ARNPsomeday

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1. I'm Having a hard time choosing between surgicaltech/LVn

   ARNPsomeday replied to merdarah's topic in LPN, LVN Students

   JR, It's great that your parents are giving you their input. I think it is also important that you get to know yourself. Take some quiet time alone and think about both occupations. Being a surgical...

2. 2 yr wait list-what to do until then? Suggestions?

   ARNPsomeday replied to Goodyear's topic in Nursing Career

   Hi, Goodyear. I had to wait and looking through the quick vocational courses my community college offered, I chose phlebotomy. It took only one semester. In clinicals I did about 140 sticks and earned...

3. Preparation for Psych Clinical

   ARNPsomeday replied to Califlower's topic in Psychiatric

   Hi, Califlower. If you yourself have a disorder, please realize that if you want to specialize in psych you must work very hard on your own issues first. That's what the experienced nurses have

4. What can an RN do than an LPN can't?

   ARNPsomeday replied to pdpeanut's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

   :uhoh21: Oh, no! Why does the title of LPN exist if they do the same things but are paid less, why on Earth, Tweety? Is there a historical reason? (I'm ignorant about this.) Perhaps years ago there...

5. I think i' losing my mind

   ARNPsomeday replied to soulsearchin''s topic in Pre-Nursing Students

   How funny, soulsearchin, my case is the other way around! I fought hard to get into the RN program (just like everybody else). First I did two semesters in one in the Accelerated program. Nearly got...

6. OK, so where can us LVN's work??

   ARNPsomeday replied to caligirl2's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

   Hi, Caligirl. I did a search and found this site: http://www.healthjobsusa.com/ They list job vacancies by position (LPN, Allied Health, RN, etc.) and by state. Most of the listings I think are...

7. RNS with depression - r u out there?

   ARNPsomeday replied to zacsmimi's topic in Psychiatric

   It is common that patients need a change in medication because the one that did the trick for years no longer works. Venlafaxine (Effexor XR) targets the levels of both serotonin and norepinephrine=...

8. cadiva question

   ARNPsomeday replied to jennk's topic in General Nursing

   I was lucky to have taken my community college A&P with a professor who just happened to be the head of a local university's cadaver lab. The cadavers had already been dissected by medical...

9. State hospital.

   ARNPsomeday replied to ARNPsomeday's topic in Psychiatric

   Thanks for explaining! What is VpG? Does your hospital treat psych

10. State hospital.

    ARNPsomeday posted a topic in Psychiatric

    (This quote is from another thread right here in Psych Nursing.)Hi RickRN, In your local state hospital on your psych floor, are the patients in custody? Is that what "state hospital" means? This is...

11. Florida Is Not Affordable Anymore!

    ARNPsomeday replied to land64shark's topic in General Nursing

    If someone wanted to sell their house and land, then take the money and move someplace affordable (heard there were homestead incentives in North Dakota), are there buyers? How do they qualify for...

12. Hard decisions.

    ARNPsomeday replied to brazuca's topic in General Nursing

    frankiebrina, You made choice by replying "yes". Since you mention you feel that you let your family down in a time of need, how do they feel about it? Do they support your decision to become a...

13. Nurse who appeared on Dr. Phil suspended

    ARNPsomeday replied to imenid37's topic in General Nursing

    Hopefully some good will come of this. I'm praying she will get enough professional help to stop this behavior, her husband receive treatment, and the children a better living

14. BPD, bipolar and RN?

    ARNPsomeday replied to FrostedGlass's topic in Psychiatric

    CharlieRN, so with your employer someone whose illness has been in remission for five years but must continue medication therapy, would not qualify for

15. Correctional nursing hmmmm....

    ARNPsomeday replied to aprilleverett's topic in Correctional

    Oh, I get it. You mean the COs can be soft-hearted. I thought you meant they could be like a danger to you as a nurse. Guess I'm a little bit slow. Thanks,