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1. Psych Nurses that would be willing to interview for a college project

   sfreders replied to sfreders's topic in General Nursing

   Thank you so much :) How do you want to do it? I have msn messenger, or we can conduct it through email, or however.

2. Psych Nurses that would be willing to interview for a college project

   sfreders posted a topic in General Nursing

   I have to conduct a mini research project for my cultural anthropology class, and I have chosen to research the lives of Psychiatric nurses. I would greatly appreciate anyone who would be willing to do an online interview and answer my questions. Ple...

3. LPN duties & is it possible to work FT & attend school for LPN?

   sfreders replied to sfreders's topic in LPN/LVN

   Ok thank you. No I don't have children so that should make things easier :) I was thinking of doing the weekend opp too but still unsure if I want to work every weekend and doubles at that. I may have to though if I can't manage working during the we...

4. LPN duties & is it possible to work FT & attend school for LPN?

   sfreders posted a topic in LPN/LVN

   I was curious to know how many patients and what the exact responsibilities of LPN's are in LTCF's. I have worked in assisted living passing meds, doing tube feedings, things of this nature, and I was wondering what I can expect once I get my LPN and...

5. What area of nursing do you like most and why?

   sfreders posted a topic in General Nursing

   I'd like to hear from some of you nurses out there about what area you like the best in nursing. I have scheduled a time to job-shadow in the hospitals to see what area I might like to work in before I actually go to school for it. I know I definitel...

6. AED Patch Placement

   sfreders posted a topic in General Nursing

   Today in my CPR/First Aid class we learned about AED's and how to use them. I have a patient that I take care of who has Parkinsons. He has two electrodes in his chest that send electrical waves to his brain to help him move better, one on each side ...

7. RN vs. PA

   sfreders replied to TraumaNurseRN's topic in Emergency

   I'm not a PA or MD, however if I was I probably wouldn't be taking pts. off bed pans either. Why spend all the time going to school to do that...one of the reasons I am furthering my education. I am currently a CNA and I don't want to wipe behinds an...

8. CNA Certification in Jeopardy PART 2

   sfreders posted a topic in General Nursing

   So I called the school where I took my CNA classes at and Prometric where you get registered and asked about the abandonment thing. Turns out if I refuse to stay on a day that they mandate me when I have school I will get turned into the state for ab...

9. The field of Nursing is wicked to CENAs..the ugly side no one talks about

   sfreders replied to Ms. Nurse Assistant's topic in General Nursing

   As you can see from a previous post - I didn't say that they meant the same thing, I simply mentioned that in my state they don't account for a difference. When I went through my CNA class I asked what the difference was the RN teaching the class sa...

10. The field of Nursing is wicked to CENAs..the ugly side no one talks about

    sfreders replied to Ms. Nurse Assistant's topic in General Nursing

    I feel you on this. There is a lot of back-stabbing and lying that takes place in this field. People try to get people fired simply out of dislike for the person, fear they may replace them, or jealousy. Honestly what do you expect when you work with...

11. The field of Nursing is wicked to CENAs..the ugly side no one talks about

    sfreders replied to Ms. Nurse Assistant's topic in General Nursing

    In the state of Michigan the two are used interchangably. Maybe in her state it's that way as well.

12. What field of Nursing will you work in??? & best/worst place to work?

    sfreders replied to iheartnursing_cali's topic in General Nursing

    I have only had the experience of working with the elderly. Definitely not what I want to continue to do when I finish school, but for now it pays the bills. It has its pros though. You can learn a lot from your residents and hear great stories and t...

13. Will my CNA license be in jeopardy ?

    sfreders replied to sfreders's topic in General Nursing

    Where did I say I had a LPN or RN license? Nowhere did I mention that I was licensed as a LPN or RN, just made a statement that I do the same thing an LPN does at my job- nothing false in that statement. Only difference is that I do not have the lice...

14. Will my CNA license be in jeopardy ?

    sfreders replied to sfreders's topic in General Nursing

    That would be why I corrected myself and put the "LPN license to RN". I do just about everything an LPN does at my job now, so I might as well have the license, in a matter of time it will officially be on paper. People make mistakes all of the time,...

15. Will my CNA license be in jeopardy ?

    sfreders replied to sfreders's topic in General Nursing

    I'm in Michigan. Yes, sorry my mistake, it is certification. I was a little unclear on that. I work third shift so I was tired this am when typing this up, also made typos sorry :) I plan to get my LPN license and eventually transition to RN, but was...