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  1. what are the hours of clinicals now?

    kcochrane replied to tonyakay's topic in General Nursing

    I agree, check out the forum for your state. Clinicals here in the upstate NY area vary so much that you can pretty much find something to suit your needs - especially for LPN. For example the...

  2. Mandatory inservices, meeting, etc

    kcochrane replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    Don't forget too that in addition to work, family and other obligations, many nurses are going to school. I want to teach, but before that, hope to get into some leadership roles at work. Hopefully...

  3. WHY are LPN programs so expensive?

    kcochrane replied to jelly221,RN's topic in General Nursing

    when i went to lpn school in '04, it was $6500 at a local technical school. there is also another school that is for low to no income students. there is also a private school that i know is pretty...

  4. How many of you have blackout periods at work?

    kcochrane replied to kcochrane's topic in General Nursing

    I like the idea of every other holiday off. Some units do that at my facility, but it isn't universal. I have yet to figure out how my NM figures out who gets

  5. How many of you have blackout periods at work?

    kcochrane replied to kcochrane's topic in General Nursing

    Guess I should have worded the subject line

  6. Can Nurses Help Combat Quackery on Web?

    kcochrane replied to cynharrer's topic in General Nursing

    That is a good

  7. Does anyone else like working night shift besides me?

    kcochrane replied to Joyfullme's topic in General Nursing

    I sleep better during the day too. I have always been a light sleeper. But when I started working nights last year, I found out what it was like to sleep

  8. Mandatory inservices, meeting, etc

    kcochrane replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    Most of our mandatory inservices are the read and take a test type. The ones that they can't do that with, like fire safety, they schedule at different times that you can either stay after a shift or...

  9. Wow a bag of pretzels, your right admin, this is a good place to work

    kcochrane replied to time4meRN's topic in General Nursing

    What the heck is a Christmas bonus. The only thing that we get close to a Christmas bonus is if we have save our holidays in the bank. Like I can get through the year without using those...

  10. Can Nurses Help Combat Quackery on Web?

    kcochrane replied to cynharrer's topic in General Nursing

    Its easy for anti vaxers to get their message across. The diseases that vaccines protect against are not seen these days. New parents have not seen the dangers of the diseases and wonder if the...

  11. Self-scheduling?

    kcochrane replied to bleta10's topic in General Nursing

    It depends on how your unit does self scheduling. On our unit the off shifts do their schedule together. We have a form for the month where we put down when we want to work and what days off we...

  12. DNR tattoos...

    kcochrane replied to MerdalRN's topic in General Nursing

    Well, I was an EMT and would never honor a DNR tatoo. We had to have the DNR paper order in our hands before we could honor it. So don't

  13. Seeing a dying patient

    kcochrane replied to greygooseuria's topic in General Students

    I don't think it ever gets easier to watch someone die. But it becomes easier to be a nurse for that person that is

  14. LPN to RN Transition Course

    kcochrane replied to SouthernPeach3's topic in LPN to RN

    I agree, I think they are all different. I haven't taken the one at my school, but from present students I have gotten an idea of what it is like. It is two weeks, 8-1, M-TH. You are basically...

  15. Tired of being SICK!!!

    kcochrane replied to ERnewbieRN's topic in General Nursing

    You're not alone. Since I started nursing a few years back, I've had step, sinusitis, numerous "viruses", roto virus, etc. Funny thing is that I hardly ever get a cold (knock on wood) anymore and I...

  16. Does anyone else like working night shift besides me?

    kcochrane replied to Joyfullme's topic in General Nursing

    Well, my dh snores really bad (plus apnea), so we have been sleeping separate anyways before I started on the night shift. Once he gets to the sleep clinic, that might change. But with 5 kids, it...

  17. can LPN take verbal telephone orders?

    kcochrane replied to mom4jesus's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Check your state AND your facility. LPNs can take telephone orders in NYS, BUT the LTC facility I work in does not allow us

  18. Does anyone else like working night shift besides me?

    kcochrane replied to Joyfullme's topic in General Nursing

    I love the night shift. Just switched last summer after working days for 2 1/2 years. I also like the quiet and the additional time I have for my residents. I have no trouble getting my sleep...

  19. Do I need a CNA certificate to become a LVN?

    kcochrane replied to Sally1's topic in General Nursing

    Sounds like a school to school thing. I ditto, call the school and find out. Mine was a local technical school and did not require one, but like I said above, we could test for the CNA certification...

  20. Do I need a CNA certificate to become a LVN?

    kcochrane replied to Sally1's topic in General Nursing

    I don't know of any state that requires a CNA certificate before becoming a LVN. But I do know that in a lot of states you can get your CNA certificate after a certain number of clinical hours...

  21. How much do you do for the next shift . .

    kcochrane replied to widi96's topic in General Nursing

    I work in LTC so its a bit different, but when I worked days I tried to get all my work done before the next shift. Having my treatments done and any tests that needed to be done was a big help to...

  22. NSO insurance co...and BAD experiences?

    kcochrane replied to CareBayer's topic in General Nursing

    I've had it for four years and fortunately too haven't had to use it. I've been happy with them so

  23. Med-error & down n the dumps

    kcochrane replied to Advocate1's topic in General Nursing

    ITA. Also, just hearing people on other sites after an error has happened makes you realize just how much they feel a nurse is responsible. We as nurses are expected to catch all the errors,...

  24. Online BSN but I have pain when I walk.

    kcochrane replied to LearningRN's topic in General Nursing

    Yep, Excelsior has an RN-BSN program and also a BNS/Masters combo type program. In this area a few universities have the 1 day a week for 18 months BSN program - that might be an option

  25. Do Nurses have to work in rotating shifts in almost all the jobs?

    kcochrane replied to shakshi's topic in General Nursing

    At my workplace, nurses are hired as day/eve or day/night, straight eves and straight nights. If you are hired as a day/eve or day/night nurse you do 90% of your shifts on the day shift and then fill...