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Hi Yes I went to Moraine Park. At that time they had the LPN program. I went to the Moraine Park in Beaver Dam. They did not offer the program in West Bend. Now the progrom is offered at all schools. One can exit after one year for the Lpn-take exam....

Alot of times its all about scapegoating. Sometimes a facility may want to get even with a employee. It is happening to me. I am a lpn. I did not like a facility in West Bend, Wisconsin. I told management it was the worst place I have ever worked. I ...

Hi Everyone! As usual I need your advice. I came into work yesterday. I was off the 4th. Anyhow I had a resident who was dx previously with a popliteal aneurysm. I came into work at 1100. This pt was in severe pain and was not assessed by the RN. ...

Thanks for your replys. BTW the nurses where I work at are driving me insane. The nurse on days (the one who started the ice packs) got the hint from me. I went through this same situation before with her about ice packs. SAme patient, same situation...

I guess I should have reworded my questions. Any sites where I can find more information on nursing tx of popliteal anerurysms? Thanks

Greetings I have a question. I am a LPN in LTC environment. I'm still fairly new.(about 1 year) I never knew that a patient who was on medicare could not go out of facility overnight. Out of 39 patients I had one pt. I never saw a policy or proced...

Greetings Update on this medicare situation. Guess what? It is a billing situation. I was told tonight on pms that the pt is back on medicare. They cannot bill medicare for the one day she was out. Strange indeed. Anyhow the dtr still was not in...

I think I am working in hell. My latest thread was R/T a nurse diverting drugs. Management will not do anything. Tuesday night we had a problem with a CNA. The supervisor and I was reprimending her on taking a break while leaving a hoyer lift pat...

Greetings to all. I have a desperate need to find out if I did the right thing! I have been struggling in LTC as a nurse for 1 year. MY unit consists of 39 patients so it is quite busy. I know the patients meds like the back of my hand. The question ...

Thanks for the FYI thus far. I will update on what happened so far. Pt with ativan: med was DC'd. The rational I was told: maybe (the nurse)they just gives meds to shut them up or to calm them down. UMMMM makes me wonder. The ambien patient- he st...

had to edit..thanks guys for the advice LTC nurse who's going crazy:crying2:

Thanks everyone for the replys. LTC is tough. Right now I have no choice but to do ltc. No one will hire a lpn with 3 months of exp. I feel so low. I am starting my prereqs for RN. It may take me 3-4 years but at least I will have the opportuni...

HI I am starting my first job in LTC and I was wondering if you guys have some pointers about LTC nursing. I am a fresh newbie LPN and I will be doing med pass by myself but will always have another nurse for awhile with me(she will do doc calls, ch...

2banurse I live near Milwaukee. Yes, you can work with a temp. permit. To find out more information check out Wisconsin department of regulation and licensing. Web page- http://drl.wi.gov/index.htm Hope this helps. Me and my friends just graduated d...

I value your tips and knowledge. Already I am starting to feel better about this new job. I feel I can handle it. I know I should have more time orientating but oh well. I will be with a LPN always. I was told I would never be alone until I feel ...

I am 10-15 miles north of milwaukee. I just passed nclex and will be receiving my license within two days. First-are you a lpn or rn. I know that lindengrove nsg homes have a good reputation. I have worked as a cna in a few places in milwaukee tha...

I felt the same way last thursday. I could not function until I called the 900 number and they told me I passed. My test cut off at 85. Keep us posted. My next post will be congradulating you!

Can you tell me how low is low? I was thinking about moving back their. I lived in that area back in 85\91. I have family their. Just curious. I remember working as a cna and being treated like the lowest life form on earth. I couldn't beleive ...

Cedar lake in west bend may have a baylor program..alot of nsg homes will not advertise baylor but check out north of milwaukee. I live north in Jackson near west bend. Oh Lasata in Cedurburg hires in house pool LPNs at 22 an hour. I just passed my ...

Hi I just passed the nclex in wisconsin(LPN). I have tips if this is your area of study. Let me know..

:) Hi This is Fuzzball and I just wanted to tell you about my nclex exp. I took the exam Feb.10. It was driving me crazy so I called today (pearsunvue):) to check my results. I am now an LPN. Yes. Anyhow I had 1 mental health question about developm...

Hi I took my test today. 2 hours and 85 questions for the PN test. I do feel nervous. One thing I noticed about the test is that its no way like the practice tests(saunders, mosbys, etc.) Alot of questions out of the blue. I now know that I should...

I just scheduled nclex exam for Feb 10. I am very nervous. I have been studying since graduation back in Dec. I feel okay overall. I am studying Saunders and Mosbys pn 05. They compliment each other. I feel that the more I study the more I forg...

In response to material outdated I refer to an example of using the Homan's sign. Nurses no longer use this method according to the state of WI. This would promote more harm than good by possible release of clot. In saunders it still makes reference...

Hi I am using Saunders also. I bought the book when I first started the pn program and used it thoughout my program. The only thing I find disappointing is the fact that a few questions are way off. I researched the validity of them and found out I...