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  1. Educator credentials BSN vs MN

    spydercadet replied to smdahl's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    hey all, here

  2. Help!!! Schools Owner and my new LPN program

    spydercadet posted a topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    I need help!!! I just got the LPN program passed by the Department of Professional Regulation here

  3. LPN Program in Illinois

    spydercadet replied to spydercadet's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    thanks for the input, i really appreciate it. i do know how vulnerable i am on the whole weakness for someone's sad story thing. i had my own business before and became the standing joke at the local...

  4. I feel like I failed myself, I am so mad at myself:(

    spydercadet replied to tiffany311's topic in LPN to RN

    Hey Tiffany311 Don’t be so hard on yourself; we were all scared and nervous when we went for our interviews to get into nursing school. I’ve been an RN for 25 years and I still remember my...

  5. LPN Program in Illinois

    spydercadet replied to spydercadet's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    i know it is definitely the student who is responsible for their own learning, but that is a huge weakness of mine. but it's like "they" say, admitting you have a problem is the first step in fixing...

  6. phasing out?

    spydercadet replied to CantWait2Nurse's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    lpn's don't seem to have the opportunities they once did, especially in the acute care hospital setting. however, i believe that by getting your lpn you can work in ltc building your knowledge base...

  7. Tell Me if I'm Crazy

    spydercadet replied to BBFRN's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    One whole day off a week, sure that's doable??? Who is thinking what? Isn't one of the big problems with Nurses is that we don't know how to take care of ourselves, we "over-do" everything!!! This...

  8. Important Drug Tips!!

    spydercadet replied to TigerGalLE's topic in General Nursing

    as far as potassium, the big pill that can't be crushed but can very easily dissolve, it has to do with the molecular chain. you can think of it as being similar to doing a belly flop in the pool vs....

  9. Did anyone hate nursing school?

    spydercadet replied to FNPhopeful's topic in First Year After Licensure

    fnphopeful, i think you might find a more manageable number of nurses by asking, "did anyone enjoy their nursing education experience?" i teach at a local nursing school and have two students with...

  10. Navy Questions

    spydercadet replied to gahnosah's topic in Government, Military

    hi, sorry about saying "rotc is the only way to go" i didn't mean it literally. i meant it more along the financial vein and the options it can offer a person who is already planning on having a...

  11. Navy Questions

    spydercadet replied to gahnosah's topic in Government, Military

    hi, my daughter went through rotc for the army and was able to get all of her tuition paid!!! along with books, fees and a stipend put in just for good measure. her stipend was $450.00 a month but...

  12. Male CNA seeking advice from a nurse

    spydercadet replied to manch's topic in Nursing Career

    that nursing license, be it a rn or lpn, will open doors and give job security unlike any other profession i know of!!! but i do wonder why you are so against doing work at a long term care center,...

  13. NY State may require nurses to obtain 4-year degrees

    spydercadet replied to Brian's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    i have always loved these "discussions" it pits us against one another and we start to show our true colors. nurses will no longer be needed to care for patients; but we are professionals!!! we are...

  14. +Nursing caps

    spydercadet replied to Calgon-take.me.away's topic in General Nursing

    so, do you want to know the low down on nurses and the nursing cap controversy??? at least the way i heard it! i heard that back in the mid-70's, a time of major social upheaval and the push for...

  15. CNA training programs

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

    hi, again, you definitely need to report this. no program should be based on movies as the main, if not only, way of presenting educational material on caring for others. i have shown "hollywood"...

  16. CNA training programs

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

    Hi, As far as mandatory time for CNA education you need to look to OBRA, the US standard is 75 hours of classroom/lab time and 16 hours of clinical. A state may mandate more time but not less. As a...

  17. Is teaching adults really this difficult?

    spydercadet replied to nursebrandie28's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    brandie, good luck!!! i, too, am shocked by the lack of effort and unrealistic expectations of adult students!!! i have had students tell me it is my entire fault that their grades were poor; i...

  18. Some Jokes...

    spydercadet replied to ails's topic in Nursing Humor

    What's the difference between psych nurses and psych patients??? The patients get better :

  19. Nursing union targets Texas

    spydercadet replied to mark hamel's topic in Texas Nursing

    Why, would you want to unionize??? I worked at University of Chicago where we were unionized, and it was HORRIBLE. It bred nothing but mediocrity. If, you have twenty years of experience and are a...

  20. To Keep NA certification?

    spydercadet replied to barrachick86's topic in Illinois Nursing

    Inservices are part of your place of employment. You only need to work, i.e. get paid once in two years. What does once mean? Really it can be only one hour, you just have to be able to prove that...

  21. Leaving the job before the next nurse arrives

    spydercadet replied to fluffykow's topic in California Nursing

    If a nurse leaves her patients without reporting off to another nurse then who cares for and is responsible for those patients? I would look at your states nurse practice act, but here in Illinois,...

  22. Is the LPN program difficult????

    spydercadet replied to DeeDee1975's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    Hi, I am actually trying to start an LPN program here in Chicago, and overall, Nursing School is hard. Nursing educators demand a lot from their students but it is really to help you become the best...

  23. This CAN'T be healthy...

    spydercadet replied to Missuz560's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Just so you know, there are NO nurses out there who haven't gone through what you are going through!!! But take some comfort, when I took boards, it was given in July and we received our results in...

  24. Help in Illinois - trying to open LPN program

    spydercadet posted a topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    hi, new to allnurses.com and what a way to start but with a problem!!! yeah, i love nursing. anyway, i currently work at a local vocational school and have been asked to open a lpn program and don't...

  25. Help in Illinois - trying to open LPN program

    spydercadet replied to spydercadet's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    I'm in the northwestern/western suburbs of Chicago and am definitely interested in help!!! I'll need lots of instructor help!!! But do you know anything about the start up