lecavalier4

lecavalier4

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  1. Chamberlain College of Nursing

    lecavalier4 replied to Dachsielover's topic in Online Distance Learning

    Is Chamberlain considered full-time, part-time, or less-than-part-time? I don't have very many credits to go, and Chamberlain is looking good for me. But I cannot do full-time right

  2. RN Health Coaching

    lecavalier4 replied to lecavalier4's topic in Nurse Entrepreneurs, Innovators

    Who is your employer, if you don't mind me

  3. CLNC certification about to expire

    lecavalier4 replied to lecavalier4's topic in Legal

    Thanks, I really appreciate

  4. CLNC certification about to expire

    lecavalier4 posted a topic in Legal

    I went through VMI and I currently am a CLNC. My certification expires in September. Problem is, I lost my job and I am disabled (currently awaiting appeal for SSD), so I have no money. I cannot...

  5. CLNC certification about to expire

    lecavalier4 replied to lecavalier4's topic in Legal

    thank you very much!

  6. CLNC certification about to expire

    lecavalier4 replied to lecavalier4's topic in Legal

    thanks siri and tnbutterfly! i love this board because everyone is so supportive and always have great advice! i'm glad to know that i can still be an lnc! my clnc business didn't go very well, but...

  7. CLNC certification about to expire

    lecavalier4 replied to lecavalier4's topic in Legal

    Thank you. If in the future I had enough money to, could I take a recertification exam through AALNC without having to retake the

  8. nurses with spinal fusion and current area of practice

    lecavalier4 replied to happy76's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    Oops, forgot to add. I had 3 spinal

  9. nurses with spinal fusion and current area of practice

    lecavalier4 replied to happy76's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    I have L3 to S1 fused with a full laminectomy at L3 and 2 partials at L2 and L4. I lost my job in July 2009. I was working child/adol psych. My expertise is in

  10. Lost my job again!!!

    lecavalier4 replied to lecavalier4's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    I know I haven't posted in awhile, but I have been having really tough times. Thank you everyone for the support and understanding. I have been out of work since that job forced me to resign (July...

  11. case management help needed

    lecavalier4 replied to cdorell's topic in Case Management

    I wish I could help, but I am in the same position as you and have been trying to get a Case Management position also. I am always told that I have no experience or certification. Hire me then I...

  12. Any LNC and FN Entrepreneurs here?

    lecavalier4 posted a topic in Legal

    Currently I am a CLNC (brand new) and I am taking the Forensic Nurse Cert. at Kaplan. Is there anyone who is consulting as both? I am starting my own LNC business and eventually want to incorporate...

  13. Help ASAP Please!!!

    lecavalier4 posted a topic in Infusion, Intravenous

    IV nurses: I am a legal nurse consultant and I have a case in which IV insertion is questionable. For the life of me, I cannot find documentation on not moving the needle around inside the vein....

  14. Lost my job again!!!

    lecavalier4 replied to lecavalier4's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    BabyLady - I apologize. I did read your entire post, but misinterpreted it. I have just been battleing this for 5 years and always on the defense. So, I am sorry. The employer was first talking...

  15. Lost my job again!!!

    lecavalier4 replied to lecavalier4's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    Excuse me, but I have had 3 major back surgeries, I do not do things out of work that I cannot do at work. I have a weight restriction and I abide by my weight restriction in all aspects of my life....

  16. The Evil Empire Strikes Again

    lecavalier4 posted a topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    Well, I will never learn. I have been in the UPMC system for 5 years (been a nurse for 7), and once again, the evil empire screws me over! I was "laid off" from my job due to "financial problems"...

  17. The Evil Empire Strikes Again

    lecavalier4 replied to lecavalier4's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    This sounds soo familiar...as it all happened to me! ChristineN: My advice, I would just finish out your last 6 months so they don't have a hold over

  18. The Evil Empire Strikes Again

    lecavalier4 replied to lecavalier4's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    I can't even count the number of times I have heard during orientations "you aren't counted in the numbers". Numbers, huh? That's all we are to them is numbers. We aren't professionals who keep...

  19. Pain is NOT subjective

    lecavalier4 replied to SunnyAndrsn's topic in Pain Management

    I totally agree with you rngolfer53: Why are us healthcare professionals (RNs and MDs) so afraid of getting "suckered" into giving pain meds to drug seekers? I understand all of the legalities of...

  20. Pain is NOT subjective

    lecavalier4 replied to SunnyAndrsn's topic in Pain Management

    I totally agree with Shrinky: I hurt myself when I worked in an ICU. I've had 3 back surgeries (all spinal fusions) and I have pain everyday. My pain goes from a 7 to a 10. I am never below a 7...

  21. Any LNC's from Pittsburgh PA?

    lecavalier4 posted a topic in Legal

    Are there any LNC's here from Pittsburgh

  22. Any LNC's from Pittsburgh PA?

    lecavalier4 replied to lecavalier4's topic in Legal

    I have been an LNC since August 2008, and I'm still trying to get my business started!!! Good luck to you with your business. Are you a part of the AALNC's Pittsburgh

  23. LNCs in Risk Management

    lecavalier4 replied to Katillac's topic in Legal

    Did you have any risk management experience before you started working in that position? Any positions I find like yours, they all want

  24. OR Nurse to LNC?

    lecavalier4 replied to rbs105's topic in Legal

    You already possess the knowledge you need to be an LNC. Don't underestimate yourself just because you are specialized. I am an LNC and I am a pediatric nurse. If you really want to be an LNC, you...

  25. Lnc's ready to tackle the new year????

    lecavalier4 replied to mea26's topic in Legal

    rng.bar: i wish i could help you out, but i am in the same boat. i have not had a first case yet, so i do not have a sample case study. where do we get one? do we use a sample from whatever...