bugya90

bugya90 ASN, BSN, LVN, RN

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  1. Texas NP license

    bugya90 replied to lmonet82's topic in Advanced Practice

    I'm not a NP however I know at my facility (large physician owned multi hospital organization) the facility will set up your NPI, switch your license location etc for you during the orientation. When...

  2. Help. How bad did I botch this?

    bugya90 replied to MollyHooper's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    At our work place we have anti retaliation rules in place so that managers can't fire us for job hunting. However you are now on the radar. Little mess ups like forgetting to clock in or out for lunch...

  3. Was anyone able to transfer their Excelsior ADN to a North Carolina University

    bugya90 replied to katieowens's topic in Excelsior College

    I'm currently doing excelsior and live in Texas. Texas tech has said once I complete the program I should have no problem completing the rn to bsn program with them and will only have to complete the...

  4. Excelsior RN's employment outlook

    bugya90 replied to wailungisme's topic in Excelsior College

    I currently work with 3 excelsior grads and my sister who is a charge nurse in dialysis has 4 out of her 9 RNs are excelsior grads and I am a soon to be excelsior grad and my current nurse manager has...

  5. Are most LVN jobs in nursing homes?

    bugya90 replied to nicoleh24's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I'm an lvn. Got my start at LTC but after six months went to a clinic. A lot of my fellow classmates started in prison, VA, or

  6. A Day In the Life of a LPN

    bugya90 replied to DrkCocoMurse215's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I work at a family med clinic in Texas as one of the phone nurses. My day consists of completing messages, doing refills, and calling patients to answer their questions or give lab results. If I get...

  7. Passed health safety!

    bugya90 posted a topic in Excelsior College

    I passed my retake of health safety this morning! I used sg101, recommended textbooks, and practice exams. So happy that one is done, onto chronicity. Any

  8. "Wait for the nurse"

    bugya90 replied to brido's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I work as a phone nurse in a clinic and with over 20 providers a lot of times patients will ask are you dr so and so's nurse? Or if a patient is being belligerent with the clerks who answer the phones...

  9. legalities in giving a med

    bugya90 replied to prettynurseL's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    In my state pharmacist are not allowed to change drugs without a doctors order. They can change out brand and generic but not the drug. There is a reason the doctor wrote it the way they did and it...

  10. A now working LPN, but I wasn't a CNA prior

    bugya90 replied to ASPIRING2BGREAT's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Graduated lvn school in 2011 with no healthcare experience. Was a waitress before nursing school. Was offered a LTC job 2 weeks before graduation, first day was the Monday after graduation and was on...

  11. How do you pay for LPN to RN online??

    bugya90 replied to sallyjojo's topic in Excelsior College

    I counted my books and tuition/exam fees in my taxes but you won't get all of it back. I think I got roughly 50% back. I'm paying out of pocket so I save $100 each paycheck and after two months I have...

  12. Scared to be a nurse, having the responsibility of a life in my hands scares me.

    bugya90 replied to Cieritaqt's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I work in a doctors office currently as an lvn. We have 3 RNs and one of them is actually the charge nurses. The RNs do phone triage all day and very seldom go in the floor. To give you numbers we...

  13. Thinking of becoming an LVN

    bugya90 replied to Cju10701's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    You can't get through a nursing program without the support of your loved ones. Long nights if studying and daring days at school and clinicals will take its toll on you and you are going to need...

  14. New to Excelsior

    bugya90 replied to ScudderRN31's topic in Excelsior College

    There is a new option where they are offering online classes for each test. Idk how it works

  15. First reschedule

    bugya90 posted a topic in Excelsior College

    I'm from west, tx. For those if you that don't onow the fertilizer plant exploded here a week ago and destroyed half the town. I was scheduled to take reproductive that Friday but obviously cancelled....

  16. No more outpatient RN's?

    bugya90 replied to zoidberg's topic in Ambulatory Care, Clinic

    I'm an lvn at a family med clinic. I do phone nursing with 3 RNs (I'm currently in school for my RN which is why they put me here so I can have an easy transition). There are less and less rn jobs in...

  17. Question about patient complaints?

    bugya90 replied to NXBENNET's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I agree with the above postings but when you speak to HR be sure to tell them the pt brought it up because he had overheard people discussing it in the hallway this way it is made clear you weren't...

  18. Cosigning Conundrum

    bugya90 replied to KelKelRN's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    We only have to co sign on narcotic wasting and that is only because I work at a large hospital and they had issues in the past with narcotic theft. When I worked in nursing home we didn't have the...

  19. I'm so upset!! Locked out of jurisprudence exam

    bugya90 replied to JulieVN:)'s topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Some people in my class got locked out when we did it in 2011. Don't feel bad you are not the only one. I actually did mine at the school so I could use the wifi and used one of the desktop computers...

  20. Can I take Health/Safety and Info Lit early?

    bugya90 replied to mom2many2012's topic in Excelsior College

    They were taking penn fosters info lit but I think they changed that recently to only accepting excelsiors. My advice is just focus on lvn school and passing the nclex, as soon as your lvn is posted...

  21. fire policy

    bugya90 replied to makes needs known's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    We are taught RACE but we are also taught to scream fire as loud as we can and if we hear someone else screaming we add to automatically pull the alarm before going to assist the original person that...

  22. What would you do??

    bugya90 replied to JulieVN:)'s topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Tell the proper authorities. She has a history of self harm so she is at higher risk. What if she were to do something and you knew about but didn't tell anyone? She told you because deep down she is...

  23. Can an LPN continue working at there old job as a CNA

    bugya90 replied to downsouthlaff's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    In Texas you can work as a cna but will be paid as a cna and cannot do anything outside of the scope of a cna (pass meds, do treatments etc) but if an emergency were to happen you would be expected to...

  24. Are you a nurse with "alternative" spiritual beliefs?

    bugya90 replied to GadgetRN71's topic in Spirituality, Religion

    I was raised catholic and am a " Christian" trying to figure out what exactly I believe. I don't take everything my preist and nuns taught me for fact. I believe man wrote the bible several years...

  25. I don't want a male nurse! - Caption Contest Winner

    bugya90 replied to Brian's topic in Nurses Rock

    I tend to only want a female provider/nurse for Pap smears and discussing birth control at routine appointments but outside of that I don't care. If it emergency room visit or hospital admission I...