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  1. New Grads after 6 months: How do you feel?

    kythe replied to RNcDreams's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I have now been an LPN for 6 months. I feel so much more confident in many basic skills than I ever thought I would be at first, and I am much better at time management. I can see myself having come...

  2. Should assaults on medical personnel be a Felony Offense?

    kythe replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in General Nursing

    I agree, as long as it applies to mentally competent patients. I have worked with Alzheimer's patients with a history of being combative, and I was once attacked by a non-verbal mentally retarded...

  3. Hey you..with the trashy blonde hair

    kythe replied to Emma123's topic in General Nursing

    Going back to the first post here, I just wanted to add that the MA is lying here as well. When I went to school as an MA, my school required 12 successful blood draws to graduate. To become a...

  4. nursing fiction/nonfiction

    kythe replied to GeauxNursing's topic in General Nursing

    I read "The Nurse's Story" by Carol Gino many years ago, long before I ever went to school. It really influenced how I saw nursing as a career, and I think I knew then that nursing is what I wanted...

  5. Roll Call: Introduce Yourselves, LPNs!

    kythe replied to TheCommuter's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I graduated as an LPN within the last year and spent the first 4 months working in a nursing home that I hated. Despite the poor quality of patient care, I can't say I regret it since I did gain a...