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  1. Conscience Schmoncience! Who cares what you believe?

    Grovelpnstudent replied to jmqphd's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    a few years ago here in Ct a pharmacists refused to dispense the morning after pill, when the girl went back to the doctor, and her mom went with her it turned out she had been raped and she brought...

  2. Med Error

    Grovelpnstudent replied to limey's topic in General Nursing

    Here is some info from the Maryland BON http://www.mbon.org/main.php?v=norm&p=0&c=medtech/medaide_vs_medtech.html Each state has different requirements some 16 some 20-75 hours of training,...

  3. Med Error

    Grovelpnstudent replied to limey's topic in General Nursing

    Yes I am med certified, and i have been doing this for a while, so I know what I am doing, certain meds you have to have extra training on like insulin (our facility lets you work with the LPN with...

  4. Med Error

    Grovelpnstudent replied to limey's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you!!! and yes two years Med certified and so far only (please never again) 1 med error, similar looking pill bottles, same name last, and the J and T looked the same luckily it wasn't anything...

  5. Med Error

    Grovelpnstudent replied to limey's topic in General Nursing

    Yes I am Med

  6. Med Error

    Grovelpnstudent replied to limey's topic in General Nursing

    that seems to be more than a med error that looks like (or sounds like) your saying they may have diverted the meds, definitely mention it to your manager as a something you noticed, not as a tattling...

  7. Realistic salary for an LPN?

    Grovelpnstudent replied to LeeLee87's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    In CT they start at 18-22 depending on experience, more experienced (those with CNA backgrounds) can start as high as 25 as one of my friends did in LTC, so it

  8. CT tech lpn program

    Grovelpnstudent replied to TEE1978's topic in Connecticut Nursing

    the reason they can't tell you is they don't know themselves. once they closed the program other nursing schools came and took their spots, so now they have to desperately attempt to get back into...

  9. Nursing insturctor terrifying students

    Grovelpnstudent replied to dawn30's topic in General Nursing

    B/c older nurse eat their young??? I had a nursing counselor tell me when it came time for me to apply to schools, when i told her my real passion was OB and i wished to be either a midwife or a Dr...

  10. School Advice

    Grovelpnstudent replied to NursingStudentYaya's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    ok here's what works for me: I skim the chapter before class, pay attention in class take note of anything they seem to repeat of say is important (it's usually on the test) after school i review the...

  11. Tips on shopping list for LVN program?

    Grovelpnstudent replied to MySonIsAdorable's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    Along with everything listed here, I have some tips as well: buy a stethescope that comes with the penlight, bandage scissors, eye size cahrt (although some of the penlights have it on there now)...

  12. Nursing students who do not understand what nursing is about

    Grovelpnstudent replied to DNS on the go's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    The first CNA that has been in practice a long time will eat him alive if he tries to "delegate" all his work, and he will not survive

  13. Please Help! I don't know where to start c this care plan

    Grovelpnstudent replied to RescueNinja2013's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    okay hey I hope Im not too late in helping with this, we also just started care plans so here is a sample (please don't copy it word for word the teacher will know) of a nursing care plan focused on...

  14. CT tech lpn program

    Grovelpnstudent replied to TEE1978's topic in Connecticut Nursing

    Im doing fabulous:D!!! Im really enjoying myself, we start clinicals in a few weeks(after spring break) and I can't wait. i was kinda disappointed to find out this semester we can't pass meds, but now...

  15. LPN school starts Mon 2/7/2011, I'm scared.....

    Grovelpnstudent replied to CAdams's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    good luck im in hamden as well not lincoln but eli whitney, I have been doing great on my exams, but like they said focus, cut out all unnecessary stuff, read ahead of time that way it's only review...

  16. CT tech lpn program

    Grovelpnstudent replied to TEE1978's topic in Connecticut Nursing

    We have our first big exam next week, we actually have four tests next week: Med Terms, Healthcare and delivery, then of course fundamentals: Infection control, environment and ergonomics, protective...

  17. CT tech lpn program

    Grovelpnstudent replied to TEE1978's topic in Connecticut Nursing

    I was thinking the same thing, although it means we have more to cram in before we go to clinicals, Im so excited though because we start labs this week, and all next week . although we have our...

  18. CT tech lpn program

    Grovelpnstudent replied to TEE1978's topic in Connecticut Nursing

    I am waiting on the Fundamentals books, Im still not sure why they charge 18 for 3-6 day shipping, if they send via ups I generally pay like 26 and get there in 2 days. several people have complained...

  19. Lincoln Tech Hamden, CT LPN Program Feb. 2011

    Grovelpnstudent replied to CAdams's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    I just started at the cttech school on thursday, good luck with Lincoln Tech, make sure you do really well because they are known to toss students out of the program and you are stuck paying them back...

  20. CT tech lpn program

    Grovelpnstudent replied to TEE1978's topic in Connecticut Nursing

    Hey Guys How was the first day?? Mine was OMigosh long. I'm not used to sitting in one classroom for such a long time; at least tomorrow there will be some varity in the schedule. Im both hoping it...

  21. CT tech lpn program

    Grovelpnstudent replied to TEE1978's topic in Connecticut Nursing

    I am excited and nervous to be starting. And we like jump right in it fromt he get go. I have to wear grey scrubs for the theory classes and the olive for clinicals which don't start until april so...

  22. CT tech lpn program

    Grovelpnstudent replied to TEE1978's topic in Connecticut Nursing

    I have my drug dosage book, the mental health book, and one more on the way right now, i also purchased the pack that they sent to the school. ugh this is so expensive, the nursing pack the 250...

  23. CT tech lpn program

    Grovelpnstudent replied to TEE1978's topic in Connecticut Nursing

    Please let me know how much your asking for your books. THanks BB aishaoaktree1122 at

  24. CT tech lpn program

    Grovelpnstudent replied to TEE1978's topic in Connecticut Nursing

    you had my heart doing palpitations like damn that school is nice, I'm going to need a transfer. I also got a pass on one class so I don't have to take those, but i was hoping to skip on the med terms...

  25. CT tech lpn program

    Grovelpnstudent replied to TEE1978's topic in Connecticut Nursing

    it said you wouldn't know until later how much you owe, so that you would have to take up with them, I'm glad they have the payment options though, cause 3400 in just a fews weeks is alot of money to...