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Does anyone know the difference between a "direct care" position, and a CNA position? There is a job opening that I called on, the person I talked to said that it was a direct care position, and that you do all of the ADL's, administer meds, and giv...

Hello all! I am looking into RN programs and NDSU's LPN to BSN program has always interested me. I plan on contacting them about the specifics, but would like to hear from those that have attended or know anyone that has gone through this progra...

Hello everyone! I would greatly appreciate your input. I work in a small clinic staffed with LPN's. There is a shortage of these nurses in our state and we are having an awful time hiring anyone. Management has considered changing our model from one ...

I work CASUAL in a small clinic. I am here for the experience, because I like it, and mostly because I want to stay home with my child as much as possible. I love my coworkers and really don't mind helping out, but we are short staffed, and one of ou...

We hire LPN's as scrub techs at our hospital here in MN. Good luck! I did my practicum in surgery and it is a tough area, but awesome!

Thank you everyone for the awesome responses! I am trying so hard to put my foot down and not take more shifts than I want, because I know it is a slippery slope. I really appreciate all of the advice and you all helped to ease my mind.

My mom recently had a major surgery and is in the hospital. She was given a roommate which was later found to have MRSA. They did move my mom to a different room and they were together less than 24 hrs, but during that time my mom was without her ban...

I know there are a lot of threads on nursing burnout in here, but I want to know what areas have the highest burnout rates? It seems to be that a lot of the complaints are coming from bedside nurses, but that is just an opinion/observation. Do you ...

Hello there Cindirella, do you still have your Pharmacology text book? I would read over that... at least ours doesn't have a TON of medications in it (not like the drug guide, anyway). During our class we had lists of medications we had to make n...

Thanks again for all of the responses! I am certainly hearing mixed opinions about this program and it is making me question whether or not to look into it more. @ fa/lpnMN09 - do you have any LPN to BSN programs that you WOULD recommend?

I am bumping this because I would like to know the answer as well!

Hello all! I just graduated from an LPN program this summer and took my boards today. For the most part, I have been a stay at home mom during school, but now that I am done I am not sure what to do. My son is 14 months old and we are thinking of t...

Thank you all so very much for the wonderful advice! I decided to take the casual job and hope that it is not too overwhelming. I am really excited about it, but of course, won't know if it was the right decision until I have worked there for a lit...

I am in MN... I took my test last Wednesday, got my results Thursday, and had a license number on the BON website this morning.

My first CNA job was in a LTC facility and I was (supposed to be) PRN. I had the same problem as you... some days I would get called to work EVERY shift! It was very stressful and I couldn't seem to get away. I always felt terrible saying no and e...

Hello! I have a few questions for those of you that work casual or PRN... how many hours do you put in a week? Approx. how many days do you work a month? Do you get called to work a lot? How does it work when it comes to scheduling - is it just a ...

You are making me really excited! Thanks again for all of the great info! I just graduated from an LPN program but have yet to take my boards (I am waiting on my ATT number). I live 2.5 hours from Fargo so it wouldn't be a huge thing if I have to dri...

I am kind of hoping this is what scheduling is like here... I would like to be prepared.

Thank you for your response! That is nice that you get to pick your schedule!

Thank you so much for your response!! I appreciate it! Do you find the workload to be manageable? We have a part-time program where I live, but it is still a ton of work and not much different than the full-time program. How do you arrange clinicals...

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Anyone?

I haven't read through all of the responses but the ones I have, have been incredibly supportive, which thrills me! I could have written this post myself a few years ago... I will tell you my story: I started school after having a miscarriage and ...

I am glad you wrote this post. I am a new mother and am questioning this as well... right now I am definitely saying it is not worth the time away from my son - but I am still in school and things could change later on. I am trying to take things s...

I just had a baby 8 days ago and had the most wonderful labor and delivery experience thanks to my wonderful nurses. I would really love to send flowers and a couple personalized thank you's, but am not sure which way would be the best to go about i...