NurseLKY

UL will give you $5000 yr plus money for books. For every 5000 they give you, you owe them a year. If you don't then you just have to pay it back. I reccommend that you have a liitle experience as a CNA. It really helped me. And don't worry there are plenty of jobs out there. Good luck

RN's and LPN's all have to renew their license before oct 31 every year. It cost $50 a year. If you go to the state board of nursing website they have all the info you need. We renew online.

I believe they have a 2 week hospital orientation. Then each unit/floor has an orientaton and they vary in lengths (4-6 weeks). If you need more they will help you out. We just wont throw you out there. If you work in critical care there is additional classes.

I work at UL . I have been there for 7 years and love it. I think the starting pay is around $20.00. Besides pay you need to look at benefits. We have 4different types of insurance, short and long term disabilitiy, employee matched 403b, flex and sick time, multiple free health programs (yoga, kickboxing etc) and many more. There is also sign on bonuses for certin units. I have worked at private hospitals and will never go back. UL is very laid back and the nurses have very good relationships with the doctors. Hope this helps. If you need any other info just let me know

I live in Louisville, the biggest city in Ky. There are multiple hospitals in the area including a teaching/trauma hospital, childrens, and 3 that have L&D. You can live 30 min from downtown and have land. Louisville has shopping, sports, and many great local resturaunts. The city is located on the Ohio River. http://www.gotolouisville.com will give you some info. I live in an 1200 sq foot apartment 15 min from downtown and very close to shoping and interstates and my rent is $600. New nurse start out about $20/hr but our cost of living is lower. Gas right now is $2.30 gallon. Good luck

I love my crocs. Better than Dansko. But beware my hospital will not let us wear the ones with holes. Infection control.

Were I work the shift dif is 3p-11p 12%, 11p-7a 15% (of your base pay). We do not have a weekend diff or any WOW programs. Also my hospital pays bonus for any extra time $5 extra hour on weekdays and $10 extra hour on weekends

I am currently a LPN, getting ready to graduate with an ADN. We just took our first HESI. There were a lot of questions regarding "you are the charge nurse what patient would you give a new grad RN or LPN" etc then they list different patients with various illness. I had problams with these questions because as a LPN I have taken all those patients. I was wondering if there is a web site that help determine what nurse should get what. Does anyone have any suggestions. Thanks

We just started using the Vanish Point Insuilin Syringes. Nobody likes them you have to retract the needle while it is still in the arm of the patient, so they get the full dose. It is hard reading small doses because of the bubble and that little orange thing in the top. Then sometimes the patient freaks out beacuse you pull out the needle and there is no needle, they think you left it in their arm. It is hard to use one hand to push the plunger all the way in to make the needle retract. This is just what I think.

Our wound nurse says the same thing. The wound is not clean so there is no need for sterile gloves. She never uses them. I haven't seen anyone die from an infection.

I too worked as a clerk. They have doctors asking them questions, nurses telling them to do stuff, aides asking for things, plus they have to deal with family members that either come to the desk or call on the phone. Plus they have to answer call lights and if something doesn't get done the patient yells at them. It is a very stressful job. Everybody should have to work as a clerk a few days to understand.

I know that where I work we have a Bone Marrow Transplant Unit (BMTU) and LPN's can't work there because of the chemo and stuff but I did work at a hospital that had an oncology floor and LPN's did work there. It was a unit that say you came in for COPD but you have cancer you would be put on that floor. But they also did chemo there. Good Luck

I am from Kentucky and I know some of the nuring homes use Certified Medical Techs (CMT). They pass meds but don't do any type of treatments. I know you have to be a CNA first.

That shirt is very becoming on you but I would also be coming if I was on you.

susanmary I work on a floor with 26 patients. We have 5-6 nurses working day shift. So it comes down to about 5 patients. On insulin drips accu checks and urine ketones are checked q 1hr. Then it depends on how sick the patients is to when vitals are done usually q2-4 hr.