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kat7ap

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  1. licensed pharmacy technician

    kat7ap replied to shortlane's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I hate to be nit picky, but I think pharmacy techs are certified not licensed. I am 99.9% sure that you will not earn more money as an LVN with a pharm tech certification. Most LVN's who have...

  2. If you don't mind me asking....

    kat7ap replied to shortlane's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I was 22 when I started nursing school and I had been a CNA since I was

  3. What's Union

    kat7ap replied to DdKk's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I was in a union at the last hospital I worked at. I don't know everything about it but, basically it's like any other worker's union that has an agreement with the company about your working...

  4. nursing home or hospital

    kat7ap replied to shortlane's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I would work at a hospital if you could. The base pay is usually a little lower at first, but hospitals usually have really good shift and weekend differentials, higher pay raises, and better...

  5. LPN's in OB?

    kat7ap replied to lovebug41860's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    To answer you question of what my job consists of... I normally have 3-4 mother baby couplets. I do complete assessments of both mom and baby, pass PO meds, Hang IV fluids, certain IV push meds,...

  6. LPN's in OB?

    kat7ap replied to lovebug41860's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    In my area a few hospitals hire LPNs in their childbirth centers and Mother-Baby units. My hospital hires many LPNs in the Mother-Baby unit where I work. We have basically the same job as RNs, only...

  7. Why do I always hear, why are you ONLY doing LPN?

    kat7ap replied to agldragonRN's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Surprisingly I don't recall anyone ever (to my face at least) asking why I was JUST an LPN. My whole family is proud of my accomplishments. However my husband does give me a hard time sometimes...

  8. Which one would you choose?

    kat7ap replied to DreamyEyes's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    I would choose #2 because it's less expensive and a shorter program. It sounds like #1 is a part time program, so I would only attend that one if it was needed for me to continue working while I was...

  9. Any LPN's making over $60,000 a yr?

    kat7ap replied to kgard7777's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    If I had stayed at my last job in a nursing home, I would be making close to $60k a year including my $2000 hire on bonus. But sorry.... I got burned out of working 50-60 hour weeks, super high...

  10. Call in incentives

    kat7ap replied to BBsAngel's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    My hospital has bonus shifts you can sign up for. They offer an additional $10/hr for LPNs, and $20/hr for RNs. Also of course if it is over your 40 hrs a week you get time and half in addition. If...

  11. License Renewal question

    kat7ap replied to Debbie_LPN's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Washington $50 a year. However... I had my license endorsed last October from Texas and I had to renew again on my birthday in August - not even 1 year! What's up with

  12. Questions for LPN's

    kat7ap replied to DreamyEyes's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    1. Yes I was a CNA first. I think it helped a some, especially in that first semester of clinicals in the nursing home. I didn't have that intial shock that some students did, it also helped prepare...

  13. LPN Employment Poll

    kat7ap replied to PACNWNURSING's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Hospital

  14. What Floors Can Lpn Work? Helppp!

    kat7ap replied to NARCAN's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    My hospital hires LPN's in med/surg, telemetry, oncology, and mother-baby. However a portion of hospitals (especially depending on your area) don't hire LPN's at all any more or have LPN's in very...

  15. How has Nursing changed you?

    kat7ap replied to NC Girl BSN's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I think what Commuter is saying is, you DO learn the necessary skills in clinicals to work an an LPN/LVN, but in no way does it completely prepare you for the load of patients and amount...

  16. What does a LPN exactly do? [please read] :]

    kat7ap replied to Dancrgurrl's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Hi, I'm an LPN in a Mother Baby Unit at a hospital that readily employs LPN's. We work side by side the RN's with a couple limitations in our scope of practice. I usually have 3-4 mother baby...

  17. Nclex PN on Tuesday,Help!

    kat7ap replied to myshop's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    How long ago did you graduate from school? If recently, all the info should still be fresh and you might just want to review any NCLEX study guides before you test. You don't have to know "all the...

  18. Getting clocked out while still working

    kat7ap replied to brenan's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Every place I have worked they automatically deduct 30 mins from each shift for your lunch break. Although I have never had set times when I had to break and there have been many occasions where I...

  19. When in schhol how long did you study eacg day?

    kat7ap replied to angieleelee's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    My school advised me that studying and homework would be 2-4 hours each night.... For the most part I spent less than an hour each night studying. I read my texts and had good attendence in class and...

  20. LPNs glorified Techs?

    kat7ap replied to mommie2bodie's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    At my hospital and unit, LPN's are staff nurses. The only separation between us and the RN's is, we can not do the intial assessment of a new patient transferred from L&D, we can not have...

  21. Starting pay for no experienced LVN in any states

    kat7ap replied to bluishred8's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    In Seattle area new LPN's in nursing homes make about $19-22/hr, Dr.'s offices and clinics $16-18/hr, and hospitals

  22. LTAC (Long Term Acute Care) facility?

    kat7ap replied to Bridey's topic in Long Term Acute Care

    I had my last quarter of clinicals in school at a Kindred Hospital in Fort Worth. I loved it, and they do readily employ LVN's there. It's defininetly fast paced and not at all like a nursing home....

  23. What Is Your Most Gross, Yucky, Disgusting Nursing Horror Story?

    kat7ap replied to yazisizit's topic in Nursing Humor

    Back when I was a CNA in a nursing home we had a very elderly female resident who had genital warts. Another CNA and I were cleaning her up in bed and when we did peri care several of her little...

  24. Looking to help my wife..

    kat7ap replied to Teret's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    In my school I found that the quizzes were exactly based off of the textbook. For myself, I just read the text usually the night before and highlighted the important stuff and then reread that. I...

  25. Help!!!

    kat7ap replied to jolanglois's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Just scroll down and read NCLEX posts in the last few months regarding this question.... Someone asks the same thing about every week :trout: My test shut off at 85 and I passed. Unless you totally...