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It depends on a lot. Some states have different levels of CNAs, or in hospitals they might be trained as a Patient Care Tech, or they have special training on doing those particular things. It's not an uncommon thing.

There are a lot of new things coming out that I'm seeing a ton of in my work, like Opana which is a long acting Oxymorphone, and Kadian/MS Contin which are long acting Morphines, and I recently have dealt with Nucynta which is a long acting that is similar to Percocet & Vicodin. There are a lot of options other than Percocet & Vicodin but the problem is they are still pretty new sooo pretty expensive.

From the NCLEX forum here: Airborne (My Chicken Has TB) Measles Chicken pox Herpes Zoster Tuberculosis Management: -private room -negative airflow pressure, minimum of 6-12 air exchanges per hour -UV germicide irradiation/ high efficiency air filter is used, mask, N95 mask for TB Droplet (SPIDERMAn) Scarlet fever Sepsis Streptococcal pharyngitis Parvovirus B19 Pneumonia Influenza Diphtheria Epiglottitis Rubella Mumps Mycoplasmal/Meningeal Pneumonia AdeNovirus Management: -private room -mask Contact (MRS.WEE) Multi-resistant organism Respiratory Syncitial Virus S.kin Infections (e.g:VCHIPSS- Varicella zoster, Cutaneous Diphtheria, Herpes Simplex, Impetigo, Pediculosis, Staph infection and Scabies) Wound Infection Enteric Infection (Clostridium Difficile) Eye Infection (Conjunctivitis) Management: -MRSA: gloves, gown, goggles, face shield -patients should be in a private room

Hey, I had asked some of the places about this, and the NFLPN IV certification is the one they're talking about. You can find the info about it here: NFLPN Certification Programs

as Far as dual military goes, they make sure that one parent will always be home at all times, which may mean more time apart. But I don't think the navy nurses deploy enough for that to be much of an issue. My experience is with the usmc but both of my nursing instructors were former navy nurses.

Did you graduate from a program in the area? Parkersburg seems to have a big big preference for WVUP graduates.

I know a girl who did this program (and asked lots of questions because I intend to follow the same path!) and she said it was all online, she finished it in 2 years, and studied less for it than she did for her ADN. I believe it to be fully online, because I don't live in Morgantown and my hometown offers this program thru the school there as well.

Hey, thank you for that! I contacted them again and you are right, it doesn't have to be the NLNAC as long as it is approved by the state board. Thank you so much :)

I just found out that WV only licenses graduates of accredited programs, and my school doesn't have its NLNAC accreditation. Should I apply in NC and transfer it? I don't know what to do now.

So I still have my license in WV (due to my husband being military) and an address in WV, would that keep me from that having that waiting period?

I am currently in an PN program at a school in North Carolina... we came here for the military and after graduation we have no intent of staying in North Carolina. Right now it's looking like we'll be moving back to WV where we are from, or Ohio. Neither of these states are a compact state with NC. What do I do? Do I get licensed in NC and then transfer or whatever, or do I have to have experience to do that? What do i do!? Thanks guys :)

Yeah, I think it's a lot to do with the economy and everyone is having a hard time finding jobs. There are a lot of opportunities for LPNs in home health and LTC, and you could do that for a year and have enough experience to get a job at a hospital. The way I saw it, I wanted to get my foot in the door and make sure it was for me, and then I could get a chance to get some experience before moving on. If you think its worth it to wait for the RN program, then go for it, but if there's a chance you wouldn't get a spot again, then I would go for the LPN.

I know a lot of places are using CNA IIs instead of LPNs whenever possible to cut down on costs, since they can do a lot of the same things. and a lot of people in the Jville area get their CNAs to get points to get into a nursing program!

I already have Micro (as long as its a 3 credit hour and not a 4 credit hour one) and A&P (two different versions of it, one was 5 credit hours and the other was 4) from an NC Community College so I'm square on that! What are the Gen.Ed classes needed for Excelsior?

If I get my AAS from Excelsior, would I be able to start an RN to BSN from a traditional school? I always intended to start on my BSN online through UNC after getting my AAS, is this possible if I get the degree from Excelsior?