AnonymousLPN

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1. What did you do before nursing?

   AnonymousLPN replied to golson's topic in General Nursing

   Voc Rehab Caseworker Assisted Living Administrator for a developmental disabilities agency State Nursing Home and ALF Surveyor

2. What nursing task do you loathe???

   AnonymousLPN replied to richardgecko's topic in General Nursing

   Add me to the grossed out by trachs club. Don't like doing bed baths either. They are tedious. People always want them in the morning when I am trying to pass 0800 and 1000 meds.

3. BE HONEST! What part of your job do you hate?

   AnonymousLPN replied to Cheers_G's topic in LPN/LVN

   Sputum. What I hate most though, is the anxiety. Nursing is a 2nd career for me and I haven't been at it long enough to feel comfortable. Every shift I wonder if this will be the shift when I make a simple human error and harm someone with meds; in...

4. The future of nursing. Everybody is impacted. Big discussion in SK.

   AnonymousLPN replied to magnoliya's topic in Canada

   Just curious...I have six years of university education (non-nursing) and I am an LPN. So where do I fit in in terms of "2 extra years in university teach you to think differently"? As I have six years, does that mean I am an LPN who thinks like an...

5. What's $500 dollar NCLEX RN question?

   AnonymousLPN replied to ArrowRN's topic in NCLEX

   Our school required ATI and used it throughout the program. I did ATI practice questions and glanced at a few sections in Saunders. Passed on first try with 85 questions (LPN) and found the NCLEX easier than expected.

6. Critique of Nursing School

   AnonymousLPN replied to NormaSaline's topic in General Students

   For the nurse aid/direct care skills at the beginning of our PN program, we had clinicals in an ALF where 90% of the residents needed little or no ADL assistance. We complained that we were getting no hands on experience from this clinical: no bed ...

7. Did anyone take the May 2014 CPNRE?

   AnonymousLPN replied to AnonymousLPN's topic in CRNE

   The wait is agonizing. For those still waiting, I wish you all the best.

8. Theme song to your Nursing career?

   AnonymousLPN replied to sMoLsNurse's topic in Humor

   Often it is "What Have I Done to Deserve This?" by the Pet Shop Boys Previous job theme was "I Hate Everything" by George Strait: "I hate my job And I hate my life And if it weren't for my two kids I'd hate my ex-wife" I don't miss that job at all.

9. Husband not supportive of me going to school

   AnonymousLPN replied to sweetpea2014's topic in Pre-Nursing

   What about the LPN route? I went to a LPN program with many people who had children including single moms. Being a technical school, it was much cheaper and many classmates were able to get financial aid. Also, our program was primarily nights/wee...

10. Addressing patients by their first name...

    AnonymousLPN replied to tytkhat's topic in Relations

    I grew up in the Southern US. Yes/no sir and yes/no ma'am. And you never address an elder by their first name. Now that I live in Canada, people almost seemed offended if I say sir/ma'am. I try to explain that it was a habit bred in to me over ma...

11. Would you take a $3 hr pay decrease for better ratios and working conditions?

    AnonymousLPN replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    If this is a for-profit facility I would have to ask if management would also be taking a comparable pay cut Or would the sacrifice fall solely on the direct care staff while the Executive Director chuckled as they drive off in their Mercedes?

12. Critique of Nursing School

    AnonymousLPN replied to NormaSaline's topic in General Students

    My spouse and several friends/former co-workers are diploma RNs. Best nurses I know. Their education was based on clinical experience. I went to a LPN program with a high NCLEX pass rate. However, the school would literally cancel clinicals so we ...

13. Experienced USA nurse moving to Ontario Canada

    AnonymousLPN replied to gjinger's topic in Immigration

    Others will probably be able to give your better information than I. However, based on my experiences you will only qualify as a LPN if you don't have a Bachelors. You will probably have to do a Substantive Equivalency assessment and write the CPNR...

14. I hate being a new grad lpn

    AnonymousLPN replied to Depressnewgrad's topic in LPN/LVN

    You're in Florida? This is the summer. Hiring usually picks up for the season. If you can hang on a few more months, the job situation should improve as Northern visitors and snowbirds fracture bones and have to come to facilities for rehab. This ...

15. Experienced USA nurse moving to Ontario Canada

    AnonymousLPN replied to gjinger's topic in Immigration

    If they came as PR then they have to be in Canada for at least two years out of every five. If not, the PR status is lost. Was anyone in the family born in Canada or the child of a Canadian citizen?