mel1977

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  1. LPN Jobs in the Denver area

    mel1977 replied to mel1977's topic in Colorado Nursing

    thank you for the reply and your opinions. Always very helpful. We'll see what

  2. smoke free

    mel1977 posted a topic in General Nursing

    anyone else's facility going 100% smoke free? Here in MO I guess there will be a state law passed next spring which will mandate this, so area hospitals have all come together and implemented this...

  3. smoke free

    mel1977 replied to mel1977's topic in General Nursing

    ours isn't long term, we are more acute so we fall more under the hospital standards for rehab facilities. We (staff and sups) were just talking last night about who is gonna actually enforce this....

  4. University of Phoenix in CO, LPN to BSN

    mel1977 replied to committedtonursing's topic in School, College Programs

    I was told by a counselor there that they had no LPN to RN at all, just BSN to Masters. My husband applied to work there and they told him the same thing. I'd be interested to know why I see it...

  5. Crocs!

    mel1977 replied to mel1977's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I am glad I started this thread! I think that PF is completely individualized. My mom has it too and once she wore her Birkenstocks, her pain went away, where mine just stayed the same or got worse....

  6. Where was your first LPN job?

    mel1977 replied to shanLPN's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I work in a Rehab Hospital which specializes in SCI, TBI, Multi Trauma and CVA. I have actually worked there from 1998-2002, moved and worked in a NH as a CNA, then moved again and worked in another...

  7. med error already-just a mess

    mel1977 replied to mel1977's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    :) So over it. Helped to talk and hear from you all and I shared this with my mom, who I work with (she's an RN) and she told me the same thing. Those who say they never had are either Lying or...

  8. So optimistic about Zoloft...but let down again!

    mel1977 replied to Curious1alwys's topic in General Nursing

    have you tried taking the Zoloft at HS? I know my doc had me take it then bc of the potential to make me drowsy. You should call your doc and see if that is an option. Also, studies show people who...

  9. lippencot vs nclex

    mel1977 replied to mel1977's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Thank you for the input. I am probably not going to buy another book. I don't study that much as it is and honestly won't. Just curious as to how the boards look and so forth. Our school prepped us...

  10. med error already-just a mess

    mel1977 replied to mel1977's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    (PN) :) I feel better already-thank you to you both. I think I can sleep now. When I told my supervisor she sure didn't make a big deal about it and that should have been a clue to me, but the...

  11. Cali LVN to Vegas LPN

    mel1977 replied to nursekhat's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I went from CA to NV with my CNA and though it isn't the same you go through the state board. We didn't have to take any additional tests and I don't think licensed PNs do either. I worked in a...

  12. Afer you passed NCLEX, how fast did you find a job?

    mel1977 replied to Bala Shark's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    In MO we can practice as a graduate PN for 90 days so I had a job waiting for me the day of graduation. In fact, I graduated July 27 and started full time July 31. It helped I already worked in a...

  13. Grad-e-ated!!!!

    mel1977 posted a topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I am now officially a GPN! Graduation went very well last night. I got awards for best attendance, best bedside manner and highest LPN assess test score! WOW! So, I have been trying to sleep in the...

  14. starting wage for lpn

    mel1977 replied to nursespurses's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I live in Columbia, MO and we aren't paid very well either. We are right between two BIG cites; KC and St. Louis. Much depends on where you work. Clinic LPNs start high end of nine bucks. Our VA...

  15. How much did you study for the NCLEX-PN?

    mel1977 replied to tlackey's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    My school has been prepping us for boards since day one. on every test there are questions taken directly from previous boards and they were starred so when we graded them, we knew how we did on those...

  16. Grad-e-ated!!!!

    mel1977 replied to mel1977's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I graduated from a school in Columbia, Missouri. A very wonderful school, but sadly not great enough for college credit. So even though I am a GPN I got no college credit for the classes I took....

  17. proud to be one of you

    mel1977 posted a topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    It is FINALLY here! I graduate from my LPN program on THURSDAY. The longest 12 months of my life I must say and so happy it is over. I can finally start working full time again and doing what I...

  18. Excelsior College Online

    mel1977 posted a topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    anyone in this program? If so, is it easy to get started and navigate and follow? I am seriously thinking about going right into this since it is online and I don't have to go to a class. THOUGH, I...

  19. proud to be one of you

    mel1977 replied to mel1977's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    THANK YOU! No rest for the weary though-even with graduation finished, I have to keep practicing for NCLEX. Our school really prepped us for the test and I will practice nightly on my computer. I...

  20. shaving cream for peri care???

    mel1977 replied to mel1977's topic in General Nursing

    WOW, thanks for the input! Amazing the things we can come up

  21. graduation songs

    mel1977 posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    I will be graduating from my LPN program in July and as part of our teeny "student council" I am trying to come up with some song ideas. OUr school is part of the public schools and funding isn't...

  22. Pay in AZ-CO-TX-NM?????

    mel1977 posted a topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I saw the post regarding "pay in your area" but after studying all eve (well, a good hour or so :) ) for my gallbladder/liver/pancreas test tomorrow, I didn't feel like reading all the posts. Can...

  23. moving to AZ maybe, how long to wait??

    mel1977 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I just wanted to know if anyone here had moved to AZ and how long did it take to get your licensed transfered? It took my MIL six months to get hers in CA and I am dreading that much time lapse....

  24. moving to AZ maybe, how long to wait??

    mel1977 replied to mel1977's topic in General Nursing

    gosh I have a lot to learn..... I did find out that if I work for the gov at a VA I don't have to have a license in that state to work. I can have a MO license and work as an LPN in a VA located in AZ...

  25. OOPS, mom's blurt-

    mel1977 replied to mel1977's topic in Rehabilitation

    I know. She has been a rehab nurse for going on 25 years and has never said that, so you can imagine her own suprise when what she thought came out of her mouth. The worst part was this guy has been...