I worked nights at a LTC for a while. Night was responsible for restocking the med carts and ordering refills from pharmacy, any random non assesment type paperwork (insurance paperwork) plus any of...
My first job "required" two years experience but I was blessed with a charge nurse who interviewed me anyway and offered the job. Try applying at nursing homes and Clinics, they trend to more open to...
I hated med surg to. I liked the specialties more (cardiac, surgery, etc). Don't give up yet, you are almost done just a few months left. Just remember after graduation you get to choose where to...
I had the exact same situation when i moved cities, i had 6 months ltc experience and was hired on the spit at a ltc here but had a clinic interview the next day and got that offer 3 days later. I...
Currently doing excelsior lpn to rn classes. It takes a lot of self motivation to do it. It is also not the cheapest option but i couldn't afford to not work to go back to a brick and mortar school....
Family med/ambulatory care, we may handle the scripts for norco, ritalin, etc but never the actual med. We actually don't even have any narcotics in the
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I didn't make as much training because i was just a graduate nurse, took boards a week before my training ended, but once i got the official license i got a raise to their regular starting salary for...
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My first lpn job was at LTC facility as per diem, 3 weeks out of orientation they offered me a FT spot. Even for those first 3 weeks i would have 20+ hours per week from nurses calling in sick or...
I got the good pop up also. I passed the nclex pn the first time with minimum number of questions in 2011. I'm sure you passed everyone in my class that used the pop up trick had accurate
I talked to tech rep before I started excelsior last year and they require a lab component for the sciences. All of my basics came from a local junior college and they said i shouldn't have any issues...