Drysolong

Drysolong

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  1. ATI testing

    Drysolong posted a topic in LPN, LVN Students

    Hi Is anyone out there familiar with ATI (Assessment Technologies Institute) testing? Is anyone in a program (other than myself) that has a pass/fail final exam by ATI for LPN graduation? or HESI,...

  2. Protecting your license

    Drysolong posted a topic in General Nursing

    I hear a lot about protecting your license on this board, in school, and from nursing in general. I am newly graduated from LPN school, yet to take boards. I just wonder how do nurses lose their...

  3. Question about Med/Surg...

    Drysolong replied to LauraLiz's topic in General Nursing

    In the hospital that I work in, our department is termed med-surg. One floor is dedicated to medical patients, while the other is dedicated to post-surgical patients. There is no Telemetry...

  4. new grad resigned after 6 months but wants to work again :S

    Drysolong replied to penny77's topic in General Nursing

    Your comment, "the bottom line was I just needed the time off to really reflect on what I wanted to do." is a very good

  5. what a day last wednesday.

    Drysolong replied to pretty70's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I understand calling the DON's cell #. Why didn't the nurse manager know to call the DON's cell? All of this information should have been included in your orientation as clear-cut policies. They...

  6. Toxic Healthcare Personalities

    Drysolong replied to Flightline's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Healthcare workers who lose sight of the reason we are here, "the patient". Because of this attitude, they refuse to assist, answer questions or share their experience or expertise with others on the...

  7. Absolute No-No's

    Drysolong posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hi: I hope to get a lot of input from this question. As experienced nurses, what are some things especially related to medication administration, but anything else, that you would classify in red...

  8. Hello again

    Drysolong replied to Cattitude's topic in General Nursing

    congratulations!!!! and welcome

  9. I found med/surg to be very boring

    Drysolong replied to Sammi15's topic in General Nursing

    I've been in Med/Surg one year. Appreciate the experience. I'm keeping it as a PRN, but now ready to move on. I'm involved in home health and I'm now leaning toward it and hospice. I think I just...

  10. Nurses who became famous

    Drysolong replied to Epona's topic in General Nursing

    Cindy Birdsong, former member of Supremes (the one who replaced Florence Ballard) is an

  11. Corrupt Managers/Clinical leaders

    Drysolong replied to RNinNewEngland's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I completely

  12. ER nursing in NC

    Drysolong replied to awpanda_99's topic in Emergency

    Hi Amanda: What is the cost of living like in Las Vegas (housing, car insurance,

  13. Out on Time????

    Drysolong posted a topic in Medical-Surgical

    HELP!! For those of you who always or nearly get out on time at end of shift consistently, HOW DO YOU DO

  14. Excelsior College Paramedic to RN Program ?

    Drysolong replied to BrandonM77's topic in Online Distance Learning

    Check out the DISTANCE LEARNING FORUM. Also, Excelsior is not necessarily an online program. You study from actual textbooks and take exams on computer at PearsonVue locations. Excelsior does...

  15. Does GPA matter in terms of getting a job?

    Drysolong replied to firstyearRN's topic in General Nursing

    For better or worse - Some schools do just require maintenance of a "C" average. Mine (LPN - technical college) was one. As do some of the RN programs in my area

  16. The NEW Nurse (Not the ones AOL speak of)

    Drysolong replied to walk6miles's topic in General Nursing

    :yeah:YEAH!!! TO ALL THE ABOVE. JMHO

  17. Does GPA matter in terms of getting a job?

    Drysolong replied to firstyearRN's topic in General Nursing

    I also agree. I had a high GPA, but a "D" (my assessment) in experience & skill when I first graduated from LPN school. 4.0 + NCLEX = Nurse 3.0 + NCLEX = Nurse 2.0 + NCLEX =

  18. New Nursing Student With Excelsior

    Drysolong replied to NESHIA's topic in Online Distance Learning

    I passed Excelsior's A&P & NC1 last year. In my experience, NC1 was fundamentals that were covered in my LPN course. So I used my LPN course textbooks only. For A&P, I used the simple...

  19. Bad Outcome....

    Drysolong replied to LnDrn3's topic in Ob/Gyn

    WHY? In

  20. RN with LPN license

    Drysolong replied to Rhonda V's topic in General Nursing

    CraigB-RN: Hi, I notice you are in GA as I am. One of my previous instructors had both LPN and RN license. She stated specifically that she always kept up her LPN and CNA licenses just in

  21. Nursing; Single Mother; are all nursing jobs 12 hr shifts?

    Drysolong replied to kristyj's topic in General Nursing

    Depending on size and location of city you live in, there is often childcare available that take into consideration 12-hour nursing shifts. As mentioned before, doctor's offices, or clinics and...

  22. Do you start your own IVs?

    Drysolong replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    in the two places where i work, all nurses (lpn & rn) start their own iv's. no iv team. but you can always get help from others. on particularly hard sticks, we can usually get an er nurse to...

  23. Customer Service and 24 hour visitation

    Drysolong replied to abbaking's topic in General Nursing

    This seems to be the way the bottom line is sending us. Bottom line being not patient health but revenues. I once thought that patient and nurses could be allies in advocating for better direct...

  24. parents please talk to your teens

    Drysolong replied to litbitblack's topic in General Nursing

    The title of this thread could be "Children and teens talk to your parents and other 'adults' in your

  25. is this what its really like? 2 wks in...

    Drysolong replied to chicagobsn's topic in Emergency

    So glad to hear