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LPN to RN Student

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  1. First year nurse, feel so miserable and alone

    Some of us are just not meant to work nights - I've worked all shifts - day, afternoon, night, Baylor 7a-7p, 7p-7a...I just cannot do nights - like you I felt isolated from the world and it's like you...
  2. Nursing Home Activities

    BINGO is "king" at our facility, but a close second is Wii
  3. Where to buy Scrubs in Birmingham??

    Prestige In trussville - no charge to special
  4. New Grads - Share your success at getting your 1st Job

    Started applying via internet and fax 2 weeks before graduation...had three job interviews and two job offers within those two weeks, started work before I passed my boards. I feel very fortunate,...
  5. SATA questions??? What does this mean?

    We had a lot of those in my maternal/child class and some girl kept whining about how unfair they were, and how we should get credit for the part we got right, instead of no credit since it wasn't all...
  6. The retro nurse's outfit has returned

    I shudder at the mere thought...or suggestion...that I would have to wear a skirt to work in....but refuse to consider panty hose! no, no, no, no, a thousand times
  7. Have you tried emailing
  8. Questions about LVN scope of practice!

    I bet if you were to email the BON you would get an accurate, fairly timely response...I had to do that recently recently and got an answer back from my state BON in less than 24
  9. Thank you food from nursing students

    We brought veggie trays and fruit trays - big hit and with so many people watching their calories they were appreciated more than sweets - a beautiful chocolate cake was brought at the same time, and...
  10. red flashlight use on hourly rounds

    I read in one of my nursing textbooks when reviewing for the NCLEX that a nightlight with a red bulb is recommended for elderly patients since their eyes don't have to "adjust" to the red...
  11. I NEED help!

    Now would be a great time to invest in at least one care plan book - I personally use 3-4 since I don't want to "copy" straight from the book....but they saved my butt when I first started careplans...
  12. Lets get a current salary thread going for 09/10

    Any LPN's in the Birmingham area with knowledge of LTC
  13. Talking to Physicians

    the link doesn't work - any way of fixing it??? pretty
  14. Career decision after completing nursing school

    I'm curious...are you planning on working as an actual nurse for a while to determine if you actually want to be a nurse, and to further explore and see what areas actually interest you..which may...
  15. Herzing College??

    oops....make that the LPN to RN mobility program. You must have a current LPN license (state of