Is this normal for a first semester nursing program. The first skills check off was three weeks from the start of the program. It was a head to toe assessment. The skills assessment included heart...
quitor1moretry replied to quitor1moretry's topic in Nursing Career
I did quit that particular program, and I applied to Indiana State University. I have two more prerequisites to complete, and I can apply for admission into the LPN to BSN program this fall. I will...
And the nurse doesn't have to tell. I am sure I have been given a flu shot or two by nurses who didn't believe in immunizations. Nurses do not have to live by the care they provide. Unless a nurse is...
quitor1moretry replied to quitor1moretry's topic in Nursing Career
I'm not giving up. I started at a community college in Minnesota that had a great reputation in the community. Many medical groups will take a grad from this school over some of the expensive...
quitor1moretry replied to RobbiRN's topic in General Nursing
Its about reimbursement. Hospitals will contract with different insurance companies how much money they get for a a lap chole. Aetna will pay 5,000.00. The fastwr the patient is discharged, the more...
quitor1moretry replied to nurseycool's topic in LPN, LVN Corner
Me too! But as soon as you make a co-worker mad, the first thing out of her mouth will be, "Are you an RN." Not all RN's are this way. Now that the 2 year RN is fastly becoming the new LPN....
quitor1moretry replied to downsouthlaff's topic in LPN, LVN Corner
All you have to e is happy with your job. Please do not sell your self short. Look up the nursing act of 1950. We are valued. The medical community recognizes many LPN's are critical thinkers, and are...
He probably needs his meds adjusted. what ever dose he was an needs to be increased I have only given z trac for iron, but sometimes a small amt of the drug does leak out if the needle is pulled out...
quitor1moretry replied to danceswithducks's topic in General Students
There is wiggle room. Where are you attending nursing school? Isn't Hep A typically to prevent food born illness? well your set for travel to less developed countries anyway. Every school has their...
Well, here is one for the books. On my OB rotation a student, from another country, who didn't quite grasp the difference between Medical Jargon and slang. The patient was agreeable to having a...
Many nursing schools no longer require nursing students to take a CNA coorifice. I have mixed feelings about this, but it takes a lot of nerve to try to knock this guy when he is in a program, and you...