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  1. Am I crazy? Divorced/single mom, going LPN to RN...

    BAtoLPN posted a topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Hello! I have a Bachelor's degree and am changing careers - I am starting my clinicals this January. I decided to pursue LPN first for one reason only: the waiting list was 1 year shorter. I am...

  2. Not a real nurse??

    BAtoLPN replied to xmaxiex's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I am not really responding to any comment, just to the "general" title of this thread. I admit I WAS guilty of thinking that LPN's were not "real" nurses. I was on a waiting list for an ADN program,...

  3. If you're sick...please just call in...please...

    BAtoLPN replied to IloveSnoopy's topic in General Nursing

    I'm just a "glorified receptionist" and nursing student in the ER here, but I can tell you this already: NO ONE calls in sick here. If nursing staff or techs call in, they are made to feel VERY guilty...

  4. How to deal with being childless in L&D

    BAtoLPN replied to pebbles1977's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Interesting point. There are a LOT of OB docs out there that are men.... why are these folks not telling THEM that THEY can't possibly know what they are doing because they have never given birth?...

  5. How Long Did You stay at Your First Job as a Nurse?

    BAtoLPN replied to careerdejour's topic in General Nursing

    You are a school nurse with an LPN? How did you manage that? Where do you live? I would LOOOOVE to do that, but I thought it was almost impossible unless you were an RN, and in some cases a

  6. Would like ur insight on my career plan

    BAtoLPN replied to miya's topic in Nursing Career

    I totally agree! I am in a similar situation, and BSN is my goal - eventually. I am getting my LPN first - not my "dream," but frankly I think it will be helpful in the long run (experience as a...

  7. what do lpns get to do in L&d?

    BAtoLPN replied to fallinangel's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Not sure where you are from, but here in Lexington, South Carolina (yes, in po-dunk SC) they have Doulas on staff. WONDERFUL!

  8. Help!!!.. Where Should I go for Nursing School? I am really Having a Hard Time.

    BAtoLPN replied to FocusRN's topic in LPN, LVN Students

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  9. Help!!!.. Where Should I go for Nursing School? I am really Having a Hard Time.

    BAtoLPN replied to FocusRN's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    WOW. Let me make a suggestion: since this is your first child, hold off on making the school decision for as long as you can, or at least until your child is a month or two old (whichever is the...

  10. Stirrups? WHY???

    BAtoLPN replied to RNLaborNurse4U's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Um, I thought that was the point I was trying to make... Ouch! Talk about nurses "eating their young" - I haven't even "hatched" yet and I am getting this kind of

  11. Stirrups? WHY???

    BAtoLPN replied to RNLaborNurse4U's topic in Ob/Gyn

    :chuckle Um, okay, YOU were obviously not a big ole COW like myself. I don't think my arms would have reached... yes, I know, sad, but I HAVE lost the weight! :) And yes, after 16 hours, I was a...

  12. Stirrups? WHY???

    BAtoLPN replied to RNLaborNurse4U's topic in Ob/Gyn

    :smackingf OKay, as I said, student here.... I just googled "fundal pressure" - let some jerk push all on MY big old belly? I don't think so! He'd have gotten his *** a trip straight down to the ER...

  13. Stirrups? WHY???

    BAtoLPN replied to RNLaborNurse4U's topic in Ob/Gyn

    DITTO! DITTO! DITTO! DITTO! DITTO!

  14. Stirrups? WHY???

    BAtoLPN replied to RNLaborNurse4U's topic in Ob/Gyn

    :angryfire OOOHHH!!! I am "just a mommy" (not a nurse... YET), but I tell you what - if any doc had put one of those damned vacuum pumps on MY Little One's head unless it was ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY, I'd...

  15. Single SRNAs..

    BAtoLPN replied to rn29306's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    :chuckle Honey, that is no higher than the national average for "regular" folks! (Sad, but true, and I am one of those statistics). I'm sure it is hard, but it can be done. (I think - don't ask ME...

  16. Low Down on Nursing Education

    BAtoLPN replied to ADNRN's topic in General Nursing

    I'm interested to see more feedback specific to this comment (of course, I haven't read the rest of the posts yet). I have a Bachelor's degree, and it was useful to me for a little over 10 years. Now...

  17. how to avoid " throwing in the towel"?at work ....

    BAtoLPN replied to Purple Princess's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Not sure how old you are, Sweetie, but trust me - very few of us have lives that have gone as we planned. I know mine sure didn't! I'm 33, divorced with a kid, and I am working in the ER as a...

  18. being induced

    BAtoLPN replied to uk_nurse's topic in Ob/Gyn

    GIRL! If at all possible, you want to go into labor the "natural" way! "Normal" contractions are not exactly loadsd of fun, but the pitocin-induced ones feel like evil aliens have taken over and are...

  19. Excelsior?

    BAtoLPN replied to charleybarley's topic in Online Distance Learning

    Hello! My boyfriend is an ex-Army medic and a Paramedic and he is working on his RN through this program. (Frankly, I am relieved to find out that it is legit - I had my doubts about an online nursing...

  20. LPN info

    BAtoLPN replied to rls37's topic in General Nursing

    The only question I can answer is the LPN in ER one: I work at Lexington Medical Center (just at the ER desk - I'm just a student), but I do know that they no longer allow LPN's to work the ER. Not...

  21. Pharmacists refusing to fill orders for The Pill

    BAtoLPN replied to KarenAR's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    LOL! EXCELLENT point! Sadly, my guess is that will never happen. Even if the same chick who wanted birth control (and couldn't get it) came in WITH her partner, I'll bet he would still get his Blue...

  22. Poor America doles our substandard social policy

    BAtoLPN replied to Larry's topic in General Nursing

    BRAVO! And don't apologize - it's true. Our hospital sees ANYBODY, has a program to help folks who don't have insurance and can't pay AND "writes off" a lot of unpaid bills (ie, taxpayers pay for it)....