DogWmn

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  1. All nursing floor - with no nursing assistants???

    DogWmn replied to JSBoston's topic in General Nursing

    This is an interesting read for me as a returning LPN. I worked on total patient care floors ('70's & 80's) and as LPN's we did everything but as one poster stated IV pushes etc. We had a floor...

  2. LPN license renewal: what's the policy if not actively practicing as LPN

    DogWmn replied to cynthy's topic in General Nursing

    Again, check with your state board, but even though you are working as a Tech, you are still using your nursing skills and this would still qualify as working in the field in most states. For several...

  3. Getting kicked out of the program

    DogWmn replied to HelloM1M1's topic in General Students

    You can google Learning Disabilities and Dyslexia there are various degrees and different types of disabilities, I was recently made aware by a cousin that Dyslexia runs in families. We've looked at...

  4. Nursing school and social life?

    DogWmn replied to lizzyberry's topic in General Students

    The thread topic gave me quite a chuckle, back in the dark ages when I went to school I said good by to my friends and family and turned into a hermit for a year (LPN) on Mondays was theory, Tuesday...

  5. Getting kicked out of the program

    DogWmn replied to HelloM1M1's topic in General Students

    have you ever been tested for a learning disability? I'm slighly dyslexic and it wasn't discovered until I was an adult, I got help with my learning skills and reading comprehension... and after that...

  6. Does anyone else find nursing school...HARD

    DogWmn replied to 1234student's topic in General Students

    Yup back in the dark ages it was very very hard ('72 grad of LPN school), I disapeared for over a year, I went to school and studied and that's it. Mondays all day theory then Tues-Fri 7-3:30 on the...

  7. GA BON Complaint

    DogWmn replied to DogWmn's topic in Georgia Nursing

    Thanks, the closest job was over 150 miles

  8. Perception of Problems Faced by New Graduates and the Ideal New Graduate Employee

    DogWmn replied to Daffodils2's topic in General Nursing

    Sheesh...I know I'm out of touch everyone keeps telling me how much nursing has changed and my refresher will be Hell, but ummm so has nursing school. Those 6 students would have been suspended for a...

  9. GA BON Complaint

    DogWmn replied to DogWmn's topic in Georgia Nursing

    Thanks for that info, right now I live in rural NE GA and no VA anywhere near

  10. GA BON Complaint

    DogWmn replied to DogWmn's topic in Georgia Nursing

    yes nursing has changed but the whole point of a refresher course is to get us back up to speed. the expense of taking the whole program over is prohibitive and i see no reason to re-take things like...

  11. Perception of Problems Faced by New Graduates and the Ideal New Graduate Employee

    DogWmn replied to Daffodils2's topic in General Nursing

    Jules and Julie your responses made my heart sing:yeah:. Before burn out I worked as an LPN for over 10 years and my LPN school had many many clinical hours ('72 grad). Back then there were the...

  12. GA BON Complaint

    DogWmn replied to DogWmn's topic in Georgia Nursing

    Update, I haven't called the Gov's office yet, I was on the phone with OHIO BON - I was licensed and worked there for a short period of time and they will re-instate me after I take their approved...

  13. GA BON Complaint

    DogWmn replied to DogWmn's topic in Georgia Nursing

    Too far to make it happen unfortunatly. Tomorrow I'm calling the Gov.'s office, since he's responsible for appointing these

  14. GA BON Complaint

    DogWmn replied to DogWmn's topic in Georgia Nursing

    Yes I did and I was told by the BON that they would not accept it unless I'd worked in that state for at least 6 months to a year...grrr. I find the GA BON well how shall I put this...snotty. I had...

  15. Pharmacology Cert from NAPNES

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

    I know this won't help but in the dark ages in 1972 when I graduated from PN school we had to take an additional Pharm course before we could pass meds. I'd take a look at the course syllabus and...

  16. NAI descent: Roll Call

    DogWmn replied to Thunderwolf's topic in General Nursing

    I've enjoyed reading this this thread, I am a "Southeastern Mix" NDN non-carded at this time. I've been doing genealogy work for years trying to ID my tribal heritage and it is very difficult. My...

  17. Fibromyalgia

    DogWmn replied to Moogie's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    I also have Fibro, it came with my Epstein-Barr and my Lymes. I find that what really helps is diet, no wheat, sugar, dairy and plenty of rest. Some days I can tell if I'm getting a flair of EB and...

  18. Just hate those navy blue scrubs

    DogWmn replied to esthomprn's topic in General Nursing

    As an oldy moldy, I can only chuckle, I'd love to be able to wear scrubs to work! As a nursing student we had to wear really ugly light blue dresses and 1/2 thru we had to then start wearing caps...

  19. Why did you retire or become inactive?

    DogWmn replied to dlatimer's topic in Retired Nurses

    I worked as an LPN from '72-82 in clinics and hospital settings. I was married to a family practice Doc and we went through a bad divorce in a small town with one 35 bed hospital and 3 docs:down: so I...

  20. Looking for LPN school in Colorado

    DogWmn replied to phines8098's topic in Colorado Nursing

    Has anyone taken it here. I used to be licensed in CO and I haven't worked as an LPN for too long so I will need the refresher course. It sounds good 120 hours to book learning all online and then 3...

  21. For Inactive Nurses desiring to return to the field

    DogWmn replied to live4today's topic in Retired Nurses

    Hi everyone, I joined this forum in hopes of finding out more about re-entry. I'm an (L)PN, I graduated from school in 1972 in OR, I worked in a hospital on a med/surg floor and ortho. I then moved...

  22. Contacting the LPN Board???

    DogWmn posted a topic in Georgia Nursing

    New to the forum, I worked as an LPN in several states and the last one was Georgia that I was licenced in. I haven't worked as a nurse for quite sometime and I hope to take a refresher but I need to...

  23. Contacting the LPN Board???

    DogWmn replied to DogWmn's topic in Georgia Nursing

    Sigh...never mind, it appears that I am not eligible to take a refresher course because I haven't worked as a nurse for more than 5 years...I would have to take the WHOLE thing over again...not gonna...