nursemel86

nursemel86 specializes in LTC.

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1. Do you/ did you have a Nurses Cap? Pin?

   nursemel86 replied to P_RN's topic in General Nursing

   When I graduated PN, we had to wear white and our caps. Our caps are traditional white with a small dark green band (school color). We also were pinned with our school LPN pin by our program chair...

2. Should medication aides exist?

   nursemel86 replied to BradleyRN's topic in Patient Safety Issues

   I have been fortunate to work with some very knowledgeable QMA's. In our facility, they used to be able to administer g-tube meds and neb tx as well as prn narcotics. I argued this point as all of...

3. What pay are nurses making these days?

   nursemel86 replied to BeOne77's topic in General Nursing

   Indiana--LTC LPN 17.00 base + 10 cents per year experience RN 21.00 base + 10 cents per year experience. $1 per hour shift diff. This hold true for hospital jobs for the most part

4. MedTech College

   nursemel86 replied to lasdrs07's topic in Indiana Nursing

   I graduated with my PN from Ivy Tech and also with my ASN from Ivy Tech. They are competitive, but wouldn't you want that in a nursing school? I never attended Med-Tech but I have worked with a lot...