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  1. Hi I am starting LPN nursing school in Oct this fall and I am overweight, My question

    pink2blue1 replied to tiffany311's topic in General Nursing

    I gained 25-30 ls in nursing school! Yikes. I know that some girls lost, but the majority of us gained. I think for me it was because I sat A LOT more than I did before school. I graduated last...

  2. Do you envy 1:1 sitters?

    pink2blue1 replied to Sassybottom's topic in General Nursing

    As a former CNA I have had my share of "sitter" assignments. I HATED them, absolutely hated them. The shift went by SO slow, even with 2 patients in 1 room crawling out of bed. I would much rather be...

  3. Lvn in pay in california

    pink2blue1 replied to timgirl2121's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I am a new grad, been on the job 7 months. I work acute care on a med-surg floor. I started at 18.74 an hour and just got a raise to 19.30, albeit the raise was wrong. Accodring to the union I should...

  4. What is the ACTUAL cost of The College Network?

    pink2blue1 replied to celticwoman61's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I am part of tLVN to BSN bridge in California and they do not pretend to have a connection with Excelsior, infact they state on ALL their materials that they are NOT affiliated. I love the program, it...

  5. Who can give a vaccine?

    pink2blue1 replied to beBetter45's topic in General Nursing

    I am an LVN in California and I can give vaccines. NEver ever heard of CNA's giving vaccines. I know RN's can give them and when I did my PEDS rotation it was mostly Medical Assistants in the peds...

  6. LVN/LPN what can you do in your state???

    pink2blue1 posted a topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I am a California LVN, IV certified. In my state I cannot push IV meds or hang IV piggy backs. But I CAN hang blood. I have heard that LVN/LPN in other states can do piggy backs but not blood. So I...

  7. CA LVN School or Scholarship Advice?

    pink2blue1 replied to nikkiofca's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    I am a California LVN. Took my classes at an adult school. Cost me about 4500.00. There is another LVN school that comes to my hospital for clinical, they are private and I have heard that they paid...

  8. I Passed, I Passed

    pink2blue1 replied to rannah12's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    Congratulations!!!:balloons:

  9. CNA: Krappy attitude

    pink2blue1 replied to FinderKeeper's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I was a CNA for 4 years before becoming an LVN. I could not do my job well without the CNA's there to help. I value them greatly. There are certain ones I trust more than others on my floor, but I...

  10. transferring pts. from ED to floor

    pink2blue1 replied to LCR_RN's topic in Emergency

    I'm a floor nurse and I try very hard to take report when the ED or PACU calls to give it. The fact of the matter is that I do have 5 patients and a lot of the time I am in the middle of something...

  11. Nursin' ain't easy...but somebody's got to do it!!

    pink2blue1 replied to Marvin30's topic in General Nursing

    Shortly after I started work on a busy med-surg floor, one of my friends asked me if nursing school prepared me for the real world. Um, yes and no. I got a basic foundation, but nothing could have...

  12. LVN to BSN through the College Network (m)

    pink2blue1 posted a topic in Online Distance Learning

    I met with the rep today and signed on. For me it seems to be the easiest way and since I am in California, our board of nursing won't recognize Excelsior. So I am going LVN to BSN through Indiana...

  13. LVN to RN CA 30 unit option

    pink2blue1 replied to twogirlsmom's topic in LPN to RN

    I WAS going to do this as well, I am in CA. The thought of sitting in a classroom again after my long LVN program just killed me. Also I had heard that my RN license would say non degreed RN. So I...

  14. Nursing Student with miscarriage question????

    pink2blue1 replied to PreNurseKirk's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I am so sorry for your loss. As a person who suffered through 6 miscarriages I can only tell you of my experiences. I lost 3 of my 6 at about 6-7 weeks along. I bled a bit longer than a period lasts...

  15. Nursing students that DON'T get report...(m)

    pink2blue1 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hi everyone, I am a newly graduated LVN. I started working on the floor December 31st and have been on my own without my preceptor for about a month now. We have 3 nursing schools that come to our...

  16. Visiting hours, whose job to enforce them???

    pink2blue1 posted a topic in General Nursing

    The reason I ask is because at the hospital where I work, it seems as though they are NOT enforced, except for in L&D and the units. I work on Med-Surg. It's a busy floor and lately we have been...

  17. No one's hiring LVN's these days

    pink2blue1 replied to sweetface's topic in LPN to RN

    I'm in Cali, ventura County, I work in an acute care hospital. I am one of 4 LVN's on my floor. We do have them on every floor, but they tend to have them work night shift a lot. I worked as a CNA at...

  18. NG Tube placement and tube feeds??/ (M)

    pink2blue1 replied to pink2blue1's topic in General Nursing

    Yes called the MD immediately, after cleaning the patient up and making sure he wasn't choking of course. Yes he ordered a chest x-ray. The tube "looked" secured and when I re-inserted a new ng tube,...

  19. NG Tube placement and tube feeds??/ (M)

    pink2blue1 replied to pink2blue1's topic in General Nursing

    Did I fail to mention that I called the Dr immeditely? I did call and he did order a chest

  20. Last day of orientation was today...WHAT A DAY!

    pink2blue1 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Well baptism by fire or what!!! Today was my last day. I had the load of 5 patients. Not bad, I had 4 of them the day before. Well we had no charge nurse, only 1 CNA for 24 patients on a very busy...

  21. So Embarrassed! Forgot to remove the saline lock!

    pink2blue1 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I AM SO EMBARRASSED!!!!! I discharged a patient yesterday and forgot to take the saline lock out of her arm before she went home. She was a wacky lady. She basically refused to go to the TCU because...

  22. So Embarrassed! Forgot to remove the saline lock!

    pink2blue1 replied to pink2blue1's topic in General Nursing

    Well i guess that is true! That actually made me feel better! LOL! Thanks for the

  23. Thank you's - memorable ones you've received?

    pink2blue1 replied to Liddle Noodnik's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I am a brand new nurse just finished my 8 weeks of orientation. anyways I have been up to 5 on my own for the past 2 weeks and last week I took care of a patient who I knew outside of work. She is...

  24. Name hospital and salary--everywhere

    pink2blue1 replied to mistydave's topic in General Nursing

    Southern California, New grad LVN, just started Days at $19.00 an hour at an acute care hospital, Med-Surg. I also work Per-Diem at a Surgical hospital with an in patient floor Night shift. the base...

  25. Anyone work in Surgical /"boutique" hospitals??

    pink2blue1 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I'm a new LVN but before I graduated I got a job offer at a Surgical hospital for a CNA position. Knowing we needed the $$$ I took it and worked there and my regular hospital. This "boutique" hospital...