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oops! Lvn to RN lol

I was looking into Excelsior rn to lvn and called to speak to someone at Excelsior. The admissions counselor told me the program is going to be reviewed by the Texas State Board of nursing in 2017. Makes me wonder if I could finish there, and then if the board says No. I could sit for boards in another state and apply for license as an RN from neighboring state. In the past the State board position was that they did not evaluate programs in other states. Anyone have any thoughts? Words of encouragement? Share

Respect the staff, never curse at or snap my fingers at staff. Not play favorites. Apply same rules to everyone.

The problem I have with fb is that I am friends with supervisors and peers at work, and therefore can't rant about work. Which is all this amounts to. I work in LTC where management posted the following notice to nurses. "Do not call the doctor for orders to transfer residents to the hospital.without calling the Don or Adon We can and should treat them in house." So here are my problems with this: I am in the building and you Don/Adon are not. So you don't know what I am finding on my assessment that prompted my call to the doctor. Also though absolutely we can treat residents in house, is it best for the pt? One nurse 20 patients, no RT no Md in house VS one nurse and 8 patients, RT, Md and onsite xray and lab results and a pharmacy. Which setting would be best for the patient with acute health problems? Plus who will be liable if the patient treated in house has a bad outcome? I am betting it would be me the nurse who did not call the doctor. I don't say, "Hey I want to send this pt to the ER". I just present assessment data, code status and ask the doctor what he would like me to do. Lots of times it will be order these labs/xrays , start this med, etc. I feel like management in there concern for census is not serving patients, nurses or doctors well. Plus it just kind of says we don't trust your nursing judgement.

I live in Texas, but I took mine through Pharmerica. I called and hooked up with a class being taught at a LTC facility.

I have recently moved to Nacogdoches Texas from dfw and I am looking for a job. I am an lvn with 18 years experience rehab/ltc. Can anyone here recomend a good place to work, or maybe warn me of places to avoid? Thanks

Your back up plan if you don't get into lpn program could be taking pre reqs that go towards your RN.

I am studying for Health Safety and spent all day on one chapter in unit two. It takes me a long time to get through a chapter cause I take notes and try to answer study guide "questions " while I read. I am using down loaded EC guide and FON book. Is anyone else this slow? I know it is not a race., but I feel so slow! On the plus side I did find a really good site looking up an answer I did not find. ( it was in the next chapter:uhoh3:) The site is nursereviewdotorg . Anyone have any words of wisdom or encouragement?

That hurts my heart. What place does someone so lacking in compassion have in nursing?? I hope some day the nurse who made that ugly comment will have an epiphany about the art of caring. Just wake up one day and go, " Oh... treat people like they matter. Now I get it!"

Okay I see now that this is an old post, but it just really pi***d me off.

I think more information is worse sometimes. It's like they think you are asking them for their opinion. No, it's a statment. I WON"T BE IN. Simple. I agree with you. When I call in I am telling you I won't be in, not asking you if it is okay. Also I know when I am sick and I won't be coming in for another nurse to assess me. Screw That!

Congratulations!

i don't know why they are conducting such a survey ....but in my opinion it is not good news for ec....do they single out other nursing programs like this...i got mine and filled it out....i would not worry about loosing ur license based on this but i don't know what the future holds for ec lunahrn , do you think this is a bad sign for ec too? i am studying for my first nursing test and have sent in my enrollment paperwork. now i am getting a little nervous.

Congratulations!

I mostly love my population of patients, and I don't hate management. I do get tired when it seems like every week there is some new and all important rule to be followed . Repetitive redundant paperwork also bums me out.