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Depends on the program where I live. RN students are taught how to do it on a dummy arm in class. LPN students have to take a certification after graduation because it's not taught during school. When my class questioned this we were told that it was because there was not enough time to train us during the program. I live on the west coast of Florida.

No, you'll have a certificate saying that you took a phlebotomy class. You have to take a IV class then you'll receive certification.

This happens here too. There's one facility in my area that has tiers on how much the procedure cost that they'll give you for free after a certain amount of years in. If the employees choose to have anything done before that they get 75% off. The dentists and oral surgeons do it too and so do all these weight loss clinics that are popping up all over. Like someone said before most places want their employees to use their services to say how it feels from personal experience and to have examples of their work to show.

Just to address the PT yes they aren't suppose to have it for at least three months because that's how long it takes the fusion to heal enough to not wear the brace. It would be the same for a lami but usually no brace.

In Florida it's not a law. It's a recommendation from ACOG. They recommend what testing should be done and at what time. If you search the website the pamplets related to testing for certain things will pop up. Like the poster mentioned above. No one can force the patient to allow testing for it without a judge deeming them incompetent.

$90 in Florida for 2 years. Mine's is up in July but it stinks because I've only had it for a year. It would have been nice if they would have pro rated it.

Check with your instructor if you are allowed to use risk for DX. Some instructors don't like them for the reason that they can apply for every patient and disease. Here is a website with the 2007-2008 NANDA approved DX. http://wps.prenhall.com/wps/media/objects/3918/4012970/NursingTools/koz74686_AppC.pdf If you don't have a diagnosis book I would get one. Some are set up where you can look up the disease and everything is written out for you even the NANDA's. All you have to do is tweak the interventions to apply to your patient.

The only position that I they can have in my area is postpartum which is rare. They usually want RN's because the OB classes they have are more in depth than the LPN programs. I know that we were taught very basic assessment skills and an overview of pregnacy. Plus our clinical was only two weeks long (40 hours).

Have you applied to any of the positions. Sometimes the job description they post online is a template. I received two jobs without meeting the requirements becuase of what I already knew and had. Another thing you could try is applying for postpartum. I have friends who got in through that route. Worked for six months on that floor then transfered to L&D.

Not only does the school require you to have a diploma or GED (Florida doesn't issue GED's anymore, you take the test and receive a diploma) some BON require you to have it also. If she doesn't want to go to school to take the GED there are places that will send you the course work at home or you can do it online and receive your diploma. I did it through the mail and my sister did it online. We both joke about living in the same state our entire lives but having diplomas from another (mine is Illinois and her is Georgia).

Yes it's doable you'll just have to be very strict on your studying time. Just try to stay ahead with the information. In your case you'll get a few weeks off because of summer vacation. Ask the instructors if they'll give you the LAPS for the next couple of classes so you can get ahead.

Maybe the injections are given over a period of time or like the previous poster said give it IV.

Call the BON in your state and see what they require. Some states require you to take a remediation class before taking the NCLEX again.

I don't know where you are but if it's Florida wait 24 hours after you finished the test and call the BON and ask for your license number. They'll ask you for you name, d.o.b., and ss# and they should have it. In 48 hours it posts on the BON website.

Your best bet would be to look up the Practice Act for LVN's and RN's in your state. In Florida LPN's are allowed to do assessments (not the first one), give narcs (no IV push though), give heparin (not continuous but can adjust dosage), insulin (no pumps), discharge, and some cases you can have unstable patients (not suppose to but that's another story)... If/when you see questions that ask about delegating pick out what you KNOW the RN can be the only one to do, then start from there.

I agree check with the ER's in your area and see if they hire EMT's. The ER's in my area prefer hiring EMT's because they have a higher skill set than CNA's.

You should call the BON for your state and ask. Some states have GN wish are allowed to work before taking the NCLEX but may be allowed to perform all the skills taught in school. GN status is only allowed before taking the NCLEX the first time. If you fail you aren't able to get GN status again. Some places will let you get around this by hiring you as a nurse extern or PCT until you pass the NCLEX. Good luck!!

South University is located on MLK in Tampa but they do have other campuses throughout Florida. I agree with this post. That's the minimum that they will accept to get in. The programs around here with out a prior LPN or RN license already are hard to get in. One college was denying students with 3.8. Your best bet ould be to call the schools that you're interested in and see what the last class they accpeted for GPA cut off was. They usually don't jump that high. Also you may have an advantage by also having a degree now. Apply to them all it won't hurt.

Here's the information from the manufacturer. http://pi.lilly.com/us/zyprexa-pi.pdf It mentions reconstitution on page 33 or 34. It doesn't say why specifically in regards to sterile water but it says that mixing with something (can't remember) effects the pH so the med doesn't work like it should.

WIA- workforce investment act. At least that's what it stands for in Florida. It's a state funded program that people can apply to and if they meet the requirements their schooling will be paid for including books and uniforms if needed. That really stinks that they may be cutting the funding in your area. I know a few years ago the entire state got audited. It didn't hold up the money that much longer though. I think maybe a few weeks. I hope everything works out for you.

LPN 6 mths exp Bay Area Florida First job I was making $18.00 plus $1.00 diff after 3 pm and $1.50 on weekends Med/surg and I was PRN. Two girls I went to school with were working at the same hospital. PCU $15.25 and med/surg $13.25. They were full time. Now I'm working at a group office setting in the surgical dept. $16.02/hr.

Like everyone said the answer's no. However some programs will allow a few of the classes that you take for your MA to transfer towards partial or full credit in a LVN class. So whatever school you're insterested in ask if they allow this.

I haven't done it and I've been giving IM's for 5 years. However I've only given one or two injections in the VL so maybe it's more common down there.

I know that there is a saliva test that they can use to test hormone levels. We use to do them at the OB/GYN office to test patients for menopause. The problem with the test we used were that the patients had to save their saliva throughout the day. A lot of the patients would wait intil the weekend so they weren't spitting into a vial all day long. They had to fill the tube with 45-60 ml of saliva or the test would be inconclusive. We had to many come back that needed to be repeated so we stopped using them. ETA: Google saliva tests for hormones and you'll get tons of information.

Like the pp said there should be a sign on the door. I had something similar happen to me when I was a sitter. A lot of the nurses wouldn't put signs on the doors as soon as they found out a patient had something. After the second time of me walking in to a menigitis rule out without anything on I stopped walking in the rooms until I found the nurse for that patient. I've seen a lot of the housekeepers at facilities do this too. Before they step into the room they'll ask if they were on precautions because some things they do not keep stocked on the carts (curtains come to mind). They do this so they can get everything they need then get gowned up and clean the room. Saves them time of having to go back and forth or to different floors to get everything they need.