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  1. Outside of your work environment......

    realnursealso/LPN replied to shoegalRN's topic in General Nursing

    I might have mumbled, "There but for the grace of God go, I." You did good. Meaning I too, like someone seen to have suffered misfortune, might have suffered a similar fate, but for God's

  2. Would you please recommend some states with better job market?

    realnursealso/LPN replied to b_m_prosepct's topic in General Nursing

    Look up hospitals in Syracuse, NY. Lots of RN jobs in this area. One hospital in particular hires new grads. Community General. NJ, is not that far from Central NY. Good luck! Hope this

  3. Nursing Home will not accept deaf students into their CNA course

    realnursealso/LPN replied to Silent Prayer's topic in General Nursing

    http://www.angelfire.com/mo2/DN/main.html Hope this link helps, it is a blog written by a deaf nurse. There is a link that you can click to contact her. Good

  4. evidence-based nursing practice

    realnursealso/LPN replied to 2be1nurse's topic in General Nursing

    Sure looks like a homework assignment to

  5. Anyone working as CNA Home Health Aide?

    realnursealso/LPN replied to e71x's topic in General Nursing

    First of all to do Home Health Aide work you need to take the HHA class, in New York State. CNA and HHA, are not interchangeable. Also cases vary from 1-2 hours, to 8. It just depends. Sometimes you...

  6. How many times can your heart break in one week? (sorry, very long!)

    realnursealso/LPN replied to cherrybreeze's topic in General Nursing

    Hugs to you. What a rough week you've had. Hope your mom is feeling alot better. The kindness you showed to the elderly man was wonderful. I hope next week is better for

  7. Telling a patient you will be working other cases?

    realnursealso/LPN replied to anangelsmommy's topic in General Nursing

    I can see all of this in my head as you write it. Some of the mom's of these little angels, can be very un-nerving at times. It's like we are their safety net. Some are scared, and I suppose they...

  8. Telling a patient you will be working other cases?

    realnursealso/LPN replied to anangelsmommy's topic in General Nursing

    It's better to let your company handle it. As you know in homecare we can accept or decline any shift. We get no benefits, so this is the trade off. If you aren't comfortable working on this case,...

  9. ESSAY FOR COPD and Pneumonia

    realnursealso/LPN replied to gj47479's topic in General Nursing

    Come on, do your own homework. I'll give you a jump start:

  10. LPN outlook

    realnursealso/LPN replied to loved84's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    LPN's work in hospitals in NY State, I wish some of you would check your facts before you speak. Just because where you work doesn't have them doesn't mean they aren't employed at other hospitals....

  11. Coworkers at non-nursing job asking for advice or to do things

    realnursealso/LPN replied to Ella26's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Even my closest friends, when asking what they should do, because they are feeling bad, or their children are. My automatic response is, I'd go to the Dr. I've done it so much, some of them say it...

  12. I'm trying nursing, but I'm hardheaded..will I last?

    realnursealso/LPN replied to PopeJane3rd's topic in General Nursing

    Troll, go join another

  13. groupone sucks

    realnursealso/LPN replied to persephone714's topic in Texas Nursing

    http://www.gp1.com/ I believe it is a background check company used in alot of hospitals in Texas. I did a google search, and that is what the link above

  14. Your Marital Status: It's Just Not That Difficult

    realnursealso/LPN replied to Ruby Vee's topic in General Nursing

    Ruby, I just love your post's!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Wish I worked with you, you must be a

  15. non-nursing friends?

    realnursealso/LPN replied to IHeartPeds87's topic in General Nursing

    It's hard at first, when you first get into the medical field. Sometimes things that another medical person would totally understand, kind of zoom over the heads of non-medical friends. But you know...

  16. what do ward clerks do?

    realnursealso/LPN replied to sasha2lady's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Hi Sasha, It seems funny that a new job would be created and they didn't make a job description. Maybe you could find out just what the DON, thought she would be doing? I'm stumped, never ran across...

  17. Desparate need of help regarding my OR paper

    realnursealso/LPN replied to sarahziebarth's topic in General Nursing

    http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&source=hp&q=+Laproscopic+Robotic+Prostatectomy&btnG=Google+Search&aq=f&aqi=&aql=&oq= Google, took just a

  18. evidence re: subcut injection angle

    realnursealso/LPN replied to studentatthemoment's topic in General Nursing

    http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&source=hp&q=subcutaneous+injection&aq=2&aqi=g10&aql=&oq=subcuta

  19. Immunizations longevity or effectiveness

    realnursealso/LPN replied to SmilesNoir's topic in General Nursing

    I had a rubella titer drawn when I went to work at my first hospital job in 1980. Everyone said I was immune. I never paid much attention to it, because long ago, when I was a child, I had rubella. So...

  20. May fail out of nursing school--challenge lpn boards options???

    realnursealso/LPN replied to buffalowing81's topic in General Nursing

    http://www.op.nysed.gov/prof/nurse/nurse2EQelim.htm This is not possible in NYS. I copied and pasted the pertinent information in my above post. Here is the link from the NYS BON site, to the page...

  21. May fail out of nursing school--challenge lpn boards options???

    realnursealso/LPN replied to buffalowing81's topic in General Nursing

    The reason an RN student can't take LPN Boards in NY, is because they: Several factors resulted in the Department’s position to phase out this option. Based on a number of patient safety concerns...

  22. what do ward clerks do?

    realnursealso/LPN replied to sasha2lady's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Ask your DON for her job description. She should be doing alot more. Who oriented her to this position? Alot of questions should be asked about her duties. Also, I'm sure she is not the only ward...

  23. Needing a Live-In nurse for my Mom, does medicade cover it?

    realnursealso/LPN replied to roger32036's topic in General Nursing

    I have been working in the "Homecare" field, as an LPN, for many years. Mostly Peds, but some elder care. From my experience, I have noticed that there must be a medical need for 24 hour care. Such as...

  24. help with care plan

    realnursealso/LPN replied to cbop's topic in General Students

    http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&safe=off&num=100&newwindow=1&q=nursing+care+plans+vent+dependent&btnG=Search&aq=f&aqi=&oq=

  25. Nurses who also work as Paramedics??

    realnursealso/LPN replied to redheadludi's topic in General Nursing

    I don't know what state you are in, but becoming a paramedic is another school to attend. Here's some info I found about it in my state. http://www.monroecc.edu/depts/pstc/backup/paramed2.htm Check...