OpenHeartLPN

I live in Idaho and have not heard of this. Who told you that Idaho has moved to BSN only? The state board of nursing recognizes many associate degree programs, even some of which that are not accredited. Now if you are referring to the word that most hospitals are only going to be hiring BSNs, that would be true in my opinion from what I have heard. There are still many other places for AS degree nurses to work though.

If you can't apply your nursing skills yet, get a good all-in-one book and read a chapter for fun every now and then.

The student area is grey, but in an emergency it oxygen does not have to be ordered to give. An order should be obtained after patient is stabilized ASAP. To be safe don't go over 2L to prevent harm to COPD patients. There are lots of other factors though ie. does the patient have heart problems, what is patients norm? I don't know your schools policies but I would bet you did the right thing even by their standards if he had oxygen earlier he probably still had an order for it *(did you check after the fact?) I would qualify 84% as an emergency.

Wow! Since when did being a non smoker make you a better nurse? I smoke, but I do not do it before or during my shift, because my patients come first. Aside from all the other great points made by other posters, I have met some horrible nurses that do not smoke. How about asking for a mandate to have all nurses that smoke outside of their profession be fired while you are at it. If you want into nursing school get in on your own merit and stop blaming (ooooo) smokers (ooooo) that are better qualified than you about not getting in. BTW my instructors knew I smoked before I was accepted, but they saw in me someone that would make a great nurse. So do you think that you know more about nursing than they do? Get off of your high horse and mind your own business.

There is an IV certification for LPNs, it was part of my nursing program. Aside from that I believe different states have different laws regarding IV maintenance.

Send it all together!!! Do your background check fingerprints a couple weeks prior to graduation if allowed by your board, the application, the picture, and the payment. Stick it all in one big envelope do not fold envelope and send it to them. Just keep it all together so when they say they got it you know they got it all.

In the first place I kind of thought I made it clear I was refering to drugs that are tested for in a drug screen. Second even if it is not tested for in a drug screen is still no reason to hide it. Any potentially mind-altering/debilitating drugs should be reported to those that are responsible for your actions. Privacy is a not an issue here. People have the right to privacy, but not when it potentially threatens another person. Someone with a fatal STD has the right not to tell anyone about the disease, until they decide to have sex that may or may not transmit the disease to another person. They are required to divulge this information because it MAY harm someone. I want to be clear that I do not think anyone with a problem should just be written off, but those that may have to suffer consequences should be allowed to make a choice as to whether or not they want to take that chance. No we should not have to ask our CNAs everyday if they are on prescription drugs, we simply should have CNAs that have enough ethics to tell us when they are on a drug that can potential to harm our patients. A person that lies and cheats on a drug screen is not a person that has these standards. As nurses we should also be aware of signs of mind-altering/debilitating drug use.

Backatit2 the op is a CNA and if you are as well that is a horrible statement to make. The nurse in charge of CNAs while they work are responsible for them. It is not right to endanger a nurse's license. I truly am sorry that you take a drug that probably will not do anything, but drug screening is in place for a reason and it also tests for legal drugs. It is not ok to use even legally prescribed drugs during patient care without having it approved by those that are responsible for your actions. I truly hope you are not a CNA, because if that was the job you had when a doctor told you to cheat the test it was probably someone else's license he was risking and not his own. This is unethical behavior that should not be allowed in patient care.

I agree with PAERRN20, and if you take medication that may set off an alarm from on a drug test, you need to be forthcoming with it.

You can't schedule a test without an ATT. It is attached to the email with the authorization password you used to schedule your test. Good Luck

Just took the NCLEX-PN today, had 85 questions, and got the Good PVT pop-up!!!

Personal Experience HELL NO! Our LPN program actually has more nursing credits and clinical hours than the RN program at our school (pretty weird I know). My state opened a new community college and used the LPN model from the local university and the ASRN model from a local college. I just happened to get accepted into the LPN before the RN so I started there. Just graduated and moving to the 4 year BSN at the university next semester. That being said I am sure it depends on the school.

"prereq only" school name: boise state university adn/asn, bsn, or msn and or accelerated: bsn city:boise state: id waitlist, yes or no: no tests, hesi, teas, etc: none lowest gpa possible: all pre-reqs gpa average of 3.0 in math/science prereqs and c or better in other prereqs # of classes and list of prerequisites needed: http://nursing.boisestate.edu/programs/docs/admission%20criteria.pdf amount of general edit credits: 63- 41 in first 3 semesters the rest throughout the 8 semesters spots available: about 60 twice a year usual # of applicants: about 100-200 i'm told lowest gpa accepted last year for admittance: i think 3.4 in gpa prereqs (2 a&p, chem, math) tuition (needs to be added i think)- also 10 seats reserved for lpn's that meet minimum 3.0 average in science and math classes and c in other prereqs. best part is that if you get an a in a&ps, chem, and math you are basically gaurunteed a spot (usually even if you get a b in one class, 2 bs and you are competing) with a c in the rest of the required courses.

Don't fill your head with useless information. If you really want to bone up for a class thats 8 months away: get the syllabus from the teacher now, buy the book, and read his first couple months of assignments. This way you don't put useless information into your head, and you will be prepared for what you will actually be tested on. That being said don't go too far into his course, it's better to know the first 2 tests like the back of your hand, than to only be able to remember a bit about all of them. If you get an awesome grades for the first few parts you can cruise through the rest with little worry.

Social Worker (Need Master's but grades not too important) Physical Therapy Occupational Therapy Respiratory Therapist Radiologist Physician's Assistant (Probably need lots more chemistry) That is it off the top of my head.