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  1. Staffing per unit question

    Yes. I used to work on different units in the hospital and we supposedly had a two staff at all time rule in place but don't understand why it's different in our unit. I didn't mean to throw housekeeping topic into the equation. My point was there is...
  2. Staffing per unit question

    The unit I have been in has been open a little over a year now and the staff has always been very hesitant and voiced our concerns for the lack of safety the current set up is for our small 8 bed observation unit. We are located behind the emergency ...
  3. Staffing per unit question

    I guess it's just hard to fathom one person having so much responsibility...the safety of patients as well as my own personal safety for a twelve hour shift. I guess it will just take that one time for something serious to happen that it will change.
  4. Carle Foundation Hospital

    What is it that your curious about?
  5. Lakeview College of Nursing Fall 2012

    Hey guys--Just wishing you good luck!! I'm still in Danville after graduating from Lakeview May 2010 and currently working at the hospital you guys will be spending most of your time at :) The programs hard but worth it!! They have revamped a bit sin...
  6. Any leads on hospitals hiring new grads?

    All I can tell you is they changed their process and now has a "boot camp" for new grads/new nurses to their facility.. The next one is May 9th... They have one orientation start date per month (2nd Monday) and they get back to you in a decent amount...
  7. Any leads on hospitals hiring new grads?

    The hospital that I did majority of my clinicals has a lot of openings.. Smaller town life, but really it's good to just get your experience and then be able to do whatever you want, and this includes relocating. http://www.provena.org Provena USMC ...
  8. Tattoo cover-up product review

    Just thought I'd give you guys another option.. Walmart sells a product in cosmetics section.. Brand is Hard Candy and product is called Glamoflouge I believe :) Its a less expensive brand product (less than $10) compared to Kat Von D's tattoo cover ...
  9. Lakeview College of nursing

    Cumulative GPA is everything.
  10. Lakeview College of nursing

    The track has changed a lot since I went thru the program with admission criteria. The person you most likely can email to talk with is Connie Young ([email protected]) or call. I know the phones have changed because they just got a new system. ...
  11. RETAKE TOMORROW

    I know how you feel When I took the first take on June 10, 2010 I had all 265 questions too and how mentally and physically draining that is! I as well took my retake yesterday (the 21st) and went about 9 hours until I finally decided to do the PVT ...
  12. Kaplan book?

    Lisa-- I have the book that we were given for the mandatory class my school made us all attend.. I know my classmates and I used it to look up certain areas that we were lost in but the Q banks are really the way to go to be honest. You know that I ...
  13. Honest opinions please

    Congrats-- I for one did not do as many Q-banks and the question trainers as I should have-- I had a lot going on the month after school and exam with personal/family issues and several deaths in the family/friends of the family and I knew if I would...
  14. Honest opinions please

    Do it Kaplans is the closest to the test material... I promise 110%!!!
  15. Pearsonvue Trick Is this TRUE? Does it work every time?

    Thanks.
  16. Pearsonvue Trick Is this TRUE? Does it work every time?

    I just found out my unofficial results and I failed. I received the bad pop up as well during the "trick." Good luck to everyone studying again to take the test. Keep your head up, I am trying my very best because it hurts so bad. But we all will do...
  17. Pearsonvue Trick Is this TRUE? Does it work every time?

    Im sorry Lisa I am waiting on mine too and I got to the Payment page as well. We Will get through this!!!
  18. I went to 265 questions and passed!

    I did 265 questions today too--- Got the bad pop up. My heart is really breaking.
  19. Hey everyone..... Well congrats to everyone that has made it this far their first semester! Today I finally broke down in front of my Pathophysiology/Pharmacology instructor when he talked to over HALF of our students in their first semester because ...
  20. Danville, Illinois

    I hope I will be able to find where we are working at lol.. I went there the other day and didn't realize it was so big.
  21. Danville, Illinois

    Thanks a lot :) I live in Tolono right now with my folks I have lived here in small towns all my life in IL always less than 3,000. I will be moving here in the next couple weeks to my house and I have a roomate that is coming from Seattle, Wa. It w...
  22. Danville, Illinois

    newnursingstudent: Which clinical site did you end up getting and what day do you go? I am at the Illiana VA on Tuesdays.
  23. Good rolling backpacks?

    I really like the one I purchased from Best Buy to start nursing school in the Fall... It is by Wenger and is called the patriot http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=6735688&st=wenger&lp=10&type=product&cp=1&id=109346859...
  24. Danville, Illinois

    Your welcome.... The poster after me was correct too. They also can send any of us in class to Champaign from Danville for clinicals. If you remember a mailing that you were sent and asked to reply to where you would be living and if you would like t...
  25. Danville, Illinois

    I just wanted to say hello :) I will be in your class!!! Hope you are excited like me. The public transportation is pretty bad. I live however 40-45 miles away but when I have visited I see very few buses.... I definetly would bring a vehicle. Danvil...