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    Pennsylvania does not accept license from RN program

    BrandonLPN replied to Emersont's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    O But how does 10 years of CNA experience equal being qualified to be a LPN? 5 years, 10 years, 20 years, whatever. Being a CNA is not the same as being a LPN no matter how you look at it. Because...
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    unsafe new nurse

    BrandonLPN replied to juana15's topic in First Year After Licensure

    As others have said, we all make mistakes, and hopefully we learn from them and become better nurses. You learned an important lesson the hard way. Shortly after getting my license, I made a nasty...
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    LPN & EMT certification

    BrandonLPN replied to Parakeet's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    As has been said earlier in thread, I would check with local hospital HRs and verify that they hire LPNs before making any decisions. It is possible EDs in your are hire LPNs as floor nurses..... but...
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    Man = muscle, being taken advantage of

    BrandonLPN replied to DrkCocoMurse215's topic in Men in Nursing

    But if you're a lift tech, isn't that your job? Im of similar stature (avatar notwithstanding), and if my facility had a lift team, I'd expect them to do for me what they do for the 105 lbs female RN...
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    I was reported for something I didnt actually do. Help.

    BrandonLPN replied to LisaF0115's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    I'm not sure what restraining students (!) and then apparently abandoning them for hours (!!) is supposed to teach. I feel like I must have misunderstood those posts or something. It certainly doesn't...
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    Pennsylvania does not accept license from RN program

    BrandonLPN replied to Emersont's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I'm usually on the side that leans toward "experience trumps education", but not in this case. Anyone who sits for the NCLEX RN/PN should only be allowed to do so if they passed an accredited nursing...
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    wounds and arguments

    BrandonLPN replied to ItsnurseA's topic in General Nursing

    I sometimes have to veer slightly from the official order as it's written in the MAR if the drainage exceeds what the original order calls for. For example, if the order says to cover with 4x4 and...
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    Want to be a nurse, just no butt wiping or other yucky stuff please

    BrandonLPN replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    And, speaking of which, I wonder whatever happened to wooh (Beeker
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    Want to be a nurse, just no butt wiping or other yucky stuff please

    BrandonLPN replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, Mockery of Nursing was the original. The classic. Hasn't been a thread quite as funny
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    Want to be a nurse, just no butt wiping or other yucky stuff please

    BrandonLPN replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    Oh, I'm going to guess LTC. It it may seem counter-intuitive, but RNs and LPNs in nursing homes probably go for longer stretches without doing direct care than our counterparts in the hospital...
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    Mispronunciations That Drive You Nuts

    BrandonLPN replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    I have French and Turkish on my mind, cause I'm totally into the free app Duolingo on my iPad these days. It's a really cool, free app and it's very addictive. The little bird thing keeps reminding me...
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    Mispronunciations That Drive You Nuts

    BrandonLPN replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    its a French word.... forte means 'strong' in French, and is pronounced more or less like the English word 'fort'. If you want to get technical, 'forte' with an 'e' is the feminine version of the...
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    Esme Needs Your Prayers

    BrandonLPN replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    Add me to the scores of well-wishers across the country sending positive thoughts her way. I hope Esme knows she has so many nurses thinking of
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    The Hunger Games and Nursing

    BrandonLPN replied to RNsRWe's topic in General Nursing

    I'm pretty sure it's on Netflix. Now if you'll excuse me I need to go make a banger-in-the-mouth for breakfast. Or as you yanks call it, a
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    The Hunger Games and Nursing

    BrandonLPN replied to RNsRWe's topic in General Nursing

    It's not Mrs Doubtfire, it's Mrs Featherbottom.
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    But you're a nurse, you could've done this....

    BrandonLPN replied to Madras's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    If everything was under control when they arrived, I don't blame the EMT for wondering why an ambulance was called. But saying "But you're a nurse, you could've done this...." strikes me as...
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    Non-invasive No-Touch Temporal Thermometers?

    BrandonLPN replied to Annie Wilkes RN's topic in General Nursing

    Don't personally have much experience with temporal thermometers, but CNAs getting notoriously unreliable temperatures with tympanic ones is part of the reason I get my own vitals. That and the...
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    Pennsylvania does not accept license from RN program

    BrandonLPN replied to Emersont's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I think it's fine for someone who completed corpsman training in the military to challenge the PN boards. The key there is that they completed the training which, let's be honest, is likely more...
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    LPN & EMT certification

    BrandonLPN replied to Parakeet's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Where I live having either your LPN or your EMT or both will indeed help you get a job in the ED..... but not as an EMT or as a LPN. They'll hire you as a tech for a whopping 12-13 bucks an hour. LPNs...
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    The Hunger Games and Nursing

    BrandonLPN replied to RNsRWe's topic in General Nursing

    Nah, real​ fanfiction is much, much
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    The Hunger Games and Nursing

    BrandonLPN replied to RNsRWe's topic in General Nursing

    The older, veteran tributes gang up and attack the pretty, young new
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    When group bullying expands from classmates to teachers and administration

    BrandonLPN replied to who knows's topic in General Students

    After re-reading your second post, I noticed that both your instructor and a large contingent of your classmates seem to have some sort of issue with.... whatever the nature of this relationship is...
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    Want to be a nurse, just no butt wiping or other yucky stuff please

    BrandonLPN replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    You should have directed her to Allnurses. That'd set her straight.
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    When group bullying expands from classmates to teachers and administration

    BrandonLPN replied to who knows's topic in General Students

    So, is the issue that your instructor told you to end a friendship (which they seem to believe is romantic in nature) with a fellow student? Does your school have a policy prohibiting such a...
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    When group bullying expands from classmates to teachers and administration

    BrandonLPN replied to who knows's topic in General Students

    Is this an excerpt from Finnegans