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I know this is an older thread but I was wondering if anyone has heard of any updated info regarding if and when IL will become part of the compact states?

I was wondering, the backround check that the BON uses to determine if they will let you sit for the NCLEX, is it a fingerprint backround check or the non-fingerprint variety? Id like to order a backround check of myself to see whats on their and the state police asked me if I wanted the fingerprint kind done vs the non-fingerprint kind. Thanks!

Hi Guys, Im hoping you all can give me some insight and advice. I will be starting nursing school soon and Im pretty sure I will start out with some kind of restricted and/or probationary license for a past addiction problem and a criminal conviction on my record. Anyhow, the nursing school I will be attending offers 2 programs. The LPN program and the RN program. Do you think it would be easier to get hired with a restricted license as a LPN? (Since LPN's are usually working under a RN), or is it easier to find a job as a RN with a restricted license due to a larger variety of jobs? I thought I could work as a LPN until my sentence is up, then do the bridge program to RN. Im assuming they dont make you go through the whole ordeal a second time when you become a RN....at least I hope not! Thanks for any and all replies.

Hi guys, I was just wondering how the job search is going? Have you had trouble finding a job with a restricted or probationary license?

On the application for licensure in IL the question asks "Have you had or do you now have any disease or condition that interferes with your ability to perform the essential functions of your profession, including any disease or condition generally regarded as chronic by the medical community, i.e., (1) mental or emotional disease or condition; (2) alcohol or other substance abuse; (3) physical disease or condition, that presently interferes with your ability to practice your profession? Are they asking if I had one of the listed items that would PRESENTLY interfere with my ability to practice? OR Are they asking if I ever had one of the listed items in the past? I was dependent on alcohol back in 2006. I have been sober since 2008, so alcohol is no longer an issue. How should I answer this question?? If

So what ended up happening? Any updates?

Your mother sounds just like my father. When I graduated high school, I announced I wanted to go to nursing school. He actually forbid me to go. He said no daughter of his was going to empty bedpans for a living! So I never went to nursing shcool. Here i am now in my 40's. My youngest will be leaving for college at the end of the year and I am preparing to finally pursue my dream. Im still shocked that some people (like your mother and my father) have such little respect for nurses.

My goal is to be a home health nurse. Im not interested in ever working in a hospital. In my area of the country, the RN home health nurses only make $3 more an hour than the LPN home health nurses (to start that is). Anyhow, the RN extra $3 an hour would be nice but not if it means much more paper work than the LPN has to do. I am trying to decide between the lpn and rn program and I was hoping the experienced nurses here could tell me...do the home health rn's have more paperwork to do than the lpn's? And if so, is it a substantial amount more? Thanks so much

I believe here where I am located that you would need a separate license for acupuncture and a separate license for massage (your nursing license would not cover those two professions). Also, Illinois just passed a law that limits the people that can give out nutritional advice. For the most part you can only give out nutritional advice if you are a RD, however there is a loophole allowing acupuncturists and those that have a masters in nutrition to dispense nutritional advice as well. Victory Is At Hand! Bill Passes, Awaits Illinois Governor's Signature! - Citizens For Health

At out local family practice, all the clinic personal are MA's, they do the patient education and pretty much run the office and are very much relied on by the doctors and patients. This is in Illinois btw.

Does anyone know of an LPN program that cost 15k or under and takes federal financial aid? I do know of cmk healthcare that has a lpn program that cost 15k but they dont take financial aid. Are there any others in the chicagoland area that Im not aware of? I am looking specifically for private programs, not community colleges. Thanks guys.

I was curious about the Excelsior LPN to RN program. Does it require a Speech class and if so, how does that work? Is the speech class online? Ive looked into other lpn to rn programs (at junior colleges) but they all require a speech class that includes giving 3 presentations on campus.

I've read that CMK healthcare in Glendale Heights is offering their LPN program for 15k. From what I understand, they also have payment plan where you can give a down payment and pay the rest in montly payments. I think it comes out to $1200.00/month or somehting like that. For those of you familiar with this school and program, what company did most of the students that were geting loans go through? I dont think this school qulifies to accept stafford loans but Im wondering if sallie mae or some other loan companies Im not aware of would loan money for this program?

At some point, you have to ask yourself what kind of nurse do you want to be? Its gut check time. They are obviously not doing the care they are being paid to do at the expense of the residents. If someone does drugs or robs a store or harms an animal, does that mean its okay and you would do the same? Be forewarned, once you start cutting corners, it becomes easier and easier to do. Be the nurse you know in your heart you want to be.

I honestly dont think nursing is for you. I think you would be much happier in more of a lab type environment. Good luck with whatever you decide to do.

My SIL whom is very smart is trying to decide between these two programs. She doesn't do well with long periods of high stress(she gets anxious and depressed). I told her to try Respiratory Therapy as hospital nursing is very stressful A LOT of the time. The RT instructor told her RT is more stressful than nursing because of the critical care needs of many of the patients they deal with. She has shadowed both a rn and rt but is still deciding, she has until next friday to make her choice. For those of you that work in a hospital, which would you choose to recommend to a family member if you had to pick one of the two based on stress levels.? She is dead set on working in the hospital in a patient care position...I originally suggested medical administration or medical coding but she wants to see patients.

For what its worth, I know the hospitals where I am located require their ct and mri techs to also be certified in rad tech. Best wishes to you.

I do deal with people just as you described. 3 in fact. 2 are quadriplegic and one is a one legged blind man. I just let them have control. I don't really try to reason with them anymore or struggle for control. They obviously have issues and I know that I will only be with them a limited amount of time and then I can go on my merry way. Life for that limited time I am with them can be difficult, but soon I will be gone. Their life (because of their situation and inability to cope), ALL THE TIME, is difficult and unfair to them. I used to dread having to deal with them but now I look at it as more of a "task" that has to be completed (I'm not saying that I am uncaring towards them, its just that I dont let their barking orders at me, rile me up anymore).

Im wondering if anyone here has recent experience with Massage Therapy in this economy? I am thinking about going to MT school. Anyone here doing massage full time? If so, are you able to support yourself? How do you like your career? Thanks :)

Not to be rude, but that is not the point or the topic of this thread, however you are more than welcome to start your own thread.

I know I've read on here multiple times regarding MA's calling themselves nurses but now its not even the ma's but the doctor's office they work in calling them nurses. I feel this is so misleading and done deliberately. I called my doctors office today (she is part of the Advocate system here in Illinois) and the recording said "press 2 to speak with a nurse" so I pressed 2 and the person answering my call said "Hi this is Ashley, can I help you?". Well after spending a few minutes telling her my issue and her giving me advice I said "You are a nurse.....right?" She went on to explain that no she isnt a nurse but a ma. When I asked to speak to a nurse instead, she said they don't have any that work there, they only have ma's. Is this reportable? I felt really misled by the office recording and I'm sure other patients think they are talking to a nurse when in fact they are talking to a ma.

I just wanted to say I hope you're feeling better soon. I have suffered from pinched nerves on and off for 7 years now. PLEASE PLEASE be careful with the chiropracter! The one I went to years ago made things much much worse. Physical therapy didn't do anything positive in my situation but what did work wonders for me was massage therapy. It took a few tries to find a good therapist but I finally found an excellent massage therapist who specializes in neuromuscular therapy. I can not say enough good things about it. Good luck and hope your feeling better soon.

You are not the housekeeper, maid or babysitter. If it doesn't involve nursing duties then don't do it (other than keeping your work area neat...if mom fed the kid she can clean up the mess). Otherwise it will only breed resentment.

Im so sorry this happened to you. I can feel how discouraged you are. Please remember that this is temporary. You may feel depressed now but you will not always feel this way. There is a purpose for you being here on earth, even if you can't see what it is at the moment. Please dont feel hopeless. There are so many different careers in health care. Have you considered radiography, respiratory therapy, medical coding or massage therapy? Good luck to you and best wishes.

There was absolutely nothing in your post to indicate that it was because of your race. It could be they didn't like your personality or because they wanted to see if someone with more experience than you would eventually apply or they felt that they would be better off with someone who has a slightly different skill set, or one of a hundred other reasons. Geesh...:icon_roll:icon_roll