DogWmn

DogWmn

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  1. Obtaining IV certification

    DogWmn replied to pat8585's topic in General Nursing

    Depends on what state you live in, check with your BON for IV certification and whats required, many will have a list of approved courses. Google is your friend for BLS/CPR. I got mine at the local...

  2. Nurses that you remember

    DogWmn replied to snoopy29's topic in General Nursing

    The terrifying shift super who was ex-army, she always scared the .... out of me as a new nurse until one night I was working with a new post-op that was going south and my floor super was fobing it...

  3. You know you're Old School when...

    DogWmn replied to snoopy29's topic in General Nursing

    Glass IV bottles Glass syringes and needles you washed, sterilized and re-used:eek: Wooden wheelchairs ~ we still had some on the ortho floor as the old docs thought they were better:uhoh3: White...

  4. nurses that have fibromyalgia

    DogWmn replied to lovinowls101's topic in General Nursing

    I have it, it's a gift side effect of chronic EBV & Lymes. I manage mine with tylenol for the most part. I also have found that eleminating certain things from my diet will help, each person is a...

  5. Clinicals

    DogWmn replied to Lisa, MA's topic in General Nursing

    First, my thoughts to you and your family during your difficult times. Second, I have been an LPN for over 19 years now and a lot of that time was in a clinic setting both Family Practice and...

  6. Meri- Walkers

    DogWmn replied to Finallydidit's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Get permission to take some photos or video of her in the act, that might help your

  7. Im proud to be an LPN !

    DogWmn replied to Loveuandme's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Congrats and I'm another Proud

  8. LPN TO RN

    DogWmn replied to AMEDGRE4's topic in LPN to RN

    You will have to contact the GA LPN BON, they have to approve the course before you can take it. Just call the BON..good

  9. Cost of LVN vs. NCLEX score

    DogWmn replied to CAwant2be's topic in California Nursing

    Too much to pay for an LPN/LVN program, go to a community college even if you have to wait. The NCLEX is only one indicator about a school, spend time finding out about the instructor/student...

  10. Ideal Places to Live and Work as Nurses

    DogWmn replied to brown eyed girl's topic in General Nursing

    Oregon: Southern or Northeastern Cali: Southern but only to be near my bro and his family Washington: Central or Eastern Notice a theme? I love the NW, but not the gloomy days for much of the year, I...

  11. UPDATE on my battle with the GA LPN BON

    DogWmn replied to DogWmn's topic in Georgia Nursing

    Thanks for your support Indy. A simple phone call or email would have been nice from the GA LPN BON about their findings but as usual...nada. I'm in another holding pattern , waiting on the results...

  12. The Family from Hell

    DogWmn replied to SuesquatchRN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    My heart goes out to you, they are probably channeling their guilt of putting mom in a home by this behavior...If you can get a Social Worker as others have recommended, I'd talk to them about...

  13. Nursing school is awful in so many ways....

    DogWmn replied to caffeineRx's topic in General Students

    I loved school, my instructors were really really TOUGH but very fair ex army nurses, the unit nurses were generous with their time and we were all too busy to have all the cattiness, politics and...

  14. Declined nursing program. .. need to vent.

    DogWmn replied to proudmomof3's topic in General Nursing

    Have you thought about becoming an medical laboratory technologist? It can lead to some very interesting and physically less challenging career

  15. "Good job!"

    DogWmn replied to SuesquatchRN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Ohh that one woulda been taken out and shot at dawn;)jk And what exactly does this young whipper snapper think we should be doing:confused: One day they will be us, so may everything go south into...

  16. Inappropriate Movies

    DogWmn replied to CapeCodMermaid's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    When I saw the thread heading I thought we were talking something like Behind the Green Door or Deep Throat :rotfl: Let 'em watch what they

  17. Can a LPN become a CEN?

    DogWmn replied to rachellejunkins's topic in Emergency

    I'm not aware of any specialty certifications that are available to LPNs. No offence but that statement is not true. Visit our LPN/LVN corner, there are certifications for LPN/LVN's...

  18. UPDATE on my battle with the GA LPN BON

    DogWmn replied to DogWmn's topic in Georgia Nursing

    Hi Sue I certainly will, I figured your buried up there in Sasquatch land...LOL. As I said, it's all a waiting game now .... again

  19. UPDATE on my battle with the GA LPN BON

    DogWmn replied to DogWmn's topic in Georgia Nursing

    I will, it's now a waiting game

  20. UPDATE on my battle with the GA LPN BON

    DogWmn replied to DogWmn's topic in Georgia Nursing

    "Personal vendettas are never pretty" This is not a personal vendetta, this is about equality, but since you do not believe in that: "I also think it's rational to treat RNs and LPNs differently" The...

  21. UPDATE on my battle with the GA LPN BON

    DogWmn replied to DogWmn's topic in Georgia Nursing

    YOU haven't had to deal with them. There are many other posts on here about how awful this particular BON is and it's both the RN and the LPN BON's. Georgia is the ONLY state that had that policy,...

  22. Worth moving to a different state for a better job?

    DogWmn replied to payne's topic in General Nursing

    I've been all over from Oregon to Georgia!, I loved it and hope to move again soon back out west...I miss it. Moving is not for everyone, if you are outgoing enough to make friends outside of work...

  23. ADN in Savannah GA or Columbia SC ?

    DogWmn replied to savasgun's topic in General Nursing

    Stay in SC, it's a compact state. Also the GA BON is horrible and possibly the worst in the

  24. UPDATE on my battle with the GA LPN BON

    DogWmn replied to DogWmn's topic in Georgia Nursing

    The last two days have been a whirlwind nightmare. So as I said on Monday I find out about "form A" and that I would not be approved if I didn't have a facility lined up. Well shortly after that...

  25. UPDATE on my battle with the GA LPN BON

    DogWmn replied to DogWmn's topic in Georgia Nursing

    So today, 2 days before the @#%&* Board meets, I find out that 1. I do not have to complete the theory portion before starting the clinical portion even though the approved SD program sez yah do....