Faeriewand ASN, RN

med/surg/tele/neuro/rehab/corrections

Certified Medical Surgical Registered Nurse and ONS Chemotherapy certified

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    new LVN student

    Faeriewand replied to harvmania's topic in California Nursing

    Yes I will be an LVN. I"m in Class 54. It's actually with Adult Ed now. Separate from ROP. Learned a lot there but the program is long. They don't run straight thru. They break in the summer....
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    Distant learning programs?

    Faeriewand replied to lvnandmomx3's topic in California Nursing

    Yes, and then come back here and post the answer. I've heard that CA will not accept any online
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    Anyone know grads from San Diego National University Nursing program???

    Faeriewand replied to janback52's topic in California Nursing

    I was asking myself the same question so I"m glad you posted. :) I wonder what the reputation is of the school and what quality education the students receive. I will graduate LVN in Jan so was...
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    new LVN student

    Faeriewand replied to harvmania's topic in California Nursing

    Oh I've heard about a new school starting up. I didn't know they were in La Mesa! That's where I live! :) I used to live in Fremont. Will you be in the first LVN class that they have? Or have...
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    new LVN student

    Faeriewand replied to harvmania's topic in California Nursing

    I have never heard of them and I live here. Is it new? I'm in LVN at Grossmont Health Occupatons Center in Santee. Can you tell me a little about your school?
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    National University in San Diego

    Faeriewand replied to surromom's topic in California Nursing

    Hi everyone. Wow I just googled NU and read up on the nursing possibilities there then came here and here is this thread. I am currently at Grossomont Health Occupations Center (GHOC) in Santee as...
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    Want To Go For Lpn

    Faeriewand replied to 3babies's topic in General Nursing

    Talk to a counselor at school. The best advice is to start taking some basic classes. TAKE MATH! -whichever one you qualify for because you are really going to need it. The TEAS is a tough exam...
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    To All the Nurses Working in the CA Wildfires

    Faeriewand replied to UM Review RN's topic in General Nursing

    The fires are 100% contained now and the humidity has gone up. I volunteered at Qualcomm Stadium and there were more volunteers than patients! But that wasn't on the first day. I did the last two...
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    Volunteers on your floors?

    Faeriewand replied to philosophical's topic in General Nursing

    It's nice to know that students are appreciated. Thank you :) I visited a child with leukemia and there was a volunteer there helping her make an art project. I thought that was nice to keep her...
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    Can we talk about MRSA?

    Faeriewand replied to AmericanChai's topic in General Nursing

    MLOS great reply. :) I've been wondering about MRSA myself. So many pt's in my hospital have it but I've never been sick. I work as a CNA. We all wash our hands constantly and use Purell. (except...
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    In nusing school, really need some advice!!!

    Faeriewand replied to cf264801's topic in General Nursing

    :yeahthat: This is just what I was going to say. There have been times when I've doubted myself in nursing school. Wondered if I would ever like the profession. Wondered what the heck I was doing...
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    Backtrack LPN then RN

    Faeriewand replied to dakotaalrick's topic in General Nursing

    I am going for my LVN and then will do the LVN-RN at my local college. You need to weigh all the options because there might be some that you don't see right now. I have reasons for my choice. RN...
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    nail care and nursing

    Faeriewand replied to AmericanChai's topic in General Nursing

    My school won't even allow nail polish for the same reason acrylic nails are banned. Bad staph infection at the local hospital and it was traced to a nurse's fingernail with chipped nail polish. The...
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    New Grad ?

    Faeriewand replied to laurainri's topic in Emergency

    My personal opinion is go to a University in your state. State University will save you tons of money and you receive an excellent education. I've done lots of research for myself and this is the...
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    Do LPN's get pinned?

    Faeriewand replied to mamunsey's topic in General Nursing

    We got our caps after first semester and a little nursing cap pin too. At graduation we will wear our nursing caps again and a white dress and get a pin that says our school name. What do the lamps...
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    Giving meds late o.k.?

    Faeriewand replied to MikeyJ's topic in General Nursing

    Oh that's interesting. We pull our own meds and the instructor checks them with us. Makes a big
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    Giving meds late o.k.?

    Faeriewand replied to MikeyJ's topic in General Nursing

    I've never heard of a nursing instructor not being with a student who is administering meds. The students in my clinical group would start getting ready an hour beforehand to give the instructor...
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    Wanna be nurse needs a JOB!

    Faeriewand replied to AggieNurse2B's topic in General Nursing

    I think going for the 2nd degree is the way to go. Here there is a program that if you already have a Bachelor's degree then the BSN will only take 14 months. So that is faster and you are making...
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    Return to work advice

    Faeriewand replied to jlasrrn's topic in General Nursing

    Consider also taking an IV class with the nurse refresher course. Good luck!
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    I'm pregnant. Can i get a job?

    Faeriewand replied to sherry-New RN's topic in General Nursing

    Congratulations on passing your NCLEX. Post bacc and let us know what type of job you got!
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    lazy mean assistants

    Faeriewand replied to chenoaspirit's topic in General Nursing

    I can't believe the attitude of that CNA(s). :angryfire I work darn hard as a CNA and when I was hired on at my facility CNA's and Nurses oriented together. We were all told that teamwork was a...
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    Cheapest online RN-BSN

    Faeriewand replied to Faeriewand's topic in Online Distance Learning

    Good point guerrierdelion. Students still need to do their homework on each institution they are interested in.
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    Patients with interesting occupations (or not)

    Faeriewand replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    I just took care of a gentleman who had a career in the navy. He was on the PT boat with John Kennedy. He really liked him. Said he was nice. Went to the White House too. I asked him about Pearl...
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    Does anyone know of an online school that CA accepts?

    Faeriewand replied to ginab4u's topic in California Nursing

    ari I had heard that in CA you could not do an online LVN to RN or BSN. Perhaps I'm wrong but that was my impression by reading posts here at allnurses some time ago. You said you are going thru...
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    Does anyone know of an online school that CA accepts?

    Faeriewand replied to ginab4u's topic in California Nursing

    I checked out Sonoma State and they no longer have the LVN to BSN program. Here is what their website says: LVN to BSN PROGRAM As of Fall 2007, Sonoma State University Department of Nursing no longer...