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  1. Can I join military as an LVN?

    LPN2RNdude replied to Lfransis's topic in Government, Military

    yes, it is possible. i was a navy corpsman before i went to LPN school. there were LPN's that still had to go through the medic school (about 4 months) but with you being an LPN it will be a...

  2. suffering with c-difficile

    LPN2RNdude posted a topic in General Nursing

    hello, sad to say, i must be a little graphic when posting this thread. i am a nurse in LTC at a local hospital. i was put on ketex (an antibiotic) for bronchitis about 3 months ago. a week...

  3. suffering with c-difficile

    LPN2RNdude replied to LPN2RNdude's topic in General Nursing

    jmg, thnx for your reply. could you tell me if the severe rectal irritation and burning come along with the c-diff infection? and is the odor usually acidic and sugary smelling? sorry to be so...

  4. do any of you work in anything other than ltc as an LPN?

    LPN2RNdude replied to Princess74's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I have been an LPN for 5 years. I was a corpsman in the Navy for 4 years before going to nursing school. I currently work in a LTC facility in the state of GA. In GA LPN's have almost no...

  5. Microbiology - Fall 2005

    LPN2RNdude replied to maliat's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    i am in the final 2 weeks of my micro class. it has been ok. i have made all A's, and discovered both of my unknowns, so im in the clear for now. but our final exam is over 8 chapters.... we...

  6. was this Vanco dose a little high?

    LPN2RNdude posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hello, everyone. I have a question concerning a dose of IV Vanco I hung yesterday morning on one of my patients..... She was a 76 yr old white female with possible cellulitis of the left foot. Her...

  7. was this Vanco dose a little high?

    LPN2RNdude replied to LPN2RNdude's topic in General Nursing

    OMG!!! lol u caught me.... trying to protect pt privacy.. LOL the gender of the patient,,,, i'll never tell..... good

  8. was this Vanco dose a little high?

    LPN2RNdude replied to LPN2RNdude's topic in General Nursing

    thnx, yeah that did help. it was her initial dose, and she is due a random vanco level in 3 days, so yeah, i guess they will taper her dose according to her labs and level. thanks a lot...

  9. LPN to RN

    LPN2RNdude replied to Shannon RN 2be's topic in Colorado Nursing

    hello. im currently going through an LPN to RN mobility program in alabama. i actually live in georgia, but this school is only 45 minutes away. it was either that or go to the college 15 miles...

  10. What Is Your Most Gross, Yucky, Disgusting Nursing Horror Story?

    LPN2RNdude replied to yazisizit's topic in Nursing Humor

    my gross experience will be etched into my brain forever.... 8 years ago i worked as an ER tech just out of the military....... i clocked in and walked into the ER and was checking vital signs, when i...

  11. Fear of Nursing and Bedside Care

    LPN2RNdude replied to angelica_rn2b's topic in General Nursing

    relax, dear. this is the last think you need to be worrying about. dont fret....... when time comes for you to perform at the bedside, you will have a preceptor with you for at least a few...

  12. How old are you?

    LPN2RNdude replied to flight.attendant's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    i was 25 when i went to LPN school... now im 30 and in RN mobility school..... relax, lol there was a 59 year old female in my LPN class..... and 29 is NOT old!!! im 30

  13. Percent of men in class?

    LPN2RNdude replied to RN8Wannabe's topic in Men in Nursing

    i start my actual LPN to RN class tomorrow... in orientation there were two of us males..... they say the female instructor in the program LOVES men.... LOL thank god!!! by the way, there are...

  14. IV Phenergan and Toradol "Push"

    LPN2RNdude replied to CrohnieToo's topic in Emergency

    TO ALL NURSES giving IV push promethazine... it should be diluted with 10 MLs of normal saline..... i have heard of patients having to get thier arms amputated due to nurses pushing non-diluted...

  15. LPN's just glorified nurse aids in LTC? Huh?

    LPN2RNdude replied to onehusbandsevenkids's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    LOL what a crock.... ive heard CNA's tell nurses that they are "nurses", too. some even cover up thier titles on thier name badges with a little metal nurse design... i love my CNA's, but they...

  16. What was the MOST ridiculous thing a patient came to the ER for?

    LPN2RNdude replied to JUSTYSMOM's topic in Emergency

    when a patient came in and thought her xiphoid was a tumor...

  17. What was the cost of your LPN school

    LPN2RNdude replied to mrscableman's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    i went to school at hannah harrison in washington, DC. the total cost for books, tuition, and supplies costed a total of 10,000 dollars.... i wasnt working at all so PELL payed

  18. Skin Tears........

    LPN2RNdude replied to BIG T's topic in Wound, Ostomy, Continence

    i work in LTC/Rehab also. if a resident or patient sustain a skin tear, we use adaptic and neosporin, then gauze wrap to hold it into place, works like a charm every time. dressing change is QD....