flightnurse2b LPN

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    The "weeding" out

    flightnurse2b replied to mom35's topic in General Students

    your professor is right. nursing instructors, especially in the first few semesters, will push you. they will push you harder than you ever have been pushed and have ever wanted to be pushed. i think...
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    Can an LPN train/precept and RN?

    flightnurse2b replied to yfloridanurse's topic in General Nursing

    :angryfire:angryfire:angryfire:angryfire not nice. i can answer this question and i always know why. if i don't know why, i look it up. i am not a trained chimp that gives pills for a banana. i don't...
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    Advantage for Speaking Spanish?

    flightnurse2b replied to Multicollinearity's topic in Arizona Nursing

    i wouldn't put yourself out there too far as far as being a bilingual nurse. i speak english, spanish, italian and am also fluent in american sign language. my job does not pay me one penny extra...
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    Can an LPN train/precept and RN?

    flightnurse2b replied to yfloridanurse's topic in General Nursing

    where i work, there is not much difference between us as far as scope inside the facility. the preceptor on days for new grads is a RN, and on nights, it's a LPN. the hands down smartest nurse on my...
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    I applied to Excelsior today!!!

    flightnurse2b replied to LPN0608's topic in Online Distance Learning

    thanks so much kim!! i am going to be looking to you guys for lots more EC wisdom in the coming months!!
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    Family Initiated Rapid Response Team

    flightnurse2b replied to MAISY, RN-ER's topic in General Nursing

    we also have "condition H". it works out well, actually, and the information is in the admission pack about when it is appropriate to activate condition H. we have a process in which our switchboard...
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    I applied to Excelsior today!!!

    flightnurse2b replied to LPN0608's topic in Online Distance Learning

    you guys that are excelsior grads, i have a question for you about the difference in the AS/AAS. they're pretty much the same thing except for the electives, right? the reason why i ask is because i...
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    "Your patient in 520 is in pain!"

    flightnurse2b replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    as a nurse who was a tech for many years in the ER as well as on the floors, i can appreciate a CNA/PCT who is concerned for the patient and reminds me that they need pain meds. i'm not perfect, and i...
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    Class Pins. Do You Like Yours?

    flightnurse2b replied to justjenn's topic in General Students

    my pin is horrible. it's bright gold with a big maroon stone in the middle in the shape of the star of life. yes, i'm very proud of it... but it stays in my nursing school memory box with my humongous...
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    WHO raises swine flu pandemic alert to phase 5

    flightnurse2b replied to indigo girl's topic in Disaster Preparation

    yeah, it didn't make much sense to me either! my employer doesn't know i'm pregnant yet, i'm still on 90 day probation so i'm hoping i can wait a little while longer to say "hey, i need maternity...
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    How far can a patient go?

    flightnurse2b replied to junebride's topic in General Nursing

    we have this thing in our hospital called a "code gray". if at any time, ANY member of the staff feels they are being emotionally/verbally abused or are in danger of physical harm r/t a situation...
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    I got an EC President's Scholarship award notification today

    flightnurse2b replied to Baloney Amputation's topic in Online Distance Learning

    i would. you'd be no greener than any other new RN coming on the floor. you learned the material and you passed the tests.. you had the drive and the motivation to self learn and that right there...
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    WHO raises swine flu pandemic alert to phase 5

    flightnurse2b replied to indigo girl's topic in Disaster Preparation

    it scares me. my mom works at a hospital about 30 miles south of here and she said they had a handful of cases come in today with flu like sx. our hospital has not yet had anyone come in thinking they...
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    I got an EC President's Scholarship award notification today

    flightnurse2b replied to Baloney Amputation's topic in Online Distance Learning

    congrats on getting the scholarship!! i wish you all the best with whatever you decide to do in your career. i agree with deb... i think someone might be trying to tell you something... don't give up...
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    Do you ever have a subject that you are just not able to grasp no matter what?

    flightnurse2b replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in General Students

    i hated the eyes and ears. not that i didn't grasp it, it was so boring that i don't think i wanted to pay attention. the only way i got through it was to make up study sheets and then memorize, and...
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    Down In The Dumps

    flightnurse2b replied to wabashcannon's topic in First Year After Licensure

    i don't know if your job search is still ongoing but since you are in westchester, wouldn't a southern connecticut job also be a choice for you? i grew up in fairfield county and i know the commute to...
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    why are there still LPN courses?

    flightnurse2b replied to johnsboo's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    oh here we go again. yes, there is a market for LPN's. it depends on what part of the country you live in. and no, a med tech or a CNA is not the same as a LPN. i have a license. i work in a hospital...
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    RN refusing MA assignment

    flightnurse2b replied to TXRenaNP's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    i don't think you were out of line at all. she's a member of the staff and should help out when things aren't running smoothly if she's able to. after all, you guys sign her paycheck. you did not ask...
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    Not sure if nursing is for me anymore

    flightnurse2b replied to nursingstudent_07's topic in General Students

    there are alot of opportunities for RN's outside of acute and LT care. you can still work in a doctors office, outpatient setting, medi-center, clinic, etc. the opportunities for you will be endless...
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    Bedbaths and Bedmaking

    flightnurse2b replied to Ginger's Mom's topic in General Students

    our first fundamentals clinical (before we completed pharmacology) was almost all personal care... baths, showers, bedmaking, feeding, ambulating, transfers, etc... after we completely pharmacology...
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    Family Doesn't Understand

    flightnurse2b replied to BabyNurse2008's topic in First Year After Licensure

    sorry you are going through this. transitioning to the opposite shift is always hard. i've ALWAYS worked nights, and now i'm orienting on days for a few weeks (god help me!). my boyfriend still works...
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    For those who have worked as EMT's...

    flightnurse2b replied to kermitlady's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    i am a nurse/paramedic and i have so much respect for LTC nurses. you guys work incredibly hard under not so spectacular conditions/ratios most of the time and are still able to love and care for your...
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    Text of H.R. 676: United States National Health Care Act or the Expanded and Improved

    flightnurse2b replied to cwazycwissyRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    this seriously makes me so happy i could
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    Stopped at 85...FAILED

    flightnurse2b replied to brichielpn08's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    i'll send a prayer up for you! :) the anxiety for me was truly the worst part of the NCLEX. anything more than two hours of studying a day is too much, i think. you will put your brain into...
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    Stopped at 85...FAILED

    flightnurse2b replied to brichielpn08's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    your instructor is incorrect. the NCLEX is a computer adaptive test that gives you easier or harder questions based on how you score on the previous question. once it determines a level of minimal...