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You are not over reacting. It is good to know new people in the field of patient care have enough smarts & concern for their fellow man to worry about these conditions. If I were you I would worry about being sued for some action you were not i...

I am a black sheep here. Just to be honest, with one or twenty one years of experience I would never say "gentle" while any physician is in the process of doing anything with a patient.

I completely agree!!!! They don't teach you this in school!

I am an LVN but just had to reply to your post. I think what you are experiencing is natural. When you are done with your program You can decide where to work and which shift! If you feel the whole "nursing" thing is not jiving with what you actual...

They are short handed in Boston, Ma & all over California

Just another note. Besides this incident, if you are in any danger of failing clinical I would quietly approach my instructor and ask them how you can be a better nursing student. I would tell them I respect their opinion and value their imput, eve...

I commend you for being honest about your actions! I, as someone else mentioned, would not blame this on ADD or anything else. This could, and, (I bet my license on this) will be used against you in more ways than one. I commend you for addressing...

Those topics are tough. On my cable they have educational programs which highlight exactly what you are doing. The Standard Devients (company name) sells great video tapes (their customer service is horrible, try to get them on E bay or something) ...

Above all, we are human. We can talk all day about legalities but won't. I think it is a shame the nurse could not have an open mind during this rare circumstance.

My heart goes out to you. I just want to mention a few things. Some states have patient to nurse ratios (I respect the fact this won't help you just this minute) these rules set by the state are good to know about. Like someone mentioned I, too, w...

Hi Katie! I work at UCLA but in the Doris Stein Eye Center which is outpatient. Just wanted to welcome you.

You mentioned you attend Moorpark - how do you like their program? I am an LVN & am applying to their RN program. Thanks for the info. Jeannie

I came upon your post and just had to ask where you applied. I live in Woodland Hills and have applied to Moorpark & LA County. I am just curious. I am an LVN, are you as well?

I don't mean to offend anyone out there but that area of Oakland is very rough. Bart is great transportation (I commuted from the Rockridge area of Oakland to UCSF Med Center for 5 years), even on weekends but I would NOT recommend this alone, late ...

My friend applied to Glendale and Pasadena. She got accepted to Glendale (she was accepted by luck/lottery) about two months after applying & loves their program. I agree with the other poster, I would apply to both just to be sure. Best wishe...

I did my IV cert at Casa Loma in Van Nuys and loved the class. The teacher was wonderful and the students were motivated.

Did you consider volunteering as a phlebotomist to get hours/sticks as experience? The Berk free clinic has an army of volunteers. This might enable you to do this for $ while in school.

The wife of a friend works at Kaiser & just loves it. She is in the San Fernando valley but I think Kaiser is like a chain store, they are run around the same from area to area. She started at 34 an hour and was increased to 36 an hour a few mo...

I saw your posting the other day and checked with a friend whose wife works at the big "K". She is foreign born & educated with about 10 years of experience (1 year in America). She started on one of the med surg floors for 34 hourly after a fe...

I would contact the board directly. I think they have a hearing for stuff like this. In school they let us go to the hearing to see what type of experience this is. Best Wishes

If you are willing to volunteer a few hours per month/week to gain experience you can call the clinics in LA. I volunteered at the Valley Community Clinic part-time ten years ago and had a great time. Many of the clinics that use "sliding scale" pr...

I am only familiar with the programs at Cal State Northridge and UCLA (UCLA is reinstating their program as of this fall). Both programs only take applicants if you have your RN. Otherwise I know little about this. There is no wait list at UCLA si...

I am going on 2nd hand information but want you to know of my friend's experience with Maric. She lasted only about three months in their LVN program, then quit. She said "most of the class and teachers are from the Phillipines, they are given prio...

Hi, Having worked in ophthalmology for 18 years I am not aware of this "new test" however, I have to mention, for decades it has been possible for a physician to take a sample from a patient's eye with a sterile Kimura spatula, smear it on a slide, l...