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1. Medicare wellness visit

   Want to be aware replied to new_horizons555's topic in NP

   I am an LPN who got fired from a job that I had for three weeks. They hired me because a doctor needed a nurse to do MWV's and he moved to a new office on his own. He told me to hurry over the questions and get them done. In addition I was to perfo...

2. I am heartbroken I got fired for the first time as a nurse

   Want to be aware replied to Want to be aware's topic in LPN/LVN

   Thank you for the kind comments. Many of the patients are elderly. I am not rushing elderly patients blood draws shots labs. I was using a school desk and propping peoples arms on a pillow for a lab chair. I worked in a very fast paced pediatric ...

3. I am heartbroken I got fired for the first time as a nurse

   Want to be aware posted a topic in LPN/LVN

   In May I got laid off my 1.5 nursing job at a clinic and landed a job three weeks ago in a physician practice. The doctor was moving out of a several care group to on his own. They hired me as the only nurse and they wanted me to run the lab too. ...

4. Anyone done HEDIS with Outcomes Inc?

   Want to be aware replied to changeseeker's topic in Quality Improvement

   I have been working for Outcomes for two weeks and I have had to copy and scan paper charts as well as hybrid charts. For example they want ALL progress notes for OB charts, and ALL progress notes for immunization charts from 1998-2011. That is hun...

5. Frustrated Psych. nurse

   Want to be aware posted a topic in General Nursing

   My supervisor changed my sick time to annual. He completely re-filled out my tIme sheet. One of the days was "a hazardous driving day" but I had diarrhea and nausea, almost threw up. I also have severe chronic neck and shoulder pain and my doc put me...

6. LTC State Staffing Tables Jan.2008

   Want to be aware replied to Simplepleasures's topic in Safety

   I have been working in an assisted living faciity since August. It is my first nursing job. We have about 22 now, varying degrees of care. I have had to work alone with 14 and up. We are expected to do dining chem sticks med pass toileting (if we ...

7. PASSED NCLEX- PN WITH 86 questions!!!!

   Want to be aware replied to imgonnabeanurse's topic in NCLEX

   I love that I am a part of a community that so freely and joyously support each othe:redbeather. I am feeling somewhat worn out now, my program was a year, give or take a week or so...

8. PASSED NCLEX- PN WITH 86 questions!!!!

   Want to be aware replied to imgonnabeanurse's topic in NCLEX

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9. PASSED NCLEX- PN WITH 86 questions!!!!

   Want to be aware replied to imgonnabeanurse's topic in NCLEX

   I am Vera-New GPN-but now I am an LPN! I passed!!! I am floating....don't have to study and now I can start a new career at almost fifty!

10. How old is too old?!?!?

    Want to be aware replied to Amy Married to Art's topic in Pre-Nursing

    I am 49 and just finished LPN school in April I have never been so popular with the "younger crowd" in my life. And the oldest lady in our class was 62! Age is just a number.