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1. Lpn's

   pettyfoot replied to pettyfoot's topic in General Nursing

   nurse T. thank you for that reply. All I was looking for information, not a debate. I wholeheartedly agree with you. I would like to work with a nice nurse, the letters behind her name dont matter. thanks:roll

2. Lpn's

   pettyfoot replied to pettyfoot's topic in General Nursing

   Well thank you for that reply. I was trying to explain that an LPN does not go to school as long as an Rn, but, the programs here are 15 months and the adn program is 24 months. When we do clinicals, it is 5 days a week with a patient load of about...

3. Lpn's

   pettyfoot replied to pettyfoot's topic in General Nursing

   Well there is away to get around clinicals. If you do your program online, you spend a weekend at a designated facility and complete your clinicals in 21/2 days. This is the route I think I will take. It is more costly, but worth it. I have been a ...

4. Infection control nurses, we OR nurses need your expertise!

   pettyfoot replied to stevierae's topic in Disease

   I only have one comment about your discussion. I agree with most of what was said, but, MRSA and VRE can be isolated to the respiratory tract and then it can be airborne. Universal precautions must be used and waiting till the end of the day can he...

5. Lpn's

   pettyfoot replied to pettyfoot's topic in General Nursing

   You missed the first part of my discussion. One of the replys stated that an RN's clinicals were different than an LPN'S clinicals. I have been an LPN for 11 years and yes the RN's do some bedside but mostly charge the floor. I am looking for an RN...

6. Lpn's

   pettyfoot posted a topic in General Nursing

   Thanks for the reply to my question about an LPN to RN program without clinicals. In response to the BON'S requiring clinical time, most nurses, LPN or RN, at least in my facility, work side by side and perform the same tasks. RN courses do not eve...

7. LPN to RN online with no clinicals

   pettyfoot posted a topic in General Nursing

   Does anyone know of an online LPN to RN program that does not require clinicals? I have been a nurse for 11 years and don't need the clinical part. Please help!:roll