Hospice Nurse LPN BSN, RN

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    Peds Hospice/Palliative Care

    In my city there is one hospice company that accepts peds. Everyone sends referrals to them. They have 2 nurses who handle only peds cases and I thank God for that. I don't think I could personally...
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    How did *you* rock it today?

    Actually understanding
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    LPN to RN

    We had to have already passed all the prereqs before applying to the bridge program. Speak with your
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    LVN to RN or RN BSN- confused!!!!

    I'm in an LPN/BSN bridge @ a state university. 4 semesters and it will cost me no where near $40K! I applied to an ADN program and a cc and the university...was accepted to the university. I'd...
  5. Our minimum passing grade is
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    Withdraw then audit?

    He really does need to speak with his
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    Full time work and NS: can it be done?

    I worked full time during LPN school and while finishing up my prereqs. Now I'm in an LPN/BSN bridge program and only working 2 days/week and taking call every other week. Only you know what's best...
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    Drug Diversion

    We do what the others have suggested...send narcs out 2Xweek. It's a PIA (and expensive since pharmacy charges $10/delivery). They have one chance only. We had a pt a while ago who said she hurt...
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    Which class to take?

    My vote is for medical
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    HELP! How do i move forward from this.....

    Sounds a little harsh to me! My skills check off was P/F, but I'm in a LPN/BSN program. I know that the "regular" students had 2 attempts in their skills check
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    I posted in another thread

    That's what I did. Got licensed in the state where I graduated and took boards then transfered my license to new state. I agree checking with the BON in Colorado is a great idea. Good
  12. Moderation. It's a word many people don't
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    Starting Clinicals, Hepatitis B Vaccine question

    Same at my school. I have to have titers drawn since I had the series about 15 years
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    Calling out-have bronchitis and don't know what to do

    I'm wondering the same
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    after all the horor stories.. here's a good one.

    I have some really good teachers, also. I had a test in research that I didn't do well on. My teacher sat down with me one on one and we went through the questions I missed and she wanted to know...
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    NLN ACE exams

    We set ours up through school. I'm taking mine in January and I need to find a way to start
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    The Support is Waning Quickly...

    My husband has also started making a few comments about the house and laundry. I just ignore them usually, but last week I just looked at him and said, "you know I'm prefectly happy being an LPN. I...
  18. 3.2 GPA. Applied to an AD program and a BSN program. Accepted to the BSN
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    Nursing Home and Hospice abuse

    Actually the pt must be recertified more often than that! 90 days for the inital cert and Q 60 days after that. Medicare/Medicaid have guidelines in place that must be met for a pt to be eligible for...
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    Lost My First Patient Today

    (((BIG
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    Question about liberal arts and nursing major

    We weren't allowed to declare the major "nursing" until actually admitted into the program. Started out as "liberal
  22. Hospice Nurse LPN

    bookstore = constant PAIN

    I'm lucky, our school has textbook rental. 75% of our books are at the book rental and we pay $25/class. Doesn't matter if it's one book or three--$25. Our patho/pharm teacher "strongly suggested"...
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    Literacy: A good quality in a unit secretary

    Wow! I don't even know how to respond to
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    How did you choose your nursing specialty?

    After watching too many pts in LTC die with no family all alone (not enough staff to do 1:1), I decided to try hospice. I love being able to give each of my pts my undivided attention while I'm with...
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    I need advice on these two positions i interviewed for...

    I wouldn't take the full-time job if you are fixing to start