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  1. Galen College of Nursing

    sbtr50 posted a topic in LPN to RN

    Is anybody familiar with the Galen college of nursing.I am interested in the lpn-adn-bsn program and curious how it works. I would want to do the online program and also wondered about the

  2. Teaching gone wrong

    sbtr50 posted a topic in Patient Education

    I have come to realize that just because you know a skill doesn't mean you know how to teach it. This happened to me, in the middle of my teaching I realized I really actually hadn't provided...

  3. Emergency outside of work

    sbtr50 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hi all, I had a situation today. I was out with my husband with some friends. A motorcycle lost control pulling off the parking lot and the rider went down hitting his head and knocking him...

  4. Emergency outside of work

    sbtr50 replied to sbtr50's topic in General Nursing

    I really appreciate your

  5. Emergency outside of work

    sbtr50 replied to sbtr50's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you so much for

  6. Emergency outside of work

    sbtr50 replied to sbtr50's topic in General Nursing

    I meant by take control, in that I should have been more vocal and worked with the medic. I didn't work with him as a team, I became timid because of my inexperience and now I know next time to handle...

  7. Emergency outside of work

    sbtr50 replied to sbtr50's topic in General Nursing

    I appreciate this! And I

  8. Emergency outside of work

    sbtr50 replied to sbtr50's topic in General Nursing

    I agree and thank you so

  9. Emergency outside of work

    sbtr50 replied to sbtr50's topic in General Nursing

    Got ya. I didn't ever intend on unstraping helmet but I can see now where any touch and even checking pupils would cause unnecessary movement. I also didn't want to take over the situation ( I worded...

  10. lpn to rn at the VA

    sbtr50 posted a topic in Government, Military

    Hello, I currently work for the VA. I am in an Lpn-Rn program. Does anyone know once I graduate and start working as an Rn will my lpn experience count at all. Here is what it says on USAJOBS]Nurse...

  11. Lost my cool

    sbtr50 posted a topic in LPN to RN

    Ok I'm in an Lpn-Rn program. We are in our second semester and the first semester was rough to say the least. Most of our class communicate with each other through a Facebook page we created.We...

  12. Nurses Week at the VA

    sbtr50 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I work for the VA and realized that the hospital itself does not do anything for nursing staff for Nurses week. At least not mine anyway. Outside hospitals do but at ours we have to do fundraising in...

  13. Nurses Week at the VA

    sbtr50 replied to sbtr50's topic in General Nursing

    True, I'd not thought of

  14. Lost my cool

    sbtr50 replied to sbtr50's topic in LPN to RN

    KatieMI, thanks for the feedback. The Facebook page is actually helpful because a lot of us live a distance from each other and are busy with our work and home life and school that this is a way to...

  15. Should I inquire into a potential job

    sbtr50 posted a topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I currently work at the VA and do not work in the scope as an Lpn but as a health technician. I want to get into a nursing position here, but I have a complicated situation in that I have to wait...

  16. Need study tips

    sbtr50 replied to rmaddox's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Where are you attending LPN-RN program? I was accepted to one for this fall and start next month. Just

  17. Should I inquire into a potential job

    sbtr50 replied to sbtr50's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Just an update to this.I got the job that I was pondering about! I also just got excepted into an lpn-rn bridge program!Thanks for the

  18. Cost of ISU

    sbtr50 posted a topic in Indiana State University

    Does anyone have an idea of approximate cost of the lpn-bsn program with Indiana State? With getting outside pre-reqs or doing the entire program with ISU.I couldn't find current info on it and don't...

  19. salary

    sbtr50 replied to simplysw33t's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    starting salary for an lpn in southern Ohio is around 12$ an hour.I've been an lpn for 16 and was only at 14.80$ an hour and that was at a

  20. Rejected..No Facebook?!!

    sbtr50 replied to cosmos2007's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Sounds like you wouldn't want that job.Alot of places have policies against social media anyway. I will be honest,I saw a scenario where an candidate was interviewed and turned down for the job just...

  21. Should I inquire into a potential job

    sbtr50 replied to sbtr50's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Thank

  22. Should I inquire into a potential job

    sbtr50 replied to sbtr50's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I am an lpn. I took a health tech position at the VA to get my foot in the door and eventually get a nursing job. I applied for an in- house lpn opening a while back but after I interviewed the...

  23. Don't Call Them Nurses!

    sbtr50 replied to Lark Pogue's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    A wife of my husband's friend was an RN. When she referred to RN's she called them nurses and referred to LPN's as that. She separated lpn's from RN's saying the LPN's weren't really nurses. I don't...

  24. Ebola- Quarantine/Quasi quarantine Yes or No?

    sbtr50 replied to NutmeggeRN's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I will fully admit I gave in to the hype of Ebola. I felt quarantine was necessary. Now that I have done my research and read differing opinions, I no longer think there should be mandatory...

  25. 60 Minutes Interviews Presbyterian Nurses Lessons Caring for Ebola Patient Mr. Duncan

    sbtr50 replied to PMFB-RN's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I just saw this interview and that's what nursing is all about. I've gone though varied emotions and opinions about this situation and this clears up a lot.It contradicts a lot that was in the news. I...