lvnandmomx3

lvnandmomx3

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  1. Help me, I am African Amercian male nurse

    lvnandmomx3 replied to PurifiedH2O's topic in General Nursing

    Before becoming a nurse, I worked in the ER and we had 3 AA male nurses,and 3 other male nurses (ethnicity unknown) and they were all great nurses. I did not notice any difference. This only imo...

  2. What is it like working 3/ 12 hr. shifts?

    lvnandmomx3 replied to kgard7777's topic in General Nursing

    I Really wish that in my area they hired LNV's to do 12's but they are hard to come my. I'm working 3 8's right now just part time and I'm about to start some clinic work 2 days a week and the hours...

  3. Potential new law to be passed...to help nursing shortage

    lvnandmomx3 replied to maggymae's topic in General Nursing

    A classmate of mine during nursing school worked weekends passing meds at a nursing home. Don't even think she was a CNA think she might have been an MA ans she had this job well before applying to...

  4. Patients on Medicaid

    lvnandmomx3 replied to DiEd's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I appreciate your opinion Susan I wasn't casting judgement on any one just stating my own opinion and the observations that I have made from past experience. As for the clinics and dr offices...

  5. I need help

    lvnandmomx3 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I have to put together an in-service for staff at work (non medical staff) about hepatitis. I have used books from school as well as the net to do research and all Im doing is confusing my self.........

  6. PSB Test Troubles...

    lvnandmomx3 replied to TutorGirl0986's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    Hi Ladycool wish I could say yes that I still have it but I don't. I'm

  7. Patients on Medicaid

    lvnandmomx3 replied to DiEd's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I have to say any one can have an attitude or be a difficult pt to deal with. I have on the other hand dealt with my fair share of medical (medicaid) pt's. I worked in the ER for 5 yrs as and...

  8. Which job would you take?

    lvnandmomx3 replied to Catys_With_Me's topic in General Nursing

    Offer #2 is what I would go for. You say it has job duties that will cause stress but they are infrequent. If you go with option#1 you will have stress daily for the whole

  9. third shift

    lvnandmomx3 replied to witter11's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I worked 7a-7p three days a week for a while when I was in the admitting dept of a hosp and loved it. Don't think I could do 5 nights a week though that would be tough. I know as a nurse it is way...

  10. PSB Test Troubles...

    lvnandmomx3 replied to TutorGirl0986's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    Im not sure what the PSB is I am in CA and my entrance exam was the TABE so porbably the same just different name. The school I went to offered tutoring before the test as well as a study packet. I...

  11. Positive TB Test

    lvnandmomx3 replied to Happy-ER-RN's topic in General Nursing

    My sister tested positive(ppd)(- chest) in grade school (in 80's) she had to take the meds but for preventive measure only. I started testing positive in for ppd after working at a hospital and was...

  12. Difference between Registry and PRN?

    lvnandmomx3 replied to SpiceChick01's topic in General Nursing

    The hospital I worked at (before becoming a nurse) used registry (not employed by the hosp they are employed my a staff agency) to cover shifts when nurses would call out and they could not fill thier...

  13. students who break the rules

    lvnandmomx3 replied to student-with-no-life's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    We had students like that in our class also. And the same thing they always got away with all the crap they did. Did not wear proper uniforms, left clinical site for lunch-dinner when they were not...

  14. Questions for LPN's

    lvnandmomx3 replied to DreamyEyes's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    i have a few questions for all you lpn's out there, hope you don't mind answering them. 1) were you a cna before you started lpn school, or did you have any backround working in healthcare...

  15. traveling lpn

    lvnandmomx3 replied to neenee86's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    While I was in school I was looking at the correctional facilty work. What area are you in? I read something about lv's needing to beome "mta's" before they can be

  16. Worried freak!

    lvnandmomx3 replied to KATD's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    Congratulations:balloons:

  17. Importance of GPA for LPN

    lvnandmomx3 replied to mommie2bodie's topic in General Nursing

    Im in Ca and went to an accelerated LVN school (private) we graduated with a diploma also. We took TABE and that seemed to be the determing factor to get into the class. They did ask for High School...

  18. care plan template

    lvnandmomx3 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Does any one have a care plan template or format that I can use as a guide.I have been searching on the net and can't seem to find what I'm looking for. I have a book to use as a guide for writing it...

  19. How long is the wait in your ER ?

    lvnandmomx3 replied to time4meRN's topic in General Nursing

    When I was an er admitting superviser people would wait on average of 6-8 hrs to be seen. Sometimes the wait was 4-5 just for triage. It blows my mind at the number of people that use the er as a...

  20. LVN to RN

    lvnandmomx3 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I graduated from lvn school in Oct. of 2006 passed Nclex in March and have been working since May. I want to go for my RN but I do not know the best way of go about getting it. There is a good...

  21. Collapsing Colleagues?

    lvnandmomx3 replied to Filine's topic in General Nursing

    I havn't had it happen to a collegue but while I was in school and on the floor of a rehab hospital one of the CNA's has a massive seizure, we had to call a code blue and the hosp did not have an Er...

  22. "let loose the nurses of war"

    lvnandmomx3 replied to canoehead's topic in General Nursing

    I posted that really takes the

  23. books

    lvnandmomx3 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I need some help and recomendations for some books. I need a care plan book that will guide me in making care plans on my own for work. I work at a non profit organization and need to put together...

  24. Worried freak!

    lvnandmomx3 replied to KATD's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    In CA even if you did pass your name will not appear on the bvnpt until you get your results in the mail and then send back the paper they give you with the check for your license.That will only take...

  25. Nclex

    lvnandmomx3 replied to spotts's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I took test on feb.7th and did not get results till 1day shy of 4weeks(1st week in march) it was killer waiting for them. I cut off at 85 did not have any multiple multiples (thank goodness) but felt...