katherine100

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  1. Excelsior

    katherine100 replied to Kelly_bean's topic in Excelsior College

    @londonflo That is the point. Excelsior allows only one way for a leg dressing. I have read all about it. Most LPNs are not on their A game and cannot do what an RN does(who went to school and had...

  2. Excelsior

    katherine100 replied to Kelly_bean's topic in Excelsior College

    So happy I went traditional. You will get no clinical time. As most LPN's don't do assessments, things like lungs sounds and seeing real trauma helps alot. Imagine only listening to sounds on a DVD....

  3. I have 60 grand of student loan when I finished BSN

    katherine100 replied to Sam. W's topic in General Nursing

    NurseNHowell It is uncommon to find a ASN for 65K. You went private. I am in NY and know about the states here. Same for TX. Very

  4. I have 60 grand of student loan when I finished BSN

    katherine100 replied to Sam. W's topic in General Nursing

    @ calivianya, What school did you attend? The cheapest BSN I found was

  5. ICU nurse not liking my job

    katherine100 replied to NURSEJSS's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Very sorry to hear your frustration. Could it be the area/city you are in? You may want to move out of the area and go to a smaller hospital's ICU. I have found that when I worked in Troy, I worked...

  6. Given another patient's medication to satisfy MAR.What do you do? Orientee

    katherine100 replied to rn_nxt_dr's topic in LTC: Directors, Assistant

    Report to the state. It will get them moving. I know you are no longer there, but dont continue this at another place. Remember you call the MD and get an order to hold. That way you can circle the...

  7. Borrowing medication from different patients

    katherine100 replied to Isitpossible's topic in LTC: Directors, Assistant

    Hopefully that educator was reported for

  8. Too Many Schools in Albany, NY area to Choose From...HELP!

    katherine100 replied to NYguy2Bnurse's topic in School, College Programs

    What did you end up doing? I am returning to Samaritan to get my RN. I've been an LPN for 6 years now and thankfully they accept distance pre reqs and have great instructors and lots of clinical...

  9. Is it normal that my school doesn't teach us IVs?

    katherine100 replied to Annie_1101's topic in General Students

    Wow. That is terrible. My LPN program (hospital based) taught in hanging IVs and we had to test out on foly insertion to ensure we knew how to follow sterile technique on the floor. I am guessing the...

  10. Northwest Territories

    katherine100 posted a topic in Canada

    I was browsing and found there is a need for some nurses in Nunavut. I also noted how high these nurses are paid. Have any of you worked in the territories? What was your experience? Please see one...

  11. USA trained BSN-RN license transfer to Canada

    katherine100 replied to tjonathas21's topic in International Nursing

    I am soooo sorry the process has been this tedious and frustrating. It is very upsetting. I have a friend who was a respiratory therapist in the U.S and it took the Canadian office 8 months before...

  12. Should I leave this racist town?

    katherine100 replied to ChutneyFries's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    If I were you I would leave.Why do you need to ask. They will say you are pulling the race card. Your experience says otherwise. I worked with a muslim who was treated differently on the job by some....

  13. 1 month new ICU job. I want to run

    katherine100 replied to RNMeagz's topic in Critical Care

    This was an interesting read for me. I always figured an experienced ER nurse would be a quick learner in an ICU where things are a bit slower and one has only 2 or 3 patientWThis was an interesting...

  14. Nursing Supervisor salary

    katherine100 replied to KBICU's topic in LTC: Directors, Assistant

    Medicare nurse, //you will lose your license if you don't know all the laws// You are dead wrong. No one knows all of the laws for the state and the feds. Nursing homes are fined when errors are made....

  15. My CPNE success Journal from Albany Med June 21-23 2013

    katherine100 replied to Lindseyvam's topic in Excelsior College

    Good lord. Timing is not even required in real nursing school. So glad I am choosing the traditional route. After reading this i am sure EC is not for me. I know I will be fine the traditional route...

  16. Weed and work.

    katherine100 replied to LDAthleteNurse's topic in General Nursing

    So sad. I hope he fails his boards if the school does not kick him out first. SChools don't allow drug use. This is how diversion begins. I saw a show once where a woman said she became a nurse...

  17. Bad job reference from my school...now what?

    katherine100 replied to Dreamscometru's topic in First Year After Licensure

    A lawyer may not be of great help. If they had cause, then their comments would not be unjust. There are nurses who do well in school but have too much anxiety for a certain type of floor. Suppose...

  18. Thinking of dropping Nursing school and doing Pre-Med

    katherine100 replied to Confusedbeyondbelief's topic in General Students

    Mindofmidwifery "You probably won't get into medical school so just be an NP" no. It is not insulting to suggest NP. NPs can have PhD, and the ones that do have more independence than a PA. It is kind...

  19. I saw another nurse assault a patient

    katherine100 replied to morman's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I cannot get over this! 'Should I report someone grabbing the throat of an elder and cursing at them'. WOW. Blows everything I have seen out of the water. smh. This abuse is not minor , it is MAJOR....

  20. Thinking of dropping Nursing school and doing Pre-Med

    katherine100 replied to Confusedbeyondbelief's topic in General Students

    It is clear you cannot juggle what you have now. Maybe you should become a NP or a Physicians Assistant. Or, since you are into the more scientific part, get a degree in clinical science (or look...

  21. High school Pre-reqs online

    katherine100 posted a topic in General Students

    I was looking to get high school Math, Biology and Algebra done online without using expensive places like Excelsior or having to return to college. I found mathprep.com which is affiliated with a...

  22. What should EVERY nurse know about Dialysis

    katherine100 replied to Twink's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    Reminds of how much people don't know. Good

  23. Documenting Med Errors- NCLEX

    katherine100 replied to MtnXfreeride's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    So what if MD notified raises a red flag. If the patient has a right to know then charting 'md notifed' should not be an issue. clearly everyone has their own opinion. The BON says

  24. Culturally insensitive patients

    katherine100 replied to tippytootagon's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I was born in Canada. Not the same as what the OP has gone thru, but those silly American comments do get to

  25. Culturally insensitive patients

    katherine100 replied to tippytootagon's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    'they are just curious' No. Not curious, just ignorant. A shame america is this closed. Grown people who are surprised that a chinese person was born in this