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  1. Isu in Michigan, and straighter line credits.

    kappykatlpn posted a topic in Indiana State University

    Has anyone done the Lpn to bsn through ISU in Michigan, and if so did you have problems with finding a place doing your clinicals? Also does anyone know how many credits ISU accepts through...

  2. having success with Sociology?

    kappykatlpn replied to prettyplay24's topic in Excelsior College

    tnmarie, What materials did you use to study for

  3. Do Excelsior grads have a hard time being hired?

    kappykatlpn replied to nurse2be123's topic in Excelsior College

    It probably depends on where you live. I do know that the major hospital here in Grand Rapids michigan will not even look at you if they see Excelsior on your

  4. ISU pre reqs

    kappykatlpn posted a topic in Indiana State University

    Hello everyone. I have been going back and forth between excelsior and ISU. Frankly the cpne scares me. I like the idea of ISU and actual clinicals. But I got this info from ISU:Enrollment in...

  5. ISU pre reqs

    kappykatlpn replied to kappykatlpn's topic in Indiana State University

    Yikes! Ok thank

  6. ISU pre reqs

    kappykatlpn replied to kappykatlpn's topic in Indiana State University

    Sorry not sure why it posted in one big paragraph. I didn't type it that

  7. Documenting on patient falls or what looks like one in LTC

    kappykatlpn replied to lumbarpain's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Hello, What I usually do is start like this "observed resident on the floor on his/her left side......." and describe exactly what I saw when I entered the

  8. A&P through Straighterline Approved

    kappykatlpn replied to michellezlpn's topic in Excelsior College

    Oh, ok

  9. A&P through Straighterline Approved

    kappykatlpn replied to michellezlpn's topic in Excelsior College

    what do you mean by 7 acceptable ace exams? Excelsior only accepts 7 of them? thanks,

  10. question about narcotic dispensing

    kappykatlpn posted a topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I have a question. Seems to be a confusion where I work. We had a resident who was on some narcs (vicodin) We got the narcs in. He was dc'd to the hospital a couple of days later. Two week later...

  11. Incompetent nursing assistants

    kappykatlpn replied to ICU, RN, BSN, B.S.'s topic in General Nursing

    Just have to add, I am an LPN in LTC and the cena's do the vitals there for us. I put out the list of the vitals that needed to be done at the beginning of the shift. At the end of the shift I...

  12. How many hours can a nurse work.

    kappykatlpn posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hello everyone. Does anyone know how many hours legally a nurse can work in Michigan? Where I work some of the nurses are working 20 to 24 hour shifts. This seems extremely unsafe to me. I have...

  13. How many hours can a nurse work.

    kappykatlpn replied to kappykatlpn's topic in General Nursing

    We work 12 hour shifts, and when the next nurse calls off or there was not one scheduled then we have to stay over, this is where some of the nurses and doing 24 hr shifts. All management has to say...

  14. the college network

    kappykatlpn posted a topic in Online Distance Learning

    Goodmorning everyone! I have seen a lot of post here regarding the college network. I just wanted to make everyone aware of this before they decide to sign on with them. A friend of mine signed on...

  15. I can't believe the hootzpah of some people!

    kappykatlpn replied to ShayRN's topic in General Nursing

    Gummybear, My facility is same as yours! I work in a LTC facility and they are so overly focused on customer service and nothing else. The other day I was told to drop what I was doing (I was...

  16. Is leaving the premises and coming back considered job/ patient abandonment?

    kappykatlpn replied to lashuna1028's topic in General Nursing

    Hello, I work in a LTC facitlity. If we don't get a chance to take our lunch (which is often) we fill out a time edit slip stating that we didn't and the facility pays us for the half hour. There...

  17. quick question about Edukan and excelsior college

    kappykatlpn posted a topic in Online Distance Learning

    Hello Everyone, Just wondering if anyone has taken classes through Edukan colleges, and had a problem with Excelsior accepting them? I have been looking around and Edukan seems like the cheapest...

  18. question about narcotic dispensing

    kappykatlpn replied to kappykatlpn's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    well, obviously my question was answered. Should not use the med that we should not still have in the first place. Doesn't change the reality of the situation. We do have a back up supply of narcs,...

  19. question about narcotic dispensing

    kappykatlpn replied to kappykatlpn's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    ty for all the reply's. Seems like there is no good situation here. The patient was sent to the ER, via ambulance, so no meds go with him. We were expecting him back, thats why we kept them. We...

  20. question about narcotic dispensing

    kappykatlpn replied to kappykatlpn's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Hi, I work in a nursing home.

  21. Do you send meds along on a Leave of Absence?

    kappykatlpn replied to DPRN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I work in LTC, and we have residents go out over night frequently. Our pills are in bubble cards. We just send the meds they would need for the time out, in little pill

  22. Unreasonable family members in the nursing home?

    kappykatlpn replied to TreehuggerRN's topic in General Nursing

    I have been a lpn in LTC for 8 years, before that I was a CENA for 7 years. Sad to say you will always run into families like that. I have had families believe EVERYTHING they have been told by...

  23. Getting narcotics for residents is a pain!!!!!

    kappykatlpn posted a topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Ok, the FDA has decided to make new rules (Or inforce old ones I think) that now to obtain narcotic for our residents our pharmacy has to have a actually written order from the doctor. Before if I...

  24. Family member complaint. Sorry, long post.

    kappykatlpn replied to KarmaComesAround's topic in General Nursing

    Good Morning everyone! I work in LTC and have the same problems with family! We have a resident on Tube Feeding, the speech therapist has been working with him for a long time. He has had swallow...

  25. Question about C-diff

    kappykatlpn posted a topic in Infectious Disease

    Hello everyone!! I am an LPN in LTC, I have a question about C-diff. When a patient is treated for c-diff with flagyl we are being told by the NP that works with the doctor that you have to wait 30...