nursingwon01

nursingwon01 has 14 years experience and specializes in Pedi/Ob-Gyn.

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1. Hospitals that drug-test employees

   nursingwon01 replied to stuRN6's topic in New Hampshire

   I see this is an old thread but thought I'd get it started again. I am employed with SNHMC - and was very surprised (and disappointed) they didn't do a drug screen pre-employment. As a potential patient in that hospital or any hospital, I would like...

2. LNA Programs in NH or MA

   nursingwon01 replied to Christine83's topic in New Hampshire

   In Tewksbury, MA is Shawsheen Tech. I'm a grad from Lowell Voke - a great program there. I would consider taking a quick CNA or MA course before jumping in to the LPN - its quite a challenging curriculum and requires maturity and lots of studying. ...

3. Who here attended Health Care symposium?

   nursingwon01 replied to lna2rn's topic in New Hampshire

   You can go to healthcarereview.com and get info. These are generally held in the winter in Danvers, MA - spring in Portland, ME - and fall in Manchester, NH. The next one is January 9th in Danvers, MA.

4. Who here attended Health Care symposium?

   nursingwon01 replied to lna2rn's topic in New Hampshire

   I am planning to attend the Fall symposium. I am an LPN and I think this is a great source for CEU's, especially for the asking price of $l0 for the day. The programs are informal and great opportunities to brush up in rusty areas or nursing areas y...

5. Lvn's in L&D?????

   nursingwon01 replied to CoastieWife06's topic in LPN/LVN

   Don't get your hopes up. I'm from the Boston, Southern NH area and have worked in OBGYN and PED offices. We did our clinical in L & D - and the RNs all told us they don't hire LPN/LVNs in their L & D. Its really a shame because they do hire...

6. Advice On Becoming A Nurse in my Forties!

   nursingwon01 replied to southflorida2's topic in LPN/LVN

   DO IT- But considering the time it takes, you might want to hop right on the RN boat. I did this when I was 43. I was impatient to start working as a nurse as soon as I could, and in a hurry to start bringing home a paycheck. My kids were in high s...