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The 5 days has to do with whether the PT/OT/ST frequencies will be included on the 485. If those evals are not completed within the 5 days they cannot be included in the start of care and an order must be written to initiate these services. And thus the HHRG score is affected negatively and the payment may also affected.

Thanks everyone, I appreciate it. :monkeydance:

I am so excited because I have finally finished nursing school. We had our pinning ceremony last night and it was so wonderful. I have been a LPN for 18 years and after many trys I have finally earned my RN!!! (as soon as I pass the NCLEX). I also recieved the program directors award for having a 4.0 throughout the nursing program. Well I just wanted to shout it out, Gina :roll :mortarboard: :smiley_aa :yelclap:

Hey Annie, I attend Valencia Community College in Orlando, Fl and our program is online except for clinicals. I love this program because it allows me to work, go to school and still have somewhat of a family life because I can study when I want to. In the begining of the program you do all of your skills in the nursing arts lab, some with peer tutors (upper nursing students) and some with the instructors. If you want more info go to http://www.valenciacc.edu Good luck in your pursuit, just becareful with Rue becuse it is extremely expensive and you can do the exact same thing directly through Excelsior College. Also some states are not excepting Excelsior Grads.

I can totally relate with you. I start my rotation in 3/06 and also I just got a job on the Peds/Mother/Baby floor at the hospital. I have never worked in this field and I am nervous but also excited! Good luck with your rotation and the thing I am going to do is ask questions if I don't know what to do.

I work at a 4 doctor retina practice. We also do FA's and PDT's and do office surgeries and I assist in the OR doing vitrectomy/membrane peels, RD repairs, etc... Our doctors won't let anyone else do the IV sticks for the PDT because if they blow they are responsible, not us. I like working here but do not feel I utilize all of my knowledge and the doctors do not respect us. Here in Florida Ophthalmic Techs make between 23,000-28,000 per year.

I actually have started the nursing component of the LPN-RN bridge program!!! This term I am in Transitions into Professional Nursing for the first 8 weeks and then after spring break I will be in Maternal/Child (OB/PEDS) for the last 4 weeks of the term. I have just finished my first week...WHEW! At first it was a bit overwhelming but I am finding that as I get more organized it is getting better. The program I am attending has all of the nursing classes online and the only time you go to class is for nursing lab to check off skills or to clinical rotations 1 day a week. The lab is a bit intimidating because I have 21 skills that have to be checked off in 8 weeks! Once I get that out of the way I think I will feel better. :barf01: Well good luck to all this term and check in now and again to say how things are going for everyone.

I am right there with you, I also start tomorrow and am nervous too. But at the same time I am excited to finally be on my way to finishing what I should have finished many years ago. Good luck to you and just take one day at a time, don't try to look at the big picture all at once. Have fun!!! :rotfl:

I will be attending Valencia Community College in Orlando, Fl. I start on Jan. 9 and graduate Dec. 2006 Yea!!!!:rotfl:

I have done my time on a med/surg unit, and I know I don't want to do that again! I think I want to work in a free standing ambulatory surgery center or possibly L&D. Unsure as of yet, but looking foward to the change!

:balloons: :balloons: :balloons: :balloons: I too am happy to have a "place" of our own. My name Is Gina and I have been a LPN for 17 years and have been accepted for the Bridge program at Valencia Community College in Orlando, Fl. I am so excited but nervous because it is a huge commitment! I know I can do it but still have some butterflies. Good luck to all!!!

Congrats to you! I also recieved my acceptance letter this week and will be attending the LPN to RN bridge program at Valencia Community College in Orlando in the spring '06. I am so excited and nervous!! Good luck to you.

Nothing really to do about conjunctivitis because it is usually viral and will resolve on it's own, you can use the gtts but they probably won't help much. I used to work for an ophthalmologist and we saw it all the time, just make sure you wash your hands ALOT and don't share towels/wash cloths with anyone. Hope your better soon.

Amen to that!! :chuckle

I have worked in both settings, and I like both for different reasons. The clinic has great hours M-F 8-5 no holidays or weekends usually, but the pay is not as good as in the hospital. In the hospital the pay is usually better and you actually get to use your skills. So there is good and bad to both. Good luck! :)

I will be attending a college that is about 45 miles from my house and will have to travel the interstate to get there. I think it will be worth it because I will be going to a school that I want to attend and that has one of the best nursing programs in the state. I will be doing the LPN to RN bridge so my program is only 12 months. I did all my pre-reqs at my local community college so that I only have the nursing portion to drive to. Good luck with your decision!

I had this done about ten years ago and would totally recommend having it done. The scarring wasn't an issue for me although it does take awhile for them to fade. It was definitely worth it because I no longer have the upper back pain and burning that comes with having huge breasts. The other benefit was that my breasts were actually pretty to me after the surgery, they look perky. I know that sounds stupid but I had to say it. Hope that this helps. If you have any questions PM me.

Valencia Community College in Orlando, Fl

We just had a 19 yo on our floor that had her nipple pierced several months ago and has been in the hospital every month since. In the beginning I'm sure the pain was legitimate from the infection and nerve involvement, BUT this week she was on our unit getting 5mg morphine(Q3hrs), AND 30mg ms contin(scheduled tid), AND 2 percocet every 4 hours. She still complained that it wasn't enough. She would ask for the morphine and as soon as she got she would be up and out the door to smoke!!!! This drives me crazy, if you are in that much pain then how do you get up to go out and smoke!!! Somethings I will never understand I guess.

Can we all say EWWW! hope I never have to have surgery with them.

Hey cutecat if you want to talk, email me and I'll tell you my experience. Don't really want to talk about it in the main forum. I know you are facing a big decision and you need all the info you can get.

I worked as a LPN/office manager for PP many years ago and have subsequently worked for an OB/GYN. I did not even have that fact brought up. I loved working for PP, I think it was a very valuable experience to have. Maybe the reason your mom said that is that she doesn't agree with what PP believes in. Any experience you can get to help you decide what to do with your career is good in my mind. Good luck in whatever you decide.

That really depends on the area you live in because I used to worked for a multi-specialty clinic in an OB/GYN office and I only made around 10.50 an hour but the benefits were really good and so was the schedule. I am in florida by the way. So it really depends on if you can take the pay cut in lieu of great schedule and benefits. Hope this helps.