LPN2RNdude

LPN2RNdude

Member

  • Content

    80

  • Visitors

    2,966

  • Followers

    0

  • Likes

    0

All Content by LPN2RNdude

  1. Burnt out in LTC after 5 years

    LPN2RNdude posted a topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I was an LPN for years, went to RN school to leave LTC and get into a more critical area. I worked ICU for a few years and decided to return to LTC as an RN 3 years ago. I am SO over the way we...

  2. NCLEX RN shut off on 75 yesterday.. but

    LPN2RNdude posted a topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    it seems i had to guess on many of the questions. i am worried sick....... i made 99.99 on every school HESI exam, but this NCLEX exam was tough. they say if u get a lot of hard questions, it...

  3. NCLEX RN shut off on 75 yesterday.. but

    LPN2RNdude replied to LPN2RNdude's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    its been FIVE years, and just wanted everyone to know i did pass and have been an RN for half a decade!!

  4. Can a registered nurse live comfortably with their salary?

    LPN2RNdude replied to Heath9672's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    yes, you can live comfortably, the key is to NEvER live outside of your means, point blank. I drive a new car, live in a nice house in a subdivision, buy whatever i want, ect. i work in LTC 3 days...

  5. add your funny TRIAGE complaints from pts

    LPN2RNdude replied to er nursing's topic in Emergency

    :yeah:"I have itchy feet" "my daughter has a little red mark on her arm" "I need to get a pregnancy test, I did 2 at home that were positive" "my son who weighs...

  6. Rules for the ER (long)

    LPN2RNdude replied to EDValerieRN's topic in Emergency

    The hospital doesn't belong to just you, it belongs to the people...the homeless, the poor...the ignorant and the drug abuser and the alcoholic...the repeat offender...whatever. i take it you do not...

  7. Medical assistant with a problem

    LPN2RNdude replied to airforcewife2000's topic in General Nursing

    please dont take that personal. i myself was a medical assistant and got the ol "youre not a nurse?" then when i graduated LPN school it was "youre just an LPN?" now that i am an RN i still...

  8. What does it take to be an ED nurse, and should a new grad even try?

    LPN2RNdude replied to futurecnm's topic in Emergency

    ive worked in a lot of different areas, and ER is like no other. you have to think quick, and always remember the ABCD's..... have to know when a patient is going bad and what to do. ive been...

  9. What do RNs do that LPNs can't?

    LPN2RNdude replied to TiggerBelly's topic in LPN to RN

    i am an RN, and have been working ER for 4 months. we have 4 LPN's that have been in the ER for years,,, but they were grandfathered in...... i have noticed no difference in LPN's v/s RN's job...

  10. Which nursing skills do you dread?

    LPN2RNdude replied to TigerGalLE's topic in General Nursing

    hmmmmm..... thats a hard one.... but i think id have to say medicating pediatrics in the ER ( i usually get another nurse to double check the dose with me.... what can i say im paranoid) and i...

  11. Which nursing skills do you dread?

    LPN2RNdude replied to TigerGalLE's topic in General Nursing

  12. RN's that used to be LPN's

    LPN2RNdude replied to Roozeyk's topic in General Nursing

    i just started a job in the ER as an RN (ive been an LPN for 7 years) i think i started out at 3 dollars more than a new grad.... i took it and

  13. Need Advice.... going to ER

    LPN2RNdude replied to Nurse4AU's topic in Emergency

    i am in the same exact boat. i was an LPN for 7 years, working in internal medicine and then on a LTAC unit. believe it or not,,, youll do FINE. i just finished my first week in the ER. i...

  14. Help and advice for an ER RN newbie.

    LPN2RNdude replied to alkaleidi's topic in Emergency

    yeah im an RN and start the ER this monday.... im nervous as well..... a lot of my friends work there so they are all up for helping me out... good

  15. LPN salary liveable?

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

    i was an LPN in RN school working for a local LTC unit connected to the hospital. it paid very well for this area (semi-rural GA) made 16 dollars an hour and was able to work only weekends for a...

  16. Hesi exam

    LPN2RNdude replied to LME21's topic in General Nursing

    in my RN program we HAD to make 850 (after 2 trys) or we had to repeat the next semester.... at least every semester we had 1 or 2 who couldnt pass it and were set back.... i always made a score...

  17. Does anyone really enjoy LTC?

    LPN2RNdude replied to ihollie's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    well,,,, i too worked at a LTC facility when i was an LPN..... i loved it at first,,,, i was on a subacute unit so i did get to use a lot of skills,,, kinda like the hospital (this facility...

  18. LPN = Life's Perfect Nurses

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

    i know i got that crap a lot as an LPN,..... people would not be as blunt but they would like say "when are u going to RN school" and "are u an RN or an LPN" so i pushed myself to go back to...

  19. applying for ER jobs,,, stuck,did LPN past hurt me?

    LPN2RNdude replied to LPN2RNdude's topic in Emergency

    i understand what you are saying, bigysis, about other units thinking that way, but i just know in my heart i wouldnt be happy on a floor. i want to be the first nurse to care for that...

  20. applying for ER jobs,,, stuck,did LPN past hurt me?

    LPN2RNdude posted a topic in Emergency

    hello all,,,, i was an LPN for 6 years prior to going back to RN school.... the reason i went back to school was to land a dream job in the ER. ICU was my first thought, but after precepting...

  21. What have other nurses done that have freaked you out?

    LPN2RNdude replied to texas_lvn's topic in General Nursing

    OMG!!! when i worked as an LPN for a LTC facility we had a lady who would do that. she would wear white every day, and call everyone "my patients". she would even tell families she was an...

  22. Home Health not what I thought it would be advice, anyone???

    LPN2RNdude replied to LPN2RNdude's topic in Home Health

    i think mermaid has taken "i went to RN school to work less, not more" out of context. i meant, work less days as an RN to be able to afford to live..... in other words,,,,, i went to RN...

  23. Home Health not what I thought it would be advice, anyone???

    LPN2RNdude posted a topic in Home Health

    I was an LPN for 7 years working in LTC and medical clinics. I went to RN school to work in acute care. What was I thinking, going into Home Health??? Please, someone kick me. I took the job...

  24. I'm a nurse not a "Male Nurse"

    LPN2RNdude replied to suanna's topic in Men in Nursing

    well,,,, i think its kinda funny when they say "male nurse" and stuff like that. for some reason i get a good laugh out of it every time i hear it.... i dont think patients mean anything by...

  25. What have other nurses done that have freaked you out?

    LPN2RNdude replied to texas_lvn's topic in General Nursing

    LOL i have a few stories as well... ive seen a lot of crazy things. when i was an LPN and worked at a LTC facility, there was this nurse who would leave (night shift) and stay gone for hours and...