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  1. Pharmacy Math

    faithfl posted a topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    KCL Elixir 25mEg po BID. Avail: KCL Elixir 30 mEg=15mL. How many mL needed per dose? Thank you for any help you can give me. Show your math operation for this problem. I also need some help with...

  2. Older Nursing Students

    faithfl posted a topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I am 50 years old and I am doing my prerequisites. I will be 51 if I get into the nursing program and 52 when I become a LPN. I took care of my mother for 10 years until she passed away in August...

  3. EKG Technician

    faithfl posted a topic in General Nursing

    I am 54 years old and thinking of getting into being an EKG Technician. I took care of my mother for the past 10 years and now want to get into the job market. Is an EKG Technician a good job field?...

  4. Denture cleaning for bed-ridden patients

    faithfl posted a topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    In two weeks I am going for my certification for a nurse's aide. I think one of the tasks will be denture cleaning. When you leave the bed-ridden patient to clean the dentures, do you take off your...

  5. retirement age

    faithfl posted a topic in Retired Nurses

    What is the usual age for retirement for nurses. So many nurses are going to school at a later age or as a second career to become a nurse. I have heard nurses still working at 70 years old. What...

  6. retirement age

    faithfl replied to faithfl's topic in Retired Nurses

    What is the usual time to retire? Some say 67, 68, 69, or even 70. With so many starting as a nurse later in life and then they work longer and retire later in life. What about you? What is your...

  7. Associate degree in Health Information Management

    faithfl posted a topic in LPN, LVN Students

    I have an Associate degree in Health Information Management. I took Medical Terminology, Anatomy and Physiology, Psychology. Would this help me in getting into the LPN

  8. Associate degree in Health Information Management

    faithfl replied to faithfl's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    With an Associate Degree I can be a Case Manager? I didn't know that. Thank

  9. Nursing or Medical Coding

    faithfl posted a topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I have been on All Nurses since 2011 and I have gone back and forth between going for my LPN or Medical Coding. I had a conflict because I am 50 years old and I took care of my mother for 10 years...

  10. Doing lousy with being a Nurse's Aide

    faithfl posted a topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    My College Career Advisor told me to become a Nurse's Aide while doing my prerequisites for the LPN Program. I am doing very will with my academics. I got a B in Anatomy and Physiology and an A in...

  11. If I CAN MAKE IT, YOU CAN TOO!

    faithfl replied to Mrsladysoul83's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    Hi I am in a Red Cross Nursing Aide program while I am doing my prerequisites for the LPN Program for next year. The instructors, who are RNs, said I was too anxious and couldn't keep up with the...

  12. Doing lousy with being a Nurse's Aide

    faithfl replied to faithfl's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    i think when I actually need or perform the procedure then I psyched myself out and screw things up. I know people will say don't psych yourself out or calm down but it is very

  13. plastic gloves and sweating hands

    faithfl posted a topic in General Nursing

    Has anyone use the plastic gloves and did your duty and when you take off the gloves the inside is soaking wet inside. Is this

  14. Older Nursing Students

    faithfl replied to faithfl's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Thanks everyone for all of your positive comments. I am taking Psychology I online this summer and Biology I and Psychology 2 in the fall 2013. When I become a LPN I am planning to work 2 years as...

  15. 30+ club! Lets do this together.

    faithfl replied to alynn's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Hi Everyone I am 50 and I am doing prerequisites to go for a LPN Program at my community college. I will be 51 when I get into the program and 52 when I graduate. I took care of my mother, who was a...

  16. Older Nursing Students

    faithfl replied to faithfl's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Hi Darlene It sounds like we are in the same boat. I took care of my mother until she passed away and now takes care of my father. I wanted to go for LPN so I could have a good career and room to...

  17. Older Nursing Students

    faithfl replied to faithfl's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I am thinking to work until I am 68 years old. With how Social Security you need all the savings you can get. I don't think I will mind working that long because I love

  18. Having trouble with Anatomy and Physiology

    faithfl posted a topic in LPN, LVN Students

    I am right now in a Medical Coding program and I had to take Anatomy and Physiology. Right now I have a C+ (78) and I have 2 quizzes, 1 Exam, and the Final Exam. I am hoping to get a B-. I want to...

  19. A and P Troubles

    faithfl posted a topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Hi I am currently in a Medical Coding program and I am taking A and P. Some of the other students here are going for their LPN License. They are over 50 years old. I am right now 50 years old and...

  20. medical coder

    faithfl posted a topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    I am a medical coder and I was thinking of becoming a LPN. Can some of the things I have learned from being a medical coder can those things go toward me becoming a

  21. prerequisite courses for LPN

    faithfl posted a topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    I never took biology or chemistry in high school. I am having financial difficulities and I am wondering if I can take biology and chemistry for the prerequisite courses online? What type of biology...

  22. LPN or Medical Assisting

    faithfl posted a topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    I live in Lynn,MA and I havent worked since 1991. I got a inner ear infection and developed vertigo and I finally was getting back on my feet in the year of 2000 and then my mother developed asthma...

  23. ekg and phlebotomy tech

    faithfl posted a topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    I am 48 years old and the last 6 years I have been taking care of my mother who had asthma and COPD. I was like a nurse to her making sure she took her medication, her inhalers, did breathing...

  24. Medical Assistant to LPN

    faithfl posted a topic in LPN, LVN Students

    I have gone to medical assistant training and I work as a phlebotomy/EKG Tech. My question is if I want to become a LPN do I have to go through all the courses or can my work experience help me in...