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1. California patient Ratio

   waves replied to nursebear168's topic in California

   If this is true, then what do you interpret as the team nursing "legal scenario"? If an RN and LVN team have 9 patients in Surgical Acute, is the hospital out of compliance? Or is it allowable because of the term licensed (and subsequent definition...

2. California patient Ratio

   waves replied to nursebear168's topic in California

   You sound like a thorough nurse. Please do not blame LVNs only for doing poor assessments. I have worked with RNs who chart assessments on the wrong patient chart (and never notice), and who also chart WNL when they are obviously not. I won't go i...

3. California patient Ratio

   waves replied to nursebear168's topic in California

   I went to these website links and found nothing r/t LVN assignmnets. There was in the FAQ section of one a Q/A Heading regarding same, but the actual Q/A seems to have been removed. It is a very confusing business as the hospital I am at uses an R...

4. LVN test results on-line???

   waves replied to closatssl1's topic in NCLEX

   yes, finding out i had passed was quick. the way my school did the application process was flawed so approval to test was slow. the issuance of the license after receiving the pass letter is also variable by admission of the BVNPT office. due to b...

5. LVN test results on-line???

   waves replied to closatssl1's topic in NCLEX

   bambou- hey there. i'm not sure if you are from california. i am and i will speak to my experience in earning a nursing license here. choosing nursing was one of the best decisions i have ever made. the nursing program that will be best for depend...

6. wound vac.

   waves replied to jackieliz's topic in Wound

   Thanks so much for your very complete answer. What do you mean by window pane the wound?

7. LVN test results on-line???

   waves replied to closatssl1's topic in NCLEX

   As for waiting for results... for my class, those that heard within two weeks from the state via a letter, were those that passed. Those that waited 4-6 weeks for initial results did not pass. Getting the letter from the state.... you are asked to ...

8. wound vac.

   waves replied to jackieliz's topic in Wound

9. grad day speech-morals/ethics dilema

   waves replied to waves's topic in General Students

   i feel like i've just been HUGGED! thanks

10. grad day speech-morals/ethics dilema

    waves replied to waves's topic in General Students

    "that the obstacles (large and small, obvious and invisible)" oh, that is a good line! you are all right about not using the speech as a tool to harm. all i had to do was think about what would make my mother proud. that made it pretty easy. i thi...

11. grad day speech-morals/ethics dilema

    waves posted a topic in General Students

    i have been awarded the valedictorian of my class of 25 or so. i have to prepare something to address the class and guests with at graduation. i originally was going to do a very p.c. bit. lots of congrats and kudos to fellow grads and thanks to a...

12. PDA for meds

    waves replied to ERRNwant2b's topic in New Nurse

    the first drug program i downloaded was epocrates. the free part is a very basic drug book. when you first download it, they provide you with advanced features that will magically disappear in 30-60 days or so. then to get the extra features, you p...

13. PDA for meds

    waves replied to ERRNwant2b's topic in New Nurse

    I have Tungsten E from palm. I have a 128MB expansion card too. On the expansion card I have a drug "book", a book about diagnostic tests, and a book of nursing interventions and plans. I purchased all of the books from skyscape. I chose the optio...

14. Can I.V. certified LVN's hang "K-RIDERS"?

    waves replied to mssrf's topic in California

    in cali- iv cert means blood and saline but no K. the rationale is that the K requires the RN training to recognize issues...due to cardiac, ie. possible death, effects.

15. Northern Calif Roll Call

    waves replied to Spidey's mom's topic in California

    am new grad lvn...hopefully heading for a coast. long way to travel to continue on for rn, but if you are gonna get stuck...got to love the coast!