bestallaround

bestallaround BSN, CNA, LPN, RN

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  1. Womack ER or Cape Fear ER

    bestallaround replied to kayburton24's topic in North Carolina Nursing

    A position at Womack has greater employee benefits than Cape Fear. Also, there is better job security at Womack. I have heard from former Cape Fear employees that if the census is low, they cut the...

  2. Accreditation

    bestallaround replied to bestallaround's topic in North Carolina Nursing

    Thanks mmc. This is the same issue with my school. Not NLN or ANCC accredited, but is state accredited. I've been in nursing more than 10 years and on the floor I work, a patient can't tell an LPN...

  3. Accreditation

    bestallaround posted a topic in North Carolina Nursing

    I have just been accepted to an ADN program that is not accredited. Are there any RNs out there who graduated from programs that were not accredited who encountered any problems with being

  4. What do you REALLY assess? Percussion? Palpation?

    bestallaround replied to BonnieSc's topic in Medical-Surgical

    I once found an enlarged liver upon

  5. What is the pay rate for a LPN ?

    bestallaround replied to janevance66's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I'm an LPN in NC. In 2002, as a new nurse with two years NA experience, I started at $14.50/hr. After 9 years and experiencing charge nurse duties, I make

  6. Accreditation

    bestallaround replied to bestallaround's topic in North Carolina Nursing

    Wow. I didn't think it was that big a deal. The school is a reputable community college. They say the college itself is accredited, but the nursing program is not. I have been working for the...

  7. Need a little encouragement...

    bestallaround replied to jojo489's topic in LPN to RN

    You can do it! Set your mind and keep it set! I am in the same boat with four kids and a full time job. If I can do it, you can! When I get discouraged, I think of all the stupid RNs I've had to work...

  8. RN to BSN (fayetteville state, ECU, others?)

    bestallaround replied to momathoner09's topic in North Carolina Nursing

    Is UNCW's program online? I am looking for something that does not require a lot of

  9. RN to BSN (fayetteville state, ECU, others?)

    bestallaround replied to momathoner09's topic in North Carolina Nursing

    Curious. What did you hate about ECU's program? I am considering

  10. Quitting The Nursing Program

    bestallaround replied to alayzhial's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    I've got to agree with this one. You've got to know this stuff. I've been in nursing 12 years and I am constantly reviewing A&P basics and re educating myself. I have heard nursing students...

  11. LPN step test

    bestallaround replied to kj4kingjesus's topic in LPN to RN

    I took the step test. I didn't study at all & made a 74. I've been working full-time as an LPN for 12 years & I am constantly educating myself by looking up drugs & disease processes-...

  12. Dementia

    bestallaround replied to nurseywifeymommy1's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Ugh! I hate it when nurses do not give PRNs that the patients clearly need! If the doc didn't want the patient to have the med, they wouldn't have prescribed it! I always give my dementia patients any...

  13. My Breaking Point!

    bestallaround replied to tn nurse's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I feel for you tn, I have seen nurses get crucified by NA staff, but Brandon is right. You really have to present yourself as part of the team. Yes, you are their supervisor. Yes, you are the boss....

  14. Are you content with being an LPN?

    bestallaround replied to supermommy1030's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I've been an LPN for 11 years now. When I finished the LPN program, I intended to go straight into the transition to RN, but I got pregnant and three more kids later, here I am, making an attempt to...

  15. VA, NLNAC approved school for LPN job.

    bestallaround replied to ASPIRING2BGREAT's topic in Government, Military

    It's best if you ask a VA Nurse Recruiter. I don't really know about accreditations, but I know the VA will employ nurses with licenses in other states, and Puerto Rico. They also employ physicians...

  16. Managing Fungating (Malignant) Wounds

    bestallaround replied to VickyRN's topic in Oncology

    I once had a patient with one of these wounds from testicular cancer. It was described exactly as above. It was first a hollow wound that we were packing, but it grew quickly pushing outside of the...

  17. Working as an rn in puerto rico

    bestallaround replied to phosphorus's topic in US Territories, Puerto Rico

    abihabichuelas, your post was very helpful to me. i am a state side born pr with poor spanish. i have been an lpn for ten years and currently in nursing school to get my rn. my dad wants to move back...

  18. What supplies do I need for med-surg?

    bestallaround replied to Nurse ABC's topic in Medical-Surgical

    My uniform is not complete without a small bottle of hand

  19. No veterans preference for military vets who work as nurses at the VA hospitals.

    bestallaround replied to patrick1rn's topic in Government, Military

    I work at a VA where most of the GS staff, which includes LPNs, are veterans. But our Title 38 staff, RNs, NPs, and physicians, tend to not be vets. I was told by a nurse who has worked there for 30+...

  20. Where are all the young nurses?

    bestallaround posted a topic in General Nursing

    I have worked as an LPN for nine years. I have always been the youngest nurse on staff. Now, I am 32 years old and still the youngest among the LPNs, RNs, and NAs on my floor(that's about 45 people)....

  21. Where are all the young nurses?

    bestallaround replied to bestallaround's topic in General Nursing

    ok, rbekt2010. i agree with alot of that. we have had 20-something new grads, especially on our med/surg unit who do work their one year and leave. one was currently in school full time to obtain a...

  22. How fussy are you about O2?

    bestallaround replied to Vtachy1's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Where I come from, if a patient is Hospice, whatever makes the patient more comfortable, whether it is beneficial or even detrimental, that's what they get. If he were our patient and he did not want...

  23. Male and lazy?

    bestallaround replied to DapperRN's topic in Men in Nursing

    Nine years ago, when I started as a nurse, I worked with a few excellent male nurses. I had a good opinion of male nurses. I thought they were the best. Three years later, I got a job at our local...

  24. VA Educational Opportunities for Working LPNs

    bestallaround posted a topic in Government, Military

    ]I have heard that there is a program for LPNs at the VA that will pay for your schooling and give you your salary while you attend school, rather than come to work. Your school is considered your...

  25. Have you ever

    bestallaround replied to walkingonthestars's topic in General Nursing

    I have worked with nurses that I imagine had to work hard and cram to get through school. But the thing that gets me is nurses who are no longer in school that don't bother to continue to educate...