. LPN's Are they really being phased out?

    iLOVEbees replied to amber_n_schultz's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I concur with many of the posters here - I've heard since the mid 90s that LVNs were being phased out in favour of the "professional" nurses (RNs.) I've also heard that 2 year RNs would become the...

  24. lvn and picc lines in texas

    iLOVEbees replied to rionurse06's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Horsefeathers! I was a Texas LVN for years (RN about a year ago) and I infused into PICC lines, central lines, whatever. The facilities I've worked at it was the same. There are certain cardiac meds...

  25. Good Experiences with Excelsior??

    iLOVEbees replied to mentalhealthman's topic in Online Distance Learning

    alittlesarcasm.com was a huge help to me, but it is no more. I don't know what happened to it. I did the CPNE in Plano. It was an exceedingly stressful experience. But, I perservered. Now that...