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  1. Shiprock Hospital and basic living in New Mexico questions

    luvmyc replied to MaridithRN's topic in General Nursing

    13 week? So I'm assuming as a contract nurse? IHS utilizes them a lot. At the IHS I'm at (also in NM) we have 6 contract nurses. I also have a friend who is transferring to Shiprock next week. I...

  2. Lvns working in clinics

    luvmyc replied to PrettyNerd's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I work in an outpatient clinic for the Indian Health Service. I love it and would never go back to

  3. Is spending $80,000 on a private ABSN school a waste

    luvmyc replied to Big_Mike's topic in General Students

    Yes. Taking on that much debt is

  4. Patient's "right" to abuse nurses...I need your opinion

    luvmyc replied to MsNewbee's topic in General Nursing

    Absolutely not. I'll tell patients that they have right to talk to me that way/treat me that way. Life is too short to be verbally abused at

  5. Am I too small to be a nurse?

    luvmyc replied to Sbhayes09's topic in General Nursing

    You're 3 inches taller than me and I've done just fine in nursing. During the first code I helped in, I just climbed on the table and did compressions. It worked and my patient lived. I work with...

  6. Why are nurses disrespected so much?

    luvmyc replied to fitfabfunnurse2b's topic in General Nursing

    It all depends on the location you work. Where I am, the doctors are very respectful of all the nursing staff; they're wonderful. Similar with patients. Some people are just rude in general and...

  7. This might be really mean but I have to say it...

    luvmyc replied to Beeboop12's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Shame on you for speaking of human beings like that! Don't become a CNA, this clearly isn't for you. I would never let anyone with that attitude or frame of mind care for my loved

  8. If not nursing what other career would you have done?

    luvmyc replied to nurse2bnoob101's topic in General Nursing

    Law Enforcement. I still dream about changing careers at

  9. Verbal abuse

    luvmyc replied to middleagednurse's topic in General Nursing

    Nope. I get verbally abused on a daily basis where I

  10. Freaking out before school...

    luvmyc replied to Darkhorse_riding's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Your worries sound like my worries 6 years ago. But I'm so glad I went for it. I had zero self confidence. And let's talk anxiety. My son died the month before I started. I had no job. I get...

  11. Syringe driver terror

    luvmyc replied to milly's topic in General Nursing

    I couldn't agree more! Exactly why I made the decision I

  12. Syringe driver terror

    luvmyc replied to milly's topic in General Nursing

    Palliative care (and then hospice care) was a godsend to me. My beautiful 3 year old son died next to me in bed at home. And everything was peaceful. I had watched him have a horrific code (30...

  13. Nurse with Felony Charges

    luvmyc replied to rebeccam0022's topic in Licensure: Criminal History

    You would have quite an uphill battle. First, getting into a program. As others have said, then being allowed at certain clinical sites and then finally (IF that all works out for you) being able to...

  14. Treated Like Black Plague

    luvmyc replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

    Even an LPN position? Uh, how's that gonna help? That makes no sense to me in her situation. It's not like an LPN is a junior nurse that has less access than an RN does. I have just as much access...

  15. Is money everything?

    luvmyc replied to CariLynn's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    How do you know that so many nurses look for the money first? That's a really interesting generalization. My entire work day is about my patient's comfort. Its about a shorter lunch break than I'm...

  16. License question

    luvmyc replied to LTCLPN58's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    For sure NO. And I work for the federal government. No one gets my original license except for

  17. Violence in Nursing

    luvmyc replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    I'm a nurse in a federal facility and my husband is security in the same place. It can get VERY chaotic and on edge and our security absolutely canNOT touch the patient if they are coming at a nurse...

  18. Is becoming a lvn a waste of time?

    luvmyc replied to Jay1900's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    No, becoming a nurse is never 'a waste of time'. Nice way to ask that, by the

  19. IV Therapy Certification

    luvmyc replied to Magdis2894's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Yes, you

  20. Best Shoes for Nurses

    luvmyc replied to ccr1018's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I had to switch from Nikes and Skechers to Dansko's for horrible foot pain. It is much, much better

  21. Dansko sizing

    luvmyc replied to Quota's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    Yours sound too small. I would size up. I wear a 7.5 normally but wear a 38 in

  22. IV Therapy Certification

    luvmyc replied to Magdis2894's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I've had the same issue. I'm from the Midwest and could kick myself for not doing my IV cert there. Readily available in Nebraska. But since I have been in New Mexico, it seems next to impossible...

  23. Is nursing REALLY that difficult?

    luvmyc replied to lilythorburn's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Yes nursing really IS that hard. But I wouldn't choose to do anything else. I work in a very physically/emotionally draining job with a population that is still very affected by historical trauma....

  24. Loss of son and finding a future

    luvmyc replied to bellcollector's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    My son died 6 years ago (last Friday) from HLHS (Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome), was vent dependent, profound brain injury, etc etc. I started nursing school within a month and it saved me. If I...

  25. "Breast Is Best": A Mantra to Promote Infant Health? or Stigmatizing Adage to Guilt Moms

    luvmyc replied to cjcsoon2bnp's topic in General Nursing

    I was an adoptive mom in 2007 to a newborn baby with HLHS and an intact atrial septum. He was born very sick. I didn't want to induce lactation with him, so I didn't. I was happy to bottle feed...