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  1. Excelsior College

    mobileLPN replied to gdnurse's topic in General Nursing

    Why didn't the BRN just require it unilaterally. In washington the board simply requires grads to work with a preceptor for 200 hours before taking NCLEX. It's no big deal, I've never heard of any...

  2. Excelsior College

    mobileLPN replied to gdnurse's topic in General Nursing

    So, CA decides to throw the baby out with the bathwater. Why not try a Washington style 200 hour preceptorship requirement? The best nurse I ever worked with is an EC grad who is now a DON. He's the...

  3. HELP!!!--retake Physiology

    mobileLPN replied to suzy253's topic in Online Distance Learning

    What program are you in? I'm doing excelsior and I took the A&P test last week and got a B. It's worth 6 credit hours. It took a fair amount of studying, but it's certainly doable. "If I can't...

  4. RN signs for LPN discharge

    mobileLPN replied to TinyNurse's topic in Emergency

    As an LPN who works ER, I'd never work in a place that required me to have my dc charts co-signed. The only thing that an LPN should require be cosigned by an RN is triage. Medicare rules require...

  5. Federalize Nursing Licenses! Who's with me?

    mobileLPN replied to mobileLPN's topic in General Nursing

    thanks for posting those NRSkaren. I think those points are much stronger arguments for a national standard of entrance and practice, than against reciprocity. After all, in America, are we not all...

  6. City w/Hosp You Can Walk To From Home?

    mobileLPN replied to allsmiles's topic in General Nursing

    Portland, Oregon has many good hospitals in residential neighborhoods. I don't even own a car. Anywhere I want to go, I walk, ride my bike or take the bus or train. Many hospitals even pay for the...

  7. Federalize Nursing Licenses! Who's with me?

    mobileLPN replied to mobileLPN's topic in General Nursing

    http://www.ncsbn.org/nlc/index.asp simply put, if you live, and hold a license in one of these states, you can use that license to practice in any of the other states listed. "civil disobedience...

  8. Federalize Nursing Licenses! Who's with me?

    mobileLPN replied to mobileLPN's topic in General Nursing

    while I wrote federalize in my OP, I actually think that the same goal could be accomplished by simply mandating that EVERY state grant reciprocity through a framework like the Interstate Nurse...

  9. Federalize Nursing Licenses! Who's with me?

    mobileLPN replied to mobileLPN's topic in General Nursing

    Great, I thought that maybe I was so upset I wasn't thinking rationally. I'm calling my congressman tomorrow. Anybody know if any of the nursing organizations has a position on

  10. Caribbean dreaming

    mobileLPN replied to billw's topic in International Nursing

    Actually the VI has the worst rates imaginable. If you go into it knowing that the hospitals are underfunded and understaffed, you'll be ok. The virgin islands Islands are beautiful though, and...

  11. doctors becoming nurses

    mobileLPN replied to J. Tigana's topic in General Nursing

    I think it's great. If you read the article, it's pretty clear that the swallowing his pride part referred to the sweeping supermarket floors. In the very next paragraph he says that the program was...

  12. Dr. Dean (democratic primary contender) on Nursing

    mobileLPN replied to geekgolightly's topic in General Nursing

    I saw Howard Dean at a rally here in Portland, OR. in August. He is definitely the man to vote for. I need to get off my behind and start volunteering for his campaign. Whether he is able to enact...

  13. Volunteerism -- ARC, MSF, etc -- any volunteers out there?

    mobileLPN replied to Sarah Kat's topic in General Nursing

    There are very few things as rewarding, or as frustrating as disaster nursing. Keep in mind that most of the work is not clinical. It's more akin to that of a social worker, but requires the health...

  14. Volunteerism -- ARC, MSF, etc -- any volunteers out there?

    mobileLPN replied to Sarah Kat's topic in General Nursing

    While you are in school, you should let the agency know how many hours per week you have available. Many student nurses do this for the Red Cross. When you graduate, if you have a position that will...

  15. Volunteerism -- ARC, MSF, etc -- any volunteers out there?

    mobileLPN replied to Sarah Kat's topic in General Nursing

    I've been with the Red Cross for almost 15 years. 2 years as a nurse. I think everybody should do volunteer work. I have friends who have worked for MSF and other NGO's. PM me for more info, but...

  16. patients who think that nurses should become doctors too

    mobileLPN replied to nadia562002's topic in General Nursing

    I say this to patients who ask if I plan to "keep going" and become a doctor. "Next time you get pulled over by a cop, ask him if he's gonna KEEP GOING until he's a

  17. Curious, Anyone ever worked as a nurse in an amusement park?

    mobileLPN replied to Noney's topic in General Nursing

    For 5 years, I ran the medical office of an amusement park. Here is the rub though: I did it as an EMT. Most parks use medics instead of nurses because they are trained to be relatively autonomous....