janice o. lvn

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1. Are LPN and Associate RN degrees really being phased or rumor??

   janice o. lvn replied to ish84's topic in LPN to RN

   I've been an LVN 12 years now an I've seen this before but not like this. Make no mistake, the ONLY reason hospitals are going to "Magnet" status is to increase their reimbursement levels as Medicare...

2. A Pre-nursing Student who believes...

   janice o. lvn replied to digoe74's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

   Well, unless your friend plans on going in to some kind of office position she is in for a rude awakening. Nursing is about total patient care and if she is going to be primadonna about it she won't...

3. Maybe I'm just old and cynical, but....

   janice o. lvn replied to KaroSnowQueen's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

   No one works for free anymore do they? They abolished slavery a long time ago didn't they? I know at my hospital they want us to clock out at 1930 whether we're done with our work, charting whatever...

4. Should smokers be admitted into the nursing program?

   janice o. lvn replied to Elly Aker's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

   OP, Really? Are smokers really the only thing keeping you out of nursing school? Why do you hate them/us so much? Maybe you should really look at why you've chosen this topic, if in fact you chose it...

5. I almost got kicked out of my program from ONE mistake!

   janice o. lvn replied to Spikey9001's topic in General Students

   You are extremely lucky you got a second chance. I was once kicked out of a program for not checking an armband. It was my first time passing meds in clinicals with my instructor. I was extremely...

6. Ever had a nursing instructor hate you?

   janice o. lvn replied to bustthewave's topic in General Students

   Yes I have actually and it really sucks because once they have it in for you you are out no matter what you do. The worst part is that you have NO recourse. Some of these instructors on just on big...

7. *Vent* RN's make toast?!?!?!

   janice o. lvn replied to WickedRedRN's topic in General Nursing

   OMG! That's a new one! Wonder how many Code Red's it's going to take before they stop