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  1. Plebian who wants to be tactful

    colter517 replied to Mirai Kangofu's topic in General Nursing

    Patient care should ALWAYS come first. I think you are doing the right thing by advocating for residents that otherwise can't or won't speak up. You should not keep your mouth shut just because the...

  2. Almost fired today

    colter517 replied to NP2BE's topic in General Nursing

    I didn't read this whole thread, but I think you should keep your job, learn from your mistakes and move

  3. Nursing shortages? Not in my area!

    colter517 replied to Antikigirl's topic in General Nursing

    We're short here in

  4. Comfortable Nursing shoes

    colter517 replied to newmom27's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I second the Dansko's. I have a couple of pair, one good thing is no matter how sweaty your feet get, these shoes do not have absorb the odor. They are very comfortable and they last for years....

  5. Will this affect admission?

    colter517 posted a topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    I am just wondering if having a GED and no high school diploma will affect getting admitted to become a CRNA? Right now I am an LPN and will be starting classes in the fall for RN (associates) then...

  6. Will this affect admission?

    colter517 replied to colter517's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Thank you, Thank you, Thank you!! I didn't know if schools look down on people for things that happened, in my case 20 years ago.

  7. who delivers babies in US?

    colter517 replied to gkelly's topic in Ob/Gyn

    The hospital that I gave birth to my twins at has approximately 500 births a year. 27% of those births are attended by a midwife, the one I had. She is the only midwife at that hospital. In this...

  8. Shouldn't ratios exist in LTC too?

    colter517 replied to NickiLaughs's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Oh good lord, yes. I am an agency nurse working LTC, sometimes subacute. When I first became an agency nurse, I think it was my 3rd shift I had taken, I went to a nursing home where I had 38...

  9. Roxbury CC

    colter517 replied to edogs334's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    You should be able to look up their nclex pass rate here....

  10. Responsibility for LPN's actions?

    colter517 replied to limabean's topic in General Nursing

    If she's signing the meds off, I would imagine she's responsible. That would be terrible for you to have to worry about that. I wonder if your hospital has written standards for

  11. Med Errors

    colter517 replied to UM Review RN's topic in Patient Medications

    So far in 3 years the only errors I've seen were incorrect narc counts, not on my

  12. Responsibility for LPN's actions?

    colter517 replied to limabean's topic in General Nursing

    As an LPN I am responsible for my own actions whether an RN is my supervisor or not. I'm not sure what is the sense of having an LPN do meds if you have to check them off? That doesn't make any...

  13. lpn schools in Mass?

    colter517 replied to lburke's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    I went to Southeastern in Easton Mass. It is not too far away from the Providence area. There is also Bristol Plymouth which might even be closer, but Southeastern is a better school,

  14. Do I have to quit my job to take LPN classes???

    colter517 replied to Rockstar's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I worked full time while in the LPN program. My classes were full time M-F days, clinicals were 7-3:30. I worked 2nd shift from whenever I punched in (I didn't have a set time to show up) 'til 8...

  15. LPN/LVN rate of pay in your area.

    colter517 replied to Couture_Honey's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I am in Mass and work for an agency doing LTC. I make $29 weekday, $30