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I am six weeks pregnant and due for my annual ppd test at work. I have a history of miscarriage and have been doing research on the safety of ppd tests in the first trimester. Sadly, not a lot of studies have been done. I believe I have a greater ch...

I have wondered if I have an allergy as well. Twice when receiving it, I have had a weird hot/flushing type reaction within a few minutes of receiving it. My skin never has any reaction at the test site though. There is so much science doesn't unders...

I will be asking him about this tomorrow. Thanks!

Never heard of that, thank you! I will look into it

This varies for everyone, but for most people it takes 2-4 weeks. If you have convictions, your file and livescan results will be sent to another department to evaluate what you reported on your application against what your livescan turns up. Any di...

Congratulations, Sophia! I'm scared to say which hospital I work at because I like to stay anonymous here, but I will say that I work on a medical surgical floor at one of the County hospitals. In general, we deal with very sick patients, many of who...

Can you even take an AHA-approved ACLS course online? When I took ACLS, I had to learn everything on my own, too. Yes, it was a lot of material! Prior to my class I studied the AHA ACLS manual, printed the supplemental material from the AHA website t...

I was in your shoes a few years ago (researching ADN programs in LA & Orange County) and found that just about every school has slightly different requirements and different methods for selecting students. Every school will require you to comple...

Being on the eligibility list means that you are now "eligible" for the next step in the LA County hiring process, which is the selection interview. Being on the eligibility list for Relief Nurse also means you can apply and interview at any County f...

Did they specifically ask for your DMV record? If so, that's a new requirement. When I applied last year they never asked for that.

As a new RN and former LVN, I had the same reaction to that comment as you, MrsMig! No clue where that poster is coming from to say such a thing. I live in a state where you can keep both licenses, and I am keeping both for now. I have read a few po...

I'm a 4th semester RN student in the middle of my med-surg rotation, and I've run into a few different situations in clinical in the past few weeks where I am wondering the "right" way to do something and no policy seems to exist. I am curious to hea...

I've worked nights for just over 3 years now. At first, I felt crappy and tired all the time, but now I have adjusted. I found a sleep schedule that works for me (8am to 3pm-ish and sometimes a nap before my shift), and I make sure I get QUALITY slee...

Take it one day at a time and keep trudging along! I went through both LVN school and an LVN-RN program. I was stressed every day during clinicals for both programs -- I would watch other students failing around me left and right over seemingly "smal...

You are so smart to be thinking like this! I went to a private 30k LVN program without researching other, less-expensive options and I regret it. I now have to pay off these loans, and it is no fun! I have one loan in forbearance right now accruing i...

She sounds ridiculous and needs to get off her high horse and acknowledge her faulty test question. Perhaps a group of you should bring this to the attention of someone above her if she refuses to give students credit for either answer. When I was i...

I grduated LVN school in Spring 2008, started working as an LVN on the med-surg floor of a hospital in Fall 2009, started my LVN-RN bridge program in the Summer of 2011 and graduated in Spring 2012. (I am now licensed as an RN but still working as an...

It makes no sense whatsoever to do the generic program if you're already an LVN -- you'd basically be repeating your LVN program in the first year and doubling the amount of time it takes you to become an RN. Most LVN to RN bridges also have the same...

I just received a call back from a home health agency that I applied to work at, and I was told I would be required to take an online skills covering IV skills before my application would be processed any further. From what I was told by the company,...

I don't have a ton of home health experience, but I do work at a hospital that tests our skills through written tests and hands-on demonstration. We are required to take and pass all of the skills tests in order to retain employment, so if we refused...

I think that the title you chose for this thread is insulting. It sounds as if you are fishing for people to stroke your ego and agree with you that LPNs are "beneath" you in the hierarchy. If you really cared to learn what the differences are betwee...

I have seen lazy RNs instruct CNAs to only enter "good" vitals in patient records. I believe they encourage this so they don't need to perform/document any additional assessments themselves. I agree with previous posters that it is best to record bot...

I'm an implicit atheist, but make it a rule not to discuss my views on religion with coworkers and patients. When someone feels the need to discuss religion with me, I usually just listen/smile/nod without saying anything. I have learned over the yea...

I have worked private duty in the past and witnessed the same parental behavior you are talking about. I had a very different perspective on it, though. These people are just trying to have a few hours a day where they can have "normal lives," free o...

If you only need to know ml/hr, disregard the drip factor. Since you need to know the hourly rate (ml/hr), the first thing to do is multiply the ordered dosage by 60: 250 mcg/min x 60 = 15000 mcg/hr Next, look at the medication available -- it's in ...