AZ_LPN_8_26_13

AZ_LPN_8_26_13

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  1. Nursing instructor putting student through embarassment and singles out

    AZ_LPN_8_26_13 replied to mjacobs's topic in General Students

    No one has a right to tell anyone that. No

  2. Nursing instructor putting student through embarassment and singles out

    AZ_LPN_8_26_13 replied to mjacobs's topic in General Students

    If they explain it much in the same way the OP has posted it here (IMO she gave a pretty good & straightforward & non-emotional example of what's been going on) maybe they might have a chance....

  3. For those of you "hot shots" who didn't think the nursing program was " that hard"...

    AZ_LPN_8_26_13 replied to caffeineRx's topic in General Nursing

    Don't envy those "calm" people too much. I've had people comment in the past that I seem to be a relatively calm person when there's a crisis, but then one of my faults is that I tend to internalize a...

  4. Just hate those navy blue scrubs

    AZ_LPN_8_26_13 replied to esthomprn's topic in General Nursing

    The hospital I work for is moving to one-color scrubs with the color showing who you are - RNs = navy blue, LPNs = royal blue, CNAs = light blue (ciel), radiology = red, patient transport = khaki,...

  5. Male by grace of God, Nurse by Education

    AZ_LPN_8_26_13 replied to TNBalloonist's topic in Male Nursing Students

    Nursing was actually an all-male profession for many centuries. It's only fairly recently (late 1800's) that it started to become a female-dominated profession. I believe Florence Nightingale (1853 -...

  6. Finished CNA Course, But Awaiting State Certification Exam

    AZ_LPN_8_26_13 replied to techraider77's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I'll be following this discussion thread myself - I just finished a ten-week CNA course and I'm waiting for my letter of completion in the mail so I can schedule and sit for the state CNA boards (AZ)....

  7. HELP!! I need guidance I saw someone cheating

    AZ_LPN_8_26_13 replied to Brie80's topic in General Students

    Another thing to watch out for (I learned this in my pre-nursing classes) is to watch so that someone else isn't spying on your stuff and trying to copy off of you. You may end up getting into trouble...

  8. HELP!! I need guidance I saw someone cheating

    AZ_LPN_8_26_13 replied to Brie80's topic in General Students

    That's why going the anonymous route here that others have suggested is probably the best. It's your word against hers. How are you going to actually prove any of it? And if you go public with it, you...

  9. Should I be a CNA -- I'm 44yrs old!!! Is it too late for me?

    AZ_LPN_8_26_13 replied to CuriousChrys's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    That's my timetable too - I expect to be in Block 1 in the Fall of 2010. I have spent the last two and a half years getting my prereqs completed and I am in the program, just waiting. Will probably be...

  10. Should I be a CNA -- I'm 44yrs old!!! Is it too late for me?

    AZ_LPN_8_26_13 replied to CuriousChrys's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I am 56 and I am training right now to be a CNA while I am on a waiting list to get into nursing school. I still have about three weeks left in the CNA course and then state boards... You are...

  11. Who HATES the term MURSE?

    AZ_LPN_8_26_13 replied to LuxCalidaNP's topic in Men in Nursing

    I guess many guys' reaction is a sort of easygoing "so what" but I've gone through quite a bit to get to where I am in my nursing education, and have a bit to go yet. I will eventually be an RN. In a...

  12. Who HATES the term MURSE?

    AZ_LPN_8_26_13 replied to LuxCalidaNP's topic in Men in Nursing

    Well, to me that's a new one. I've never heard of anyone anywhere ever being called a "murse". All I can say is that I sure hope that it *doesn't* catch on.... Myself, I prefer the credential...

  13. How much do CNA's make these days and is the pay worth the workload?

    AZ_LPN_8_26_13 replied to Lala27poodles's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I'm glad to hear this.... I've requested that I be put on night shift, if it's possible. Partly so that my work hours won't conflict so much with nursing school when I'm finally in, but also to get...

  14. How much do CNA's make these days and is the pay worth the workload?

    AZ_LPN_8_26_13 replied to Lala27poodles's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I am going through an employer-paid CNA course now in AZ..... It's through a local community college and is a semester's worth of classes compressed into about ten weeks (roughly two and a half...

  15. How much do CNA's make these days and is the pay worth the workload?

    AZ_LPN_8_26_13 replied to Lala27poodles's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I am switching from hospital security to CNA at the hospital where I work. I will probably have to take a drop in pay to do this. The thing is, the training is FREE, being paid for by the hospital, so...

  16. STOP - Don't buy your textbooks from the school bookstore

    AZ_LPN_8_26_13 replied to DolceVita's topic in General Students

    I started doing this a couple of semesters ago - Now I look online first before I hit the college bookstore. I've actually gotten new books still in the shrink-wrap with unopened CD all for a fraction...

  17. Jobs in Hawaii

    AZ_LPN_8_26_13 replied to silentRN's topic in General Nursing

    Actually won't be starting Block 1 until 2010 - I am now in CNA classes while I am waiting for cohort placement. The wait times here are incredible - everyone wants to go to nursing school now and...

  18. Jobs in Hawaii

    AZ_LPN_8_26_13 replied to silentRN's topic in General Nursing

    LOL I thought I was the only one who did this (pick through the milk at Costco - I haven't actually climbed into the fridge yet). I shop at the Costco here in Arizona near where I live for the...

  19. Jobs in Hawaii

    AZ_LPN_8_26_13 replied to silentRN's topic in General Nursing

    Sounds a lot like when I moved from Minnesota to Arizona about ten years ago. It wasn't easy, especially the first few years. I was single then (recently divorced) and didn't have any family or...

  20. unpaid speeding ticket = suspendended drivers license = nursing over??? please help!!

    AZ_LPN_8_26_13 replied to IHeartPeds87's topic in General Nursing

    Many states are this way - if you are driving on a suspended or revoked license you will be placed under arrest. It's considered to be a big deal in most

  21. Entry into RN Practice: Associate Degree Nursing (ADN)

    AZ_LPN_8_26_13 replied to VickyRN's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    Great article. I can attest to a lot of what you've written. I have been going to school now for about two and a half years, taking prereqs and coreqs. I will, if all goes OK, be starting in Block 1...

  22. CNA's Have to Be Thrifty......How Do You Stretch a Dollar?

    AZ_LPN_8_26_13 replied to justme01's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Taking advantage of free swim nights at city pools, music in the park, library programs are all good to take advantage of if your city still has them. Times are tough though. The city I live in has...

  23. CNA's Have to Be Thrifty......How Do You Stretch a Dollar?

    AZ_LPN_8_26_13 replied to justme01's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I try to cut expenses wherever I can. I am studying to be an RN, but am taking CNA classes while I am waiting to get into school - just finished with my pre-nursing. I work now, but when I switch to...

  24. Why don't nurses listen to cna's

    AZ_LPN_8_26_13 replied to nurse12b's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Thanks for the advice - I will remember this....

  25. Why don't nurses listen to cna's

    AZ_LPN_8_26_13 replied to nurse12b's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    The advice that LatinaVNstudentRN2b gave was good - just report what you see to the nurse - don't offer any diagnosis etc. - that's what my CNA instructor is telling us (I'm in CNA class right now)....