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  1. Swollen feet

    CashewLPN posted a topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I know that swollen feet are bad... oddly enough, my poor puds have gotten edematous... I just noticed it. My legs are not swollen, just the tops of my feet... I've just put them up on a chair......

  2. Question

    CashewLPN posted a topic in Rehabilitation

    What are the average nurse to patient ratios for all of you on inpatient rehab? (where I work, we're between 1:6 to 1:10, depending on staff and the census...) danke shoen --Barbara,

  3. Beth Israel Hospital Nursing School

    CashewLPN replied to Basi's topic in New York Nursing

    In this time and age, ADN's and BSN's are still RPN's (basically, there is no license difference between ADN's and BSN's..) Usually, the only difference between either is pay rate. Also, Most (if not...

  4. I stopped at 205...

    CashewLPN replied to IcantThinkofaName's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I hate to say it, but its extremely hard to predict passing and failure based on the number of question... Please refer to 'How the NCLEX works', at the top of this forum for more info.

  5. What can I do?

    CashewLPN replied to butterflysvn's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I have to agree with the above... until you are issued a license number, and have the license in hand (your employer needs a copy) you are still a GVN, or GPN, legally. So, you'd still have to be...

  6. HIPPA -- Use patient's first name or last name?

    CashewLPN replied to Aunt Minnie's topic in General Nursing

    hmm...if you just called for 'ms. smith' or, 'Mr. Joe Schmo' it would be ok...but if you called out 'I need the Ms. Smith with Cancer' or, ' Mr. Schmo, please come in for your chest x-ray' you'd be...

  7. Nurse makes a bad patient.... arghh

    CashewLPN replied to butterflynurse03's topic in General Nursing

    hmm... I was in the hospital I used to work for (my mom still works in the ER as an RN) for biliary colic. I recieved several mg's of mso4 for pain. unfortunately, I was having mild relief, and noted...

  8. Any Healthcare facilities that offer Paid apprenticeship /Internship to be a LPN?

    CashewLPN replied to goodgirl1977's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Hi, and welcome to allnurses.com Nursing is not typically taught by a traditional apprenticeship... You must attend classes at a school that teaches nursing for a set period of time, then you begin...

  9. What was IV tubing made of before the invention of plastics?

    CashewLPN replied to sunnyjohn's topic in General Nursing

    ooh--bucks-- I"ve got a lol in it now, and, its the first time I've seen it since school (in 99)

  10. LVN Wages in California

    CashewLPN replied to Lw2381's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Hello, and welcome to allnurses.com please check out this thread, its covered here.

  11. CSI, NYU and ST. Vincent's ?'s

    CashewLPN replied to chestrockwell's topic in New York Nursing

    just to let you know, CSI also offers a BSN program. (I as one will not go there, as when i was a freshman in college, one of the instructors [who did not know I already was a nurse] looked at my high...

  12. How the NCLEX works.

    CashewLPN posted a topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Since there have been oh so many questions on 'did I pass at 85 questions' or 'did I pass at 250 questions' I figured I'd make a nice big sticky explaining it. -The NCLEX-PN is the licensing exam for...

  13. Anyone passed with 205 ?'s

    CashewLPN replied to shanshan's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Please read the post entitled 'How the NCLEX Works' at the top of the forum Yes, you can either pass or fail. We all feel like we failed until we get the news. It happens, you'll find out in a few...

  14. Abrasive Strips for the Bathtub????

    CashewLPN replied to crb613's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    perhaps a shower chair and an assist for showering may be a better thing than just the non skids... a Grab bar may be a good idea too... those non skids can be found in hardware stores

  15. Getting stuck with a used needle...

    CashewLPN replied to Jessica1234's topic in General Nursing

    there is no law dictating that a patient must have bloods drawn in event of a needlestick in NYS. Other states may be different.... So, basically a patient may refuse. Needlestick survivor x2...

  16. Curious about LPN clinicals vs. CNA

    CashewLPN replied to iamcutest's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    At times it can be similar, but you end up doing the same tasks for different means... (using bedbaths to learn to assess skin, et al) Sometimes ya gotta pay your dues...

  17. I Need Help!!!!

    CashewLPN replied to Poohsdw's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    contact the school you intend on going into, and request from them which study guides to use, as well as the format of the test. Theres more than one entrance exam

  18. Are small jokes accepted?

    CashewLPN replied to brazuca's topic in General Nursing

    uh... jokings fine, heck, I play around all the time, but, in the wild and wooley world of medicine, I will give you a creed you should always follow... Thou shalt not misrepresent yourself. Never...

  19. Nursing careers with animals?

    CashewLPN replied to IRN's topic in General Nursing

    forgive me for going off topic-- Hippotherapy? Whats

  20. Graduated last night!

    CashewLPN replied to Elektra6's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    congrats, and good luck, let us know how it goes!

  21. RN work schedules, I'm confused

    CashewLPN replied to strenght1981's topic in New York Nursing

    my schedule for example, I work 12 hour shifts, with an every-other weekend... I work Thursday, Saturday, Sunday, Tues, Weds, Thurs, later, rinse repeat... Seriously, though, I work an entire weekend,...

  22. LPN's: not CNA's and not RN's so....

    CashewLPN replied to onehusbandsevenkids's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Hi... I"m gonna close this on basis of Beating a dead horse. Please give a quick look in the forum.. Any questions/comments/concerns, feel free to drop me a line, I'm around.

  23. I need a dsd class. Help any info?

    CashewLPN replied to herladyswife's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    dsd class? I've never heard of that before... Can you explain a little?

  24. LPN to RN Program?

    CashewLPN replied to SueNYC's topic in New York Nursing

    I would advise, don't bother with College of Staten Island, they no longer offer an LPN to RN bridge...

  25. Canadian Medical Students Nasty to Nurses

    CashewLPN replied to zenman's topic in General Nursing

    since there is already a thread for this, I'm gonna post a link and close this. --Cashew