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  1. Looking for the Right LPN to RN Program Online Or On Campus

    guest2210 replied to Sincere24's topic in LPN to RN

    Hi... I know of 2 programs, one in OH and one in FL. The pre-reqs are included in the curriculum and the programs are 15 months long for an ADN. Both require attendance at the campus for all...

  2. Can taking prescribed medications bite you in the butt?

    guest2210 replied to DirtyBlackSocks's topic in General Nursing

    I have been on narcs for 30 years due to chronic back pain. I can no longer take NSAIDs so narcs are my only option for the pain. I have never worked under in influence. I wait until I get home...

  3. Can an RN work as a sitter?

    guest2210 replied to misplaced1's topic in General Nursing

    In Ohio, a person has to work at the level of their licensure. Once an RN, that person cannot go and work as an LPN if they do not like their RN job. Some LTC or AL facilities will pay an LPN her...

  4. I HATE CHANGEOVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

    guest2210 replied to sasha2lady's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I used to do around 65 MARs every month just for my unit. I however, enjoyed doing changeover. The night supervisor would schedule me extra so I could go and do the busier units. I would suggest to...

  5. Second Job: Agency vs. Pool pros/cons

    guest2210 replied to MB37's topic in General Nursing

    I worked wth a few agencies. With one in particular, I was cancelled more times than I worked for them. PRN at a nearby LTC could be an option. They are always looking for RNs. Even to do a 4...

  6. Jobs prior to Nursing

    guest2210 replied to mysticalmoonray's topic in General Nursing

    I started as a nurse's aide at age 15, went on to cashier at a variety of convenience stores , a few factory jobs, managed a gas station. Took a 13 year break from nursing(due to back injury) and...

  7. Nurse-ified Song Titles?

    guest2210 replied to nickos's topic in Nursing Humor

    Do Not Resuscitate: sung to Nickelback's Rockstar. Go to youtube.com, search for dnr song

  8. LPN to RN Online---Which is best

    guest2210 replied to gwenwatson's topic in Ohio Nursing

    There is a program in Cuyahoga Falls, OH at the National Institute of Technology, LPN to RN bridge program. All of the pre-reqs are included in the curriculum, the program is 15 months and all...

  9. what do the docs use in colonoscopy?

    guest2210 replied to johnnyDoGood's topic in General Nursing

    The preps have changed over the years. I've given my share of SSE til clear. Some preps start 2 days before the colonsocopy, with clear liquids, the day before the mag citrate or fleets...

  10. LPN verses MLPN?????

    guest2210 replied to jen405's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    A few years back, I remember seeing want ads in Ohio for CLPNs...never figured out what that meant

  11. What does this mean?

    guest2210 replied to qt2168's topic in General Nursing

    It almost sounds like a marketing position to bring new residents to a facility after discharge from the hospital, like a case manager, doing assessments on prospective new residents to determine...

  12. LPN jobs in NE Ohio for new grads -- do they even exist?

    guest2210 replied to helikias's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    There's a nursing home in Strongsville that pays based on years of experience. I started at $23/hr, but due to a bad back at the time couldn't handle it and had to quit after 1 1/2

  13. Obtaining IV certification

    guest2210 replied to pat8585's topic in General Nursing

    When I was researching IV certification in 2007, I was in FL but would be going back to Ohio. Through an internet search, found several places that offered it. Most hospitals only offer it to...

  14. when did they stop wearing those cute nurses caps?

    guest2210 replied to johnnyDoGood's topic in General Nursing

    We had a sweet capping ceremony half way through school. In 1982 when I graduated, I had to wear mine at my first job in a nursing home. A few year later, when hired by the hospital I trained in, I...

  15. understaffed and dangers to license?

    guest2210 replied to lpn2b2006's topic in General Nursing

    I worked in a AL facility and when speaking to another nurse and a care associate regarding our staffing shortage, mentioned that the executive director could go f*** himself, the nurse told him what...

  16. LPN jobs in NE Ohio for new grads -- do they even exist?

    guest2210 replied to helikias's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Hi there... Yes, the jobs do exist. That's why I'm in Florida right now...LOL But seriously...the majority of jobs for new grads will be in LTCs, assisted living facilities, etc. Very few hospitals...

  17. RN working in as a Data Specialist??

    guest2210 replied to aubreysmommy's topic in General Nursing

    After 28 years doing bedside nursing, I have found my niche-I train and support nurses and physicians whose facilities are implementing electronic medical records and I love it! It allows me to...

  18. I need a new job!!!

    guest2210 replied to jschut's topic in General Nursing

    Does the facility you work for have a nursing informatics dept? It is made up of RNs with varying degrees of experience to learn the electronic medical records program implemented in hospitals. It...

  19. Abusive Doctors!

    guest2210 replied to new_oldRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I've worked with MDs who make it a point to get as many nurses riled up in one visit as possible. the more nurses they leave in tears the better they feel about themselves. I had a friend who stood...

  20. I must be gifted, I made the DON cry

    guest2210 replied to Silent Prayer's topic in General Nursing

    Congratulations!!! Your story is awesome! My brother was hard of hearing and could only find a job in a nursing home as an aide. His only preview of medical field was he was an EMT for the local...

  21. What Is Your Most Gross, Yucky, Disgusting Nursing Horror Story?

    guest2210 replied to yazisizit's topic in Nursing Humor

    My niece had fraternal twins in '96. The girl's gestational age was 37 weeks and the boy's gestational age was 36 weeks. She said that's what happens when you do it twice in one week...lol

  22. What Is Your Most Gross, Yucky, Disgusting Nursing Horror Story?

    guest2210 replied to yazisizit's topic in Nursing Humor

    When I was a student, we were permitted to work in our training hospital. A female on our med/surg unit came in after laying in her home for who knows how long. She had a lesion...no...a huge hole,...

  23. Two nurses quit without notice......

    guest2210 replied to Ling07's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Where they there any significant length of time? If not, they would leave this job off of their resume`-(been there, done that, but not in

  24. AAA repair and post op course

    guest2210 replied to KatieNoelLPN's topic in General Nursing

    Twenty years ago when I worked in ICU, a post AAA would come to the unit, be on pavulon x24 hrs, vented, A-line,the whole nine yards. Most would be in the unit at least 48

  25. IV therapy training and certification

    guest2210 replied to mparsons16's topic in General Nursing

    I took a course through a pharmacy where I lived. It was on Saturday and Sunday for 8 hours for 2 weeks. The dress was casual although some that came from work had scrubs on. The bookwork was...