Pertlvn03

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1. Anyone ever consider retaking NCLEX just to see if you could still pass?

   Pertlvn03 replied to suanna's topic in General Nursing

   You need to see Dr. Phil. Don't give the State board's ammunition and money making scemes for us to rekate the NCLEX, like you renew your license every two years. This is just plain NUTS!

2. Where did you go to nursing school?

   Pertlvn03 replied to Noney's topic in Ohio

   Learned my skills from USAF School of Health Care Sciences. Licensed in CA, Job in OH.

3. Challenging LPN test as a military medic.

   Pertlvn03 replied to airforcemedic's topic in LPN/LVN

   Posted this a few years back just follow the link! But remember you can only work in a federal institution once you are licensed unless you belong to that state. Most states does not accept endorsement from challenging the board, but rather require ...

4. Military Medic to LPN in OH?

   Pertlvn03 replied to firefly12's topic in Career Support

   I have posted this a few years back check this out! But remember once you are licensed you can only work in a federal installation, like the VA, fed prison, uniformed services bases. etc. https://allnurses.com/forums/f57/navy-doc-needs-info-going-lvn...

5. LPNs/LVNs: What's Your Specialty?

   Pertlvn03 replied to TheCommuter's topic in LPN/LVN

   Currently Short and Long term rehab. Before I was a nurse: Med-Surg, Same Day Surgery, ER, L&D, NICU, Clinic. Wish to go back to ERRRR! There's no other joy than pushing those Ewald tube and seeing those pill fragments run down the reservoir and ...

6. License renewal fees!

   Pertlvn03 replied to Pertlvn03's topic in California

   Thank you, Commuter for your kind words. But the fact is that California is the only state that charge and outrageous renewal fees for their LVN. The rest of the nation is equal to or less, besides Wisconsin that charge LPN $6 more than RN. Your Stat...

7. License renewal fees!

   Pertlvn03 posted a topic in California

   Can somebody please enlighten me about the disparity between LVN which RN renewal fees in California. LVN pays $125 while RN only pays $85. How is it based? The less education you have the more you pay or does LVN earned more than RN's in cali.? Than...

8. Sick of the negativity on my unit!!!!!

   Pertlvn03 replied to pink2blue1's topic in LPN/LVN

   The only way you can please these nurses is to have everything ready for them save them time to do the work. When I have a patient who needs IV push. I have everything ready for them to do the pushing, syringe, meds, alcohol, needles or whatevery saf...

9. Certification to allow LPN's to push IV meds?

   Pertlvn03 replied to Roozeyk's topic in LPN/LVN

   No, Too much responsibility for your scope of practice. Why would you do it when you don't get conpensated for it?

10. I HATE my job... what to do, what to do?

    Pertlvn03 replied to lovablelvn's topic in LPN/LVN

    Tell them Elvis left the building!

11. CNA to LPN

    Pertlvn03 replied to Knorremeisje's topic in LPN/LVN Students

    Have no fear I am an experienced medical technician in the military. I am the living proof why California has this option. Callifornia is tapping a reach resource of clinically experienced medical technician trained by the best instructors. I got my...

12. does walking off the job = abandonment?

    Pertlvn03 replied to RNDreamer's topic in General Nursing

    Do you think US nurses wait 2 years for this nursing abuse? I don't think so. Professional white slavery in my opinion. Why? They recruit you with promises then when you arrived here, a horible working condition. You try to complaint but since you ar...

13. Help! Overwhelmed

    Pertlvn03 replied to sam26's topic in LPN/LVN

    I was just wandering? Did you get two orders from the doctor to mix this two meds or did the instruction came from a product insert? I guess it could happen. Like Rocephen can be mixed with lidocaine to minimize discomfort when given IM especially fo...

14. LPN's Are they really being phased out?

    Pertlvn03 replied to amber_n_schultz's topic in LPN/LVN

    Some lazy advisor doesn't want to do their job but it's easy for them to lie to you. Big fat lie! I should go back to him or her to find documentation of that rumor. Just another ploy, to keep you in that expensive program. Don't be forced to go into...

15. College help for a wandering LVN

    Pertlvn03 replied to HM3Haire's topic in LPN/LVN

    Have you considered VA Nursing? Your license is good in any federal facility in the country. To answer your question yes, they will accept it if they count towards your major. The only college that I know of that will credit most of your military exp...