Little Panda RN ASN, RN

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    Aspirate Always?

    Little Panda RN replied to Emma123's topic in General Nursing

    I was taught to aspirate back when I went to school for medical assisting, that was in 1994. But, when I went to school for my LPN, just graduated last May 06, we were taught not to aspirate. Times...
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    Confused!--ASN or LVN 30 unit option

    Little Panda RN replied to AriesMoon's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I do understand what you are asking. I also have my Associates of Applied science in Practical Nursing degree, but that does not make me eligible to sit for the nclex-RN. You can have an associates...
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    just wondering

    Little Panda RN replied to Newguy32's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, I do live in North Dakota and wages are not the greatest out here. An RN starting in the hospital makes 22.00hr. The LPN's do not make much. I have been in the medical field since 1994 and my...
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    just wondering

    Little Panda RN replied to Newguy32's topic in General Nursing

    "Wow" I should move out your way. Here in the midwest, LPN's start out at 13.00hr in the clinic and top out at 15.50. Pretty sad, I know! The hospital setting does not pay much better for LPN's...
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    just wondering

    Little Panda RN replied to Newguy32's topic in General Nursing

    Never heard of an LPN making that amount in the clinic setting. I have worked in the clinical setting since 1994 and the only ones who make that amount of money are the RN's who are considered a...
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    I think I really screwed up choosing nursing

    Little Panda RN replied to Curious1alwys's topic in General Nursing

    I just wanted to wish you the best of luck with your decision. It is not an easy one to make. I have left nursing and there are days I regret my decision and days I don't. It is difficult to get used...
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    Accepted position to be a pysch nurse:)

    Little Panda RN posted a topic in Psychiatric

    I am an LPN who has always worked in the outpatient clinic setting. I applied for a position at our local pysch hospital, which is privately owned and I got the job. I am excited and nervous at the...
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    Accepted position to be a pysch nurse:)

    Little Panda RN replied to Little Panda RN's topic in Psychiatric

    Well I called and declined the pysch nurse position stating that I feel I would be unable to work nights since I am such a day person. I did alot of soul searching these last 5 days and came to the...
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    Accepted position to be a pysch nurse:)

    Little Panda RN replied to Little Panda RN's topic in Psychiatric

    Thank you for your reply Lourain, it is greatly appreciated. I have been thinking about this job over the weekend and I have some concerns about working in pysch. I can be a nervous person at times...
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    Accepted position to be a pysch nurse:)

    Little Panda RN replied to Little Panda RN's topic in Psychiatric

    Yes, I do understand how nervous you are, because I feel the same way. I am venturing into the night shift, which I have never worked before. So many unkowns. Congratulations too you also ABC77 and...
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    Accepted position to be a pysch nurse:)

    Little Panda RN replied to Little Panda RN's topic in Psychiatric

    Thank you so much for replying Jules A. I am nervous and excited at the same time. Your good luck means
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    RMA vs Nurse

    Little Panda RN replied to S.N. Visit's topic in General Nursing

    There are RMA's and CMA's. They are both medical assistants that do not carry a license. They are both certified through differnt certifying agencys. The Registered Medical Assistant is registered...
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    How many new nurses are seriously thinking about quiting?

    Little Panda RN replied to PACNWNURSING's topic in First Year After Licensure

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    How much do u have in loans?

    Little Panda RN replied to 23mark23's topic in General Nursing

    Hi OLDCARTS, Sorry I didnt read your post untill now. Thank you for responding to my inquiry. Sounds like you have alot of schooling behind you. I wish I could afford to pay my own way to school, but...
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    How much do u have in loans?

    Little Panda RN replied to 23mark23's topic in General Nursing

    30,000 in student loans. I am sure I will be paying on them for a long long time. By the way how did many of you end up with 90,000 in student loans, did you borrow money for living expenses while you...
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    IMI maximum volume

    Little Panda RN replied to jwsw13's topic in General Nursing

    We were taught no more than 2mls in the large muscle and 1ml in the delt. I always give two injections if it is more than 2mls. Most my patients do not mind because they state the area hurts more...
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    OMG.Do Nursing students really practice on eachother??

    Little Panda RN replied to AspiringNurse7's topic in General Nursing

    I graduated May 2006 and yes we practiced injections, eye drops, head to toe assessments on each other. During my IV cert class we practiced on a fake arm, but then had to have two successful starts...
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    LPN Refresher Course??

    Little Panda RN replied to VE1962's topic in General Nursing

    I see no one has been able to help you with your question. I googled LPN refresher course for north dakota and came up with this link http://www.ndna.org/refreshercourse.aspx. I hope this helps you....
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    I don't know if you are here or not

    Little Panda RN replied to msdr's topic in General Nursing

    I sit here with tears in my eyes after reading your story. I am so glad that you are here with us today. Life is not always easy or fair, but your story shows how one person "can make a difference" in...
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    RN versus Dental Hygienist

    Little Panda RN replied to agldragonRN's topic in General Nursing

    lol, just what I was thinking!
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    help in IDing a drug

    Little Panda RN replied to student-with-no-life's topic in General Nursing

    I found this from a previous post on this site. I tried looking up the information you gave about the pill, but nothing came up. If you only select orange for the color of pill you will get many pages...
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    HOT TIPS: a NuRsInG school survivor's guide for dummies ;-)

    Little Panda RN replied to CaLLaCoDe's topic in General Nursing

    #19 Please don't act like you know something about everything, even if you think you do. When someone shares an intimate detail about thier life, please please please dont try to have a bigger and...
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    Going back to nursing "hopefully"

    Little Panda RN posted a topic in General Nursing

    I left nursing 3 months ago and resumed an assistant manager position at a company I had worked for in the past. The reason I left nursing is that I did not like where I worked. It was a new clinic...
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    Going back to nursing "hopefully"

    Little Panda RN replied to Little Panda RN's topic in General Nursing

    Well, sad to say I did not get the job. The clinic manager told me it came down to me and another person who had worked there before and they offered her the position. She also told me she would like...
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    VERY difficult but happy decision

    Little Panda RN replied to Jerico's topic in General Nursing

    All I can say if it were me, I would go for it. This sounds like a very good opportunity and one that you really want. I am sure this is a very difficult decision for you to say the least. Maybe hubby...