APBT mom

APBT mom LPN, RN

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  1. What school will you be attending this spring?

    First off I'm in the night program so I don't know if this will apply to you but it's similar for the day program. The program itself is very face paced just because there is a lot of information to...
  2. Florida LPN Courses

    I've been their since last Jan in the night program. I graduate in
  3. A nursing diagnosis has to be approved by NANDA so no that wouldn't
  4. Florida LPN Courses

    I go their
  5. The only way that I can think of wording it by using the diagnosis you have is MRSA- impaired tissue integrity related to infection of AV shunt in right forearm as evidenced by pt being cultured for...
  6. NGT Insertion. STERILE or CLEAN technique?

    It's clean but check the facilities policy some require it to be a sterile
  7. Drug Tests and Hemp Oil

    I wouldn't worry about it like everyone above posted. I know when I took my UDS they had us write diwn everything that we had took/used in the past month. This included hemp products, vitamins, and...
  8. Does anybody know??

    Restrictions, I don't know. I guess it would vary from facility to facility but I'm guessing not because you have to use as many supplies you need to get the job done. The LPN program I'm in is 14...
  9. Drug Cards

    I don't understand what you're asking. Do you have any more info about the patient.
  10. Fetal circulation

    Yes it's just the umbilical arteries that carry deoxygenated blood back to the mother. Here's a website that has a diagram that explains it better....
  11. Does anybody know??

    I don't know about everywhere but every hospital that I've been to the way the nurses keep track of the supplies is the supply room has a computer with a scanner attached and it's basically like when...
  12. Does anybody know??

    I live in Florida and LPN's can do IV's here but can't do blood components and some other things that may vary from facility to facility. I learned how to do billing and coding from the medical biller...
  13. drug card help

    They're usually a 4X6 card that has a spot for the drug name, classification, interactions, nursing implications, side effects, and precautions. Before you purchase/make any check with your instructor...
  14. Does anybody know??

    In the office I worked at yes I did some of the billing and coding but we had a woman that was a medical insurance billing and coder that would come in twice a week and do most of the billing and...
  15. Need help with CD on ectopic pregnancy

    Just remember that an ectopic is anything outside of the uterus. There have been cases reported where woman have a the fetus implant in the intestines and on ovaries. Know the most common implantation...
  16. Does anybody know??

    Every procedure and diagnosis has a code. So when the facility bills the insurance company the codes tell them what's been done. Then the codes have a price attached to them that they pay the facility...
  17. What school will you be attending this spring?

    It is very fast paced. Glad you're enjoying it so
  18. What school will you be attending this spring?

    I'm in the evening program right now and I graduate in
  19. Advice RE: L&D vs. NC

    If you still want to eventually become a midwife I would say go for the L&D position because you will be able to learn and pick up different things about the birthing process. You'll also be able...
  20. What school will you be attending this spring?

    Are you going into the evening/day
  21. OK I'm confused you have to have a 60% to pass the class? Here anything below a 75% is failing pre reqs or nursing courses. I agree with speaking with advisor and the instructor to see if there is...
  22. I don't know what you're studying but it's A and P in general is mostly memorization and knowing why/how it works. Make up mnemonics so you can remember what certain things are. As for your grade you...
  23. Florida LPN Courses

    Most of the schools near me have a LPN-RN bridge program. From speaking with advisors their I was told if you have your license and there are seats available when you apply your pretty much in. This...
  24. I believe Keizer (new building right off of I-4) has a LPN program but I don't know if they have a wait list. I also think there is another school in Lakeland but I don't know the name of
  25. Relo from South Georgia to Tampa

    Yeah that sounds about right without shift and weekend diff. New Tampa is nice but can be expensive depending on the area (Tampa Palms$$$$) UCH is close to there the other hospitals will be car ride...