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  1. scared and alone...need advice...please

    Sammy - What a difficult and stressful situation you have described. DO NOT give up hope. You keep your head held high! I recall many times driving home from work trying to remember if I'd...
  2. I think Nurses are angels and I can't wait to join you!

    Hug4mom - I'm sure the nurses and patients in all your various positions appreciated you too. Good luck in school and I'll bet you will become a wonderful
  3. Dream Job

    Brownms46 - What a beautiful dream! Perhaps, you can make it a reality one day. Teenage moms and battered women need so much support. I'm sure with your helping hand and caring heart, they would...
  4. Dream Job

    I'd live in a valley surrounded by mountains and a lake view. I'd have a small farm, grow my own food. My job - a Nurse Midwife. I wouldn't mind being paid with chickens or a goat for those without...
  5. If you had to do it over again.....

    Rita - I wish I'd become a nurse after graduating from high school. There are so many opportunities. Nothing can replace the satisfaction when I feel my efforts have brightened someone's day. Or...
  6. I agree with some of your post - there have been some antagonistic words passed back and forth. There have also, been numerous supportive comments. All professions have drawbacks. I'm impressed...
  7. Nursing in your State !!!!!!!

    Am still awaiting my application for license transfer from the State of Florida Board of Nursing so can't comment on LPN positions in Florida. In New York, my first position was in a county hospital...
  8. unions

    Bedhead - I can understand anyone's reluctance to join a union especially if they've previously been a member and felt there was no benefit. But, remember there is strength in numbers. Union members...
  9. What would you do?

    Buck 227 and Jay Jay thanks for your kind words. I'm in the process of searching the archives; continue to find interesting topics and become sidetracked. It will be interesting to read of other...
  10. SURELY someone will share their sense of humor!

    A teenage boy arrived at his Pediatrician's office in apparent distress but would not reveal to the receptionist or the Nurse why he need to see the Physician. When the Doc examined him he noted his...
  11. Why is it LPN VS RN?

    Student Sarah - just wanted to let you know I always enjoyed having student nurses on my floor. Usually resulted in a decreased patient load for me. Plus, I thoroughly enjoyed calming the nerves of...
  12. NO MORE SUZY K !!!!!!!

    Susy K - so sorry I did reread your response to C.LO and you did not concur. Must be losing my marbles. Also, as far as I know, there is no difference between an LVN and an LPN. Just different...
  13. Professional appearance

    Always makes me cringe, whenever I see a nurse with "dagger nails" going to administer a suppository. Seems this would make an uncomfortable procedure worse. And, I've always wondered about the...
  14. What would you do?

    Wow! Buck227 and Nursejanedough you've definitely had some difficult co-workers and tough bosses. Please don't hold it against me because I'm going to tell something stupid I did as a new graduate....
  15. what are nurses rights while on the job?/Petition

    Torimarie - sorry to hear you and your co-workers are having such a difficult time of it. Have you tried a Psych consult? In my past experience we were required each year to take an 8 hour class...
  16. Should we have a National Union ????

    Yes - very thought provoking! I've previously been in CSEA (Civil Servant Employees Assoc.) up North. Here in Florida it is ANTI-union. Believe me when I say there is great fear among workers...
  17. NO MORE SUZY K !!!!!!!

    I'm sure to many of you this anger is confusing. The anger did not start with Suzy K's initial question ... it started with C.LO's reply to that question followed by Suzy K's concurring reply. I...
  18. NO MORE SUZY K !!!!!!!

    Well said "the boss". You sound like a very well rounded LPN. Not sure my area offers all those options to LPN's but am glad so many opportunities exist in the nursing field. I wish we all could...
  19. Why LPN??

    Suzy your question was not out of line. But, C.LO's response to Iris was nasty and uncalled for. I became an LPN due to time restrictions, finances, having an 8 year old and a new baby and an...
  20. I WILL BE A NURSE(even after reading this board)

    Robin - I admire your goal to be at the top of your class in nursing school. That's a lot of stress and pressure. I know because that was my intention too. I started school in the middle of a...
  21. All Nurses Read This

    1) LPN 2) 13 years 3) Was upstate New York; now residing in Florida 4) Okay. Unhappy everytime I made a career move experience counted for nothing. I always started at the bottom of the pay scale....