APBT mom

APBT mom LPN, RN

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  1. IV Certification

    I'm currently in a LPN program in Tampa. I know that Erwin Technical Center offers a IV certification class. Maybe you could call them and get some information on how to do
  2. Being a bundle of nerves causing problems

    The same thing happened to some of the students in my class when we first started. Some are no longer in the program due to not passing classes. The ones that are left have gotten over there...
  3. I make flash cards for lab values and definitions, signs and symptoms of diseases, basically anything that doesn't vary too much. I just flip through and put the ones I answered correct in one pile...
  4. cluster sheet

    Ok I don't know what a cluster sheet is but we use something like what you're describing for our nursing diagnoses. Signs and symptoms you'll put anything that the patient says or you can see lab...
  5. LPN / ADN / BSN / MSN. Whats YOUR plan?

    Finish my LPN the straight into ADN then BSN then I take a year off then MSN. I don't know how long it's going to take with the schools around here excepting students but I hopw I finish at least a...
  6. nurses who don't want students

    Same thing happens at our clinical site all of the time. The vast majority of them act like they don't want you their. They're only nice when it involves something that they don't want to do like code...
  7. study NCLEX books while in school?

    The last three months of our program is only clinicals so our instructors told us to get a NCLEX book to study for the exam during this time. They keep on telling us when the time comes we need to do...
  8. I'm currently in the clinical portion of my nursing program and I have a question for the nurses. We're there to help them and learn and 90% of the time we get brushed off. I've had several...
  9. OB foreign language

    That's what I figured that it was just a personal preference with the doctor. I knew it had a quicker recovery than a TAH but I've heard "horror" stories from other doctors and TVH's. Yeah I think...
  10. I know that we shouldn't think that the nurses are greatful that we are there. Everytime we've had a problem with staff we tell the instructor and she says that she'll take care of it. They have also...
  11. Visa Screen Application

    I think it's what your diplomas or degrees are
  12. Disapearing twin

    I believe that a disappearing twin can't be identical at least I've never heard of one. It means that her body either absorbed the pregnancy or she spotted and had a miscarriage. The body usually does...
  13. OB foreign language

    I used to work at a OB/GYN and they do have their own set of abbreviations. It takes awhile to get use to. Here's the ones we would use or see in hosp notes. TAH- total abdominal hysterectomy BSO-...
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  15. RN question to CMA's (tell me it ain't so)

    I myself didn't go to a two year program but I know a few people who had and they are kicking themselves because what they learned in two years I learned in 8 months. We've had this discussion and...
  16. RN question to CMA's (tell me it ain't so)

    Loved micro especially the lab making bacteria was fun. The only pointer that I can give is if you struggle with the sciences in general I wouldn't recommend taking two at the same time. The micro...
  17. Leep

    Some patients would be a little anxious I would explain what was going to happen before the procedure step by step and tell the patient if she had any questions that she wanted answered to ask the...
  18. RN question to CMA's (tell me it ain't so)

    Same thing happened to me I went to school for my MA (we don't need to certified in my area) decided that I wanted to go to school to be a nurse got my transcripts and the community college told me...
  19. Leep

    I used to work at a OB/GYN office and we did this procedure. The patients were given an injection of lidocaine on the cervix before the procedure and the leep itself cauderizes as it gets the sample....
  20. Do you work night clinicals?

    The school I'm in our clinicals are 4:30-10pm. I do know of one school that has 7pm-7am clinicals and from what I heard they hate it because they have check offs that need to be done and a bunch of...
  21. boards need to regulate MA's

    I am currently a MA and in nursing school and I agree with there being some type of board for them. I only did the things that I was taught in school eg triage, assist with procedures, remove staples,...
  22. Anyone ever "lost" credits at a community college?

    My instructor had the same problem she had already graduated from a private university with a BSN at the same time taking the pre-reqs for ARNP school at a different college. Then life happened and it...
  23. Lpn-rn advice

    I don't have any kids but a girl that I worked with was in the same position as you with wanting to start a family or finish school. She picked having a family and 9 years and 2 kids later she now has...
  24. Erwin Technical School

    I'm currently in the LPN program at Erwin. It costs a little over $3600 that's including books, tuition, insurance, NLN tests. The program is one of the cheaper in Hills Co but it has a lot of...
  25. Where to get cheap books at?

    You might want to look in the phone book under bookstores and see if there are any other places in your area that sell school books. There is a place where I live and they're usually $5-$10 cheaper on...