I'm not sure where you get your facts but what I said was if you are under DIRECT supervision of the RN or MD AND you have been trained you can. What I also meant from "out of scope", and your right I...
Exceptions: In Alaska: under Alaska Statutes and The Alaska Administrative Code, properly trained and certified medical assistants can insert urinary catheters, and start IV tubing, and administer...
ink10300 replied to iheartnursing_cali's topic in LPN, LVN Corner
It will be better the next time around. At least now you know what to expect. I studied "Nursing made easy"- which helped me solidify main concepts and "Saunders"- which helped for critical thinking....
ink10300 replied to FranEMTnurse's topic in Nursing Humor
I know how you feel. I was a telephonic nurse case manager for work comp. A new file was transferred to me and I already knew- it was written on my intake that she was blind- but after concluding our...
Hi! I have chosen to become an LPN, with high hopes of continuing on and becoming an RN. School is expensive and hard to do for great length of time, especially if you work full time or more and have...
(I am an LPN temping at an adult day care center. Hoping to become the new director. The staff and the patients, without my prior knowledge, went to the Director of services and requested and...
When you go to a waterpark all day in florida, wear sunscreen. Blisters are not fun. Trying to pop them is not going to make it heal faster, it is not like peeling. Peeling 3 times and still having a...
Wow. I am an LPN. I am a nurse, it is a proper title. Because the general population does not usually understand what an LPN/LVN, practical or vocational is, your still a nurse. There is nothing...
I just bought "Klogs". They feel awesome already, so good I can't describe. It has the Gel Sole already in them so they still fit right. They were a good price also, I paid $50.00. They are very...
Yesterday at work, I received a call. The person on the phone asked for me. He asked if I had received my insurance card over the weekend. I explained I had no idea what he was talking about. He...
Thank you so much for the replies. Heres an update. Close to 9pm last night, I get a call. The guy on the phone says, sorry I missed our 7 o'clock appt. I replied I had no appt. Someone was coming...
ink10300 replied to sugah-dumplin's topic in Florida Nursing
I'm not sure, as I have just moved here myself. With luck mabey we will be in the same program! At least you have a couple pre-req's done. That's more than I can say. I have been trying to figure out...
If anyone has any info, I would appreciate.. I moved from California to Florida. In Cali, On-line colleges are frowned on. Out here, it's all I hear about. I have my LVN and LPN. I want my RN... I do...
Thank You so much for the reply. I'm scared, but excited! We fly out on the 13th- this Tuessday! Mainly to look for an apt. I would really appreciate anyone who could point me in the right direction...
My husband just got a promotion to Maitland, Florida. I am an L.V.N. in California. My problem is that I just graduated and recieved my license this month, so I have no experience. I have read a...
Thankyou for responding. Thursday has come and gone and I'm so scared and undecided, I told him to go without me. Of course he's still trying to talk me into that. My family is ready to dis-own me if...
I am math challenged. Our lvn school required us to learn dosage and calculations, the book we used is easy and simple by Jane Rice- medications and mathematics for
I took nclex-pn on 1/4- still biting my nails and going crazy waiting for results because im in stupid California. I made the mistake of looking up everything I could possibly think of and realized...