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  1. They won't give me the job

    starfishlpn replied to syndeytish's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    It is illegal for them to ask about your marital status or your family, whether you have children is NOT there business. If they have offered you the job and you are available to work the schedule...

  2. LPN school..NO graduation!!

    starfishlpn replied to oglpn2012's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    That sucks, you and your classmates should still looking into celebrating none the less. Unfortunately, I did not have a ceremony after my completing my LPN. We finished in December, so it was...

  3. Considering starting over in corrections??

    starfishlpn replied to starfishlpn's topic in Correctional

    that's kinda what I was thinking. I have not done a formal application and technically your resume does not have to have every place you ever worked, I mean if you are mid-career with several nrsg...

  4. Considering starting over in corrections??

    starfishlpn posted a topic in Correctional

    As a brand new LPN, the first full time gig I was able to land was a prison, private owned federal. I was being open-minded about the idea but ended up being there all of about three months. Long...

  5. Personal calls received on work phone? What should I have done?

    starfishlpn posted a topic in General Nursing

    Okay I work noc shift on a very small unit just me and a couple of aides. A man called and asked to speak with one of the CNAs that was not normally scheduled to work that day. I responded, after...

  6. Personal calls received on work phone? What should I have done?

    starfishlpn replied to starfishlpn's topic in General Nursing

    that is of coorifice what I meant. It is a ltc facility and our policy is no non-work cell phones though not as strict as most hospitals ou7r policy. My husband text me or leaves a vm which I check...

  7. How do you know when a patient needs stitches?

    starfishlpn posted a topic in General Nursing

    Especially if they are long term care or even hospice? Is there any surefire

  8. Do you take daily supplements?

    starfishlpn replied to Florence NightinFAIL's topic in Health, Stress Management

    I take a prenatal vitamin and a probiotic every day and then teaspoon of fish oil qod. I am not pregnant or even trying to be right now, as my husband are both students right now, but my ob/gyn says...

  9. Almost had to quit my LPN job today due to RN school

    starfishlpn replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in LPN to RN

    Glad they are willing to work with your schedule. I don't even understand why some facillities act that way, I mean why discourage someone from furthering their education and reaching their own...

  10. Switch from 2nd year LPN to RN student....Is it possible?

    starfishlpn replied to rnwannabe77's topic in LPN to RN

    From my experience bridge programs are less competitive than straight through RN programs. You are not guarenteed a spot in the RN program so I certainly wouldn't drop out of your current program...

  11. LTC LPN to resident ratios

    starfishlpn replied to new to me's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I am really lucky at the place I work, it is a 32 bed skilled unit. Day shift= 2 nurses, Evening= 2 nurses (though it used to be one nurse and a medication aide), Night shift=1 nurse. So a ratio of...

  12. Should we curtail the growth of nursing programs?

    starfishlpn replied to MikeyBSN's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with the original poster it is getting to be a bit rediculous and there are so many nurses who really got into it for all the wrong reasons (not that I ought judge to anyone else's...

  13. Current LPN-retaking prereq's for RN.

    starfishlpn replied to akita_mommy's topic in LPN to RN

    Some schools insist on using the best grade is counted toward your GPA others say the most recently completed (hopefully these are the same) and some schools limit the number of retakes you can do, so...

  14. Financial Aid while a FT LPN-RN

    starfishlpn replied to drmorton2b's topic in LPN to RN

    Well you may get financial aid for the immediate year following your lpn program assuming you are like most of us and were relatively poor when going through your program. But making 50k a year you...

  15. Is there any problem being a pre-med nursing student...?

    starfishlpn replied to TJ_vladin's topic in General Nursing

    Again I was not downing the medical profession, I have enormous respect for them; it is just a fact. As a student whether medical or nursing you are taught how things ought to be, in the perfect world...

  16. CNA State EXAM!!! (Freaking OUT) Sept 16th

    starfishlpn replied to LadyBug0387's topic in General Nursing

    I took the exam several years ago, and don't even remember any of the questions, but it is mostly just common sense more so than anything you ought to study. You just need to know the limitation of...

  17. Is there any problem being a pre-med nursing student...?

    starfishlpn replied to TJ_vladin's topic in General Nursing

    I once met an older nursing instructor who said that a good number of the pre-med students she had seen come through her program, dropped in favor of another major once the realize how hard, time...

  18. Book buying for ADN program

    starfishlpn replied to jra2127's topic in LPN to RN

    You have to start at the begining of the adn program and do 4 semesters? That's terrible, if that is what you are saying I would be looking into other options. Personally I think it is best to get...

  19. Shave long arm hair before IV start

    starfishlpn replied to FLVARN's topic in General Nursing

    As a student I am taught it is a no no, cause it is unnecessary and can cause nicks and skin irritation... teacher says it is old school, did it 15 years ago but generally thought to be a bad idea....

  20. Freaking out, school scheduled changed drastically! What do I do?

    starfishlpn posted a topic in LPN to RN

    I joined the second year of a bi-level RN program at a relatively small rural community college. I chose this school over the other one I was accepted into because they had one 7 hour lecture day and...

  21. Freaking out, school scheduled changed drastically! What do I do?

    starfishlpn replied to starfishlpn's topic in LPN to RN

    The problem for me is that, I moved to a more rural area, not just for my school (as I had another option where I am from) but a program that my husband got into as well, and I commute a little over 2...

  22. I need a stable job before entering the RN Program, but I have a question regarding f

    starfishlpn replied to reneeblack26's topic in LPN to RN

    Firstly, what schools are you looking at 35,000 is a lot of money I probably won't spend that kind of money for six plus years of education if I decide to go for a graduate degree. You need to look in...

  23. Work as LPN while going to Rn school?

    starfishlpn replied to soontobenurse111's topic in LPN to RN

    Well in a perfect world we would all be able to quit our jobs to go back to school, but I have to work... I get no financial aid and my husband is a full time student too. I think if you are a brand...

  24. Terrified to go back to school?

    starfishlpn posted a topic in LPN to RN

    I have been out of school for two years next month and was thrilled to learn that I was accepted into a bridge program starting in January. Because I have worked in environments that did not require...

  25. Terrified to go back to school?

    starfishlpn replied to starfishlpn's topic in LPN to RN

    Thanks, glad I finally got a response. I did really well in my LPN program and have learned alot since then, but I have never felt smarter than I did when I was finishing school. I was afraid that I...