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1. California LVN Question

   UnderpaidNurse replied to CaliNursingStudent's topic in LPN/LVN

   Your welcome O2nurse..good luck to ya! We've got to stick together and help each other out. I will admit that moving back to california just relit the fire to get my RN, I hate that I can't do what is second nature now because of the scope of practi...

2. Can PICC line be delegated? What's the rationale behind it?

   UnderpaidNurse replied to DaisyChains's topic in General Nursing

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3. Can PICC line be delegated? What's the rationale behind it?

   UnderpaidNurse replied to DaisyChains's topic in General Nursing

   In NC, we LPN's were able to push everything except cardiac drugs, and we are not allowed to initiate IV Chemotherapy. I was able to play with all CAVD's. We accessed port a caths as well. We even were able to pull PICC lines. I've moved to Calif...

4. California LVN Question

   UnderpaidNurse replied to CaliNursingStudent's topic in LPN/LVN

   I just moved to the San Jose area in August. I am ACLS certified and have two years acute care experience. I hooked up with an agency and now that flu season is hitting I'm starting to work consistently. Agency LVN in the three hospitals they send...

5. Ortho/Neuro/Urology OR Cardiac Telemety??

   UnderpaidNurse replied to willma70's topic in LPN/LVN

   If you are a brand new LVN/LPN any floor would give you a world of experience. If you can get onto a Cardiac floor, I"d grab that one. I worked an Ortho floor and loved it, and got really good at time management etc..just like the girls on med/surg...

6. Scope of Practice?

   UnderpaidNurse replied to Satori77's topic in LPN/LVN

   So True!!!! In North Carolina I could push all pain meds, hang abx, give blood with a RN cosigner, monitor IV chemo, pull piccs, access port-a-caths. I recently moved to California and all of a sudden, I"m relegated to basically med tech and wound ...

7. YEA! LPN on the Ortho floor

   UnderpaidNurse posted a topic in Orthopaedic

   Sorry for just jumping in, but I finally got a position on a floor that almost a year and a half ago I applied for (back when I was in LPN school).:balloons: I spent the last year in LTC and in a subacute rehab and vent unit at a local SNF. Around ...

8. Gather For A Real Study Group Nc1

   UnderpaidNurse replied to JOLIEDAME's topic in Online Learning

   I planned on being one of the people that had a study group face to face, unfortunately, that has not been able to pan out. I need to get my RN in the next year. I can not keep myself enclosed in the paramaters that they have sent for LPN's here in...

9. just a LPN and new

   UnderpaidNurse posted a topic in New Nurse

   I graudated in June of '06 got my license at the end of august, worked in a subacute rehab hospital. Left that because of the hours for a job in an urgent care. I'm learning tons, tons more than the subacute/ltc job. The only bad thing is the dr'...

10. How long until License posted on NCBON website?

    UnderpaidNurse replied to MQ Edna's topic in North Carolina

    HI, I just took my NCLEX-PN on tuesday and found out yesterday that I had passed. My work is ready for me to start training for a LPN position but have to wait until my license is verifiable. Does anyone know how long until they process and post it...

11. I know every NCLEX test is different, but

    UnderpaidNurse replied to UnderpaidNurse's topic in NCLEX

    YEAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I PASSED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Thank you to everyone

12. I know every NCLEX test is different, but

    UnderpaidNurse posted a topic in NCLEX

    Hi, I just took my NCLEX-PN this morning and got physically sick afterwards. I know every NCLEX test is different, but on the average what does it mean if it stops at 85 and the majority of the questions were prioritize, check all that apply. I wan...

13. NCLEX no math questions????

    UnderpaidNurse replied to sandim's topic in NCLEX

    I stopped at85 today as well. I had tons of psych, prioritize, and a huge amount of check all that apply. I just kept saying to myself, "I would love to check all that apply if I knew what the heck you were talking about". I'm scared. I don't fee...

14. Sunday postings?

    UnderpaidNurse replied to Dempather's topic in NCLEX

    I will be taking my NCLEX-PN this Friday (8/4). I'm petrified, I realize I know less after studying than I did Or at least I thought I did before I began studying. Pearson-vue, said two buisness days for my results, but I can't get any info on the...

15. Make up...?

    UnderpaidNurse replied to ails's topic in General Nursing

    ACK!!!!! A lot of my clinicals were dealing with the geriatric population that seem to like to keep their rooms the temperature of the sun. By the time I'm done with their a.m. ADL's I'm dripping. If I had to wear makeup doing that, I'd end up loo...