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skwlpn

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  1. Any experienced with distance LPN-RN bridge?

    skwlpn posted a topic in Online Distance Learning

    I am sure that I am not the first to ask, but everyone's experience here is so valuable. I am just starting the LPN-RN bridge via Excelsior and got my study guides for the gen ed classes that I am...

  2. Any experienced with distance LPN-RN bridge?

    skwlpn replied to skwlpn's topic in Online Distance Learning

    I didn't find the notes on Ebay or Half...so I don't have them! Thanks for the heads

  3. Any experienced with distance LPN-RN bridge?

    skwlpn replied to skwlpn's topic in Online Distance Learning

    Thank you, thank you! I have gotten 5 books on Half.com for the various gen ed classes that I need and have spent less than $35.00 for all five. I am excited. I will go to the site you suggested NOW!...

  4. Malpractice Insurance

    skwlpn replied to newlvn08's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Yes, State Farm has a policy available. They are the ones I was talking about with the homeowners policy. I don't know if they offer it to people as an independent policy. Check it out anyway. It...

  5. Malpractice Insurance

    skwlpn replied to newlvn08's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    We have a malpractice policy available under our homeowners insurance. It is specifically for nurses and is very inexpensive. If you own your home, check with your

  6. Any experienced with distance LPN-RN bridge?

    skwlpn replied to skwlpn's topic in Online Distance Learning

    Thanks for the information. I didn't even know that there was a distance learning forum. I will check it out. Congrats on finishing PN. I graduated in may of '06 and love

  7. Am I just overly sensitive?????

    skwlpn posted a topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Ok, this subject has probably been covered a million times on this site, but I haven't seen it yet. So, a little insight, please... I work as a floor nurse (LPN) on a med surg floor in a small...

  8. Am I just overly sensitive?????

    skwlpn replied to skwlpn's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    More genius. You guys are great!

  9. Am I just overly sensitive?????

    skwlpn replied to skwlpn's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Gettingupthere, that is just genius! Thanks for making my

  10. Did you work while going to school?

    skwlpn replied to Solid Snake's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I worked through LPN school. Much depends on the type of student that you are. I worked full time in the ER of our local hospital as a tech. I didn't make a million dollars, but I made enough to...

  11. The Patient I Failed

    skwlpn replied to nerdtonurse?'s topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Just

  12. Sign-on bonuses

    skwlpn replied to missi30's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I have to agree with TheCommuter. By and large the facilities that need to offer huge bonuses are having some kind of retention/reputation problem. I am sure there are exceptions, but I am betting...

  13. Why are LPNs not allowed to do more?

    skwlpn replied to GaMBA's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I have found that the older the patient/resident the less respect I get from them. For instance, at the LTC where I used to work I would routinely have people call me the "little medication nurse"...

  14. Indiana State Univ- LPN to BSN

    skwlpn replied to Zoomnurse08's topic in Online Distance Learning

    I am about to start a similar program through Excelsior after hearing from co-workers (and my mother-in-law who is a nurse, too) that if I have the discipline to do it, this is a great way to get to...

  15. Algebra in real life

    skwlpn replied to kb514's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Yes, in nursing school you will learn dosage calcs that involve very basic, simple algebra that you will find a breeze because you understand WHY you are "solving for X". The problem that I always...

  16. The LTC Wars...

    skwlpn replied to tiptip's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I had very similar experiences with a nurse in my first "real" job in LTC. The nurse who tormented me worked 5 weekday shifts (days) and would relieve me every Monday morning (30 minutes late for 2...

  17. Should I even Bother??????

    skwlpn replied to nina'05's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    It took me 35 years of knowing in the back of my mind that a nurse is what I was meant to be. I started dreaming about it when I was 5 years old. If you have that voice in your head telling you the...

  18. Algebra in real life

    skwlpn replied to kb514's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Congrats on going to school! Yes, we use algebra in dosage calcs etc. I was terribly intimidated by that prospect. I am a math moron and algebra might as well be a foreign language. The difference is,...

  19. CNA as a NURSING SUPERVISOR?

    skwlpn replied to militarymom06's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Always amazing...thanks. I will make sure that the other nurses with whom I work are aware as well. We were all living in pure

  20. CNA as a NURSING SUPERVISOR?

    skwlpn replied to militarymom06's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    i googled...apparently my skills are lacking because i can only find references to florence n. and some other female pioneers. can you enlighten

  21. Backstabbing in LTC

    skwlpn replied to deedee1245's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    It has been said that nurses eat their young...and that is very true in LTC. I have worked in 3 LTC facilities either as a nurse oringinally as a CNA. They are breeding places for mean, backstabbing...

  22. Why are LPNs not allowed to do more?

    skwlpn replied to GaMBA's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    True. RNs should earn more based on college credits, I suppose. But, the gap is narrowing as far as scope of practice. I think the difference in pay rates doesn't reflect

  23. Why are LPNs not allowed to do more?

    skwlpn replied to GaMBA's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Amen! I have been beaten by more 80 year olds than I can count. I now have a herniated disc, a shoulder injury and many scars from bites and finger nail...and that was just from one patient! LOL!...

  24. CNA as a NURSING SUPERVISOR?

    skwlpn replied to militarymom06's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Believe it or not, leadership skills can be and are learned in many areas other than the military. I speak as the wife of a Marine (semper fi) Drill Instructor who is now a firefighter/paramedic. I...

  25. DON said mean things about me...which I overheard.

    skwlpn replied to rehab nurse's topic in General Nursing

    For years I gave my husband a hard time about his back pain (herniated disc at L5). I told him it could not possibly be as painful as he made it sound. I called him a whiner, etc....then, I got what...