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  1. Pharmacy Math

    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 other problems Amoxicillin 300mg po BID X 10...
  2. Older 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 of 2010 and I decided to go for my LPN. Am I Crazy...
  3. EKG Technician

    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? How is the job advancements and the salary?
  4. 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 gloves and then lower the bed, raise the safety ra...
  5. retirement age

    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 is your opinion on this subject.
  6. retirement age

    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 opinion?
  7. 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 Program?
  8. With an Associate Degree I can be a Case Manager? I didn't know that. Thank you
  9. Nursing or Medical Coding

    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 and she passed away in 2010. I took a Nursing Ai...
  10. 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 Psychology I. In my Nurse's Aide training program ...
  11. If I CAN MAKE IT, YOU CAN TOO!

    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 fast-paced teaching of the course. They said I shou...
  12. Doing lousy with being a Nurse's Aide

    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 hard.
  13. 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 normal?
  14. Older 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 a LPN and then go for my RN. I know my mother woul...
  15. 30+ club! Lets do this together.

    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 LPN, because of COPD and Asthma for 10 years and ...
  16. Older 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 grow and do something I love too. Lets stay in to...
  17. Older 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 nursing.
  18. 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 try to get into the LPN Program for the fall and I ...
  19. A and P Troubles

    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 I spent that last 10 years taking care of my mothe...
  20. medical coder

    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 LPN.
  21. prerequisite courses for LPN

    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 and chemistry classes should I take online? Will...
  22. LPN or Medical Assisting

    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 and COPD. I stayed home taking care of my mother u...
  23. ekg and phlebotomy tech

    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 exercises with her and knew when she needed to go to the ...
  24. Medical Assistant to LPN

    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 not taking some of the courses.