Pipsqueak ADN

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    Nurses pulled as CNAS??

    Pipsqueak replied to peridot2467's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    I respectfully disagree. Every nurse has recieved "training" in basic care. That is included in the classwork and clinicals no matter if you are an LPN or an RN. That said, I personally would not be...
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    passing NC

    Pipsqueak replied to swater's topic in Online Distance Learning

    Not to mention the notes are not 100% complete, you have to understand what you are expected to know to understand some of what the notes mean. Because they are just that, notes. They are not complete...
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    walk in or online when applying for a job?

    Pipsqueak replied to spongebob6286's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Or worse yet, what always happens to me, I go through the time and effort to apply online, only to be told that I still have to fill out a paper application which expends even more time and effort,...
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    PLEASE HELP~~~My Job took my license~~~

    Pipsqueak replied to justwannabanurse's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I also live in PA. My former employer held our original licenses as well. I didnt really have a problem with it. I retrieved it when I needed it for my part time job then gave it back. It was policy...
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    Wearing Cologne to work Yes Or No

    Pipsqueak replied to KarmaWiseRaven's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you, Thank you Thank you from the bottom of my heart!!! It's rare someone understands what I go
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    Wearing Cologne to work Yes Or No

    Pipsqueak replied to KarmaWiseRaven's topic in General Nursing

    I get instant debillitating headaches from all perfumes/colognes/scented lotions no matter how lightly applied. Even scents I think "smell good" still gives me these horrific headaches. Like another...
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    Do patient's have the right to smoke even if family doesn't want them to?

    Pipsqueak replied to chuchie's topic in General Nursing

    The LTC facility I worked at had several residents who smoked. There was an area outside designated for the residents (and another area designated for empoyees who didn't wish to share their breaks...
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    Things people say coming out of anaesthetic

    Pipsqueak replied to frellyou's topic in General Nursing

    I cry like a baby everytime when I come out of it. I remember the first time I was put under: my boyfriend came back to recovery just as I was waking up and I was lying there balling my eyes out...
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    Where to find practice supplies for CPNE??

    Pipsqueak replied to Pipsqueak's topic in Online Distance Learning

    I do homecare so unfortunately snagging supplies from work is not an
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    Where to find practice supplies for CPNE??

    Pipsqueak posted a topic in Online Distance Learning

    So where has everyone found their practice supplies? The excelsior skills bag is so expensive and I don't need everything in it, such as alcohol swabs, gloves, but I do need the IV stuff, the...
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    Where to find practice supplies for CPNE??

    Pipsqueak replied to Pipsqueak's topic in Online Distance Learning

    Thanks for the suggestions. And I never even thought about needing a Rx for a needle. So how do you practice this if you don't have access to these supplies. I'm currently doing pedi homecare, so...
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    I'm a Registered Nurse

    Pipsqueak replied to SuesquatchRN's topic in Online Distance Learning

    congratulations!!!!! how relieved you must
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    Morphine in TB Syringe, etc

    Pipsqueak replied to rehabhereIcome's topic in General Nursing

    Oops, sorry! Gosh darnit, this assuming thing has been getting me in trouble alot the last few
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    personality clash? Bad Aide? HELP

    Pipsqueak replied to alabastershadow's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I am so sorry if you took my post the wrong way. One, I totally missed that this was LTC, I guess I assumed it was acute care, and two, I always try to keep an open mind and remember that every story...
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    Wishing Suesquatch Luck On Nclex!

    Pipsqueak replied to Raggedy Ann's topic in Online Distance Learning

    Good luck Sue! Heck, NCLEX will probably feel like a piece of cake after all the EC exams and CPNE! Best case scenario, only 75 questions! You've got
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    New Excelsior format anyone?

    Pipsqueak replied to doulasrock's topic in Online Distance Learning

    I'm not sure which textbooks you used for your LPN program, but the only ones I was able to recycle were my maternity, nutrition, and fundamentals book. My med surg book was geared only for LPN's (it...
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    personality clash? Bad Aide? HELP

    Pipsqueak replied to alabastershadow's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Actually, if a patient is requesting pain medication, it is not the job of the CNA to relay the info that "it's not time yet". That is your job. If a patient is having pain it is your job to assess...
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    Morphine in TB Syringe, etc

    Pipsqueak replied to rehabhereIcome's topic in General Nursing

    The number of posts per page vary with each individual person depending on how you have your preferences set up. For example my screen shows 15 posts per page while many others only shows 10. Hence,...
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    CPNE Eligible!!!!

    Pipsqueak posted a topic in Online Distance Learning

    Finally!! I've completed ALL of my exams and as soon as they update my status I can officially apply for the CPNE. My question is, How do you get a cancellation date? Do you get your official date...
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    CPNE Eligible!!!!

    Pipsqueak replied to Pipsqueak's topic in Online Distance Learning

    So do you have to take the date they give you if you opt for a cancellation date? What if your not ready yet? I read somewhere in the study guide about having to pay a fee to postpone your date, or...
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    "Well, that's ONE way to do it!"

    Pipsqueak replied to AngelfireRN's topic in General Nursing

    Are you referring to giving it in the deltoid??? I don't think I can even reach around well enough to be able to get it in straight even if I wanted to try! More power to
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    *Weird* Patient Allergies

    Pipsqueak replied to cherrybreeze's topic in General Nursing

    Too funny, don't think I'll be walking around with a gas mask on, but.... I get extremely horrendous intantaneous headaches with nausea d/t a huge list of odors. Hairsprays, candles, perfumes,...
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    High Metabolism + No breaks= death, diet for skinny nurses?

    Pipsqueak replied to phosophorus's topic in General Nursing

    I really like the South Beach protein bars. Out of all the protein and granola bars I've tried, they taste the best (to me anyway), are the most filling, and have the most protein and less fat/carbs...
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    Across Life Span 2/NC5

    Pipsqueak replied to 2CareerRN's topic in Online Distance Learning

    Just an FYI.....Remember that even though a specific section of the exam may be only (for example) 25%. This means that only 25% of the total questions are based on this section, BUT you must receive...
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    LPN are we professional nurses or just RNs?

    Pipsqueak replied to Butterflybee's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    This is what I learned as well during one of my nursing courses. Thanks for posting the source because I no longer have the textbook where I learned this info from and couldn't remember for