Bala Shark

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  1. Male Nurses/female Patients

    Bala Shark replied to ern91's topic in Men in Nursing

    When I was at clinicals during school, one of the instructors did not let me take female patients..She often said that, "The patient is young and a woman, dont take her." Well, that is how she...

  2. ATI at school: Did it help you in passing NCLEX

    Bala Shark posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    I am doing the ATI practice questions on the internet..Does it help you in passing the NCLEX..I plan to do all the questions and I will understand their reasoning..Was wondering, any ATI vets out...

  3. Highest paying LVN job??

    Bala Shark replied to nursecrickett's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Well the price would be probably close to 600k or more in San

  4. 265'ers club, Pass or Fail at 265 please post

    Bala Shark replied to RNKay31's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    It is better to have more questions because the more questions you have, the greater the chance of getting a higher score..Like in school, if you have five exams worth 50 points each, it is better...

  5. PA vs. NP

    Bala Shark replied to at2726's topic in General Nursing

    If you ask a forum for nurses you will get pro NP..If you ask a PA forum you will get pro PA..So the opinions are quite biased in getting correct information as how I see

  6. Background Check

    Bala Shark replied to pink2004's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    To get accurate results, your finger prints need to be submitted..The best way to get the is that you have to send the prints to the FBI and the state's deparment of justice..They will have your...

  7. Differences between Medical Assistants and Registered Nurses?

    Bala Shark replied to MA2006's topic in General Nursing

    The amount of education for a RN is a lot greater than a

  8. New Grad Thrown to the Wolves!

    Bala Shark replied to IttyBittyCritty's topic in General Nursing

    Yea, I am a new graduate..In clincals, I often told the assisstants to help me with things..My unfair clincal instructor actually wrote me up that I delegated a task to an assistatant! With 35-40...

  9. Differences between Medical Assistants and Registered Nurses?

    Bala Shark replied to MA2006's topic in General Nursing

    MA2006, does that stand for Medical Assistant

  10. New Grad Thrown to the Wolves!

    Bala Shark replied to IttyBittyCritty's topic in General Nursing

    I am a new grad myself...I take the NCLEX in a few weeks..I did not apply for jobs yet because I wanted the NCLEX done first.. Yikes, maybe you should talk to the manager saying you should follow a...

  11. Highest paying LVN job??

    Bala Shark replied to nursecrickett's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    San Francisco, California is considered a place where the cost of living is the highest in the nation..The top pay for a LPN/LVN at the San Francico county hospital is $28.51... When you think about...

  12. Got the job @ UCI...where the heck do i live?!

    Bala Shark replied to babynurse06's topic in California Nursing

    The gang thing is made up by people being prejudice...Only thing wrong is that you have a lot of college kids living there who are well to do and want an education..This is a college environment,...

  13. Waiting for the freakin' ATT

    Bala Shark replied to ortess1971's topic in First Year After Licensure

    You probably got someone who spoke clearly...Call again and ask them where are they from and they would say India..Also,Hewllet Packard customer support is directed to India..You will get the same...

  14. Waiting for the freakin' ATT

    Bala Shark replied to ortess1971's topic in First Year After Licensure

    You are calling India for information about ATT..That is where the accents come from..Most customer service call centers are now in

  15. No jobs for LPN graduates anymore?

    Bala Shark replied to Bala Shark's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    No, I do not recommend MRI since those jobs are limited and not too many places hire them and the pay is not so good! I did not mean to discourage you with this post, keep on doing what you were...

  16. My head is going to blow up: Too much information in Saunders review

    Bala Shark posted a topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    There is too much information to absorb..I cannot handle it..Do you think studying the CD with the questions is

  17. are ther any schools for lpn that have no wait in the whole u.s?

    Bala Shark replied to ashytashy's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    In California, there are a lot of private schools that have no wait list for LPN school..And I mean there are a lot..The only thing they require is that you can pay and you are

  18. What kind of study area do you have/use???

    Bala Shark replied to luvmy3kids's topic in General Students

    Sometimes barnes and nobles have a cafe where you can buy coffee and sit at a table and study..I see some students do

  19. LPN's Are they really being phased out?

    Bala Shark replied to amber_n_schultz's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Yea, if a LPN cannot do IVs on any patient or do the first assesment on a new admit, the LPN is quite useless in a RN's point of view..That is reality in

  20. LPN's Are they really being phased out?

    Bala Shark replied to amber_n_schultz's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    LPNs cannot do a lot of things that RNs can do such as IVs..The first admit

  21. Job duty question

    Bala Shark replied to flwannaB's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    In California,bolus feedingand D/C foleys are not allowed....Also 8-1, that is not bad since the RN does some of the work

  22. ATI: Do you take it at school and did it help?

    Bala Shark posted a topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I just graduated in May..At our school, we had to do ATI testing..I was wondering, did it help you any from doing ATI practice exams

  23. No jobs for LPN graduates anymore?

    Bala Shark replied to Bala Shark's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    This is the LPN/LVN thread about California not hiring LVN/LPN..

  24. Help, can a (CMA-certified medical assistant) Supervise an LVN???

    Bala Shark replied to CRIMSON's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Wow, a medical assistant was questioning a doctor??? That is very dangerous..I mean of course the MD has reasons be run behind but it does not need to be questioned at

  25. ATI NCLEX Predictor?

    Bala Shark replied to MIA-RN1's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Yes, like they ask you for a multiple multiple test question..Name some of the symtoms of left CHF...And they list the symtoms of right sided and left sided heart