Lexxie

Lexxie LPN

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  1. is it just me or..

    Lexxie replied to stelarRN's topic in Nursing Career

    The Magnet hospital in my area does not hire LPN's, except in the doctors offices affiliated with them. There are 2 other hospitals in the area that will hire LPN's, but the jobs seem to be far and...

  2. Anyone going to Willow Street this year?

    Lexxie replied to hezaa's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    I attended the evening program. It was the only option for me as I had to continue working. Plus I had heard that you got better (more) hands on clinical experience in the evening program vs. day...

  3. Anyone going to Willow Street this year?

    Lexxie replied to hezaa's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    I graduated from there Feb. '05. Are you going to be doing day or evening

  4. Roll Call, LPN to RN Students!!!

    Lexxie replied to Marie_LPN, RN's topic in LPN to RN

    Hi all! My name is Jolie and I've been an LPN for 2 1/2 years, working in LTC. I just enrolled in Excelsior College. Anxious to get started!!! There is limited positons for LPNs in the hospitals...

  5. Why did you stay an LPN?

    Lexxie replied to pandafever's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I am planning to continue on for my RN. It's not a matter of status to me. I want the opportunity to experience the many different spectrums of nursing, to not be "tied" to LTC - which is the main...

  6. Is LPN school really that hard?!

    Lexxie replied to clarissairene's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    I obviously had some misconceptions about what was involved in becoming an LPN. I thought, how hard can it be and what do you seriously need to know to push pills??? (I work in LTC). I did an 18...

  7. Bunch of Questions for LTC LPN's.. Help I'm new!

    Lexxie replied to changeofpaceRN's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I'm lucky in that my LTC facility has a charge nurse to take care of treatments, MD visits/phone calls/faxes, falls, etc.. We have 33 residents to pass meds to. I guesstimated once that on 2nd...

  8. EC and LTC

    Lexxie replied to rh39's topic in Online Distance Learning

    I just enrolled in EC this week too! I also work in LTC. Finding a job in a hospital for an LPN in my area is difficult, since they only seem to want RNs. While I am concerned about not having the...

  9. No one's hiring LVN's these days

    Lexxie replied to sweetface's topic in LPN to RN

    It's the same here in South Central PA.. TONS of jobs for LPNs in LTC, but limited positions in the hospitals. I know one of our local hospitals occasionally hires LPNs, but the big, "Magnet"...

  10. nurses accepting telephone orders from other nurses

    Lexxie replied to ninsttmk's topic in Patient Medications

    My LTC facitily will not allow TO from another nurse - even from the CRNP. He/She has to fax the order, which of course gets a few of them in a

  11. traveling

    Lexxie replied to choirgurl67's topic in Travel

    Do travel companies want you to have ADN or BSN experience - ie do I have to have my BSN, and does any experience with ADN count? Thanks for any

  12. Forensic Nursing (FN): Programs

    Lexxie replied to sirI's topic in Forensic

    I have been an LPN for 2 years now, with plans to go on to become an RN. I have been in interested in forensics for some time now, but never dreamed that it could be part of nursing! The info posted...