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I took it today. Much harder than I thought it would be. Got a B thanks to Lisa Arends study guides and practice tests. I got a lot of communication questions, especially about being assertive.

Just wondering if anyone knows if Missouri residents can do more than one clinical in a semester?

It sounds like my floor- inpatient oncology. We get to know the patients thanks to frequent readmissions, and extended stays. Lots of teaching, and also lots of opportunity for emotional support for the patients and their families.

I'd say go for it. If you need to work while in school, why not gain such valuable experience? Especially if it's a trauma ER- you will learn so much. I'm a nurse aide in a hospital right now and although the pay is much less than I could make somewh...

Needing to know which brands are best for white scrubs. they need to hold their color, be fairly thick to not allow crazy see-through... etc. i want all opinions!

As a cna, I've seen my fair share of death. While I've learned to cope with the long struggles and horrible disease death that can seem as a blessing, there are the patients who you become attached to, and the young tragedies. During an emergency I d...

Never worked nights and never worked LTC except for clinicals. But here's my 2 cents. Hospital is very different than LTC. The fact that you have NA duties (vitals q4, i/os, toileting, etc) + phlebotomy and ekg duties will keep you busy. Especially ...

As a Unit Tech (as we're called here- it's a step up from Nurse Aides, includes secretarial and other tasks) I've been told the most important qualities are: -eager and willing to learn -takes initiative -accountable and trustworthy -observant Best o...

So I requested to meet with the program administrator of the LPN program that I just found out I was an alternate for, for the second straight year. Last year, I was told I didn't have enough medical experience, so I quit my job at a brokerage firm t...

I applied LPN because the wait list for our local ADN program is 2 years, and I could (and planned) to be one year ahead by doing LPN, then bridge. Our local university offers a BSN and just started an accelerated BSN program, both of which are acce...

I am a CNA on a Med/Onc unit with a max load of 11, usually we're at 8 or 9 though. My advice is a little bit biased, but I love love love my job. I was very apprehensive of the emotional nature of a med/onc unit, but I love getting to know the famil...

As an aide, here's my experience: - 5 patients or less = 1 nurse, 1 aide, 1 secretary - 6-7 patients= 2 nurses, either aide or secretary sent home on call or floated, nurses do primary care - 8-12 patients= 2 nurses, 1 aide, 1 secretary. All aides/se...

As an aide, I wouldn't dare transfer with one just because I couldn't find someone to help. But i may make comments towards the patient about how difficult it is to find someone so frequently, because all of my other patients need me just as much. A ...

on a side note- i hope you mean 180. otherwise they'd be right where they started...?

I'm not sure how you handle it, honestly. I just do my job and then leave the room if I have to. The worst cases so far: CDiff incontinence, and a really really bad UTI (full of sediment and pungent!!!!), and bowel prep on a colostomy (). I personal...

Hello all! I have been lurking for months, maybe close to a year now. I'm in the middle of a career change to nursing; I left the financial industry in October, got my CNA and a lower paying job than I left, and started on the pre-reqs for my 2nd deg...

Thank you for your reply. Just found out that this pt coded once in ICU and didn't make it. Haunting images that will probably be engrained in my head forever- is this normal?

So I found out today that I didn't get into the local vocational school's LPN program. What's the big deal? It's not because I did poorly on the test or my high school AND COLLEGE transcripts weren't good enough (I already have a BA), or even that t...

There are no exceptions, just knowing that I'm "towards the top of the list" for alternates. I went over his head. I work in the financial industry right now and our regional leader is an ex-nurse so I asked her, even though she hasn't had as much co...

my husband really wanted to name our boy seth. so what's the problem? our last name is poole and can you imagine if you the poor boy had a lisp??? DH thought it was hilarious, me: not so much. Just imagine the torture.