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Why do students in LPN programs have to take IV theraphy if they are not allowed to work IV's are does it differ from state to state.

OK , I really need help i really want to go in to school witha knowledge of what to excpect. I am currently a Senior in college(Sociology), I Have decided i don't want to do that right now, but may finish later. Well i was sitting talking to one of ...

ditto, to what commuter say but the only dif is that i can change the dressing q 72

To be honest, it was the worst and best time of my life. but i made it and i love being a nurse

yeap loll and i am a currently a LPN. working at:lol2: hospital and LTC

ok I am a post-op nurse who started in LTC and who currently still works prn at my LTC. guess what i feel LTC is my easy job. it less stress than hospital to me .Yes i have 40 residents, but guess what i know them so well i can look at them and know...

i live in louisiana and wow out here we are hired just as much as the rns.

1. Are you allowed to have your own patients? How many patients can you have partnered? Yes i am allowed to have my own patients. we do not partner and we have 4-5 pt daily. 2. If you are paired with an RN - what duties do you do and what does the RN...

LPN was my choice because to be honest i was not sure I could get through nursing school being a married mother of 2 kids. I did not kow if it would strain my home well school is a strain but i made it. I Also picked this route because where i live ...

No i do not regret becoming a LPN and yes i am looking into going back to school for my RN. I don't regret it because of where i live. I live in louisiana our scope is so broad. We can do any thing but push a IV med and start a blood transfusion. So...

U see this is why i did not do TCN. Me and 2 of my friends went speak to one of thier reps. They sign immediately. i could not make my self do it:nono:. Now here we are 2 years later and they have only taken 1 test because they can not either motivat...

I did a hospital base LPN program, but many of my friends did a vocational program ,they felt they got a good education.

its amazing how we all believe we have failed it.

I say if you like psych take the psych job. i did LTC and i loved it , hell i still love it. But i am going to the hospital next week to do post op. I know i will miss LTC so I am still going to work a couple days a pay period at my LTC. So my sugge...

priceless loll

LTC at 14.20 a hour, but just took pay cut to go to hospital

Hi. I have just recently took a job on a post op floor after working 2 years at a ltc. I have done research but i have not found much information about post-op nurses. My nurse manage basically said we were a step down for surgical pt. I am guessing ...

thanks, i am hoping I actually do work my big patooty off loll;)

Thanks everyone for the info. I am so excited about what i will learn and how i will grow as a nurse!!!

It is not PACU, so i am guessing it is a surgical floor. As far as orthropedics thank goodness we have a floor just for that at the hospital. I kinda figured that this would be busy floor. loll

This is how i have been feeling at my LTC which is why i decide to give the hospital a go. Thw wine and complain about overtime etc. but let them need u, then the care about overtime out the door, my job started this new thing that u will not get pai...

MY specaialty is TLC. But i have decided to give that up and start a new next month on a Post OP floor in a hospital:):balloons:

I work a LTC making 14.00 hour, more in lafayette area

RElax I am sure you did well, On jan 4th i took my nclex i got only 85 questions and it took me about 1 hr 30mins. I passed, so try to think positive, i know its hard.

I passed!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!