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  1. Distance Learning

    fgold replied to bewell's topic in Online Distance Learning

    I went thru excelsior to go from my LPN to an RN. I started in november of 2002 I finished in november 2004 It worked for me, it is not for everyone but for my own situation it worked for me. You...

  2. flushing medications??

    fgold posted a topic in General Nursing

    I am wondering if anyone can help me out. I am having a debate with other nurses about if it is really possible for a psychiatric patient to "flush out" their medications with water. It is my...

  3. flushing medications??

    fgold replied to fgold's topic in General Nursing

    I have looked around and i cannot find any articles one way or the other. I do have a relative who is 38 takes lamictal, now she drinks a lot of water, not to "flush" the meds but because she likes...

  4. flushing medications??

    fgold replied to fgold's topic in General Nursing

    I forgot about lithium but when reading the blurb you put on the bottom of your post about lithium, is the normal restricting fluid due to wanting to protect against the side effect OR is the result...

  5. flushing medications??

    fgold replied to fgold's topic in General Nursing

    I posted this in two places and someone on the other thread mentioned lithium, but you are right about about water soluable vs fat. I will have to look up some of the drugs we use to make sure...

  6. Forensic Nursing - Is it for You?

    fgold posted a topic in Forensic

    Hi everyone, I am a new RN but was an LPN for 2+years. I have worked in psych for that time and now I am looking around to see what I want to do "when I grow up" LOL. First things first I am...

  7. psych

    fgold posted a topic in New Jersey Nursing

    Hi everyone, I am a psych nurse (recent rn, lpn for 2+years) and I have never done anything else but psych. I have heard how I should have done med surg and I might still but for now I really enjoy...

  8. How did you hear about allnurses.com?

    fgold replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

    I totally agree, I also stumbled and it has been awesome, I now go out of my way to tell other nurses at work about the

  9. Desperately Needing Answer...

    fgold replied to jat_phil's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I don't know about cal but here is a little trick I learned. Do you remember your last question? If you do, Did you get it right? If you got it right then you passed. If you got it wrong then...

  10. Anyone take LPN program just to make it easier to become RN?

    fgold replied to cindy0624's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    it was southern regional medical

  11. lvn to rn programs where should i go

    fgold replied to nurseredcalifornia's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    I just finished their program in november. Feel free to PM me to ask anything you

  12. Anyone take LPN program just to make it easier to become RN?

    fgold replied to cindy0624's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    They don't surprise you with anything. Everything you need to know is right there for you but it is nerves that get you. That is what everyone told me but I thought I could handle stress and as long...

  13. Anyone take LPN program just to make it easier to become RN?

    fgold replied to cindy0624's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    cfno8fan vbmenu_register("postmenu_1548522", true); I have a bunch of questions Do you already have your pre reqs done? If so then you have the 7 or 8 nursing classes right? Who did you get your...

  14. Anyone take LPN program just to make it easier to become RN?

    fgold replied to cindy0624's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    I was an lpn for 2 years until I became an RN. I mostly did it for $$ reasons. I was laid off from my other career and couldn't afford to spend the 2 years in school to get my RN. I had to do the...

  15. Forensic Nursing - Is it for You?

    fgold replied to fgold's topic in Forensic

    thank you again siri, I am still interested and intend on applying to two local ER's by the summer to get some much needed exp. thank you for all your info and help

  16. Forensic Nursing - Is it for You?

    fgold replied to fgold's topic in Forensic

    siri THANK YOU SOOOO MUCH!!!!! You have given tons of info. So much so that I cannot read it all right now (I hate when life gets in the way of my fun LOL) I will get to it probably tonight. I must...

  17. Forensic Nursing - Is it for You?

    fgold replied to fgold's topic in Forensic

    I had posted this in a different place but the mod nicely moved it to here. I see there is a lot of info and I will read thru these posts. I will post more specific questions later