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  1. Urgent Care Clinic

    My first job as an LPN was very similar to the above poster- float in Primary Care & urgent care clinic on weekends.I loved it. Our urgent care clinic was an extension of the primary care clinic so we used the same computer system & the same...
  2. Stickers and prizes for peds

    We put our stickers on a whiteboard, using a small roll of tape to adhere the sticker to the board. The board is mounted child height in the hallway so the child can choose the sticker as he/she leaves. There still is a bit of touching more than one ...
  3. Kaplan LPN program

    I'm a Kaplan grad, actually Hamilton College; they changed the name right after I graduated. I agree that the tuition is high, but in my case it was a matter of waiting 2 years working minimum wage while waiting for an opening in the local CC or star...
  4. How to get hired without experience

    Actually, I'm the one getting called in. If someone calls in sick, I can expect to get a call because my supervisor knows I usually will work. I agree that there are good parts about being a float. If I don't have the time, I don't feel guilty leavi...
  5. oncology rounds......I need help!

    I think you're missing Maalox in that combo. Dixie
  6. How to get hired without experience

    I apologize for not updating sooner. My job is everything I hoped it would be & then some. I work with great people, both nurses & providers and, since I work as a float, I get a real variety of experiences. This week, for example, I worked o...
  7. Home Remedies - Share Yours

    Several years ago I tried a strange remedy for warts. A friend suggested that I put some milk weed sap on it just before going to bed. I laughed but since the wart was making my thumb odd shaped, I decided to try it. I used it just one time & ab...
  8. I work every other weekend in our Urgent Care clinic, although we call it convenient care. I LOVE it! I see things that I don't usually see during the week in the regular clinic setting & as a LPN, I have more responsibility. It's more fast paced...
  9. I work for approximately 25 providers as a float nurse. I have gotten quite a bit of experience dealing with different personalities. But I am happy to say that the treatment you receive would not be tolerated. The clinic director( one of the nicest ...
  10. Lpn's: Are we still in demand?

    The schools like to tell you that there is a very large shortage of nurses but they neglect to tell you that the shortage is for RNs, not LPNs. If you are set on nursing in a hospital, you'll have a hard time finding a job in most states. LTC are alw...
  11. I'm only 22 years old.

    "I think people that only have breast cancer, no mets, are the luckiest people in the world." Wow, you might want to put yourself into those individuals' shoes once. Cancer is cancer, whether it's stage one breast or any other. Try going to nursing s...
  12. Oncology rotation

    During my LPN training while doing our only rotation at the hospital, 2/3 of my class worked on an oncology floor. They got to experience so much more than we who were assigned to the skilled nursing floor. Sure, they said it was sad at times but not...
  13. I'm glad to hear that you feel this way. I wanted to be a nurse since I was 4 years old but didn't get the chance for over 50 years. I, too, feel I was born for this. I have been working for just 10 months & only part time but if there are too ma...
  14. An hour of my life I'll never get back.

    We actually did have a demonstration. Just before we started clinicals one of the instructors stopped in during class to speak with the instructor, dressed for clinicals. I was shocked at how she looked (and smelled). She walked out & then our in...
  15. You probably couldn't pay me enough to work in a hospital or nursing home and I never did. My first and only job so far has been in a clinic. I just don't want to work in those settings. Too much lifting in LTC & too much stress in acute care. In...