I recently got a job at an assisted living facility. After I took the position I realized there is only one nurse on duty per shift. We only have 25 residents but, being a new grad it makes me kind of nervous being the only nurse in the building. ...
I would choose LPN. LPNs have more options for jobs. LPNs can be surgical techs, surgical techs can't be LPNs. As the poster above said being a nurse and being a doctor are two different paths. Choose one or the other.
This is the most ridiculous thing I have heard of. CNA experience counting as RN experience? A RN with no CNA experience and a RN with 10yrs experience as a CNA, still have to through the same amount of training. I would be upset if I found out th...
The full time program were I attended has 5-6 test a week. That's part of the reason I choose part time. I felt like I would not be able to keep up. Good Luck!
Our program required shoes that were completely white. Most of the nursing programs in my area requires white shoes. I think shoe preference depends on each person. My classmate has a pair of shoes she got from Wal-Mart, I think they're Dr Scholls...
On a floor with 15-20pt, 3 rn's, 2 lpn's, 1 pct and 8 spn's there is only so much you can do. We do vs and accu chek for the floor, answer the call lights and help when ever we can.
I attend clinicals eow 645-1500. I personally think that for basic nursing 8 hrs is too long. I have 1 pt to care for so I have a lot of down time. I think for basic nursing 4-6 hours is enough.
TipToeLPN replied to jvanwoman's topic in Pre-Nursing
I had a post about this exact situation a few months ago and a lot of people told me to mind my own business. I couldn't so I wrote an anonymous note to my program director. All she did was make an announcement saying we had to have our cell phones...