DaFreak71

With regard to the position of the fetus: There's right or left (meaning the fetus is looking toward moms left pelvis or ??) Then there's occiput (head presentation), mentum (face presentation) and Sacrum (butt presentation)...I get this part, easy p...

Even though this question was posed back in March, I figure it can't hurt to add my two cents in case anyone else would like to know what working at Lincare is like. I am a LPN and I have only been working at Lincare for 1.5 months. Lincare has hund...

When I post a new thread asking for suggestions, feel free to toss me a few. You paint a rather grim view of the folks you work with. If I said something off color in a joking manner and I was "ripped to shreds, reported, and never respected again...

hi there-- for those who are unfamiliar with the acronyms, they correspond to certain personality traits. for example, isfj would indicate (i) introvert (s) sensing (f) feeling (j) judging. esfj would indicate (e) extrovert (s) sensing (f) feeling ...

After spending the last five or so Sundays watching "Life" (the nature show narrated by Oprah) I'm beginning to believe that many animal species are infinitely more intelligent than man. And I'm only half joking!

I'm in the process of applying to Excelsior, so I haven't taken any classes yet. The only ones I'll need are the 7 (maybe less) nursing exams and the info lit class (gonna take the sage advice of others and do the Penn Foster route). I understand ...

Oh wow, that's sad that she has M.S. I guess it's good this came up when it did; I can see how this could have caused a lot of negative feelings due to a medical issue. I'm glad you have a sense of closure about it. It's never fun being around peo...

When I first began to learn about Excelsior, I couldn't help but think "wow...I can sail through this stuff quick!". But the other day something happened. I have a math tutor that comes to my home every Friday. I don't have any math classes, I just...

GREAT JOB!!!

Sherry, What was different about the practice exams that you spent $30.00 for and the ones that Excelsior charges $65.00 for? How many practice questions are on each test with the website you mentioned above? Do you get more than one version of a ...

I misspoke. Some LPN programs do indeed teach nursing diagnoses. My bad! = )

Dear OP, I was thinking about your situation today and something occurred to me. Is it in any way possible that this person is (in their own strange way) attempting to befriend you? I know this sounds weird...but hear me out. I have a weird sense o...

It is irksome when a poster relays an emotional experience just to have spelling/grammatical errors pointed out as a possible cause as to why they are being referred to as "Dummy". I don't doubt that you are a very intelligent person. It would be ...

Hey Jules, thanks TONS for the info! That sounds really awesome, especially for those of us who have already taken very similar courses and know how to navigate the internet and gather information lol. Would you suggest that I wait until I begin my...

Good luck to you with your upcoming exam! I'm glad you aced the Info Lit class...I'll bet you're glad to have that behind you I have heard from several sources that taking the class at Penn Foster is the way to go. I have just checked out their we...

Having taken a few upper division university courses on research methods, I'm quite surprised that educated nurses believe outdated and empirically debunked myths regarding the lunar cycles and "lunacy". It is just as outdated as the notion that wom...

Oh my gosh, I just wanna hug you for having gone through such a demeaning situation. The word that jumps to my mind is passive aggressive. Trying to pass off mean spirited behavior as "humor" or outright denying it is a rather bothersome character ...

On your days off, chose a "silent" ring tone for your employer or whenever they call, just dump them to voice mail. When you check your messages, just hit delete when you know it's from work. No guilt trips. Your days off are for you. Stop going...

No need to be afraid if you go into this with the right attitude. When someone is engaging in gossip, ignore it. If the conversation turns political/religious/whatever...excuse yourself and go do something. My husband is a pro at this. He just si...

Have any of you used ProCPR to renew your health care provider CPR card? I had never heard of them before today. I actually saw an ad here on allnurses for them lol. They say you can watch a video, then take a test online. Then you find a person ...

I'm so glad that you're with a great company! It's nice to have that feeling of security in these troublesome times. Congrats to you for passing the CPNE! I know you must have been VERY relieved Glad your patients from PSA were good...I wish tha...

I agree. If I had relied on my nursing program to provide me with ALL the education I needed to understand nursing, I would not be very smart. This is NOT because my program was academically faulty, it's because no program in any discipline can tea...

Oh yeah...the CPNE LOL...heard the horror stories. I'm like "Bring it on"! I love a good challenge ; )

Hey thanks for the reply! I am SO NOT going anywhere near PSA. My husband is a RN at Legacy Salmon Creek (no LPN jobs, not even many RN jobs there) and he has warned me about PSA. He and his co-workers are aghast at the condition of the patients wh...

I live in Washington (right across the border from Oregon). I was 2.5 months shy of graduating as a RN and my better half got an amazing job offer at a hospital here...so we left the South. Washington let me sit for the NCLEX-PN, passed it, no job...