anonymous1919

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  1. from student to license- My journey thru LVN school

    anonymous1919 replied to MovinOnUp's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    Wow. One teacher told me to think of it this way. Everything in the world is hot lava except your sterile field. DO NOT PUT HOT LAVA ON YOUR STERILE FIELD! I don't care what your instructor said....

  2. LVNs training RNs???

    anonymous1919 replied to JStollRN's topic in General Nursing

    I know on the med/surg floor I did clinicals at LPNs and RNs both worked on the floor. The LPN or RN would have 5-6 patients to do assessments/treatments/med passes/charting/etc. Their was another RN...

  3. New nurse, new possible job

    anonymous1919 posted a topic in Geriatric, LTC

    This isn't a definite but I had an interview today. It was at a LTC facility, full time 2nd shift LPN. I would at most have 25 patients to do med pass/treatments/etc.... orientation is 2 days...

  4. New nurse, new possible job

    anonymous1919 replied to anonymous1919's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    thank you. :) i am a very fast learner. i am great with hands on stuff (the books part of nursing school was always my challenge... the getting out there and doing stuff was a piece of cake! haha). is...

  5. At my boiling point...you are NOT a Nurse...of ANY kind!!!!

    anonymous1919 replied to nursehunnie's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    You are right. CNA stands for Certified Nursing Assistant... the C, certified comes from what ever school you went to, they gave you a certification... BUT to be able to practice as a CNA you need to...

  6. College transcripts and first nursing job

    anonymous1919 replied to Tua15395's topic in First Year After Licensure

    It's only been asked once. I don't think it's part of the

  7. Tips for nurses in their first year of nursing

    anonymous1919 replied to Brian's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Love

  8. Graduating in Dec and newly Pregnant

    anonymous1919 replied to LnDisforme's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I would say don't mention it. They won't know that you knew. You're probably not going to show till about what.... 20 weeks? So in 10 weeks you'll be about 14? If you get the job right at 14-16...

  9. which nursing speciality is at most risk for being sued?

    anonymous1919 replied to chiuli's topic in General Nursing

    I wish suing was... illegal in the medical field. I know thats impossible, but it seems like there are more ******** cases then real ones. My mom has tried to sue doctors like 3 times in her life over...

  10. PAX-RN

    anonymous1919 posted a topic in General Students

    I need to take the PAX-RN test sometime in the near future to be accepted into the RN program at my school. Does anyone know of a website with any tools/practice tests/information on this test?...

  11. Need more loans?

    anonymous1919 posted a topic in General Students

    What if the school year has already started, you've received a Stafford loan to pay for your school.... but now you need more money for bills and travel. School loans clearly state you can use it...

  12. Need more loans?

    anonymous1919 replied to anonymous1919's topic in General Students

    Thanks for the information

  13. Tips on listening to heart/lung sounds

    anonymous1919 replied to haleyanna19's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Blocks out sounds, can make everything louder for you.. the works. 3M™ Littmann® Electronic Stethoscope Model 3100 - WW - heart sounds, cardiology, auscultation, littman, litmann Click the...

  14. cna pay

    anonymous1919 replied to Queen33FutureLPN's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    The way it works here is the US is the more education you have the more you get paid... since you can become a CNA in 2 weeks... it doesn't pay much. I personally think that is crap. I think how much...

  15. This is a hard decision ^_^;;

    anonymous1919 replied to EduardoLugo's topic in General Students

    Good idea. Stick with it. It's the very basics of nursing. You will become familiar with medical settings and have an edge in getting into nursing school. Some nursing programs require you to be a CNA...

  16. New Grad LVN found AWESOME JOB!

    anonymous1919 replied to CaliLVN3583's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Very awesome!!! Congrats to

  17. lab instructor/i'm on the hotseat

    anonymous1919 replied to deetrain's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Noooo confrontations! Maybe she doesn't know anyone else in the classes name but yours. Or thinks your smart. Or doesn't like you and wants to single you out. Either way, email her or talk to her...

  18. Hi! I'm new...all my googling brought me here!

    anonymous1919 replied to SummerDreams's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Congrats!

  19. Need some encouragement because I don't think I'm cut out for this (sort of long)

    anonymous1919 replied to sunflower777's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Thank you!

  20. Need some encouragement because I don't think I'm cut out for this (sort of long)

    anonymous1919 replied to sunflower777's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I know how you feel. When I was a new CNA I took FOREVER and always asked for help because I didn't know what I was doing. A lot of people called me "lazy" and told other people I was lazy. I am a...

  21. Quick results??

    anonymous1919 replied to EMTtoGN10's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Congrats to the both of

  22. Quick results??

    anonymous1919 replied to EMTtoGN10's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I took it Friday... and got to see quick results Sunday... but on Friday I took it at 1015am and Sunday didn't get to see till 1pm... so it was a few hours off. Edit: Oh yeah! Good

  23. Pearson Vue Trick - Does it Work Every Time? Part 2

    anonymous1919 replied to Silverdragon102's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    After you take your NCLEX.... you try to reregister for your test and if it stops you with a pop up (the good pop up), it means you've passed. If it lets you go to the cc page, it means you failed....

  24. studied exam cram + NCSBN

    anonymous1919 replied to RNUSRN's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I used Saunders for a comprehensive review of all material, Kaplans strategy book to learn about the NCLEX and learn how to break down questions (it also has 145 questions), and I also used ExamCram...

  25. Losing my mind - Taking NCLEX in less than 2 weeks!!

    anonymous1919 replied to KICKASKAS's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Good luck! Get ExamCram, their CD has a "stimulated exam" which is a mock NCLEX... 3 hours of time, don't know how many questions you'll have... then it scores you as either "Way below average",...