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I don't think that is the case. The program I graduated from had no peds/OB rotation at all & the BON was OK with it. They have to agree to the curriculum of all the programs so knew what we were going to be exposed to. My program taught a class...

The original poster stated, "I don't even have the promise of being in school until next year, but I thought I'd start reviewing the Apothecary, Metric and basic conversions" and then ended with "So...can someone explain to me why we still have to le...

I understand that there are only a couple states that allow RN students to take the NCLEX-PN test. Dixie

Once a month,during our lunch hour, my facility provides an educational opportunity that is worth 1 CEU. Last month it was about MRSA. Others have been about depression meds, osteoporosis, cardiac problems, and a few I can't recall at the moment. The...

In my area it's pretty low but my state is the lowest paying state for nurses. I get about $3 less an hour than bedside or LTC. I have full benefits, usually work 8:30 to 5 (although occasionally it's a bit later), always get lunch, never have to lif...

As the poster just before me said, I suspect you'd pass it & even think it was easy. I took it jaut last November so, obviously, it is a recent memory but I know that I have learned so much in this short time that I didn't know then. I thought it...

I was hired after my mastectomy. I actually interviewed for it 7 days after my surgery. I didn't mention it at the time. After I was offered the job and accepted, I told her of my recent diagnosis & said that it shouldn't make any difference beca...

We were allowed to use calculators for anything we wanted. It makes sense; calculators are very inexpensive & small. As a nurse & if you needed to do calculations, it would make sense to keep one in your pocket. Much faster & definitely l...

I'd say, try to relax. I know thats easy to say & hard to do. I was a very good student & also got 85 questions. I felt that the test was very hard &, honestly was really shocked. I had about 5 math questions & know I missed one. The...

In my program, if you weren't already a CNA you had to take an extra class to learn all those skills. The CNAs tested out of that class & had a relatively easy 1st term. Those of us who took the class had a heavy class load plus 6 weeks of clinic...

Absolutely! People with no medical background often believe what they see on TV or really don't have any idea what is involved in nursing. I believe that it's important to be exposed to all kinds of experiences. I shadowed on a cardiac unit, in a fa...

I agree that to be told it was for monetary reasons is kind of crummy but to be honest, isn't any recall system or calling the day before an appointment for monetary reasons? Like you mentioned, calling to remind of an upcoming appointment would prob...

I think that's a great idea! Don't they realize they leave a trail? I know in our system, there is a button that says something like, "other practitioners who have accessed this information" and anyone who has accesssed that page is listed. That's o...

Another idea is to contact nearby hospitals, offices, Home Health, hospice,or LTC & see if they offer opportunities to job shadow. Arrange to spend a few days in various specialties and different types of nursing. I did this during breaks & ...

Not in ILL but across the river in Iowa. We still have many jobs for LPNs, and yes, there are some in hospitals but not as many as in the past. Of course, there's lots of openings in LTC, which seems to be the case everywhere. As far as MAs replacing...

In this area,the large hospitals still hire LPNs although not as many. One of the the big ones which wants to be a Magnet hospital, is phasing them out or forcing them to go on to be RNs if they want to stay on. The small hospitals only want RNs so ...

I noticed that you didn't say you applied for LTC jobs. That's where the real need is & usually if you can't get hired, there is something wrong. LTC isn't for everyone; I know I couldn't do it but it is a very good way of getting experience. Ha...

To Kookiepumpkin, Beejay, & dpbrown523, if there is an upside to getting this diagnosis, I believe it is to gain empathy for what our patients are going through. I used to feel sorry for people with cancer & then forgot about them, frankly. N...

I understand that the nurses at our clinic were all going to wear whites & the ones that had them were wearing their caps. Unfortunately, I had the day off so didn't participate. I thought it was a nice idea because most of the patients don't kno...

I suspect that they can't. I have a port for chemotherapy, which is similar to a PICC & only RNs can flush it. I'm not a LTC resident but I doubt if that makes any difference either. You're dealing with Heparin when it's flushed, right? Dixie

So Openseas, (By the way, I figured out who you were right away!) I suspect that you are very close to taking your test now, if you haven't already. I have no doubt that you will pass it the first time. My gosh, I always thought that there were time...

I didn't actually start an RN program but that was my intention when I graduated from HS back in 1969. However, we didn't have the money to send me & I absolutely refused to go to school to be an LPN because, in my opinion at the time, LPNs weren...

I think it all depends on what type of nursing job you want. Here in NE Iowa, if you want LTC, you could probably go to work the day after graduation but probably as an aid until you pass NCLEX. Getting hired at a hospital or clinic is harder & t...

I work in a large clinic with mostly family practice docs and a couple of specialists. We have NO medical assistants, just RNs & LPNs. Each doc has his or her own nurse; some are RNs & some LPNs. They all do the same things. We also have floa...

Will you have to have radiation as well? Hang in there only one more TX to go! Fortunately, not. The only reason I needed chemo was because I am a double negative. (estrogen & progesterone receptive neg). I chose a mastectomy to avoid radiatio...