Tony1790

Tony1790 BSN, MSN, NP

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  1. Is the salary of an LPN even Worth the trouble of going to school??

    Tony1790 replied to Tony1790's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    Thanks for the reply, I live in Johnson City, but I work at Bristol Regional Med Ctr (wicked long drive). The LPN's that I work with are hospital based, one mom on my son's baseball team is an LPN at...

  2. Is the salary of an LPN even Worth the trouble of going to school??

    Tony1790 replied to Tony1790's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    Yes, no one is going to get rich by working a job, but we're not "volunteers" either! The whole point of working is because we have to and if we have to it'd be nice to get paid enough for your time....

  3. Is the salary of an LPN even Worth the trouble of going to school??

    Tony1790 replied to Tony1790's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    Isn't East TN specific enough for ya, it's right there upper right on my post. But to be fair to the poor LPN's that get paid so little in East TN, EVERYONE gets paid less in East TN. Less than an...

  4. Any LPN to RN bridge programs in East TN?

    Tony1790 posted a topic in Tennessee Nursing

    Howdy, I'm slated to start my LPN in Sep at Tenn Tech at Elizabethon, are there any LPN to RN bridges here in east TN that I can get into next year? Thanks

  5. Is the salary of an LPN even Worth the trouble of going to school??

    Tony1790 replied to Tony1790's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    Exactly, On my Cardiac Step down unit, the LPN's (after having gone to the IV class) have the same duties and same patient loads as the RN's do. They just work for half the pay that the RN does. Of...

  6. Anyone starting LPN school in Sept?

    Tony1790 replied to SugarNSpiceX2's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    No worries mate, I didn't make the one on the 22nd of July, so I'm going to the Aug 11 orientation. Should be the same gig. See you in class.

  7. Scrubs episode with Rick Schroder as a male nurse

    Tony1790 posted a topic in Men in Nursing

    I like watching the show "scrubs", funny and I get to see all the little things that we have at my hospital that are in the show. I was watching some old episodes with Rich Schroder as a male nurse...

  8. Anyone starting LPN school in Sept?

    Tony1790 replied to SugarNSpiceX2's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    Start Sep 2nd, orientation on Aug 11th. Good luck to all.

  9. Anyone in TN?

    Tony1790 replied to SugarNSpiceX2's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    Here in Johnson city, going to LPN school at Tenn Tech in Elizabethon,

  10. Snapped at a nurse student last night, she had a bad case of Nursitis

    Tony1790 posted a topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I hate nursing students that haven't been an aid before, nursitis was running rampant. I had a 350 lb that needed a hibiclense prior to heart surgery. I asked if the nursing student extern, could...

  11. Snapped at a nurse student last night, she had a bad case of Nursitis

    Tony1790 replied to Tony1790's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Thanks all for the replies, The nurse student is working here as an extern between semesters, so she's working alongside an RN. At the time I asked her for help (patient safety issue) she was...

  12. Snapped at a nurse student last night, she had a bad case of Nursitis

    Tony1790 posted a topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I hate nursing students that haven't been an aid before, nursitis was running rampant. I had a 350 lb that needed a hibiclense prior to heart surgery. I asked if the nursing student extern, could...

  13. From the From the military back to school back to the military?

    Tony1790 replied to Bene's topic in Men in Nursing

    Nice seeing that you are in school. I'm not sure, but my first guess of "action" type assignments are not going to be happening as a military nurse, now it's about taking care of people after the...

  14. Any LPN to RN bridge programs in East TN?

    Tony1790 replied to Tony1790's topic in Tennessee Nursing

    Thanks for the reply, I went to the NE State RN program review, it's not so much a LPN to RN bridge as it is primarily entering into their RN program, while they do accept some of the classes, it's...

  15. Any LPN to RN bridge programs in East TN?

    Tony1790 replied to Tony1790's topic in Tennessee Nursing

    I talked to the ETSU rep yesterday, she said that the LPN to RN bridge is 2 1/2 years with no summer classes. But the BSN for second degree holders is only a year and a half long.

  16. Most logical route for MSN, direct entry or BSN?

    Tony1790 posted a topic in Post Graduate Students

    Hello all, I'm finishing my BA in History this semester and I applied for and have been accepted into a local LPN program that starts in Sept. I had the option of waiting until next year while taking...

  17. Need to accept LPN school position by Friday Jul 18th, what do I do??

    Tony1790 posted a topic in LPN, LVN Students

    Hello all, Today is wed the 16th of July, I need to give an acceptance call to the local tech school to accept the spot in the LPN class that starts Sept 2nd. We have our school orientation next week...

  18. Male perspective, on a question that I asked in the LPN forum

    Tony1790 replied to Tony1790's topic in Men in Nursing

    My LPN program is 12 months, full time days. I'd graduate next summer (2009). I could possibly start a BSN program 2nd degree holder next summer (assuming I get accepted, definitely no guarantee)....

  19. Male perspective, on a question that I asked in the LPN forum

    Tony1790 posted a topic in Men in Nursing

    Hello all, Sorry for the double post, I asked the below question on the LPN forum, but I also need to get a MALE perspective on the issue. I've just come from 2 male dominated fields, 20 yr military...

  20. Time mgmt for RN's doing total care with 3-5 tele pts

    Tony1790 replied to merellis2009's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Hi, I'm an aid on a cardiac step down unit on the night shift while waiting to go to LPN school in Sept. Our LPN/RN's have 5-6 patients each, but we usually have 2 PCT's for 3 halls. I'm always...

  21. Need to accept LPN school position by Friday Jul 18th, what do I do??

    Tony1790 replied to Tony1790's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    Thanks for the reply, I signed up for the postal exam months before I even applied for LPN school. As for cleaning up bodily fluids and working weekends.....I'm a CNA now:D If I don't take the LPN...

  22. CNA/PCT vs ER tech while awaiting LPN school

    Tony1790 posted a topic in Male Nursing Students

    Hello all, I applied/interviewed for a ER tech position at a local hospital, wound up not getting it but was offered a PCT/CNA position on the Cardiac care floor. I'm really not happy on the Cardiac...

  23. Anyone 40 Or Older Starting A Lvn Program??

    Tony1790 replied to shalamar's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    Not only am I over 40, (42 this year) I'm also male, starting LPN in Sept (unless I chicken out). Good luck

  24. Is the salary of an LPN even Worth the trouble of going to school??

    Tony1790 replied to Tony1790's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    I received my acceptance letter in the mail today, I have orientation for school in 3 weeks and classes start Sept 2nd, I have to reserve my spot in class by the 18th of July with a phone call to say...

  25. Asheville NC what is it like?

    Tony1790 replied to krazykev's topic in North Carolina Nursing

    Kevin, Asheville is a left leaning town for the most part, if you go to citidata.com you'll see the forum page for western NC and there are tons of postings about the area. As to the VA med center...