barbd

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1. LVN to RN Looking for other regents students

   barbd replied to llk's topic in General Nursing

   I did the Regents, finished in 1996. It was do-able, but nerve wracking. Take advantage of all the information they put out for you, clinically. They people in my group who failed the clinical were people who didn't follow directions or people unfami...

2. Changing fields

   barbd replied to happybarb's topic in General Nursing

   Hi Barb, refresher courses might be available thru your nursing school. Or the Regents Program, University of the State of New York, Albany, sometimes offered them in the past. When I did telephone triage, I found the best thing I could do was to kee...

3. Independent Business Owners

   barbd replied to Ownboss's topic in General Nursing

   Hi! I have a part time home based business also. I love my full time job, but part time work showing people how to earn a check (for something they already do now for free)makes me feel like I'm contributing to the well being of more families than I ...

4. BSN vs. ADN

   barbd replied to goldilocksrn's topic in General Nursing

   I think your pay should depend on what tasks are performed. If you are the supervisor, you should get more than the staff. If you are the RN charge, you should get more than the LPNs, for example. But to make a flat out statement that an advanced deg...

5. Do you feel you were adequately prepared to practice nursing when you graduated?

   barbd replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

   I graduated from an LPN program in 1990. I felt prepared to do med/surg in a small hospital. I got my RN from the Regents in '96 after a lot of different experiences. I had an excellent foundation on which to build.

6. HOW IN THE HECK DOES HOME HEALTH CARE WORK?

   barbd replied to adireen's topic in Home Health

   OK, I've worked for lot of agencies-I find non for profit are more flexible and nicer in general. They tell you who needs to be seen, what their problems are, where to find their charts, supplies etc. I always called and said-"hi, I'm your nurse toda...

7. ANYONE WORK AT A SUMMER CAMP AS AN RN OR LPN?

   barbd replied to adireen's topic in General Nursing

   Hi Irene. I did summer camp nursing at a United Church of Christ camp in CT a few years ago. It was for a week at a time, it paid $300 or the tuition for a child. I found it to be rewarding but exhausting. That was before I had 2 kids under 18 months...

8. employee health starter advice needed

   barbd posted a topic in General Nursing

   I am to administer tetanus, PPD, hepatitis vaccines to employees of small agency. Can anyone tell me where to find a consent form template and/or how to keep track of the paperwork? It looked like an easy task until I got into it.