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RFWB

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  1. Ticked off a Chaplin today

    RFWB replied to pielęgniarka's topic in General Nursing

    Not to excuse poor behavior, because I'm sure the Chaplain, being both a PROFESSIONAL and a CLERGYMAN, probably could've found a more constructive way to deal with his anger AND get his point across....

  2. FBI fingerprints

    RFWB replied to bumblebeegaga's topic in General Nursing

    Grrrrrrrr. This is a touchy subject for me right now. Just finished LPN school on 9/17. Submitted fingerprints six months ago while still in school - and just found out LAST WEEK that my FBI prints...

  3. Hair style

    RFWB replied to Galaknore's topic in Men in Nursing

    As i read further, I also have to add that your continued insistance that you are right, and you are on the "winning team" (upper management sides with you, you will never have to worry about getting...

  4. Hair style

    RFWB replied to Galaknore's topic in Men in Nursing

    Wow, I'm sorry, but I just have to interject. That IS NOT "how it is". That is "how it is for YOU". Please do not speak in generalizations, and please do not assume that YOUR viewpoint is the only...

  5. LVN/LPN Assessments

    RFWB replied to Simpleplan's topic in General Nursing

    This is exactly what we have been taught in my LPN program. Our instructors have made it very clear that the LPN is responsible for "Data Collection" but that the actual PROCESS is the same as the...

  6. studying for LSAT

    RFWB replied to harmana's topic in General Nursing

    I took the LSAT in 2006 - I used Princeton Review almost exclusively and did EXCEPTIONALLY well (only to turn around and decide to go to Nursing school instead - and boy, there are some days when I...

  7. Rumor of a six month 200K RN position in Iraq????

    RFWB replied to pdaddy's topic in General Nursing

    Girls, please. You're both pretty, and you're BOTH going to the prom. So ENOUGH ALREADY!

  8. Rumor of a six month 200K RN position in Iraq????

    RFWB replied to pdaddy's topic in General Nursing

    Please don't bring september 11 into this. I was one of those lucky folks RUNNING FOR MY LIFE ACROSS THE BROOKLYN BRIDGE as my entire world went up in flames over my shoulder - and EVEN I still can't...

  9. How much a LPN school teaches compared to an RN school?

    RFWB replied to mmr2's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    Oh gosh. I hope in my haste to respond and present a contrasting arguement I didn't sound like I was BSN bashing - in hindsight, reading my post above it could seem that way. Which, let's face it, is...

  10. Office/On Call LPN giving orders

    RFWB replied to stethoscope81's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    My point exactly. I don't care what role you are in, I'm not following an order if it's out of your scope - as it wou be for ANY nurse without an advanced practice credential, LPN or RN...

  11. How much a LPN school teaches compared to an RN school?

    RFWB replied to mmr2's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    I know this is an old thread and I shouldn't even be adding to it, but I read this last night, and it burnt me up so much still today that I had to post. Generalizations like this are DANGEROUS. It's...

  12. Office/On Call LPN giving orders

    RFWB replied to stethoscope81's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Well sure - wasn't implying that you were trying to do anything but that.

  13. Office/On Call LPN giving orders

    RFWB replied to stethoscope81's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Hey Trauma - I hate to say this because I'm NOT trying to turn this into another awful old LPN/RN thing, and i'm sure you weren't either - but isn't it irrelevant that the nurse issuing the order was...

  14. 41 man told to go into nursing because...

    RFWB replied to ThatPoshGirl's topic in General Nursing

    I'm 29 and I'm finishing my LPN in three months. I'll just barely have my license before I hit 30 - about a month to spare if it all times out right. :) I have my bachelors from a good private school...

  15. Waive benefits for an increase in base pay?

    RFWB replied to username2008's topic in Emergency

    Just some advice in terms of what you pay for in health insurance and what you get - you stated that "thousands of dollars seems excessive" - I was an independent contractor for years before going to...

  16. Ever feel pressured to go out of your scope?

    RFWB replied to Lovely_RN's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Nope. Frankly, I think you did EVERYTHING RIGHT! Good for you for sticking to your guns. We have a clearly defined scope of practice, and the only person who will answer for it if you step beyond that...

  17. CNA to LPN?

    RFWB replied to SJ11's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Absolutely! If you set priorities and really manage your time, you can ABSOLUTELY do this. Remember, it's just a year - and even though the year will be tough, you can buckle down and do it! I worked...

  18. CNA to LPN?

    RFWB replied to SJ11's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Hey SJ11, Wanted to chime in and wish you luck - I also have my Bachelors in Music, and I'm finishing my LPN this september (God willing!!!). Thought I was for sure the only person out there making...

  19. Insulin Nightmare Well Sort Of

    RFWB replied to LPNscottnj's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    This is interesting and will certainly make me wonder next time I give a hefty dose of sliding scale insulin - but here's something else to think about. I'm finishing clinical rotations for my LPN,...

  20. What's that word?

    RFWB replied to wonderbee's topic in General Nursing

    We actually learned the term as "Idiosyncratic" rather than "Paradoxical" in our Pharm classes. Although that was defined as an UNEXPECTED result and not specifically as an OPPOSITE result, per se....

  21. what's LPN school going to be like?

    RFWB replied to picurn10's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    Just to chime in, although it looks like I'm a little late.... I'm half-way thru LPN school as we speak - it IS very rigorous, as most people on here have already said - but I've gotta say that I...

  22. Do you say you're a nurse...

    RFWB replied to picurn10's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Thanks for this statement. I'm halfway thru a very intense LPN program and I've got to say I've had the same thought. My program is non-stop, 5 days a week, eight hours a day. I spend approx. 1/3 -...

  23. LPN New Grad Pay rate / Job Market In Cleveland / Akron

    RFWB posted a topic in Ohio Nursing

    Hey Folks - Any input into what I can expect 6 months from now when I enter the cleveland area job market with my PN license? The only starting salary ranges specific to Cleveland that I've come...

  24. Pay Rates In Ohio For New Grads.

    RFWB replied to dark10gable's topic in Ohio Nursing

    Any input as to new grad LPN pay rates? Particularly interested in the Cleveland / Akron and surrounding areas......thanks! I would post in the LPN thread, but I've had difficulty getting LOCAL ohio...

  25. Attitudes towards RN's and lack of respect

    RFWB replied to Epona's topic in General Nursing

    If you truly want to represent the whole of the PROFESSION of nursing in your research, PLEASE do not forget about the LPN. I noticed that your post title referred only to RN's. I am only a student at...