NurseHopefulInOH

NurseHopefulInOH

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  1. CLEP Introductory Sociology

    How did you use InstaCert to prepare? Just use those flashcards where u fill in the blank? I signed up for it but dont understand
  2. I am wating to go into lpn class with a felony

    I am from OH and we were told in our first week of classes if you have a felony DUI or DWI to go ahead and get out of school now while you can still get your money back for classes. They said you will...
  3. Rock and a Hard Place.

    What happens if you break the
  4. dealing with my stna's

    I try to work as a team with my stna's. They have assignments that I delegate and oversee. If i see they are "bored" or sitting around I ask them to help me with things I need done. Obviously not...
  5. I hate nursing!!!

    what about a drs office or MDS nurse? I have a friend who does telephone from home job for a insurance company. The fact you have experience should open some doors for you it may involve a pay cut but...
  6. Should I bring a resume?

    Yes. Better to be safe and you look more professional even if they don't need
  7. LPN Scope of practice/Picc lines-just moved to Indiana

    I'm in Ohio and LPN's that are IV certified can initiate the IV in a peripheral site hang electrolytes, NS etc and the second set of ATB therapy after the RN hangs the first. No PICC lines, no push...
  8. DONE with interviews and indecision - it's depressing

    You sound JUST like me. At this point I would accept any nursing job just to be DONE with the interviews and filling out 56904860948 apps a week! I dread interviews more than anything. D/t my last job...
  9. Help me choose!! Respiratory or RN?

    If I had to do it all over again I would choose RT! I am an LPN and I am thinking about going into sonography instead of completing my RN due to my experience so far with nursing. I LOVE the medical...
  10. Cheapest way to complete Gen-Eds

    Thanks!
  11. Cheapest way to complete Gen-Eds

    I am currently enrolled in Excelsiors ASN. I need a English 3 credit, Sociology, A&P, "science related to nursing, & Micro. Should I complete these with Excelsior? I'm so confused by the whole...
  12. Cheapest way to complete Gen-Eds

    ok stupid question...how do I CLEP a course? who do I go
  13. Is this the norm?!?

    Rotten facility! but I don't think you need us to tell you that because you already knew. Trust your instincts. NO it is not the norm at all. Get out as soon as you can, Protect your
  14. How detailed are you about past jobs?

    I have an interview for a nursing position coming up. In my last job I was "dismissed" for a weak reason and I really don't fully understand. I would love to tell everyone about but I don't feel...
  15. Are you insulted????

    I would also like to add that I love and appreciate those CNAs who have chosen being an aid as their career choice. These aides do way more to help the nurses and residents that "just wipe butts" they...
  16. Are you insulted????

    I wish i was a CNA sometimes! When I see my aides leave work on time and without having to do mounds of paper work or be stressed about it when they get home. I see them actually having time to...
  17. How detailed are you about past jobs?

    do you tell them you were fired? I'm afraid of I don't say straight up it was not my choice to leave they will call them find out then think I am trying to hide something which I am
  18. confused.

    Ive had 2 interviews before even in non-nursing (retail) jobs. First with a HR or HR assistant second with person that will ultimately decide if you get hired. Since she told you there were multiple...
  19. Help! Bad LTC Center or Weight Loss Clinic job??

    From my experience I would go with the clinic in fact I would kill to work somewhere non-LTC right now. I LOVE my elderly residents but have found it to be just how you described... high turnover of...
  20. Is it out of the norm to apply to multiple hospitals?

    Maybe back in the day when nurses were in demand you could "shop around" and apply only to those hospitals you LOVE but these days apply anywhere you
  21. lazy preceptor I need help

    I learned VERY quickly my very first nursing job just because seasoned experienced mentors do something does not make it OK. I had an older RN (I'm a LPN and was a new grad at that) as a preceptor...
  22. Yes! I think she should def say something. If not for her own sake but for others that may go there. My guess is they would see many other pts with this insurance being it is obviously a clinic that...
  23. Definitely made mistake, now paying for it...

    I just wanted to say I totally understand what you mean about the night shift. I worked nights PRN for a little while so I thought I could handle them when I got changed from seconds to 12 hrs nights....
  24. Does your state hire nurses for clinics/urgent cares?

    Thanks! Ive been applying for MA jobs explaining I can perform all the tasks required of a MA and would really love the experience....still no responses
  25. I'm in Ohio and I have worked about a yr in LTC and while I like my geriatrics I have always been interested in working in a clinic/urgent care setting, it's actually my childhood dream of being a...