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  1. Med Assist/LVN

    chad75 replied to dcoffee's topic in General Nursing

    It depends what you want to do, if you want to be a nurse get your LPN/RN, if you want to work as a jack of all trades in a physcians clinic then an MA would work. The beauty of getting your LPN is...

  2. who are these people?

    chad75 replied to KLS's topic in General Nursing

    Guess you haven't seen the Nurses aren't doctors

  3. Question about Breast CA

    chad75 replied to VickyRN's topic in General Nursing

    Google is your friend :) http://www.womens-health-naturally.com/tumors.htm Average-size lump detected with routine mammogram (0.43 inches / 1.1 cm) Average-size lump detected with first mammogram...

  4. What is your least favorite.....

    chad75 replied to New CCU RN's topic in General Nursing

    I'm with you, I HATE colostomys. The aids on my floor empty the colostomy bags etc. I occasionally have to deal with one because the aid that has my patients is too busy or on break, I have been...

  5. Are LPNs Second Class Citizens?

    chad75 replied to flashpoint's topic in General Nursing

    The last time I checked I worked under my own license as an LPN, if I had to work under an RN's license I wouldn't need to be licensed. However, I do work under the supervision of an RN, just like...

  6. LPN scope of practice a little too broad?(LONG)

    chad75 replied to chad75's topic in General Nursing

    Do we need to stoop to covert attacks versus intelligently debating my points? Yes, recognition for the duties I perform is important to "me." Am I somehow wrong, or a lessor nurse for wanting to...

  7. Nursing without the "yukkies".

    chad75 replied to skybirdrising's topic in General Nursing

    Not all nursing fields require you to deal with the above, but to be a decent nurse I would feel you would need to spend some time on the floor dealing with "puke, crap and piss" (interesting choice...

  8. who are these people?

    chad75 replied to KLS's topic in General Nursing

    So basically anyone that starts a topic of a controversial nature and defends their opinion is a troll ? In that case this thread could be labeled a troll thread :) The obvious trolls are easy to...

  9. md telephone orders

    chad75 replied to tonchitoRN's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Not sure about the legalities in Arkansas, I have taken orders from another licensed person, and I sign the order like this. T.O, or V.O Dr. Smith/Jones RN/Chad Banks LPN (I sign my name the others...

  10. didn't get accepted!

    chad75 replied to marelle's topic in General Nursing

    It might be beneficial for you to try and speak with the head of admission under the premise of how you can improve yourself and make yourself a better canidate, even if you don't plan on applying...

  11. CLEP vs. DANTES....

    chad75 replied to anba's topic in Online Distance Learning

    Do most colleges accept clep test results, I remember reading excelsior takes most (I think english comp was the exception). If that is the case why wouldn't most people in the excelsior program clep...

  12. Flushing JP Drain

    chad75 replied to lori999's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Learn something new everyday, I have never flushed a JP either I have however hooked them to wall suction per physcian order

  13. lpn-rn...same difference

    chad75 replied to reyna's topic in General Nursing

    In defense of reyna, I think she meant to reply to this post https://allnurses.com/t25050.html and therefor her post was taken out of context. I do agree with your statement however

  14. LPN scope of practice a little too broad?(LONG)

    chad75 replied to chad75's topic in General Nursing

    I would also like to add that this post was not intented to be a flame or troll type post, its obvious we all feel strongly in our opinions but they are just that opinions, everyone has one and they...

  15. LPN scope of practice a little too broad?(LONG)

    chad75 replied to chad75's topic in General Nursing

    ktwlpn. I never questioned, nor implyed that yours, or my SBON didn't allow the things that your SBON has listed in the NPA so I'm not quite sure in the point of your last post Sekar So your...

  16. Life after Med/Surg

    chad75 replied to LINUS's topic in General Nursing

    To each their own :) what I liked about med/surg was the lack of monotony. Something new and different to learn everyday. Hang in there though, med surg is tough at first but you catch on. I am a...

  17. LPN scope of practice a little too broad?(LONG)

    chad75 replied to chad75's topic in General Nursing

    Hi Sekar, My colored markers have run dry :) lets keep this simple and not delve in military nursing which is a whole other ball of wax :). Yes, scopes of practice vary by state as do practical...

  18. LPN scope of practice a little too broad?(LONG)

    chad75 replied to chad75's topic in General Nursing

    I chose another job, as I stated in my first post :) and it was not just a matter of me not being comfortable performing certain procedures, anyways I'm tired of repeating myself

  19. LPN scope of practice a little too broad?(LONG)

    chad75 replied to chad75's topic in General Nursing

    Hmm, I don't understand how you could have deduced that. I stated LPN's shouldn't do things they are not properly trained, compensated and recognized for. LPN's are properly trained in LPN school to...

  20. LPN scope of practice a little too broad?(LONG)

    chad75 replied to chad75's topic in General Nursing

    Key word you failed to recognize in my quote, "Likelyhood" administering an enema improperly or giving a resident a bath does not have a likelyhood of causing death. Insert an NG improperly and fill...

  21. LPN scope of practice a little too broad?(LONG)

    chad75 replied to chad75's topic in General Nursing

    FYI, to use the quote function copy the text you want to quote, hit the quote button above ^ , and right click and choose paste then respond to the quote below the quote. :) Maybe I wasn't being...

  22. LPN scope of practice a little too broad?(LONG)

    chad75 replied to chad75's topic in General Nursing

    You go Brownms46 ! :) According to http://www.salary.com the high end of the scale for LPN's in my area is 30k/year and RN's is 44k/year. I make around the 30k mark at my regualr FT job but I...

  23. LPN scope of practice a little too broad?(LONG)

    chad75 replied to chad75's topic in General Nursing

    I was trained in LPN school to assume the standard duties of an LPN, we were not trained to access IV's, drop NG tubes pull central lines etc. I feel there is a reason we were not trained to do that...

  24. LPN scope of practice a little too broad?(LONG)

    chad75 replied to chad75's topic in General Nursing

    There must be an odd phenomena of a disproportionate amount of RN's in your area, I can quite literally go to any hospital I choose with in a 60 mile radius and get a job as an LPN at most of them I...

  25. LPN scope of practice a little too broad?(LONG)

    chad75 replied to chad75's topic in General Nursing

    That is one of the major points of my post (which I forgot to add in lol) the state board of nursing needs to be more specific in the scope of practice for the LPN. Yes there are LPN's that have RN...