jelaura

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1. Trying to understand difference between LPN and RN practice....

   jelaura replied to lovesunsets's topic in LPN/LVN

   I think the bottom line is know your province/state's scope of practice and your facility's scope of employment. From reading the posts, it seems that the scope is quite different here in Canada. It has only been the last few years that the LPN's sco...

2. Trying to understand difference between LPN and RN practice....

   jelaura replied to lovesunsets's topic in LPN/LVN

   In Canada, the LPN (also called RPN, Registered Practical Nurse), is a 2 yr program. We get a lot of Clinical time. Right now we are in the last part of the program, a 4 week/160 hr Preceptorship. I just finished my 1st week with the VON. Hoping I ge...

3. Trying to understand difference between LPN and RN practice....

   jelaura replied to lovesunsets's topic in LPN/LVN

   I will be graduating from the PN program in Canada this June. The best way to explain the difference between the LPN and the RN is this: LPN's work with stable clients, clients with known outcomes, or with unstable clients under the direction of an ...

4. tired of hearing it, nursing students PLEASE answer

   jelaura replied to ChervRN's topic in General Students

   I just started my LAST clinical yesterday!! The count down to the National Licensing exam on May 19th is on! Time management is going to be crucial, as well as a lack of a social life, to get through these last few months. We have 5 weeks of clinical...

5. tired of hearing it, nursing students PLEASE answer

   jelaura replied to ChervRN's topic in General Students

   I will be graduating from the LPN program in Canada in May. My goal is to work for a couple of years before bridging to the RN program. I am glad I did it this way, as the year I started the program I had been out of school for 15 years., and my kids...

6. New mom wanted to go to a Nursing School

   jelaura replied to mtopolinski's topic in Pre-Nursing

   I am in the 2nd year of the LPN course in Canada. I think it is called RPN, or VPN in the states. I am planning on working for a few years and then bridging into the RN program. I had been out of school for 15 years when I started last year. My kids ...