mel1977

mel1977

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

    mel1977 replied to mel1977's topic in General Nursing

    yeah, I know. Kinda sucks. I jus wish I knew already so I could get

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

    mel1977 replied to mel1977's topic in General Nursing

    I know- I guess my worry is this-we don't know for sure where he'll end up. I am pushing SO HARD for AZ (I have fibro and the weather there is good for that, and I hate humidity and snow). But, we may...

  3. Pinning Ceremony Attire

    mel1977 replied to EmilyCCRN's topic in General Students

    of course, as an LPN we don't get a graduation-only a pinning ceremony. We have to wear white scrubs basically. I think dressing up with white lab coats would be best, but that is tradition. I will...

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

    mel1977 replied to mel1977's topic in General Nursing

    I think my ducks are too far in a row! I am not an LPN yet-I have to say-but I am confident that mid-august I will be. Anyway, see my husband will be transfered while I am still in school. WE are...

  5. for preceptors.

    mel1977 replied to mel1977's topic in General Nursing

    actually, we aren't paired up with a nurse and really, we should be. So, the nurses don't really have any interaction with me. I only spoke to them when I got report, let them know when I did a...

  6. for preceptors.

    mel1977 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I really need a little insight. I guess I will say a little about myself. I started working in a nationally known rehab facility in 1998. My mom was a primary nurse with brain injuries and my...

  7. for preceptors.

    mel1977 replied to mel1977's topic in General Nursing

    When you precept, does the student follow you or just take one of your patients and do total care??? I want to follow the nurse and do what they do, I don't feel I am doing that where I am. I am...

  8. for preceptors.

    mel1977 replied to mel1977's topic in General Nursing

    I guess I must apologize bc this thread went a direction it was never intended to go. I feel now that things have been turned around and I can't redeem myself and nothing I say will matter. Did I not...

  9. graduation songs

    mel1977 replied to mel1977's topic in First Year After Licensure

    thank you-I did a search and found some great suggestions. I had totally forgotten that I can do

  10. for preceptors.

    mel1977 replied to mel1977's topic in General Nursing

    thank you for the input. LUckily, I am not a "know it all". My classmates will tell you that. I am confident AND receptive to learning. heck, I tell other you will never learn or know everything...

  11. graduation songs

    mel1977 replied to mel1977's topic in First Year After Licensure

    thank you for your input. THis is much harder than it seems! WE do have the candle ceremony at the end (in honour of F. Nightingale). The last class had the pomp and circumstance (or whatever it...

  12. What do you think makes someone good or bad in emergencies?

    mel1977 replied to kstockdaleRN's topic in General Nursing

    I am an LPN student and will be graduating in July. I have about eight years of nursing experience with head trauma/spinal cord injuries and so forth and have yet to be "Part Of" a code. It scares...

  13. love rehab :)

    mel1977 replied to mel1977's topic in Rehabilitation

    It is such a maddening thing. Now we have to discharge our patients regardless of how they are doing unless we know in advanced. YEAH RIGHT. Anyone knows that these patients change day to day and it...

  14. Permissive vs Mandatory Licensure

    mel1977 replied to NCINDASUN's topic in General Nursing

    okay, so we went over this in class today and this was the example our instructor used. Surgical Technicians have to go through one year of school like we do (LPN). ONLY, they are not required to...

  15. Permissive vs Mandatory Licensure

    mel1977 replied to NCINDASUN's topic in General Nursing

    I did a search on Permissive Licensure bc I have a list of vocab words for my PVC course and both mandatory and permissive were on it. I believe it has to do with the older days when there was no...

  16. LPN programs

    mel1977 posted a topic in General Students

    I was just curious how many of you are getting your LPN-I am seven months out from graduation. I am in a one year comprehensive program. We spend four days a week in class, nine hours a day. Tuesday...

  17. LPN programs

    mel1977 replied to mel1977's topic in General Students

    so, where do you all want to end up? I have issues with my back and may have fibro so I have to limit myself in how much labor I do. I can do a little, but really have to be careful. Passing meds...

  18. LPN programs

    mel1977 replied to mel1977's topic in General Students

    nice to meet you all! Neat to see how many of us will be graduating around the same time. I really can't wait but I get nervous too. Going from a tech to a licensed nurse is a big change. I am sure...