focusedvalpn

focusedvalpn

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  1. Nurse advocacy (Rant)

    focusedvalpn replied to KalipsoRed's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    First excuse me in advance I'm so frustrated with nursing not because of the job itself but the disregard we are treated with. Not to mention the lines or segregation we are letting keep us from...

  2. LPN= MDS?

    focusedvalpn posted a topic in MDS Coordinator Information

    are lpn's able to do MDS i wanted to get involved in that but i was sure if the cost of the class and certi. were going to have any real pay of for me since i am a lpn and i know that rn's are the...

  3. so done with LTC and it hurts... am i a trader?

    focusedvalpn posted a topic in Virginia Nursing

    so i always new i wanted to be a nurse all my life my mom, grandmother, and sister are all Rn's. i remember going to work with my grandmother who worked in home health until i started school and i...

  4. Nursing Specailty ADD?

    focusedvalpn posted a topic in General Nursing

    ok so i am a fairly new lpn 2yrs but have been in the medical field for about 5yrs i really do love nursing but with sooooo many different things that you can do and become cert. in how do you know...

  5. Nursing Specailty ADD?

    focusedvalpn replied to focusedvalpn's topic in General Nursing

    thanks Cardinal. Praiser i was asking how do you decide what to specialize in when as nurses we have sooo many

  6. Working at Bon Secours

    focusedvalpn replied to Brownms46's topic in Virginia Nursing

    :hpygrp:the 3-11 shift is probably the shift we do have one open. since you are going to school i totally would say COME ON DOWN! where are you moving from by the way and when do you start? everyone...

  7. Working at Bon Secours

    focusedvalpn replied to Brownms46's topic in Virginia Nursing

    OMG! that is where i work they just hired a new pt/prn lpn for the 11-7 shift what shift did you apply for? you also have alot of experience what made you want the alf? i would think you would make...

  8. RN program at MCI in Richmond

    focusedvalpn replied to tiffdeandre's topic in Virginia Nursing

    when i was thinking of getting my rn last year it was 39,000 might as well say

  9. Patient wants to split doses of pain meds

    focusedvalpn replied to Cobweb's topic in General Nursing

    my would be that technically the order is wrong in its self at least in va from what i have been told. we had a state inspection at a ltcf and we were sited for orders that were incorrect. the order...

  10. Are there any Nclex-PN review classes?

    focusedvalpn replied to waterfalls's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    i dont know what part of va you are from but here in richmond there is a rn who teaches a refresher course and helps you when it comes to taking the board. i never took her class but she use to be my...

  11. Chicago here i come!

    focusedvalpn posted a topic in Illinois Nursing

    im a lpn and i am looking to move to chicago. can anyone give me some good paying nursing homes to try to apply to in chicago? im planning to move there once my lease is up but im not going to move...

  12. Chicago here i come!

    focusedvalpn replied to focusedvalpn's topic in Illinois Nursing

    wow

  13. LPN/LVN rate of pay in your area.

    focusedvalpn replied to Couture_Honey's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    any chicago lpns? im thinking of moving

  14. LPN/LVN rate of pay in your area.

    focusedvalpn replied to Couture_Honey's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I'm a nurse I was making 22 an hour in a nursing home but left the drama and stress to work in an assisted living for 17 i was making 19 at another assisted living community but i really wanted to...

  15. LPN= MDS?

    focusedvalpn replied to focusedvalpn's topic in MDS Coordinator Information

    thanks for your insight both of

  16. confused

    focusedvalpn posted a topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    ive been a lpn for 2yrs now would have been five but i was sooo scared to take my boards that i waited 3yrs to take it. but i passed on my first try (thank God lol) but i have started going to school...

  17. confused

    focusedvalpn replied to focusedvalpn's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    thanks those were my thoughts

  18. Working at Bon Secours

    focusedvalpn replied to Brownms46's topic in Virginia Nursing

    i work for bon secours and have been for only nine months so far it is really working wonderfully for me. i am a nurse but not in the hospitals. i love that there is SO much flexiblity with the...