sandman88

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1. Can you hold medications without a doctor's order?

   sandman88 replied to Guest878640's topic in General Nursing

   check with the provider who ordered his/her meds. screw your supevisor. I made that mistake and did what the supevisor told me to do. the patient almost went to the er. the supevisor doesnt care. cover your own a$$, call the Dr and document!

2. transfer from one VA to another out of state

   sandman88 posted a topic in General Nursing

   any lpns or rns recently leave/transfer to another VA within their state or out of state? is it impossible? I really don't want to stay at one VA forever if I hate it

3. Is there better that the VA System???

   sandman88 replied to BBRN0907's topic in Job Hunt

   go to another dept in your VA or another VA in another city. they cant all be like that.

4. transition to VA nurse

   sandman88 replied to thomas76's topic in Government

   your vested at 5 years. basically it goes about how many years. the more years the better. you can retire at like 55 but youd have to be there for like 25 years to gett full pension. they take the 3 highest salary you made during your career and...

5. Applying for other jobs during probation period

   sandman88 posted a topic in Government

   Anyone working for army, navy, Air Force as a civilian apply or successful transferring while still on probationary period?

6. 2 year probationary period for army civilian nurse

   sandman88 posted a topic in Government

   Anyone work as a RN or lpn for Department of Defense, more specifically army? I was told that could fire you for anything during this period? Anyone have any pointers from personal experience to be successful?

7. Military nurses treatment of civilian nurses

   sandman88 posted a topic in Government

   Hi. I’m a male lpn starting a job in a primary clinic at ft. Jackson army base in sc. do active duty people treat you well or look down on you? More specifically, army active duty RN’s, LPNs, physicians?????

8. Going to lpn to RN school while working full time

   sandman88 posted a topic in LPN/LVN

   I’m thinking of getting a job that is from 8-500 pm m-f. I don’t want to be an lpn forever. This are no schools in my area with evening lpn toprogram. Anyone in a similarsituation and or do an lpn to RNprogram online??

9. Online lpn to RN program?

   sandman88 posted a topic in Online Learning

   I’m thinking of getting a job that is from 8-500 pm m-f. I don’t want to be an lpn forever. This are no schools in my area with evening lpn to program. Anyone in a similar situation and or do an lpn to RN program online??