DogWmn

DogWmn

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  1. How old were you when you finished nursing school?

    DogWmn replied to pgray1229's topic in General Nursing

    LPN @ 21 in

  2. Need advice!!!! I hate my job

    DogWmn replied to moni777's topic in General Nursing

    As a dinosaur:rolleyes:, this is one of my biggest complaints about nurse education today, my last term we took full assignments got and gave report, working a full day shift then attending class, by...

  3. Nurse's aides are running the the floor.

    DogWmn replied to sprout2010's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Wow is all I can say, I so glad I no longer work in the hospital environment. I graduated in '72 and my first job was at a small rural regional hospital that had team nursing. I worked on the Ortho...

  4. I finally PASSED my NCLEX-RN exam!!!

    DogWmn replied to KLudRN's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Congrats:up:

  5. PTO/Sick Leave for Nurses

    DogWmn replied to zem2002's topic in General Nursing

    I'm moving to England...7.5 hours off for the royal wedding:eek: I am soooo working in the wrong country, I'm lucky to get time off when I had a full blown episode of Epstein Barr coupled with acute...

  6. Bad Idea???

    DogWmn replied to Daisy_08's topic in General Nursing

    One of my docs was an army nurse during the Viet Nam era and came back and got her DO...she's a really good doc. I think it depends on the person, finances

  7. Do we have an oath for nurses I don't know about?

    DogWmn replied to hecallsmeDuchess's topic in General Nursing

    Yup, back when dinosaurs roamed in '72 we did the pledge when we were capped half way through school, it was quite a ceremony, marching in then our instructors lit our candles and "capped" us we also...

  8. Confused...should I become an LPN first?

    DogWmn replied to terra105's topic in LPN to RN

    As most posters have stated it will depend on you and your own situation, there are lots of paths to get where you are going and now days so many more options. If you get your LPN first there is also...

  9. LPN in Dr. office???

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

    A lot of it will depend upone what kind of practice it is - peds and FP you will run your butt off and OB too. It will also depend on the doc your working with, if they are a nasty piece of work it...

  10. How many LPN's had phlebotomy including in their course?

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

    Yes you can, read the link I provided and as an LPN you can take an online course and get

  11. How many LPN's had phlebotomy including in their course?

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

    I just wanted to clairify something here, phlebotomy and IV therapy are two different things. As an LPN you can get phlebotomy certification through ASCP:...

  12. Patients families dictating care and treatment

    DogWmn replied to MomRN0913's topic in General Nursing

    Still:banghead:, I hate to tell you this but you don't seem to know much about LPN/LVN's or our education and it's very apparent you have no love loss for us. Yes we do have the authority, experience...

  13. How hard it is to get a LVN job in CA??

    DogWmn replied to rcristoLPN2010's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Congrats on passing the board. The job market is very bad across the USA for everyone not just nurses. Just keep on applying everywhere, do some volunteer work at the Red Cross while your looking...

  14. Senior in high school, dreaming to be a nurse!

    DogWmn replied to dolphincatch's topic in General Nursing

    CNA is a good start and will give you an edge if you go on to nursing and if you choose not to you will not have invested the big bucks. Good

  15. Lpn working as phlebotomist or ER tech?

    DogWmn replied to wishinguponastarLPN's topic in Nursing Career

    Working as a Tech or a Phlebotomist after you get your LPN would be a waste of your education. Working as an LPN while getting your RN would be a better fit and better

  16. Grad Nurse to LPN

    DogWmn replied to xnim's topic in General Nursing

    What they said, get some help, take some practice tests and figure out WHY you are not passing the NCLEX-RN. In order to get your LPN you need to go to an PN school - very few states allow RN grads...

  17. When patients attack

    DogWmn replied to Ciale's topic in Emergency

    Yup...outpatient peds will get you lots of bites, kicks an socks. The worse was decades ago in an ICU, long before any security, a guy came in after hearing on the news that he'd not killed the person...

  18. Would you work as a CNA or LVN if you could not find work as an RN?

    DogWmn replied to indigonurse's topic in Nursing Career

    As many posters have said, it will depend on what state you are in most require a CNA to have that certificate - but you might be able to challenge the test without taking the course, however, it get...

  19. LPN scope of practice

    DogWmn replied to Quark09's topic in General Nursing

    It really varies significantly from state to state and it also depends upon the facilities policies. This review state by state is a bit old but as you can see some states like Georgia have no...

  20. New job in peds clinic!! What to expect?

    DogWmn replied to chingy1206's topic in General Nursing

    I worked peds and family practice sooo lets see. You'll see a ton of sick kids who'll cough, spit and puke on you:rolleyes:. As a previous poster stated some parent are OK with helping holding the...

  21. Is this a specialty or is it even considered nursing experience?

    DogWmn replied to rn865's topic in General Nursing

    It certainly counts as experience, you didn't say what you wanted to do in a hospital, but if you are getting IV starting experience you could get on an IV team. You can read on this board the number...

  22. Career Pathing

    DogWmn replied to flyingchange's topic in General Nursing

    OHHH NOOOO NO NO NO Age reigns supreme so that'd be me as Supreme President of the Solar System and Mz. high potentate of all :jester: Another side note; NA-LPN - left nursing for a looong time after...

  23. Pet Peeve

    DogWmn replied to MadNursePa's topic in General Nursing

    I've live in the south for too long and I address the elders with Mr. or Mz. First Name, if I'm around them alot, othewise it's only respectful to address them by Mr. or Mz. Last name. One of my...

  24. Today is my pinning!

    DogWmn replied to NM nurse to be's topic in General Nursing

    Congrats!!!!!!!!!!:anpom:

  25. Just like Pig-Pen from Charlie Brown

    DogWmn replied to KarmaComesAround's topic in General Nursing

    You've gotten some greate suggestions for treating the topical issues of yeast infections, but have you also considered it might be systemic? I'd also address the patient's diet getting off the yeast...