starfishlpn

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1. They won't give me the job

   starfishlpn replied to syndeytish's topic in LPN/LVN

   It is illegal for them to ask about your marital status or your family, whether you have children is NOT there business. If they have offered you the job and you are available to work the schedule they offered there should not be a problem. They cann...

2. LPN school..NO graduation!!

   starfishlpn replied to oglpn2012's topic in LPN/LVN

   That sucks, you and your classmates should still looking into celebrating none the less. Unfortunately, I did not have a ceremony after my completing my LPN. We finished in December, so it was scheduled for the 18th. Then the day before there was a h...

3. Considering starting over in corrections??

   starfishlpn replied to starfishlpn's topic in Correctional

   that's kinda what I was thinking. I have not done a formal application and technically your resume does not have to have every place you ever worked, I mean if you are mid-career with several nrsg jobs why would you add a seasonal retail job or worki...

4. Considering starting over in corrections??

   starfishlpn posted a topic in Correctional

   As a brand new LPN, the first full time gig I was able to land was a prison, private owned federal. I was being open-minded about the idea but ended up being there all of about three months. Long story, technically I was fired for 'insubordination'. ...

5. Personal calls received on work phone? What should I have done?

   starfishlpn replied to starfishlpn's topic in General Nursing

   that is of coarse what I meant. It is a ltc facility and our policy is no non-work cell phones though not as strict as most hospitals ou7r policy. My husband text me or leaves a vm which I check when on break. I can't even remember the last time anyo...

6. Personal calls received on work phone? What should I have done?

   starfishlpn posted a topic in General Nursing

   Okay I work noc shift on a very small unit just me and a couple of aides. A man called and asked to speak with one of the CNAs that was not normally scheduled to work that day. I responded, after pausing to think about it, 'she isn't working to night...

7. How do you know when a patient needs stitches?

   starfishlpn posted a topic in General Nursing

   Especially if they are long term care or even hospice? Is there any surefire rule?

8. Do you take daily supplements?

   starfishlpn replied to Florence NightinFAIL's topic in Stress 101

   I take a prenatal vitamin and a probiotic every day and then teaspoon of fish oil qod. I am not pregnant or even trying to be right now, as my husband are both students right now, but my ob/gyn says he recommends that for all of his patient's of chil...

9. Almost had to quit my LPN job today due to RN school

   starfishlpn replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in LPN-RN

   Glad they are willing to work with your schedule. I don't even understand why some facillities act that way, I mean why discourage someone from furthering their education and reaching their own personal goal that will even make you better at the job ...

10. Switch from 2nd year LPN to RN student....Is it possible?

    starfishlpn replied to rnwannabe77's topic in LPN-RN

    From my experience bridge programs are less competitive than straight through RN programs. You are not guarenteed a spot in the RN program so I certainly wouldn't drop out of your current program until you are officially accepted. RN was my initial g...

11. LTC LPN to resident ratios

    starfishlpn replied to new to me's topic in LPN/LVN

    I am really lucky at the place I work, it is a 32 bed skilled unit. Day shift= 2 nurses, Evening= 2 nurses (though it used to be one nurse and a medication aide), Night shift=1 nurse. So a ratio of 16:1, except at night when it is 32:1, but far fewer...

12. Should we curtail the growth of nursing programs?

    starfishlpn replied to MikeyBSN's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with the original poster it is getting to be a bit rediculous and there are so many nurses who really got into it for all the wrong reasons (not that I ought judge to anyone else's motivation), and when you are miserable in the profession you...

13. Current LPN-retaking prereq's for RN.

    starfishlpn replied to akita_mommy's topic in LPN-RN

    Some schools insist on using the best grade is counted toward your GPA others say the most recently completed (hopefully these are the same) and some schools limit the number of retakes you can do, so your best bet is to check with the individual sch...

14. Financial Aid while a FT LPN-RN

    starfishlpn replied to drmorton2b's topic in LPN-RN

    Well you may get financial aid for the immediate year following your lpn program assuming you are like most of us and were relatively poor when going through your program. But making 50k a year you aren't likely to get much if any thing, unless you h...

15. Is there any problem being a pre-med nursing student...?

    starfishlpn replied to TJ_vladin's topic in General Nursing

    Again I was not downing the medical profession, I have enormous respect for them; it is just a fact. As a student whether medical or nursing you are taught how things ought to be, in the perfect world and in the perfect facility, and a little less of...