Grovelpnstudent

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1. Conscience Schmoncience! Who cares what you believe?

   Grovelpnstudent replied to jmqphd's topic in Activism

   a few years ago here in Ct a pharmacists refused to dispense the morning after pill, when the girl went back to the doctor, and her mom went with her it turned out she had been raped and she brought in her police report to prove it. Why should someon...

2. Med Error

   Grovelpnstudent replied to limey's topic in General Nursing

   Here is some info from the Maryland BON http://www.mbon.org/main.php?v=norm&p=0&c=medtech/medaide_vs_medtech.html Each state has different requirements some 16 some 20-75 hours of training, plus probationary period, here is some information ...

3. Med Error

   Grovelpnstudent replied to limey's topic in General Nursing

   Yes I am med certified, and i have been doing this for a while, so I know what I am doing, certain meds you have to have extra training on like insulin (our facility lets you work with the LPN with this one) as this helps free up the LPNs and RNs for...

4. Med Error

   Grovelpnstudent replied to limey's topic in General Nursing

   Thank you!!! and yes two years Med certified and so far only (please never again) 1 med error, similar looking pill bottles, same name last, and the J and T looked the same luckily it wasn't anything too serious given out and they fixed the labels as...

5. Med Error

   Grovelpnstudent replied to limey's topic in General Nursing

   Yes I am Med certified

6. Med Error

   Grovelpnstudent replied to limey's topic in General Nursing

   that seems to be more than a med error that looks like (or sounds like) your saying they may have diverted the meds, definitely mention it to your manager as a something you noticed, not as a tattling bit. I pass meds as a cna and can tell you that a...

7. Realistic salary for an LPN?

   Grovelpnstudent replied to LeeLee87's topic in LPN/LVN Students

   In CT they start at 18-22 depending on experience, more experienced (those with CNA backgrounds) can start as high as 25 as one of my friends did in LTC, so it depends

8. CT tech lpn program

   Grovelpnstudent replied to TEE1978's topic in Connecticut

   the reason they can't tell you is they don't know themselves. once they closed the program other nursing schools came and took their spots, so now they have to desperately attempt to get back into those spots or try new places *and thats not easy as ...

9. Nursing insturctor terrifying students

   Grovelpnstudent replied to dawn30's topic in General Nursing

   B/c older nurse eat their young??? I had a nursing counselor tell me when it came time for me to apply to schools, when i told her my real passion was OB and i wished to be either a midwife or a Dr look at me and tell me "not with those grades" I'm a...

10. School Advice

    Grovelpnstudent replied to NursingStudentYaya's topic in LPN/LVN Students

    ok here's what works for me: I skim the chapter before class, pay attention in class take note of anything they seem to repeat of say is important (it's usually on the test) after school i review the chapter notes i took and read the chapter that wa...

11. Tips on shopping list for LVN program?

    Grovelpnstudent replied to MySonIsAdorable's topic in LPN/LVN Students

    Along with everything listed here, I have some tips as well: buy a stethescope that comes with the penlight, bandage scissors, eye size cahrt (although some of the penlights have it on there now) & pocket protector (because the pens always seem t...

12. Nursing students who do not understand what nursing is about

    Grovelpnstudent replied to DNS on the go's topic in Educators

    The first CNA that has been in practice a long time will eat him alive if he tries to "delegate" all his work, and he will not survive long.

13. Please Help! I don't know where to start c this care plan

    Grovelpnstudent replied to RescueNinja2013's topic in LPN/LVN Students

    okay hey I hope Im not too late in helping with this, we also just started care plans so here is a sample (please don't copy it word for word the teacher will know) of a nursing care plan focused on the chest pain. )it's number 3) http://wps.prenhal...

14. CT tech lpn program

    Grovelpnstudent replied to TEE1978's topic in Connecticut

    Im doing fabulous:D!!! Im really enjoying myself, we start clinicals in a few weeks(after spring break) and I can't wait. i was kinda disappointed to find out this semester we can't pass meds, but now I really can't wait for the fall!!! Im cramming (...

15. LPN school starts Mon 2/7/2011, I'm scared.....

    Grovelpnstudent replied to CAdams's topic in LPN/LVN Students

    good luck im in hamden as well not lincoln but eli whitney, I have been doing great on my exams, but like they said focus, cut out all unnecessary stuff, read ahead of time that way it's only review in class.and whatever you do DON'T fall behind