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My husband is medically retiring from the Army very soon. It will most likely be in the next month. We are relocating to Indianapolis and I'm wondering how the job market is for LPN's. I'm starting the process to endorse into the state for my lice...

I did apply to the jail system about a week ago. I haven't heard anything yet. thank you for the information it is very helpful. I have had my license since 2007 but I've mainly done LTC and rehab so I don't know if that will help for trying to ge...

It says on ISU website you can complete the phase 1 pre-reqs through IVY tech. Do they actually provide the classes online? I can't find the information on the Ivy Tech website. I only need 4 classes to move to phase 2 and I have half the gen ed t...

dehydration most likely

It probably wasn't a sliding scale insulin. I'm guessing it was Lantus or 70/30

Where in Upstate NY is that? I graduated and worked in NY and never made that kind of money, maybe I should have moved to where you lived lol

Anyone do the ISU program in AZ? My husband is currently stationed here and I want to do this program. Any loop holes to get around the fact that AZ doesn't accept the program? ISU told me they could hook me up with clinicals in the VA and DOD health...

I did start a Intro to Chemistry a long time ago and I hated I ended up dropping the class. It just didn't interest me so I learned nothing. That was a long time ago so maybe I will find it more interesting now.

I have taken pharmacology and had an excellent grade. I have absolutely no chemistry background not even an High School level. Can't comment on pathophysiology I've never taken that class.

I can definetely see your frustration with the CNA with the attitude about helping transfer someone. I had an issue once with a CNA who got mad at me cause I asked her to change someone that was covered in feces because it was going to cut into her ...

I understand the whole well rounded education but to be honest most the classes they require just don't apply to actually performing the job. I just don't feel I need anymore history to be able to work and function as a nurse. Language I can kind of...

hmm every school I've looked at requires it.

When I say fluff I meant unnecessary. Explain to me what the need for Calc, and Stat, have anything to do with Nursing? Chemistry imo is questionable whether needed or not. You don't think some of the required classes are just a way for the colleg...

Plan on needing 2 semesters of a language also, that is always a requirement I've found. Is this an accelerated program?

This is exactly my work conditions.

Bachelors degrees require a lot of fluff classes imo. Like history, public speaking, etc??? All the stuff you don't need to know to perform your job properly.

You probably just need to get some more classes under your belt before they will accept you. I wouldn't worry, just find out what classes you still need and start getting those taken care of :) I've had this happen to me when I've applied for my R...

Nursing Homes can absolutely be great places for elderly people, they need to make changes though. An LPN or RN can not adequately care for 30+ people in 8 hours I don't care how routine it is everyday. Between passing a million pills, treatments, ...

So basically what your saying is they can perform surgery under a MD as long as they don't call themselves one . Something needs to be done about this, it needs to be illegal.

I would report her to the state BON since your managment doesn't feel the need to address the situation properly. I have a similar situation going on at work right now. An LPN I relieve keeps cutting a persons lantus down cause she thinks a blood sug...

After working in LTC I would feel really guilty sending my parents to a home. We try our hardest but the bottom line is that the people don't get the care they should because the patient ratio is way to high. It sounds terrible but unfortunately it...

Your second sentence says it all to me. Don't get into nursing, it shouldn't be about a paycheck. I love caring for people and I love the human body and all the neat stuff I learn about it on a daily basis, the pay check is just a bonus to me. I d...

If it's not illegal it should be. There is a reason for the schooling involved in nursing and most of it is directly related to patient safety. Anyone can do a direct IV push thats easy, its all the complex information that you learn about outside th...

OMG do we work at the same place lol. I got the same which is not enough at all. I'm still learning stuff and paperwork I didn't know about 4 mths later. My previous employer there was a union and it was a mandatory 4-6 week orientation.

I just want to tell you not to feel bad about it, I was just recently written up for an incident I proved I had nothing to do with, but they got with I should have been auditing the MARS and caught the problem?? This incident was also reported to th...