Aunt Slappy

Aunt Slappy

hospice, LTC, public health, occupational health

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  1. This person outranks me?!

    Aunt Slappy posted a topic in General Nursing

    Since I started working in health care as a CNA nearly six years ago, I've had many experiences that have left me wondering how some people get into the positions they hold. I was not a youngin when...

  2. Anything else I can do besides bedside nursing?

    Aunt Slappy replied to neuron's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Yeah, but in home care there will still be tube feedings, SOB,

  3. This person outranks me?!

    Aunt Slappy replied to Aunt Slappy's topic in General Nursing

    I am not a CNA. Reading comprehension seems to be an issue in this thread. Anyway.....I guess you had to be there. Since this thread has become all about attacking me, I hope it dies soon. And as...

  4. This person outranks me?!

    Aunt Slappy replied to Aunt Slappy's topic in General Nursing

    I guess you missed the part where I said he has worked in this building longer than me? He's not a new

  5. This person outranks me?!

    Aunt Slappy replied to Aunt Slappy's topic in General Nursing

    Let's use a little critical thinking here. If you need a sample of pulmonary sputum for testing, and it now includes gastric contents, is that a valid

  6. This person outranks me?!

    Aunt Slappy replied to Aunt Slappy's topic in General Nursing

    LMAO I challenge you to claim where I said I know as much as a RN. The whole point of this thread is that he *should* know more than

  7. This person outranks me?!

    Aunt Slappy replied to Aunt Slappy's topic in General Nursing

    I said I started working in health care six years ago as a CNA. I earned my LPN certificate two years ago and was licensed a month later. Because I have two years of experience as a LPN. Pretty...

  8. I Just Had A Needle Stick Injury (No Blood)

    Aunt Slappy replied to Gel88's topic in General Nursing

    They could write me up all day long and even fire me if necessary, because I would not consent to remove needles from syringes to save anyone a

  9. Marketer Conflict as a DON

    Aunt Slappy replied to HeyHeyitsMaay's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    The problem is not the marketer. The problem is the leadership that refuses to get rid of her. Clearly, they don't give a fig about losing nurses in order to keep her. You need to decide if you're...

  10. What HARD truth have you learned once you became a nurse and/or CNA?

    Aunt Slappy replied to DesiDani's topic in General Nursing

    That basically every nursing job is

  11. Inappropriate Behavior?

    Aunt Slappy replied to chesanurse's topic in General Nursing

    Also, screen shot her posts, incase she deletes them, and save the images in safe places. They'll be even better than your notes. If she's posting publicly and not limited to friends, you might even...

  12. I Just Had A Needle Stick Injury (No Blood)

    Aunt Slappy replied to Gel88's topic in General Nursing

    Am I missing something? Why in the world would anyone try to remove a used needle from a syringe? You just throw the whole thing in the sharps, because handling used needles too much is exactly how...

  13. Afraid to quit my job

    Aunt Slappy replied to nsue's topic in General Nursing

    I say give two weeks and move on, because you could very well give the required notice and work it out, and still end up blacklisted by the organization. Five years ago, I resigned from a large...

  14. Many nurses do not chart?

    Aunt Slappy replied to Guest716906's topic in General Nursing

    Good luck with

  15. Positive PPD Test

    Aunt Slappy replied to LPNewbie's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    How many mm induration? And how was the reading performed? Did they palpate it or just

  16. Lvns working in clinics

    Aunt Slappy replied to PrettyNerd's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I currently work in a county public health clinic that does TB testing and treatment, and also the refugee clinic that provides initial health screenings and vaccinations. Before I worked here, I...

  17. Job hopping

    Aunt Slappy posted a topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I swear I am looking for somewhere to land long term. However, I'm now considering changing jobs for the third time in a year. My biggest question is how to deal with job hopping when it comes up in...

  18. I think I made a mistake

    Aunt Slappy posted a topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I left my first LPN job a couple months ago, moved from night shift inpatient hospice to day shift LTC. I knew that was a lot of change all at once, but I'm usually pretty resilient. The first few...

  19. For The Love Of All That Is Holy . . . .

    Aunt Slappy replied to Ruby Vee's topic in General Nursing

    They're not teaching it anymore. Have you seen the curricula at many district schools these days? My kids go to a charter school where they're taught for two solid years how to diagram sentences. I...

  20. transition from hospice to LTC

    Aunt Slappy posted a topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I was a CNA for four years, part of that time in a hospital telemetry unit, most in inpatient hospice. I went to school while working full time at that job, and became a hospice nurse once I was...

  21. Helppppp

    Aunt Slappy replied to alishaH's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    The fact that any school anywhere lets people into nursing programs with less than 59% on TEAS is frightening. That's just mining people for tuition money and setting them up to fail. That's an F...

  22. Get my adn or lpn? Newbie here

    Aunt Slappy replied to AutumnFutureNurse's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I went LPN for the same reasons, but also because I didn't come to nursing until my late 30s. I already had the husband and kids. I may get to RN someday, but yeah, school is hard with other...

  23. Get my adn or lpn? Newbie here

    Aunt Slappy replied to AutumnFutureNurse's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Yeah, my LPN program cost literally 1/10 of that at a community college in 2015. I saw that number and thought "holy **** Batman!" In no universe does the starting pay of a LPN justify that kind of...

  24. What to do with a bf who just wants me for my degree

    Aunt Slappy replied to mstaurus2016's topic in General Students

    Why lie? Just tell him the relationship is over. Period. Then block his number and move on with life. Women don't need to be sneaky or make up fake reasons, they have the right to end a dating...

  25. What do I do now that I've graduate LVN school?

    Aunt Slappy replied to wandwaving's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Okay this is going to come off rude, but there's no avoiding it... How are you going to handle the stress of being a nurse when you can't even drive a car across town? Get some counseling, now....