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this website states "When a nurse changes primary state of residency by moving from one compact state to another compact state, the nurse can practice on the former residency license for up to 30 days." so it is really frustrating that they did that to me!

I am a new LPN graduate who is moving from one compact state to another compact state. I thought I had 30 days to practice in my new state before I transferred my license. Well, I got here and interviewed and had a really great job locked in! When my new boss checked on my license, my old state of residence had changed my license from multi-state to single-state! When I called my old state BON they said that since I had moved I could no longer use my license in other compact states! How does that make any sense???? Well since it is going to take two weeks for them to transfer my license over, they gave the job to someone else. super bummed does anyone know if that is correct? because I really thought I had 30 days if moving.

sodium affects the brain.... people with sodium imbalances often are confused and act crazy so.... "risk for injury related to confusion secondary to hyponatremia" is a good one and some nursing interventions could be to ensure safety measures are taken.... bed in low locked position, side rails up, call light within reach, patient instructed to call us for assistance. another dx could be "risk for falls related to confusion secondary to hyponatremia" with some of the same interventions. water follows sodium so "risk for imbalanced fluid volume related to dehydration secondary to hyopnatremia". some interventions could be to encourage fluid intake (as possible with restrictions), record I&O Q shift hope that helps

Try to pick out what makes the drugs different from each other. For example, all drugs cause nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea... they probably ask you about any of those side effects on the test. Tetracyclines will stain children's teeth Aminoglycosides are nephrotoxic, ototoxic, and neuretoxic...... they require a peak and trough If you are answering a question and you have absolutely no clue..... pick the worst side effect. STUDY STUDY STUDY

On the CD.... Go to the "home" section In step 1, select "study" In step 2, select "alternate item formats" In step 3, select "multiple response" Then press "start session" There are 105 select all that apply questions. As you answer them press "submit" at the bottom of the page and it will tell you right then if you are right or wrong.

It was really hard, I did okay on my tests, the only one I failed was cardiac in A&P and I failed it by a point. I think it helped that my boyfriend supported me. I don't think I could have done it if I worked. In our entire class we only had one girl who worked. Everyone else quit their jobs because it was so intense. I studied about five hours a night. We had a test just about every single day. LPNs do draw blood, not all of us got to practice that. What skills you get to practice all depend on how good your clinical sites are. About half of the class got to draw blood this year. We did practice starting IVs on each other, that happened during the skills section which was during the first trimester. I also took an IV therapy certification class the week after graduation and we went to the hospital and only stuck IVs. To me, that was the hardest part. I cried because it took me 7 attempts before I finally got one in successfully. As far as missing meds, if your instructor is at all concerned about her own license... she will be checking behind you very closely to make sure you are not making any med errors. You will be working under her license the entire time so I would not worry too much about that right now.

I just graduated LPN school last month! I went in Tennessee. You should look into WIA, the workers investment act. IT PAID FOR MY ENTIRE PROGRAM! I know they have it here in Tennessee as well as in Kentucky and Alabama. Call your local unemployment office! As for those of you afraid of smells, wear a mask with either an alcohol pad or vicks vapo rub inside. Also, a little bowl of vinegar under the patient's bed soaks up odors! I don't know how.... but it works!

SATA= Select all that apply

Saunders 4th edition has a lot of practice SATA questions on the CD that is included.

I just graduated April, 15th and I test in a week on May 11th. From my understanding of what my instructor and the review course told us was that if the questions are getting harder, you are doing well. She has told us all year that you want to see the questions get harder. She could be wrong. Who really knows. Besides that, different people have different perceptions of easy vs. hard. I remember in school for some reason I didn't do as well on the tests everyone thought was easy, but the difficult tests that everyone else failed... I got the best scores on.