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Do any of you guys currently go to Helen Fuld? Anyone planning to? How is the LPN to RN program there? How hard is it to get into the program? I would love to hear anyone's feed back regarding the school!

I just took my exam today at 8AM. I was done within an hour. I had 75 questions. I had around 16 select all that apply. I had no exhibit questions, no pictures, no audio. Nothing. I found the exam to be difficult. I waited around 15 minutes. I did th...

Hi everyone. I recently started a position as a Staff Nurse in a ER in October. I graduated with my ASN in May 2015 and obtained my RN license in July 2015. Before starting in October in the ER, I worked from July 20-September 28 as a RN in a LTC fac...

Hi everyone, two questions. Would appreciate your insight. 1) Are you required by law to possess two years of Med-Surg experience prior to working in a ER? Is it okay for a New-Grad to work in a ER, for who the ER will be their first hospital job? 2)...

Hey everyone! So, I passed my nclex pn! I took it on 8/2; got my unofficial results yesterday. Had 105 questions. I remember I was freaking out over it and so I thought I would just share my experience with you guys. Studying: My teachers had reco...

Well then in that case do whatever you feel is best. I'm not trying to side with the nurse but what if she didn't know? What if your brother said hi I'm so and sos son, I would like to know about my father, etc? She might have assumed that it was oka...

Are you and your siblings listed in his contacts? In a nursing home I used to work at, there was a sheet in the front with a list of contacts and saying that they could receive medical information regarding the patient. We were told to always check b...

Yup and I no longer do it at all lol. Glad that I left LTC. I'm much happier.

Yes I second that. Either email her again or next time you see her in class, speak to her about it. After speaking to her in person, you can email her to follow up if the grade is still not changed.

I would take the Psych Unit. LTC can be highly challenging and I wouldn't do it again. Also from what I've seen, hospitals don't really consider LTC as experience. Atleast if you already have your foot in a hospital, you can always do a inhouse trans...

I believe most if not all employers want the BCLS to be by AHA. It is my experience that online certification classes are not AHA approved

When I was a LPN and was in school I worked every weekend. I let my DON know that because of my school/clinical schedule during the week I was unable to work. I told her I was available weekends and she put me in every weekend. It worked really well ...

This was a HHC facility I was referring to. Orientation was cut short because they were short staffed and needed people to work the floor asap. We were never asked if we were ready. After I made this post, it didn't get any better. In fact it got mu...

So pretty much PVD is when there's buildup of plaque, fatty deposits and cholesterol along the lining of blood vessels. Our vessels are like a straw with blood flowing through them. If something were to get stuck in the straw, there's now an occlusio...

I refuse to ever work in LTC again. They treat their staff with absolutely no respect. The amount of work expected for nurses to complete in the allotted time is unrealistic and unsafe. I first started off as a nurse working as a LPN. In my first job...

I love this post. I can't tell you how many times I feel this way. Its because of things like this that have made me develop a distaste for nursing and influenced me to go to school for a different career. I remember when I was working in the ER, I h...

Sometimes patients will be more comfortable/willing to let you do a procedure if you explain to them exactly what you're going to do and why you're going to do it.

Hi, if I were you I would go for the BSN route, not the associates. Of course you can get an associates in nursing and then pursue your bachelors but I just feel it makes more sense to go straight for the BSN. A lot of hospitals nowadays won't even l...

I'm sorry you're having a difficult time finding a job in a hospital. I also have had the same issues. You should definitely apply online to hospital but also try to go in person and fill out a application/drop of your resume. You may be told that yo...

Wow I've never seen any of my coworkers do that. If I did see it though, I would find it strange. It is kinda gross to be doing that at work IMO. I also agree with the other posters. Isnt there anything else they can/should be doing rather than groom...

You can send her a letter to her office along with flowers or something if you'd like. You can also order a edible arrangements if thats something that you would like to give. I think thats really nice of you.

I know that sucks. You can't control the staff the works the shift before you. When I used to work in a LTC facility and handle the med carts, I used to check both my med and treatment carts at the beginning of my shift. I always arrived to my unit e...

So something spilled on my license and now there's a huge stain and the paper is all weird and wrinkled. Is there anyway for me to request a duplicate license? I looked on the nysbon website. I also searched online but was unable to find any informat...

Thank you so much!!! 🙂

I was actually considering speaking to the nursing director of the ED. She hired me but I'm afraid to ask her cause I think she might get upset. She is always saying how they are short staffed and I feel me asking to leave may not fly so well with he...