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1. can ANYBODY relate?!

   pooh posted a topic in Forensic

   I wrote before but could never find any response to my letter and I can't believe NOBODY had any opinions/experience with my, uh, experiences. I'm an LPN for 23 years (read=not too young) and was diagnosed a year ago with ADHD. My first reaction to ...

2. adha

   pooh posted a topic in General Nursing

   I'm a 48 y.o. nurse that was discovered to be ADHA about 10 months ago. Looking back on it, I can see how that state impacted my life - some negative and some positive. I've been taking Ritalin, which does seem to allow me to focus better chronolog...

3. resident abuse

   pooh posted a topic in Geriatric

   I need info asap! I work in Minnesota, long-term care. A couple of days ago a resident told me an aide had slapped her. I was livid. This resident is a severly dysphasic stroke pt who can move only her arms and head, both to a limited degree. Her ...

4. Regents/Excelsior final competency test.

   pooh posted a topic in General Nursing

   Hi all, I'm taking the Regents (old name)now Excelsior route to get my ADN. Has anybody out there done this. I'm wondering how hard is the final hospital-based competency? What all do you have to do in terms of competencies? I'll be taking mine in ...

5. Here is an idea for you

   pooh replied to Navy Nurse's topic in General Nursing

   Chile; WE are well paid compared to other professionals? WHAT other professions are you referring to? I'm an LPN in Minnesota and make just under $30G/year - 10 years experience. I'm working on my RN and can expect another $6G/year entry level and ...

6. aide from hell

   pooh posted a topic in General Nursing

   I've returned to nursing after an 8 year absence and don't know how to handle this one. I'm an LPN in a long term care facility and one of the aides on my wing is a real thorn in my (and everybody eles's side)with, I feel, the potential for disaste...

7. Can anyone point me in the right direction????

   pooh replied to sam10's topic in General Nursing

   Sam, Paget, in addition to Erickson, is someone who had theories abt child dev. He and E are similar but have significant differences, if you're gonna dig into that realm. Also, just for curiosity's sake, compare Freud to the others. We've come a ...

8. virual education

   pooh replied to carmen's topic in General Nursing

   Carmen; Sure, I'll tell you what I can. Rue is a company the works in conjuction with Excelsior's virtual education program by supplying the materials (texts, study guides, tapes, CDRoms, etc) necessary for Excelsior's ADN program. Rue compiles eve...

9. virual education

   pooh replied to carmen's topic in General Nursing

   I've been an LPN since "79 and now, after completing about 2/3 of the ADN program, I'm going to finish via Regents/Excelsior (I'm going through RUE. I've gotten my first set of books (Fundamentals) and am plugging away. Has anybody out there done th...

10. are they going to judge me...........need advice

    pooh replied to micknmel's topic in General Nursing

    Micknmel; I don't know what ocr is but I do know what panic disorder is so I'll address that. I wouldn't tell anyone about either until you have started the program and gone through a few situations so that you can assess just how much, when, and how...