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1. Venipuncture - gauze vs cotton ball

   fozziebear posted a topic in Safety

   Just wondering . . . recently I took a venipuncture course where the RN advised that a gauze "square" was the better choice than applying a cotton "ball" to the site following venipuncture. Her rationale - the loose cotton ball fibers could "inbed" ...

2. Son who wants to enter nursing

   fozziebear posted a topic in Pre-Nursing

   Hi folks, I have a 23 year old son who has become interested in a career in nursing. It was a bit of a surprise to us but now that I think more about it I feel he is well suited. My question ---do men in nursing come up against "sexist" stereotypin...

3. Can't get any calls for interviews. Ego/Esteem has dipped beyond low.

   fozziebear replied to HelpMeNewGradRN's topic in Job Hunt

   Please don't ever give up - you have worked so hard to get through your training. Yes, it can be frustrating and tearful to wait and feel as though you are being "passed over" for whatever reason. I sense you have a very tender heart - one that wil...

4. Just got accepted to LPN School! What can I do to prepare?

   fozziebear replied to catmscott's topic in LPN/LVN Students

   Review basic math skills, percents, conversions,etc. There are a lot of terrific sites online. Also, A&P, perhaps medical terminology. Often you can pick up used books for review quite reasonably. Best of luck!:)

5. Student Nurse needs advice on dealing with family and school

   fozziebear replied to Katie803's topic in General Students

   Hang in there - you'll make it!!:) My situation was sort of similar - except that I entered a practical nursing program at the age of 47 and had four young teens at home. It can be extremely tiring and very frustrating trying to split your time betw...

6. Are LPN's being phased out in hospital setting??

   fozziebear posted a topic in LPN/LVN

   I have read several articles where the inference was that LPN's are being phased out and replaced with R.N's in the hospital setting. Is this happening? Reason being - the RN needs to leave her own duties to assist the LPN in a clinical skill that ...

7. timid new grad LPN

   fozziebear posted a topic in LPN/LVN

   I graduated six months ago (LPN). High 80's in classroom theory, etc. Passed all clinical rotations. Scared to death to enter "real world" of nursing. Haven't applied anywhere. No confidence but not working anywhere. Am I hopeless??