sweetlander2003

sweetlander2003

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  1. Not a nurse? Then, why does LPN stand for Licensed Practical Nurse?

    In most states there are regulations which mandate who can use the word " nurse" and the last time I checked LVN/LPN and RN are the only two professionals who can call themselves nurses. maybe the next time someone says something about LPN/LVN not...
  2. Example of weekly summary LTC

    weekly summary is usually dictated by the state regulations but what specifically written is not mandated. I think it just says something about update/progress/decline of status.How I do mine; go through the care plan and address the goals on each...
  3. dialysis charge nurse in acute care facility an LVN?

    If the state regulation and the hospital policies allows LVN to be in-charge then there is really no problem with it. I know of many LVNs who are competent in their work more than some RN's so frankly I don't see any issues with it. remember it is ...
  4. Help - copy of clinical rotation schedule

    ------This is ridiculous or you are being ridiculous because you are putting words, twisting my comments and " understanding" based on how you want to "percieve" what I am saying. I recognized that truth hurts but live with it! I suggest you re-rea...
  5. Denied by the California BON....help

    It is not circumventing the rule, rather just arguing the point that if other accrediting organization have given your foreign education an equivalency to the US curriculum then CA BRN must be incorrect for not recognizing your foreign BSN.I think i...
  6. Help - copy of clinical rotation schedule

    -----I am a filipino,came to the America young, lives in the US, got a degree in the US ( pyschology ) and philippines( nursing ) and I am basing my answer on not only my personal experience but also on other facts:Not on emotion nor pride. because I...
  7. Denied by the California BON....help

    JUST CURIOUS; has anybody had their transcripts or philippine education evaluated either by CGFNS credential evaluation service or others before sending to CA. BRN? It might just be useful, since the credential evaluation supposedly compare the forei...
  8. Help - copy of clinical rotation schedule

    While it is true the Philippine RN BSN curriculum have more units/hours compared to the US( mostly associate degree ), the evaluators does not only look and compares between the number of hours but importantly the quality of the education. sad to say...
  9. Help - copy of clinical rotation schedule

    quote: feb 18 by westcoastguy feb 18 by westcoastguy a member since feb '12. posts: 5 hi im a bsn graduate last 2009 in phils (our school is accredited). then i took dec nle 2009 and dec 2010. sad to say i failed twice. so present...
  10. 2-21 Nclex Question

    answer is C.
  11. American Curriculum BSN

    Their is no such thing as "US BSN curriculum " in the Philippines educational system. We have one curriculum for the bachelors in Nursing which is a 4 ( 5?)year degree. BTW, US BSN curriculum is also 4 years. The ASN or associate degree is 2 years, b...
  12. NC-CLEX an International Training Center?

    it looks like NC-CLEX have CA BRN # which suggest that their classes have some sort of approval however the BLS and ACLS are not American heart association accred which most hospital still wants to see.
  13. Is it ok to pursue masters degree even without work experience?

    Ideally it would be to your benefit if you have a few years actual nursing experience prior to pursuing a graduate nursing degree.However with the work situation being poor at this time, getting a higher degree would be the only logical way for anyon...
  14. 1. What are the materials that you used? THE MOST HELPFUL IS KAPLAN STRATEGIES/REVIEW BOOK. THE MOST RECENT EDITION 2. How many hours per day did you study? how many questions did u answer per day? ONE HOUR A DAY AVERAGED FOR 6 MONTHS 3. How many day...
  15. Chong hua hospital jci accreditation

    so what are the chances for a USRN to get hired at Chong Hua?