moretonel

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1. 3 States Won't License Excelsior's ADN Grads

   moretonel replied to moretonel's topic in Excelsior

   No.

2. Anybody Performs Physical Therapy Exercises On Pediatric Private Duty

   moretonel posted a topic in Private Duty

   I'm doing private on a 18 month old. She was a premie. In addition to other medical issues Baby Doe (BD) is late with reaching some physical developmental milestones. BD goes to physical therapy once a week, I attend also. Although I'm officially the...

3. Proud Part-Time Baby Sitter

   moretonel posted a topic in Private Duty

   I'm an LPN with 2 years LTC experience working 3rd shift. I've now been working a month part-time 2nd shift as a pediatric PDN for an intellectually and developmentally disabled child. I'm breaking with the vast majority of comments, and don't mind b...

4. Frustrated trying to get a hospital job!

   moretonel replied to Bcpenpal's topic in General Nursing

   The definition of sacrifice I give to my sons - giving up a little now for something greater later. You are being offered a valuable learning experience that will pay off in a huge way in only one year. Your pay should increase to be on the same leve...

5. 3 States Won't License Excelsior's ADN Grads

   moretonel replied to moretonel's topic in Excelsior

   Achieve Test Prep and The College Network are TEST PREP PROVIDERS (NOT A COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY) and PUBLISHING COMPANIES, selling test preparation guides and materials for CLEP, DSST, and UExcel exams. You STILL have to be accepted and enrolled in a ...

6. Peds home health: dealing with trach and vent

   moretonel replied to MSB's topic in Home Health

   I have a much different take on this matter. First, OP said was new to vent and trach, not a new nurse. Isn't everybody new to vent and trach initially, with no experience? How is OP to get experience unless OP is assigned a patient. How did anybody ...

7. I'm a nurse, not a babysitter!!!

   moretonel replied to CloudySue's topic in Private Duty

   I'm starting shift care (private duty, extended care home health - functionally all the same, one on one skilled nursing care for up to 12 hours per shift) for the first time, soon. I'm reading AN discussions to get a feel for the issues pertaining t...

8. Families Saying "No" To Male Nurses?

   moretonel replied to moretonel's topic in Private Duty

   I do currently work full-time at LTC as LPN. I will be adding part-time employment as LPN doing extended-care-home-health/shift-care/private-duty, whatever you want to call it, doing skilled nursing care - vents, trachs, G-tubes, wounds, etc. The sam...

9. Families Saying "No" To Male Nurses?

   moretonel replied to moretonel's topic in Private Duty

   I completely understand that a patient can refuse care from any caregiver for any reason, I'm not arguing against it. I've been a CNA and Patient Care Tech, and came across several no-male-aid patients, no offense taken. As an LPN of 2 years at 2 LTC...

10. Should I renew my Medical Assisting certification even though I'm an LVN?

    moretonel replied to stephxbee's topic in LPN/LVN

    In addition to being an LPN, I am nationally certified as an EMT-B. I took the EMT-B class in the time between graduating from LPN school and taking the NCLEX-PN (it was a 3 month class - yes, I waited 3 months to take the NCLEX). My thinking was tha...

11. Families Saying "No" To Male Nurses?

    moretonel replied to moretonel's topic in Private Duty

    I appreciate the response, but you did not address what I was asking. I asked if a potential client would not even ACCEPT CARE FROM A MALE NURSE. You do not fit in that category, you DID accept from a male nurse.

12. Families Saying "No" To Male Nurses?

    moretonel posted a topic in Private Duty

    Is it difficult for a male LPN to be given a regularly scheduled assignment. How many families in your agency have said "no" to male nurses?

13. How much do you make?

    moretonel replied to middleagednurse's topic in Private Duty

    I'm in CT. $24/hr

14. How many other nursing jobs per diem or part-time do you have?

    moretonel posted a topic in LPN/LVN

    How many nursing jobs do you have? Half the nurses (RN and LPN) I work with in a LTC have 1 or 2 other part-time/per-diem jobs. My wife works at a medical office, the LPN there also works hospice and another per-diem job. I also work per-diem on a re...

15. Working LTC Nightshift— tips?

    moretonel replied to TheGoodWifeLife's topic in LPN/LVN

    My comment/question may be a little off topic. How does working night shift put stress on a marriage, particularly to the point where it ruins a marriage? I work night shift at a LTC, and have no clue what marital problems that could cause. Just curi...