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    St phillip's LVN program review 2015

    CT Pixie replied to LVN14Batgirl's topic in General Students

    MMJ is right...one post would suffice. No need for five of the exact same posts with basically the exact same wording in 5 different
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    How far do you drive to work?

    CT Pixie replied to pittnurse24's topic in General Nursing

    I have two jobs. They are 12 and 14 miles from my home. The 14 mile job is mostly highway driving and takes me around 20 minute to get there. I work nights and go in the opposite direction of the...
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    NCLEX Before Graduation

    CT Pixie replied to MedicalPartisan's topic in General Students

    I'm not sure if your school will send the necessary paperwork to the BON before your official graduation. The way my classes and required things were structured for my LPN schooling, I was technically...
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    NCLEX Before Graduation

    CT Pixie replied to MedicalPartisan's topic in General Students

    You can't get your ATT until you've met all the requirements of your particular school and that school has sent the paperwork to your State BON. If those 12 precepting shifts are a requirement of your...
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    Confused. CNA VS. Nurse Technician, what are the differences?

    CT Pixie replied to Cinnibun2618's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    In Connecticut MA's are generally only found in out patient clinics, doctors offices etc. They aren't seen nor used in actute care hospitals nor in long/short term or rehab. CNAs are found in the...
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    My admission essay *feedback appreciated*

    CT Pixie replied to nattyj2204's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    Like the other poster said, its difficult to read due to the formatting. Quick question, I noticed a lot of words were together with no spaces between them...likethis. Is it just how it formatted on...
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    Confused. CNA VS. Nurse Technician, what are the differences?

    CT Pixie replied to Cinnibun2618's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    neither a CNA nor a tech tend to work in places that are 'moderatly paced'. They do, however, often have set hours. But those hours would be the shift they work such as 7a-3p, 3p-11p or 11p-7am The...
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    intermediate algebra and chem?

    CT Pixie replied to manda90's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    In both colleges I took classes at (community college for pre-reqs and my LPN to RN college) Algebra was a pre-req for Chem. I wasn't able to do both at the same time. I found that after doing the...
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    Search, What's New, Mark Read, and Get Daily Moved

    CT Pixie replied to Joe V's topic in General Nursing

    Same thing happened to me TheCommuter. I even sent a message to the help desk. Finally I did a 'search' on the words 'whats new' and saw Joe's post from yesterday. I didn't see it yesterday...why you...
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    Quick Results on a Saturday

    CT Pixie replied to SF489's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    They can say it takes business days all they want. I am positive they are available on weekends and holidays as I said. Take a look thru the NCLEX forum, you will see literally hundreds of people who...
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    Quick Results on a Saturday

    CT Pixie replied to SF489's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    PS Are you sure your State participates with quick results? If it doesn't you will never see that the results are
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    Quick Results on a Saturday

    CT Pixie replied to SF489's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Yes, quick results are available on weekends as well as holidays. As I posted in your other nclex post, I got my NCLEX-PN and NCLEX-RN on Saturday and Sunday. I have friends who got their results on...
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    Results on Hold

    CT Pixie replied to SF489's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Yes, Saturdays & Sundays as well as holidays you can access your QuickResults if your State participates. I got my NCLEX-PN quick results on a Sunday and my NCLEX-RN on a Saturday. I have friend...
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    Is this normal? Am I over reacting or just new with nerves? New HHA on Hospice case

    CT Pixie replied to PhillyRNtoBe's topic in Home Health

    According to the NIH, petroleum-based products such as vasoline, chaptstick etc should not be used when on oxygen. As for the temp in the room, it has no bearing on oxygen. Oxygen safety:...
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    500 cc of Vanco/Ns over 2 hours via pump via picc line

    CT Pixie replied to lumbarpain's topic in Patient Medications

    I run Vanco routinely and daily on a lot of my patient. 2 hrs is about right. I'm not understanding the concern that you and the 3 other nurses had. Is it the amount running, that its going through a...
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    Advice on transitioning to RN

    CT Pixie replied to SuperMomBob's topic in LPN to RN

    I felt a lot like you do when I was beginning my LPN to RN. Since you are starting in the 3rd of I assume a 4 semester program, its safe to say that the topics they covered in the first 2 semesters...
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    I hate night shift

    CT Pixie replied to Wrangler156's topic in General Nursing

    My sister married VERY young...so right off the bat the odds were against them. While not a nurse, my sister worked nights and my brother-in-law worked days and put in a lot of overtime right from the...
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    RNs!!!! Did you fail Any classes???

    CT Pixie replied to dinah77's topic in General Nursing

    No failed classes ever (not gen eds, pre-reqs or nursing classes). I went through LPN and RN school with no failures. Currently doing my RN to BSN, no failures. Passed both NCLEX-PN and NCLEX-RN on...
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    RNs!!!! Did you fail Any classes???

    CT Pixie replied to dinah77's topic in General Nursing

    oops.
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    Bridgeport hospital school of nursing fall 2015

    CT Pixie replied to coachremson's topic in Connecticut Nursing

    The BSN program doesn't have a start date as of yet as far as I've heard. There is no info on it on the BHSON site. In the January 2015 Minutes of the Meeting for the CT Board of Nurses I read...
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    Bridgeport hospital school of nursing fall 2015

    CT Pixie replied to coachremson's topic in Connecticut Nursing

    But you can get your ADN with BHSON. You have to pass the RN program, become licensed, take English 101 at HCC and have at least 16 credits there. If you plan on going onto RN to BSN you can take 16...
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    what is a job as PRN? how do you become one?

    CT Pixie replied to futurenurse93_'s topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Depending on the State you live in, you may be able to go through your first semester of nursing classes and be able to become a CNA. Other states do it where you go through the 1st semester of...
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    LPN-bridge-RN

    CT Pixie replied to Butt3rfly's topic in LPN to RN

    I did the LPN to RN bridge 5 years after finishing up my LPN schooling. In all honesty, I felt my LPN courses were more difficult than my RN classes. I think it was because a lot of the RN nursing...
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    Failed English 101 twice! Need advice!

    CT Pixie replied to DorianFrancis's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I've yet to meet a person who got into nursing school (community college, which I might add has higher requirements than the universities in my area or in a 4 year university) with the minimum...
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    Ok Now What?

    CT Pixie replied to OSUFan1's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    You can register with Pearson Vue when ever you want. But be aware, Pearson Vue won't send your ATT until they get the go ahead from the BON you sent your application to. And that won't happen until...