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  1. California patient Ratio

    waves replied to nursebear168's topic in California Nursing

    If this is true, then what do you interpret as the team nursing "legal scenario"? If an RN and LVN team have 9 patients in Surgical Acute, is the hospital out of compliance? Or is it allowable...

  2. California patient Ratio

    waves replied to nursebear168's topic in California Nursing

    You sound like a thorough nurse. Please do not blame LVNs only for doing poor assessments. I have worked with RNs who chart assessments on the wrong patient chart (and never notice), and who also...

  3. California patient Ratio

    waves replied to nursebear168's topic in California Nursing

    I went to these website links and found nothing r/t LVN assignmnets. There was in the FAQ section of one a Q/A Heading regarding same, but the actual Q/A seems to have been removed. It is a very...

  4. LVN test results on-line???

    waves replied to closatssl1's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    yes, finding out i had passed was quick. the way my school did the application process was flawed so approval to test was slow. the issuance of the license after receiving the pass letter is also...

  5. LVN test results on-line???

    waves replied to closatssl1's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    bambou- hey there. i'm not sure if you are from california. i am and i will speak to my experience in earning a nursing license here. choosing nursing was one of the best decisions i have ever...

  6. wound vac.

    waves replied to jackieliz's topic in Wound, Ostomy, Continence

    Thanks so much for your very complete answer. What do you mean by window pane the

  7. LVN test results on-line???

    waves replied to closatssl1's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    As for waiting for results... for my class, those that heard within two weeks from the state via a letter, were those that passed. Those that waited 4-6 weeks for initial results did not pass....

  8. wound vac.

    waves replied to jackieliz's topic in Wound, Ostomy, Continence

  9. PDA for meds

    waves replied to ERRNwant2b's topic in First Year After Licensure

    the first drug program i downloaded was epocrates. the free part is a very basic drug book. when you first download it, they provide you with advanced features that will magically disappear in 30-60...

  10. PDA for meds

    waves replied to ERRNwant2b's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I have Tungsten E from palm. I have a 128MB expansion card too. On the expansion card I have a drug "book", a book about diagnostic tests, and a book of nursing interventions and plans. I purchased...

  11. Can I.V. certified LVN's hang "K-RIDERS"?

    waves replied to mssrf's topic in California Nursing

    in cali- iv cert means blood and saline but no K. the rationale is that the K requires the RN training to recognize issues...due to cardiac, ie. possible death,

  12. Any ADN programs that have no prereqs?

    waves replied to amber74's topic in California Nursing

    i know what you mean about 5 years to get the 2 year degree. i started taking my pre-reqs at SRJC. it became clear very quickly that i would not be able to get into classes i needed. i met people...

  13. Lpn's in Calif.

    waves replied to Rustyhammer's topic in California Nursing

    it is definitely tougher to find the stuff in print about keeping LVNs aboard...if you have an lvn under you, how many patients would you be willing to take on? or do you prefer not to even delegate...

  14. Lpn's in Calif.

    waves replied to Rustyhammer's topic in California Nursing

    Having my head deep in the textbooks for the last year as an lvn student, I was believing what the dir. of nursing at the hospital and our instructor was telling us about not being able to hire lvns...

  15. Lpn's in Calif.

    waves replied to Rustyhammer's topic in California Nursing

    depends on where you are in cali. if you are in the bigger cities/urban areas there are urgent cares clinics, large hospitals, rehab centers, and the usual nursing home/doctor's office stuff. a lot...

  16. SOS, questions about BSN & MSN.

    waves replied to spdn's topic in California Nursing

    Hey there. I have a BA, not a BS, so I have a lot of science to take before I can get into a BSN program. One thing I discovered was that MSN is not the equivalent of a BSN. Meaning...that if you...

  17. Help... L.V.N.? R.N.?

    waves replied to tyk80's topic in California Nursing

    A 2 year RN program is two years after meeting all pre-entrance requirements. At the comm college in Santa Rosa, if you already have a degree you are very low priority for signing up for classes....

  18. Help... L.V.N.? R.N.?

    waves replied to tyk80's topic in California Nursing

    Hey there. Both Kaiser and Sutter in Sonoma and Lake Counties (and possibly elsewhere?) are helping LVNs including lining up preceptors and paying the bridgers for one day of study time each week. The...

  19. Cranky floor nurses? Or snotty students??

    waves replied to oldiebutgoodie's topic in General Students

    I see this too. When I've been preceeded in a dept rotation by other students who are "eager beavers" but do what we were specifically instructed not to do. So I am always cautious...I do want to...

  20. Cranky floor nurses? Or snotty students??

    waves replied to oldiebutgoodie's topic in General Students

    I would thrill to have an instructor who was confident in her instructor shoes. In my pre-nursing-student life I had to work with many young folk (I am nearly 40) who had a hard time following the...

  21. Help... L.V.N.? R.N.?

    waves replied to tyk80's topic in California Nursing

    bukko- i'm with you. i decided to try nursing in my late 30's. i wanted to know what i was getting myself into before i buried my head in books for 5 years, only to find out it wasn't for me. is it...

  22. Why Is There A Shortage?

    waves replied to Melly1022's topic in General Nursing

    curious kid here... do bad working conditions include the problems between nurses in a shift? or does bad working conditions automatically imply bad managament and low pay? in my student rotations...

  23. Why Is There A Shortage?

    waves replied to Melly1022's topic in General Nursing

    Always an interesting subject for me as I am in nursing school now...and have at least 5 more years of part time and fulltime schooling to become an RN. The point that nurses are not working as...

  24. cheated out of learning

    waves replied to waves's topic in General Nursing

    Truer words were ne'er spoken. I appreciate the replies. I know there is always more to learn. I am doing okay in the program. Too much empathy for the underdogs! They have thanked me most profusely...

  25. cheated out of learning

    waves posted a topic in General Nursing

    I am a student at an 18 month vocational nursing program. The program had a great reputation because it was run by two great nurse/instructors for 30+ years. I didn't know this when I applied, tested,...