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  1. what did LPN school teach me? not much im afraid... will RN school help me?!

    lorenwithano posted a topic in LPN to RN

    hey everyone! i am writing to see what some of you think regarding LPN schools and the level/quality of education?... and... if it gets better?! I have been an LPN for two and 1/2 years.... and i...

  2. Giving Report to Medics... What do they know?

    lorenwithano replied to casi's topic in General Nursing

    true... your pretty much always sending the patient with their information anyway (which will include the h and h). not that the medic is incompetent... but i have a feeling a newer medic might just...

  3. what did LPN school teach me? not much im afraid... will RN school help me?!

    lorenwithano replied to lorenwithano's topic in LPN to RN

    that is so true... i do think of that as a positive, at least i did the LPN program and warmed myself up to the field. plus, now i will understand certain tasks vs. someone who went right into an RN...

  4. what did LPN school teach me? not much im afraid... will RN school help me?!

    lorenwithano replied to lorenwithano's topic in LPN to RN

    its true... you learn something in nursing every single day. i really have come a long way since finishing LPN school. i think i hold my standards very high and get discouraged very easily if i dont...

  5. what did LPN school teach me? not much im afraid... will RN school help me?!

    lorenwithano replied to lorenwithano's topic in LPN to RN

    thank you so much for the kind

  6. what did LPN school teach me? not much im afraid... will RN school help me?!

    lorenwithano replied to lorenwithano's topic in LPN to RN

    i worked in a nursing home for a brief time after graduating my LPN program and I just remember my supervisor saying that "it's not your fault schools are putting out sub-par nurses" (i questioned him...

  7. pediatric interview tomorrow... no pedi expierience!

    lorenwithano posted a topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    hello all, so i am very excited about tomorro, because after being miserable at my rehab facility, i finally got an interview at a pediatric clinic! pediatrics is where my heart really is, and i cant...

  8. REHAB IS NOT MY FORTE! ...it's actually making me sick.

    lorenwithano posted a topic in Rehabilitation

    hello everyone, i've been working my first nursing job for about 6 months. and its been very difficult for me to say the least. when i began to work at my facility, it started off as long term care,...

  9. Any connecticut nurses out there?! Help!

    lorenwithano posted a topic in General Nursing

    hello everyone, i've been working my first nursing job for about 6 months. and its been very difficult for me to say the least. when i began to work at my facility, it started off as long term care,...

  10. Any connecticut nurses out there?! Help!

    lorenwithano replied to lorenwithano's topic in General Nursing

    im an LPN... and i know that it is difficult to place me in anything besides rehab or

  11. so "the state" is coming, and i dont know how to rectify what i did.

    lorenwithano posted a topic in General Nursing

    i feel like im going to be sick! i started working at this rehab facility in february... im still a new nurse (this is my first job, so ive been working 3 months). i hate to use this as an "excuse"...

  12. so "the state" is coming, and i dont know how to rectify what i did.

    lorenwithano replied to lorenwithano's topic in General Nursing

    funny how people act when the state is hot on their heels. i dont know if its the same at most facilities, and since im new to nursing im not sure if this is the case everywhere, but there is a 6...

  13. The College Network For My Lpn To Rn??

    lorenwithano posted a topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    i just graduated an LPN program not too long ago... and i would really like to get started with my RN while im still motivated. has anyone done the college network RN program? i would like to give it...

  14. so "the state" is coming, and i dont know how to rectify what i did.

    lorenwithano replied to lorenwithano's topic in General Nursing

    i know its not a HUGE deal... however, i think the point these jerks i work with are trying to make is... the previous order for macrobid bid x 1 week was held for 1 night (which im not a doctor i...

  15. how to explain advance directives?

    lorenwithano posted a topic in General Nursing

    hello, though this may be simply explained, i am a new nurse and not really sure how to go about advance directives. i work in a rehab facility, for typically the older population. and i really dont...

  16. how to explain advance directives?

    lorenwithano replied to lorenwithano's topic in General Nursing

    yes, i know what an advance directive is. my floor is slowly turning into rehab, so we have many admissions per week and i am still trying to figure out how to get my words right when i explain an...

  17. VENTING ABOUT MY FIRST JOB... my awful memory... and my awful orientation :(

    lorenwithano posted a topic in General Nursing

    hey all, im posting simply to vent and to see if any other nurses have been in a similar situation... i graduated an LPN program in october with hopes of finding a job in the psych field or with the...

  18. VENTING ABOUT MY FIRST JOB... my awful memory... and my awful orientation :(

    lorenwithano replied to lorenwithano's topic in General Nursing

    many of my teachers in nursing school said i would be uncomfortable for about a year. i knew all my labs in school, now i look at labs and look confused. but i do exactly what you say, and on the...

  19. VENTING ABOUT MY FIRST JOB... my awful memory... and my awful orientation :(

    lorenwithano replied to lorenwithano's topic in General Nursing

    like i replied to bradleyrn, i am considering going to my don... its just i dont want to burn bridges and have other nurses think i am starting trouble. i cant help it if i have a thousand questions,...

  20. VENTING ABOUT MY FIRST JOB... my awful memory... and my awful orientation :(

    lorenwithano replied to lorenwithano's topic in General Nursing

    i can only imagine what its like to go straight for your RN... scary! im an LPN and im driving to work shaking everyday! i wasnt a CNA first, went straight into an LPN program, so its all been a...

  21. VENTING ABOUT MY FIRST JOB... my awful memory... and my awful orientation :(

    lorenwithano replied to lorenwithano's topic in General Nursing

    im really considering going to my supervisor on monday. i just dont want to burn bridges so early on, because some of the nurses are knowledgable and i dont want to look like im stirring the pot....

  22. Waiting for the Results of a Drug Test. I'm Freaking Out!

    lorenwithano posted a topic in General Nursing

    I'm a recent nursing grad and had an interview at a great hospital about a month ago. I was offered the position and went in on January 22nd for a physical and drug testing at a facility called...

  23. Waiting for the Results of a Drug Test. I'm Freaking Out!

    lorenwithano replied to lorenwithano's topic in General Nursing

    i dont really care who believes me or not. i passed because i didnt smoke... drug tests dont

  24. Waiting for the Results of a Drug Test. I'm Freaking Out!

    lorenwithano replied to lorenwithano's topic in General Nursing

    so the results are in... I PASSED THE DRUG TEST!!!!! HR left me a message this evening and she just got stuck with loads of paperwork and didnt have a chance to call me back. THANK GOODNESS!!!!! what...

  25. Waiting for the Results of a Drug Test. I'm Freaking Out!

    lorenwithano replied to lorenwithano's topic in General Nursing

    Actually, i was interviewed and told i had the job. When i went in to fill out additional paperwork (after the incident of me not smoking... Or smoking, as you are rudely insinuating), i was scheduled...