Loisanderson replied to TiggerBelly's topic in LPN-RN
All of the things you listed that the LPN can't do was the incentive that pushed me to go back for my RN years ago. I had moved to Wisconsin from another state and found out that all LPN's were nothing but glorified nursing assistants. Many things ...
Loisanderson replied to Shell5's topic in Geriatric
I worked in a hospital where certian nurses were trained do do toe nail care on diabetics. One of the nurses was diploma trained and the other was ASN. I think it depends on facility rules.
I worked night shift at a hospital in Wisconsin and we were permitted to sleep during our 1/2 hour break as long as it wasn't at the nurses station. We had a break room with an alarm clock in it and we would set the alarm for 1/2 hour periods. If w...
Loisanderson replied to gentlemother's topic in General Nursing
:balloons: I have had a tattoo for 9 years (Got it for my 50th BD present from my husband). Have never had any problems with it at work. In fact, I work with a lot of nurses who have them. The funniest comment I ever had about my "Ankle rose" ...
Yes this is true. The law was changed last year though. I now live in Indiana but went to nursing school in ND. I can see why the BSN entry level did not work out. First off, there were very few BSN programs in state prior to the law taking...