wannabenk

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1. Terminated! Now what?

   wannabenk replied to BellaaSoleil's topic in General Nursing

   Fight it you will be happy you did. The same type of thing happened to me. I was suspended leading to termination because I supposedly did not update the unit coordinator on a resident that had a change in status. The resident had been sent out a ...

2. How to be faster/more efficient?

   wannabenk replied to JenniferSews's topic in Geriatric

   I am in the same position as you right now. I am working in a rehab area that has long terms mixed in. Right now I have 8 rehab and 8 long term care. There really isn't enough time to really assess the patients. You are suppose to assess the indi...

3. How to Deal with Stresses of Being a New Nurse

   wannabenk replied to calthoff863's topic in New Nurse

   Great suggestions. I graduated from LPN school October 4, 2012, started working as a GPN at a LTC facility, and on November 15 passed my boards. When you start a nursing job especially if you have never been a cna or na you know nothing of how thin...

4. Regrets about Nursing?

   wannabenk replied to 1IndecisiveStudent's topic in General Nursing

   I graduated LPN school October 4 and was lucky to find a job at a LTC center as a GPN. Took and passed my boards November 15. I often wonder if I made a mistake going to school for my LPN. Before going back to school I was doing office work with s...

5. LTC vs. Hospital, good move or not?

   wannabenk replied to eriksoln's topic in General Nursing

   I am a recent graduate and got a job right off at a LTC facility. I just spent my first night on my unit alone for the first time. My unit consists of 5 Hospice patients which require full assessments and 12 LTC individuals. I was overwelmed. I a...

6. New Grad LPN offered a Nurse Supervisor position in Post Acute

   wannabenk replied to rnbsnmsn's topic in New Nurse

   What is the difference between Assessing and data collection?

7. Pearsonvue Trick - Does it Work Every Time? Part 3

   wannabenk replied to Silverdragon102's topic in NCLEX

   I just finished taking my NCLEX PN exam and of course it stopped at 85 questions. I was wondering how long should I wait until I try the pearson vue trick.

8. GPN Interview tomorrow, I could throw up so nervous. HELP!

   wannabenk replied to proudauntie415's topic in LPN/LVN Students

   Wow, I am about to graduate October 4, 2012 and I am feeling the same way. I do not want to be put into a position where I get only like 3 days of training and left to the wolves. I would also like to work in a hospital not long term care. I have ...

9. Any future LPN students for Erie 1 BOCES in October? (Buffalo,Ny area).

   wannabenk replied to cmm4ever's topic in New York

   I would just start from the beginning of the book or skim over areas that are more difficult areas for you. All teachers are different, they just might skip around. Anything you can review will come in handy later.

10. Niagara County Community College

    wannabenk replied to Labrys's topic in Pre-Nursing

    I attended NCCC and got thru Nursing II when my father was diagnosed with Liver cancer on April 25, 2010 and passed away on the day of my final (which I failed, of course) May 12, 2010. I guess when I look back now I find that a blessing in disquise...

11. Any future LPN students for Erie 1 BOCES in October? (Buffalo,Ny area).

    wannabenk replied to cmm4ever's topic in New York

    The harderst part I am finding is the pharmacology. If you have a degree in medical history you probably have some Anatomy & Physiology under your belt. PN 1 is basically that, the Anatomy and learning some skills. PN 2 is when you get into le...

12. Any future LPN students for Erie 1 BOCES in October? (Buffalo,Ny area).

    wannabenk replied to cmm4ever's topic in New York

    I am in the LPN program at E1B in Kenmore. I am in PN2, our class has a great teacher which makes a big difference. It is alot of work but I am sure it will be worth it. Our clinical are at Degraff, VA, and ECMC.