CharleeJo.RN

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  1. Bad weekend in LTC, wondering why I am a nurse

    CharleeJo.RN replied to jensmomrn11's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    just take a deep breath and try to relax...i sincerely doubt you will be fired for this single incident. maybe if it were something that consistenly occurred under your care, but that's not the case....

  2. Financial Aid for Pre-Reqs?!

    CharleeJo.RN replied to confusedstudentnurse's topic in General Students

    Pre-reqs are technically part of the program, because you must have them in order to qualify for a program. So i don't see why you would have any problem. I have years of sub & unsub loans, before...

  3. A Graduate's Dilemma...

    CharleeJo.RN replied to CharleeJo.RN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    thank you to all those who replied!! i really, truly appreciate your insight and advice :wink2: i am very fortunate that my parents will help me pay bills while i secure a job...and i've decided that...

  4. General questions about third year nursing (Med-surg/Psych)

    CharleeJo.RN replied to phelipa's topic in General Students

    For us, med/surg & OB rotations were a completely different world from LTC. I wasn't really into the LTC and I absolutely loved med/surg rotation. Basically you implement all assessments &...

  5. How long after you graduated did it take you to take the NCLEX-PN?

    CharleeJo.RN replied to luckystudentnurseRN's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    systoly - how did you go about getting a temporary license before

  6. Postpartum careplan - does this dx work?

    CharleeJo.RN posted a topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    This is my first postpartum careplan and I usually rock at careplans, but for whatever reason this one is tripping me up everywhere. She had a cesarean section, this is her 4th child. Mom &...

  7. Postpartum careplan - does this dx work?

    CharleeJo.RN replied to CharleeJo.RN's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Has anyone ever told you how fantastic you are?!? Thank you!! This is a lot of help. I think I was just looking too much into it last night; i have a tendency to over-analyze everything. Once I...

  8. Postpartum careplan - does this dx work?

    CharleeJo.RN replied to CharleeJo.RN's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    DAYTONITE...i need your help!!! i read a *ton* of your other posts but a lot of the links you had were either outdated (not there anymore), you had to be a subscriber, or it wasn't what i needed. I...

  9. Postpartum careplan - does this dx work?

    CharleeJo.RN replied to CharleeJo.RN's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Ok, that makes sense. Thank you very much!! It's under nutritional/metabolic pattern, so I will go with impaired skin integrity r/t cesarean incision. Speaking of which...would I want to go with...

  10. Non-Nursing Work Experience...will this be a minus?

    CharleeJo.RN replied to sh1901's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I agree, elkpark. Studies should come first and I know that firsthand - I quit working to focus all my energy into nursing school, and it definitely paid off! However, even though aide work is a...

  11. Need Advice...new LPN grad w/chronic pain

    CharleeJo.RN posted a topic in Pain Management

    Hey everyone, I need some advice!! 5 years ago when I worked as a CNA, I hurt my back and since then have used Vicodin for chronic pain relief. A year ago I decided to pursue nursing regardless of...

  12. Need Advice...new LPN grad w/chronic pain

    CharleeJo.RN replied to CharleeJo.RN's topic in Pain Management

    Thanks to both of you...the advice definitely helped! Heogog, I am going to PM you when I figure out how I can do

  13. How can I get experience now?!?!...it's a question not rant...

    CharleeJo.RN replied to oguesswhat's topic in First Year After Licensure

    See if you can get ACLS or PALS certification. And definitely volunteer - at hospitals, blood drives, immunization clinics, maybe a VA, etc. See about home health nursing too, until you get in...

  14. Non-Nursing Work Experience...will this be a minus?

    CharleeJo.RN replied to sh1901's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Yes, that is typical for a new grad. But you mentioned that you were considering getting an aide's position - I would definitely recommend it. Especially if you can be an aide in a hospital, but LTC...

  15. tested positive on drug screen!!!!

    CharleeJo.RN replied to melisgood's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Do interviewers have to NOTIFY YOU if the test is POSITIVE? i always heard they do but i'm trying to figure out why i didn't get this one job after everything...but no mention of a drug test from...

  16. New Grads Who Are Having Trouble Finding A Job

    CharleeJo.RN replied to cjcsoon2bnp's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Thanks for the post! Definitely some good info. It is aweful frustrating to keep hearing people say "but we need nurses so bad" when I vent about no one hiring.

  17. Past Employment - will it hurt me?

    CharleeJo.RN posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    So, I'm a new grad LPN and looking for a job. I may be a neurotic, but I can't help but worry that past employment will hurt me when they're doing ref checks. Not like I've ever committed a crime or...

  18. RN won't give pain meds

    CharleeJo.RN replied to Laught3r's topic in Pain Management

    Yes, yes, and yes. I have had a couple of surgeries and a few acute illnesses that required tubes and the like - I never knew that type of pain existed (post-op), and was in horrible misery for days...

  19. NCLEX-PN prep...what helped you the most???

    CharleeJo.RN posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    For those of you who have taken the NCLEX-PN, i need some help!! What study materials were most effective and similar to the NCLEX style of questions?? Did you use Meds PUB online prep - and was that...

  20. LPN to RN Bridge Difficulty

    CharleeJo.RN replied to drinkmoresoup's topic in First Year After Licensure

    One more thought... I don't know if this applies to the school you're looking at, but at my school, if you are in the bridge program - you can go straight from LPN to RN, regardless of whether or not...

  21. LPN to RN Bridge Difficulty

    CharleeJo.RN replied to drinkmoresoup's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Hi, I am in the bridge program at my community college. I got all my pre-reqs done before applying to the LPN (part I of the program), and it def gave me an advantage - I also took as many classes...

  22. LPN vs. RN - tell me what you think!

    CharleeJo.RN replied to CharleeJo.RN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Thanks Pebbles...I've decided to just keep lookin for LPN jobs while I pursue my RN. The only downside is my RN is going to take 2 years, since I opted for the part-time program - wish I would've went...

  23. LPN vs. RN - tell me what you think!

    CharleeJo.RN posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    So, do to our economic woes, I've been considering declining my seat in the RN program and moving somewhere that I can get an LPN job. I live in a small area in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, and...

  24. Anyone else horrified by actually being in practice???

    CharleeJo.RN posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    Ok...so I have 2 or 3 weeks left of LPN school til graduation, and I'm applying for jobs and all that, and it just struck me...how terribly scared I am of actually being in practice, being on my own...

  25. Anyone else horrified by actually being in practice???

    CharleeJo.RN replied to CharleeJo.RN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    That is EXACTLY what i'm feeling, morris! hopefully we are worrying for nothing :plsebeg: Raven, I'm not in the RN program yet (start in late august) but as far as my LPN program went, it was 1 year...