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I'll be graduating in July from an LPN program in Burlington county. I currently work for the state and it is possible for me to transfer within the state as an LPN. I want to go to school in Camden in the fall to start my ASN. I'll be traveling quit...

Privately, Mrs. R described this student as a usually happy-go-lucky individual who did very well in school and was well liked by many of her peers. One morning, however, she received a phone call from one of this student's teachers explaining to Mrs...

...erm... thanks?

So my best friend since high school, Meg (not real name) who I've pretty much considered my sister, my soul mate, my twin star, my equal, etc. etc. (I'm gay so this is all on the platonic level) has pretty much decided to end our friendship because a...

Thanks, I appreciate it. I know it's not of the caliber that most of the articles on here reach, but it's a personal story that I wanted to share, nonetheless.

No help at all guys?

Personally for me, being a gay nurse is somewhat therapeutic for me. I love working with children for instance. The fact that I may not have children of my own (though I want to) helps me fulfill that need that I think everyone has gay or straight. O...

I was having a conversation with a classmate of mine about Schizoid Personality Disorder which she has. (dxed and txed) Now, I understand the disorder to be someone who is pretty much a "loner" not because they don't know how to interact socially, bu...

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I live in NJ. I know Kessler have a lot of LPNs but they are one the hospitals that went bankrupt and are rumored to be closing anytime. This makes me sad because when I do my clinical rotations there, the LPNs are SO nice and helpful. It's like a bi...

I asked a similar question in my class and my teachers said something that made sense. They told me, usually if a pt. needs the type of care where you are involved with their privates, they are usually more thankful that the care was given than worry...

Who else thinks this is a way for encouraging those with a LPN license to go on and pursue their RN? Personally I'm just going for my LPN to get my feet wet and make my transition into RN school more smooth. I'm not knocking LPNs, I think they are as...

Well.... That's a weird question. I work 11p to 8a but then I have classes monday-friday 830a to 3p for my LPN. The only good thing is, is that I'm off on monday and tuesday nights so on those days I sleep like a normal human, but on the days that I ...

I think I can understand that. I still find it strange though, but I guess it's what comes along with being a nurse. Perhaps it's not the personality you're taking care of, but the person. Of course there is that reducing of anxiety and self-image an...

A Sense of Humor Alarm

Sorry for being off topic... but is that an opossum?

It's as difficult as you make it. Some situations require a LOT of analytical thinking while other situations need a healthy dose of KISS (maybe sometimes even the SWAG method)... but then again I'm only an LPN student and don't speak from experience...

"Because I said so! That's why!"

Yeah, and does anyone have break rooms where they have hanging lamps, the type with the stained glass dome types above the tables? I've hit my head so many times on them now it doesn't even phase me anymore.

I remember I was hanging up laundry outside on the line when I saw one of my clients running toward the high way, I dashed as fast as I could to get him away from danger, when I ended up getting clothes lined around the neck and landing on my butt. I...

I am a gay, male, nursing student (LPN). Even though I'm not your stereotypical "flaming" gay guy (a few of the girls in the class actually thought I was lying just to get close to them) everyone has been pretty receptive to it. One of my school's pa...

I found a similar post on allnurses. I may have gotten it backwards, they may collect the specimen but have to replace the foley afterward. Either way, I still think it's a waste of equipment and a poor solution to what seems to be a contamination is...

Oh, I HATE that. I'm glad someone else feels my pain.

I can only imagine what the patients feel about it. This isn't to mention that in order to find another pair of sterile gloves in this facility we had to open another foley kit, which then was useless to us.

The worst thing I've done so far is really, really hurting my ear drums with my bell hit against the side of the bed.