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    Forced out of job as MA

    SuzieVN replied to PaulKrumrei's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    A certificate does not require continued education, for example, nor a renewal from a governing agency- a license does. Problem with MAs, is that with the now constant over supply of nurses, and the...
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    Resignation not going well. Advice?

    SuzieVN replied to imalilteapott's topic in General Nursing

    Good advice, documentation- I was fired once, myself (well, a few times, really) even though the evaluations were not only stellar, but consistently stellar. I used them to gain an 'unjustified...
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    Marijuana posession arrest. What disciplinary action from the board can be expected?

    SuzieVN replied to Newshoes87's topic in Licensure: Criminal History

    I'm dumbfounded- they review only when you reapply for renewal? So, if you get arrested January 2013, and your renewal is due January, 2015- they do nothing until then? If that's the case, your state...
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    Phlebotomy Certification?

    SuzieVN replied to mbschloss's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Would an IV certification suffice? It's probably two day, maybe a week at most. $1600 for venipuncture is nonsense. Your state has an awfully liberal IV policy for LPNs,
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    Resignation not going well. Advice?

    SuzieVN replied to imalilteapott's topic in General Nursing

    Even if you decide to stay, the fire has been lit. They'll never forgive you, because they act as though they are doing you a speacial favor to allow you to work there. How dare you rebuff that?...
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    What is a typical day in an LTC like?

    SuzieVN replied to keepitsimple0025's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Welcome to the
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    What is a typical day in an LTC like?

    SuzieVN replied to keepitsimple0025's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Yes, you need an order to DC an IV, even if the patient arrived without an order FOR an IV, or even if the patient arrived with no documentation that the IV even existed. Don't risk it. (Unless,...
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    Forced out of job as MA

    SuzieVN replied to PaulKrumrei's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Losing proposition. Welcome to the new American way of
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    No Reference

    SuzieVN replied to Linda0's topic in General Nursing

    In fact? I'll give anybody in this forum a good reference (if your license is valid), because by being in this forum, it's obvious that you already take your work seriously, and take the initiative to...
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    LPN...not good enough??

    SuzieVN replied to em1025's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Every line of work has its required core tasks, requirements, competencies, credentials, and the like, is all. Interesting to note that RNs are de facto IV certified, by virtue of being licensed (yet...
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    No Reference

    SuzieVN replied to Linda0's topic in General Nursing

    Many jobs requre that you fill out consent forms for prior employers to complete- and the questions are tight on there, such as 'what were the job duties, did she perfrom in a satisfactory manner,...
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    Naturopathic nursing

    SuzieVN replied to EarthwormRN's topic in Nursing Career

    My last BF is a naturopath. It is more common on the West coast, this field, and is only regulated in a few states so far. Meaning- in the other states, anyone can hang a shingle out and call...
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    Obamacare and Nursing.. what do you think?

    SuzieVN replied to OKNurse2be's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Thanks for that, I never heard that before. Makes no sense, since there's no cost restraint mechanisms in Obamacare, so premiums are going to
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    Talking with the DON tomorrow, any tips/advice/words of wisdom?

    SuzieVN replied to theleaf's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Last SNF (only 2 units, 90 beds) I worked at for 13 months. In that time, no kidding, the place went through: 5 administrators, all were fired 5 DONs, 4 fired 110 LPNs, many walked off the job, it was...
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    Job LTC

    SuzieVN replied to jnurse21's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Organization will make you or break you. Every day, you really can find another way to save time and effort. Get a one inch binder, and 50-100 clear sheet protectors. Ask your medical records person...
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    I feel like a FAILURE, what do I do now?

    SuzieVN replied to petluvr's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    'Reimbursed more money'? Please explain,
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    When is it ok to ask for a raise?

    SuzieVN replied to sundaebest's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Eloguently, and well
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    Kinder pooping pants

    SuzieVN replied to Gampopa's topic in School

    In Kenya, as an extreme example- what do babies do except poop on the ground? What is their 'potty
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    When is it ok to ask for a raise?

    SuzieVN replied to sundaebest's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    It's OK for you to ask for a raise as soon as you are prepared to be unemployed. There are maybe 200 nurses, countrywide, in every educational realm, that cannot find any job. Hence, the downward...
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    Obamacare and Nursing.. what do you think?

    SuzieVN replied to OKNurse2be's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Please provide a 'single' quote from Obama, in which he said anything about decreased premiums. Premiums are going to skyrocket. This is
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    How much do you owe in student loans?

    SuzieVN replied to Glenna, LPN's topic in General Nursing

    Only 165? That's the new 40! My last BF has a loan payment of $2000/month, and as a physician? He's in worse shape than I am. Go
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    How much do you owe in student loans?

    SuzieVN replied to Glenna, LPN's topic in General Nursing

    For the time being, they can't go away. But the BR laws will change to adapt to the time, in a few years, when the bubble...detonates. It's not sustainable. It will happen sooner, not
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    LPN...not good enough??

    SuzieVN replied to em1025's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Starting an IV can be the first step in saving a life, as one example. If such a basic technical ability is not defining of an RN (professional nurse), versus a PN (practical nurse), I'd like to hear...
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    How much do you owe in student loans?

    SuzieVN replied to Glenna, LPN's topic in General Nursing

    More relevant than the amount of loans owed, is the ramification of not being able to pay them back. More often than not, if you can't make the payment, your professional license is at risk, etc....
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    How Ideas to Cut ER Expenses Could Backfire

    SuzieVN replied to bebbercorn's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I've always told family/friends, that 'really'- if you 'must' (and I am talking 'bona fide' stuff) go to an ED? Then tell them you are having chest pains when you walk in. That way you bypass the...