nursemel86

nursemel86 specializes in LTC.

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1. Do you/ did you have a Nurses Cap? Pin?

   nursemel86 replied to P_RN's topic in General Nursing

   When I graduated PN, we had to wear white and our caps. Our caps are traditional white with a small dark green band (school color). We also were pinned with our school LPN pin by our program chair during a pinning ceremony. I put my pin on my cap....

2. Survey: How old were you when you entered the nursing profession?

   nursemel86 replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

   I graduated with my PN 10 days before my 40th birthday. I am now 42 and will sit for the NCLEX-RN next month. I plan on continuing my education to hopefully become a Geriatric Nurse Practitioner. I will probably fall into the same category as my p...

3. Should medication aides exist?

   nursemel86 replied to BradleyRN's topic in Safety

   I have been fortunate to work with some very knowledgeable QMA's. In our facility, they used to be able to administer g-tube meds and neb tx as well as prn narcotics. I argued this point as all of these require an assessment. Med Aides are not tra...

4. What pay are nurses making these days?

   nursemel86 replied to BeOne77's topic in General Nursing

   Indiana--LTC LPN 17.00 base + 10 cents per year experience RN 21.00 base + 10 cents per year experience. $1 per hour shift diff. This hold true for hospital jobs for the most part too.

5. MedTech College

   nursemel86 replied to lasdrs07's topic in Indiana

   I graduated with my PN from Ivy Tech and also with my ASN from Ivy Tech. They are competitive, but wouldn't you want that in a nursing school? I never attended Med-Tech but I have worked with a lot of nurses who graduated from there. For the most ...