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woody436

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  1. 1:21am on the west side of Chicago...

    woody436 posted a topic in Emergency

    It's 60+ degrees out...trauma bay sits empty...I'm in triage now...and actually quite bored...anyone else just

  2. GRE study guide/CD?

    woody436 replied to KristiePDX's topic in Post Graduate Students

    The GRE is not going to be changed....

  3. Uic

    woody436 replied to bleu_3's topic in Illinois Nursing

    The juvenile lot is on Roosevelt and Odgen...with the entrance about 2 blocks east of Ogden. A shuttle bus runs all day until about 8pm I think...then picks up again @11pm until midnight. Stroger lot...

  4. LPN School, Americare Insitute in Hanover Park Illinois

    woody436 replied to sweenie's topic in Illinois Nursing

    I noticed on their website that they say they are "fully accredited by the "North Central Association on Accreditation and School Improvement". Don't confuse that with the North Central Association of...

  5. Blue collar treatment with white collar expectations

    woody436 replied to wordstew's topic in General Nursing

    Nurses should NOT have to leave a position they enjoy because "the company" won't change it's behavior. We can all blame previous generations of nurses for being passive and letting abuses and...

  6. LPN to RN wages

    woody436 replied to Butternut's topic in General Nursing

    Well, I can tell you that where I work, new-grad LPN's are ~$17/hr, experienced ~$19/hr, exp/registry ~$22/hr (new grads are not permitted to work registry for at least a year). For RN's: new grads...

  7. What Is a WOW Program??

    woody436 replied to mammaoftwo's topic in General Nursing

    We have Baylor where I work. FRI/SAT nights or SAT/SUN days (12 hrs/day) and you get paid for 40 hours with full benefits...not too bad

  8. Concurrent licence from two different states

    woody436 replied to Nursing4Sure's topic in General Nursing

    Don't forget, you're going to have to pay the annual renewal fee for each of those licenses...could get expensive if you have more than

  9. LPN be a CNA? Shower Naked? Nurse in Community?

    woody436 replied to JBirdAngel's topic in General Nursing

    Hmmm...as I pour through all his posts...I think I may have inadvertantly fed a troll...I shall now tie my self to a tree and pour honey all over me and await my

  10. LPN be a CNA? Shower Naked? Nurse in Community?

    woody436 replied to JBirdAngel's topic in General Nursing

    Paramedics were originally created to minimize death due to cardiac arrest. This was way back in the early 70's. Prior to that "ambulance attendants" were mostly employed by private agencies or...

  11. LPN be a CNA? Shower Naked? Nurse in Community?

    woody436 replied to JBirdAngel's topic in General Nursing

    Allow me to take a stab at this....keep in mind that I'm a second term junior in a BSN program, so my nursing experience is limited, but I have been a paramedic for 20 years. In Illinois, and I'm sure...

  12. ATI Testing is BS!

    woody436 replied to TsavarenaRN's topic in General Students

    ATI's are nothing more than "gates". Much like intermediate algebra in college is a "weed-out" course. It keeps people from progressing. ATI is supposedly an indication on how well one will do on the...

  13. Help Me

    woody436 replied to kavibalu's topic in General Nursing

    After checking the State Department's website, you cannot work with a dependent visa. Once you get the correct one, then you'll have to apply for licensure in the state in which you practice, which it...

  14. CNA Classes

    woody436 replied to kym99999's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Are you a nursing major or nursing student? Because I know that in order to even apply or get into the professional sequence, in other words get into nursing school, at Xav's you need to be a CNA....

  15. Help! Very Sweaty Palms

    woody436 replied to keemoeski's topic in General Nursing

    There's a surgical procedure that will take care of it. Found info here:

  16. 1st Post...New to the boards

    woody436 posted a topic in Men in Nursing

    Quick introduction...I've been observing/reading the boards for some time..but never posted before. I'm a mid-life career changer...coming from the high-tech field...been a paramedic for a looooonnng...

  17. CNA classes being offered anywhere??

    woody436 replied to spoiledbrat0627's topic in Illinois Nursing

    This place: http://www.ietc-dupageco.com/SamlandHealthCare.htm has a rather good reputation in terms of training quality. I took CNA with them because CNA is a required pre-req at the nursing school I...