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  1. excelsior lpn to rn

    PLEASE IF YOU ARE READING THIS .....AND YOU HAVE ANYTHING NEGATIVE TO SAY ABOUT EXCELSIOR.........RESPECT THAT I DO NOT WANT TO HEAR IT, I KNOW TO AVOID COLLEGE NETWORK AND THOSE OTHER PUBLISHING COMPANIES, I AM SENDING IN MY TRANSCRIPTS LATER T...
  2. LPN students have to give bed baths to classmates?!

    I was told the same in my LPN course and it never happened, we had manaquins in hosp beds in our clinical room also that is why we had to give so many bedbaths at our nursing home clinicals You know if you really want to be a nurse just do it...
  3. At my boiling point...you are NOT a Nurse...of ANY kind!!!!

    :redpinkheI am an LPN and feel the same way. A famed medical facitily in the bronx has an office manager calling '" can i have one of the nurses come up here ( to the frontoffice). Two of the pct's come running to her office . They pass me as I walk ...
  4. Getting started with Excelsior College

    JULESLPN 08 I thank you and I thank LUNA RN for all of your positive remarks an info, al of my questions have been asked and I am going to get my trascripts sent to EC on Monday. One ques. remains .....if i went to a vocational (n...
  5. I have no idea what to do

    hang in there sooner or later something will open up Try the nursing homes. planned parenthood .department of health .insurance cos, pharmacy cos., dr. offices, agencies, dialysis clinics, dept. of social services, Assisted Living facilities,Hos...
  6. Classmate making me feel uncomfortable.

    You know you have to choose your battles. It really seems like he is just being a wise ass. I would just tell him firmly "cut the s_ _t !!!" and take it as a rude compliment then if you need you can add " Speak to me like that again and I'll re...
  7. Monroe College LPN Program.

    I am an LPN ....any one in monroe...can you give advise to me i am lpn wanting to quickly get rn. i am 46 yo and do not have the patience for online programs....i have heard horror stories of one A&P teacher at Monroe .. is this true. I hate to...
  8. LPN to RN........ online

    Hi if you completed excellcior in less than a year...may i ask how many classed didyou take ...and what if you remember werethey? thanks for any help.... still procrastinating in LPNville
  9. LPN to RN........ online

    I am an LPN in NY, and due to family obligations do not have the time to attend college classes for my RN.....Well I guess I could if I had 10 years to go the slow route, so I looked into the online program at a place called Excelsior college. Has a...
  10. The attire debate - what should nurses wear?

    :yeah::yeah::yeah:Hey to " bug out" ....please stop insulting the LPNs , you've done it quite often. I feel the need to remind you that the Pharmacology portion of the state NCLEX can be identical for both scopes of practice. Any drug questions o...
  11. Trying to understand difference between LPN and RN practice....

    The main SIMILARITY between the LPN & the RN is PHARMACOLOGY..... No matter what state..... the pham. knowledge for both is fair game on state boards. The LPN is tested on the same drugs as the RN.......... So to cathylady, you seem to be...
  12. facebook and texting at work

    flipping wrong just don't do it how would you like the nurse working with your family member to be doing this? THE YARDSTICK FOR BEHAVIOR IS.... HOW YOU WOULD WANT YOUR FAMILY TO BE TREATED!!!!!!! the nurse that needs the jaws of life to pry t...
  13. tired of hearing it, nursing students PLEASE answer

    The mere fact that you are questioning how nsg. classes may affect a personal relationship makes me wonder ....if you need to FIRST.... RE-EVALUATE THIS RELATIONSHIP !!!!!!! this is your career the guys may come and go but your nsg. license is for...
  14. tired of hearing it, nursing students PLEASE answer

    :uhoh3::uhoh3:There is lots of truth to this, there will be strains on all relationships. One bit of advise I was given was forget your friends for a while....as long as the nsg program, you'll make new ones in school....no truer words...until you ...
  15. Chocolate Heart...

    you have me in tears please keep doing what you do ...choclate heart --aka heart of gold:heartbeat:crying2::heartbeat:heartbeat:heartbeat:heartbeat:heartbeat:heartbeat:heartbeat:heartbeat:heartbeat:heartbeat:heartbeat:heartbeat:heartbeat:heartbeat:he...
  16. A Question to Nurses and Nursing Students.. HELP ME!

    I am such a bad patient myself...when i have my blood drawn I bring a spoon wrapped in gauze and paper tape(to bite down on) ...On saturdays I draw blood on 40-50 patients ....you see the regs changed and they needed a nurse to draw blood...I was the...
  17. Is It Possible An LPN Can Make More Then An RN?

    Please remember that the Pharmacology portion of state boards is the same for RN's and LPN's.......now rethink before you go to your employer and remember you are an employee at will, one who accepted the position at your current salary. Suck it ...
  18. Why we work on holidays

    PARDON MY CANDOR BUT ITS JUST LIKE MY CONSTIPATED BOY FRIEND WHO HAD NO BM IN 6 DAYS..... HE INSISTED ON METAMUSIL, REFUSED THE DUCOLAX OR AN ENEMA ....AND AS WE KNOW BULK LAXATIVES CAN CLOG YOU UP......WELL ON THE 11TH DAY HE ENDED UP IN ...
  19. Dear preceptor

    find the silver lining.....you now know how NOT to act when you are in her shoes She seems to have been trying to gain notice by belittling you ...very sad is the person who trys for acknowledgment at anothers expense. Lesson: always respe...
  20. A Lesson well learned "One size does not fit all"

    loved your story it reminds me of when my family member was in a propolol induced coma following ARDS ...you see he frantically tried to fight the intubation and as meds wore off, his arms were cutting into the wrist restraints. no one in the...
  21. Best LPN to RN Fast Track Progams?

    I am interested in the N Y city programs that you know about ....any quick LPN to RN info would be appreciated thanks dawnsternlpn
  22. Saudi Arabia - Good Idea or Not

    a very close friend of mine had worked c the royal family and truth be told .....she explaines that thet were very happen with the care given by the rare commodity of american nurses but were even more delighted by the fact they were no threat...... ...
  23. A Sister Never Forgets

    i have a member of my family who i often have to have cared for with other caregivers.... would it be to painful for you to tell of how adam died? if so then i understand. bless you
  24. Does allnurses.com make you a better nurse?

    if you guys are fishing for compliments.........you got them......the sharing of stories and ideas is what has started the entire medical profession .....i am not a computer savy person and don't even check my email every day or week or somestimes fo...
  25. Any Diabetic nurses out there?

    you know when your blood sugar is low watch for your signs& symptoms ....so just carry your glucose tabs, or even better, as my Phamacology teacher told us.........carry a small tube of cake decorators icing, found in the baking isle of all super...