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Stories like this remind me that there is beauty in the breaking. Thank you for sharing. I am sure that your heart is hurting. My thoughts and prayers go out to your family.

Lunah: Hey, would you be willing to make your article into a sticky so it's always available for us to refer future excelsior students to?

shakin my head... I get so tired of STUDENTS coming onto the site, and telling those of us who have been in the trenches for years how/what we need to do and say...it's the same mentality with new...

North Carolina here...love living in these mountains

yeah, appreciate the info. Getting my documents together now to submit. Been a long time coming I can tell you. And now that i've reached this point, I want to get it DONE!!!

check out sheri taylors workshop. Google it. I have heard great things about it, and that is the route i'm taking to prepare. She has a 96% pass rate on the first CPNE attempt according to her...

Hey all, wondering how long it takes to get a date and what is the soonest anyone knows of? which sites are the quickest? I want to get this wknd behind me...tired of studyin, going to submit my...

Of note, however, is that EC is NOT currently accepting the Penn Foster Info Lit...check with your advisor before paying the money to take this course...

Hmmm, well all I can say is, that as a floor nurse, I would have a HUGE problem with the charge trying to take one pt and give me three. On our unit, we play fairly! If i have two, so will you....

Hmmm, while I understand nursing frustrations with family, I also have seen families catch things that nursing staff were too busy or just plain didn't care to notice. As a nurse, I don't mind family...

Actually I found no sarcasm, anger, or hostiliy in this posting. I found brutal honesty. We need more preceptors like the OP in our hospitals to help these new grads "get" the picture. Because all...

Totally incorrect. I work and live in NC and LPN's can draw blood from a picc or any other central/peripheral access. If you are going to answer questions like these, please at least know the...

While I understand your frustrations, I think that this could easily become a day vs. night shift spat. I have worked in my hospital night shift for several years, and around one year ago...

First off, I would like to say that I hope this doesn't become an "RN vs. LPN" thread. The fact of the matter is, RN, LPN, CNA, ect...if you have a problem dealing with that person, then you need to...

to the OP-it is NOT all about the patient in MOST healthcare institutions. It would seem that the private sector these days is more about the MONEY. The system appears broken from that regard...

Hey- I currently work at a VA hospital. Clearance is a federal background check. It is very in depth, but if the "booboo" was b/f your nursing license and you passed the state board check, then...

Seems simple to me. Stay out of the drama. The fact that she's a nurse is irrelevant. You didn't SEE her take/abuse narcotics, so really it's none of ur business. I find it really interesting that...

A rose is a rose is a rose. Called by any other name, it is still a rose. Obese patients are obese. Call it whatever you want, obesity is an epidemic nationwide. And yes, no matter how justified...

While I could see how the MD's comment would offend the OP if taken the wrong way, there is something to be said about the meaning behind the MD's comment. I understand that medical...

I don't find it rude or insensitive. I find it to be all too true. These sayings listed above are definitely accurate descriptions of the two. (and yes, for those who ask, I am experienced!) ...

Well, in my facility, we actually just researched this issue. According to the CDC, there is no inherent increased risk of infection from a PIV being left in >72 hrs. We actually just re-wrote our...

It really depends on your location and employment within location. Where i'm located, it is absolutely possible for a RN to make 100k/yr without overtime. (Government job, Union facility).

simply not true. i work for the va system as a nurse, and many of my coworkers only have their adn. it is true that the school must be either nlnac or ccne accredited, but there are many associate...

While i'm not saying that they will "do away" with the LPN role, I will say that in my state, they are severly LIMITING the LPN role. For example, in the acute care setting, LPN's no longer exist in...

I spoke to my advisor about the computerized version of the FCCA the other day when I enrolled (thankfully) for the paper version...She confirmed that it is an eight week class, with "weekly"...