Hello, I am an LPN and I would recomment that you totally skip LPN and go straight to RN. Everyone wants RN's anyway and, to me, it is a useless step. If I had it to do all over again I would have...
Thanks for this thread. I have had the same question and have asked several nurses, all experienced. Most said they checked placement by pushing air into the tube and listening, but then I asked them...
Wow! I am so glad I am not the only one that feels this way. When I graduated in April, I knew I was not going to take a position at a LTC facility because of the pt/nurse ratio is overwhelming. I...
I have been a nurse for 5 months and I still have problems myself and have had very few successful sticks. I try, but i always end up getting one of the more experienced nurses to conplete the...
Daytonite, you sound like you deal with a lot of anger when it comes to LPN's. You make it sound like all LPN's are good for nothing and worthless dirtbags. I feel sorry for you. Just to let you...
Hi, I just wanted to add my two cents. I have all my prerequisites for our RN program (all the classes you stated above-except nutrition) and I have and AA, but I will be graduating from a PN program...
Traceylynn, I am very happy that you passes and Congratulations!!!! I was starting to stress out with you after reading your posts;) Enjoy your career, and make us
"Hmmm... where to begin.... You seem rather sure of yourself, no doubt, and that's great. To me, it makes my job easier, when a student has some sort of confidence, but it needs to be balanced with...