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I have worked for several years as an LPN in New Hampshire. I have recently moved to New York and have sent in my application for a NY state LPN license. The people at the Board of Nursing are pretty rude and not helpful in any way. I was wondering i...

I called the BON today and got a really rude lady... again. She said it can take up to 6 weeks and I'll just have to wait. I should have mentioned that I went to nursing school in new york, only applied for a NH license when I took the NCLEX. Maybe t...

hope everything worked out for you :)

A quick way to get out of an agency commitment (as long as you don't have any assignments to finish) is to tell them that you've accepted a full-time position somewhere. If you're interested in flu clinics or something simple tell them that and they ...

I got lots of experience doing agency work in a nursing home. However i was not a new grad and i strongly recommend that new grads NOT go agency. It's a risk to your own license. while you may get nursing home assignments that sound easy, you never k...

I also have an interview at a methadone clinic. I'm interested to know what tasks and responsibilities an LPN has in this environment. The company coordinator told me over the phone that I will be having very little patient contact, so what exactly D...

I have been a nurse for two years now. I have worked in nursing homes, a pediatric office (my favorite), and for a nursing agency. My agency has run out of assignments for me (gotta love this economy) so I find myself job searching once again. I have...

First off, congratulations on making it out of the oven :) I know this isn't what you want to hear, but DO NOT sign up with an agency. Agency work is a great option to make more money for less hours, and you should definitely consider it a few year...

I start this next weekend at my first agency assignment. I have been a LPN for 10 months now and have had three jobs. One in a nursing home, one in assisted living, and one in a pediatric office. I will be working 3rd shift in a nursing home for most...

UPDATE- My agency job is going great. I've learned a lot and am now very comfortable. I keep an emergency nursing book with me at all times and read it whenever i get a chance just to cover the "what if's." I have been very successful since signing ...

I start this next weekend at my first agency assignment. I have been a LPN for 10 months now and have had three jobs. One in a nursing home, one in assisted living, and one in a pediatric office. I will be working 3rd shift in a nursing home for most...

UPDATE- I started my agency position and things are working out just fine. I feel I have prepared myself very well for my assignments and all is well. Things are running very smoothly and I'm always prepared just in case things take a turn for the wo...

Thanks again for your words of wisdom. I will keep in mind what you said this Saturday on my first shift. I have been working the past 4 months in a clinic, and the best advice I can give to you is avoid the drama. Clinics usually have multiple physi...

Thank you so much gt4everpn! I have have some very bad experiences with people pre-judging me because of my age also. I have now decided that with this new job I am starting I will not so much as whisper any hint to what my age is. I think the fact t...

I am a relatively new nurse. I've worked for 10 months now and have nursing home experience. I recently took a position through an agency where I will mostly be working 3rd shift in nursing homes. My medpass skills are wonderful. Treatments are no p...

Maybe I am getting in a little over my head here, but I know that I can succeed. Knowledge isn't just knowing the answers, it's knowing where to find the answers. Through advice and good reference resources I know I can handle anything. That's why I'...

So if someone goes hypoglycemic or if someone falls and then they end up ok, do I still call the doctor or wait until 1st shift comes in? And if someone does need to be sent out what do I do? Call 911, then the doctor, and then the family? I'm so sca...

Thank you all for your help. I'm still wicked nervous, but I'm a very nervous person. I've heard from a lot of people that agency nurses are kind of hated, which I think is sad. But I will try my best not to let people bother me. My biggest worry is ...

Has anyone taken the ACE foundations of nursing exam? I need to take it in order to enroll in an advanced LPN to RN program. I desperately need some direction as to what is best to use as study material for this test. Please someone help me out and s...

I'm an 18 year old LPN and have had a lot of difficulty with the nursing profession thus far. I have been working as an LPN for 10 months now, and have had 3 different jobs. Two jobs were at nursing homes, my current job is at a pediatric office. I a...

When I Google search Lisa Erands I get NOTHING. I read a million posts saying to buy her notes on ebay, but when I search for Lisa Erands on ebay I get 0 results found. I really want to do well on my NC exams and these notes sound great. Please can s...

i am a 17 year old LPN (yeah, i know) and i start my first LPN job september 10th (2 days before i turn 18) and i'm really scared. i, of course, am obsessively trying to research and find tricks and tools so that it's not such a scary experience for ...

i took a 2 year nursing program at a local vocational school (BOCES) in central new york during my junior and senior year of high school. i took my NCLEX over a month ago and passed my first time- making me a 17 year old LPN! i moved to new hampshire...

hey. i just recently moved from central NY to NH for college. i was in an LPN program at a local BOCES during my junior and senior year of high school. i could tell you pretty much anything you'd like to know. so what specifically would you like to k...

my junior year in high school myself and some friends began going to a vocational school for half of the day. some took culinary arts, some took autobody etc, i took nursing. we would go to BOCES (the name of the vocational school) in the mornings a...