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  1. They only make you take the practice test twice. Then it's gone. My advice is that you can just buy the ATI practice books instead, and there are practice test in there that doesn't disappear. You will save money that way. Not to mention that you...
  2. I'm not sure about this obligation thing. I never heard about it. That a Nurse have to stay over if no-one is available to work? Why would I be the responsible for that? My only responsible is to find someone to work if someone call-in sick Then, w...
  3. Do Nurses Eat Their Young?

    try working in nursing home. Or do Hospice care. I think it's a lot easier. Good luck
  4. Do Nurses Eat Their Young?

    We have a new co-worker and we treated her nicely. We do encourage her to stay, and learn. I think it depends on the environment you work with. In our facility, we don't like rumors. And some of my co-workers are very up-fronted. "You have a pro...
  5. Men intimidated by RN salary?

    Women who earns a lot more than men, wanted to date someone who is greater than them. I don't think I'm intimidated, but I know a lot women thinks that way.
  6. Carrying an order

    Thanks for the reply. Actually, it's not a skin tear, more like open skin.
  7. Carrying an order

    My patient had a skin tear this evening, the family is aware about it. But this is like 8pm. The primary Doctor is our house doctor. What I usually do with open skin is: Cleanse with normal saline, pat to dry, apply bacitracin, then cover with ban...
  8. Roll Call: Introduce Yourselves, LPNs!

    I'm 26 year old fililino, male. I lived in CA, in San Mateo. I went to school on May 2006 and graduated May 2007. Got my NCLEX result on November 2007. I'm now currently working at Long-term Care facility in San Francisco. I am currently taking m...
  9. LVN-RN bridge programs in CA

    College network....or Unitek
  10. Do you trust automatic "vitals" machines??

    We use the Machine for taking Vital signs. It might not be as accurate, but close. Also, we don't just rely on Vital Signs. I mean what's the difference of the reading pulse of the machine the result 86, and by counting it by palpate is 89? The sc...
  11. starting lpn pay

    In California - 20 to 26 as starting pay in Acute/Longterm/Skilled Care. But in hospitals, I heard 35
  12. Medical assistants and LPNs

    I heard from a friend that they are making the Medical Assisting to do a dirty job (if you know what I mean). They all psyche up about it. I don't know the difference though. But I rather have LPN license than Medical Assisting, because I'm able to ...
  13. Burned Out !!!

    Amen to that.
  14. Some people are very sensitive to wear certain schrubs. Because it reflects who they are. As for me, I don't mine wearing it at work if it's recommended by the facility. I know for some hospitals that if you're taking care of patients who has canc...
  15. Blood pressure meds..without parameters???

    Thanks you...We are the patient Advocates after all =D