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  1. Tennessee Technology Knoxville LPN

    If you really want to get extra points, take THEIR Cna class, the medical termonolgy class they offer AND the phlebotomy class they offer. And, get a job part time as a CNA because you will get even...
  2. Resume help....

    You know I did the 5 year thing and would you believe that employers are asking me what I did with my life before that. I also gave my med-surg instructor for reference who also works for the same...
  3. How many hours do you work?

    I am working 84 hours a biweek pay period and it is doable but I have to have discipline and keep telling myself that one day soon my life will be back. Eat live and sleep nursing whether working or...
  4. I need to get through Med Surg

    I was just like that when I first started. Do you think you may be studying to hard? I cut back to about 1/2 the time I studied and it worked! Sometimes worrying about passing from the fear they...
  5. Lost

    I am using Saunders NCLEX-RN for Anatomy and physiology when it fits and I also started a plan to read a chapter per day since I begin the senior trimester of LPN school. I am going to do that all...
  6. I would like some advice please present PN STUDENT :)

    Ericad85... Check with your school first before retaking them. I know my school and most others take your first attempt at a course so it may just be a waste of time for
  7. Lnp to RN

    The same at Walter State. Because I am an LPN, I am able to be "bumped" so to speak because I have more experience. I have to complete two semesters and I am an RN. I am still required to meet the...
  8. St. mary's in Knoxville

    I just left a job there and I NEVER got a break, got paid ridiculously low and ran my butt off the entire 8 hours I worked. They are constantly calling you to come in on your day off but when you...
  9. If you are organized and have good assessment skills you will be fine in m/s. I work at a hospital and it is still all about med passing with sick patients depending on you to relay info they won't...
  10. You have to hang in there and tell yourself on a daily basis that you are lucky to have your job and try to be optimistic. Money is about being able to live comfortable and it is out there for...
  11. Proctors know if you pass NCLEX?

    When i left out of there, I made a comment about how I hoped that went well, and the proctor looked at me and said" oh, you have nothing to worry about, you will do fine." At first, i thought well,...
  12. Where do you look for malpractice insurance

    I choose NSO as well. We were talking about this the other day at work, and it really surprised me that most of whom I work with do not have coverage..most told me they did not want to jinx...
  13. What is your first hint that it is gonna be a rough shift

    When I park and someone is pulling in to the space in front of me and "taps" the front of my car. Once I finish the argument that my car was still in the space designated for me, I am walking into the...
  14. So, here is the deal: We have the pt chart, that has progress note sheets for the Dr. The sheet is split in half and one side is for orders and the other is for notes. The chart contains a nursing...
  15. Well here I am, 1 month into a job on a new floor at a hospital. Yes, I am a new nurse with no previous hospital experience. I have my med passing down and my general daily routine. I do not have the...
  16. Well, for an RN, they get 6-8 weeks but for an LPN which I am, this hospital feels that we can get it in a week and that is all they are willing to give. It is like that in every hospital, ltc and...
  17. Heres the thing...I can actually handle this load its just that I have no time to be able to look through charts and get to know my pts. So, I am blind each day to what is going on with them to some...
  18. Thanks but how in the world do you learn about the floor when no one seems to want to take the time to teach you? My boss tells me to ask if I have questions but she is busy and I can't give up time...
  19. Question about ATT

    I did not check my license when entering this info and it was as yours. They made me redo the ATT. Better check to make
  20. Question about Per Diem

    PRN goes like this: they call you when they need you. You can work or turn them down. If you turn them down, they can choose to no longer call you. And, LTC prn work probably won't be
  21. whats primary care nursing?

    We call primary care nurses office nurses. I have on average 7-8 pts and this is rough. Sounds to me like they are wanting to get rid of CNAs and have the nurses perform full scope. Lord, if I did not...
  22. I'm so disappointed..

    Nursing school is about surviving and I had to lower my standards and realize that it may not be possible to get the highest grade but very possible to learn the information needed to become a safe,...
  23. At first I was excited but now...

    Sometimes, happiness outweighs money or status. I work in a job as an LPN that I love. It bothered me that the RNs make twice as much even though I am doing just about everything they do. So, I came...
  24. Jacksonville RN opportunities

    Ps...lived in Jacksonville for years...not good. Crime is pretty bad, people won't look you in the eye and things are