Woodenpug

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  1. LPN Petition to Take RN Boards

    Woodenpug replied to withasmilelpn's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    The difference between LVN/LPN and RN is difficult to explain to someone who as not "been there, done that." I mean real experience as an LVN/LPN as opposed to doing it while earning the RN or for a...

  2. R.N. pay scale for Colorado

    Woodenpug replied to dalvnjjh's topic in Colorado Nursing

    "This is not true for new graduate RN's which is what I was referring too. The pay scale for new grads is $24 to $26 if you're lucky and in the Denver area. It is $21-$23 in Colorado Springs, with a...

  3. BSN vs. ADN

    Woodenpug replied to closetnerd's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    If I had it to do over again, I would choose to go for the ADN. If I then wanted to advance, I would choose an ADN to MSN program. Stopping off at the BSN doesn't make much sense. One other...

  4. R.N. pay scale for Colorado

    Woodenpug replied to dalvnjjh's topic in Colorado Nursing

    U.S. department of labor statistics, places the mean wage for registered nurses in the Denver area at $34.16 per hour - Please review - http://www.bls.gov/ncs/ocs/sp/ncbl1036.pdf. The mean wage in...

  5. Nursing is not always recession-proof

    Woodenpug replied to TheCommuter's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah, life is hard. Then you get to

  6. Instructor asking for students to withdraw

    Woodenpug replied to scrublifenurse10's topic in General Students

    A long time ago, we had a similar situation in our LVN school. Turned out, the class was about 4 students over enrolled. Before our class, usually 5 or 6 students would drop. Just like now, the...

  7. Resume Help

    Woodenpug replied to greygooseuria's topic in First Year After Licensure

    The career center at my university says that if you do not put your GPA, it is assumed to be 2.0. Are you sure that listing the GPA isn't

  8. Homans Sign

    Woodenpug replied to babynurse32's topic in Ob/Gyn

    During my senior preceptorship, we checked for clonus by testing the knee jerk

  9. how would you respond to this question

    Woodenpug replied to srachael's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Nothing is wrong with encouraging her. You can point to the realistic possible progress. With hard work many people are able to walk again. Just to state the obvious, most if not all recovery...

  10. LPN Petition to Take RN Boards

    Woodenpug replied to withasmilelpn's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I do not see why not. If the test is meaningful, then those who have experience as LPN/LVN's who have sufficient knowledge will pass. Those who do not, will not. If the test is only a formality,...

  11. Why unions are good for nursing and good for patients

    Woodenpug replied to advocateforsafety's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    O.K. so little evidence exist to support the positions, that data mining from almost a decade ago, published six years ago is considered good evidence. I guess because it is not union

  12. Why unions are good for nursing and good for patients

    Woodenpug replied to advocateforsafety's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    It took me a little while to find the original article. I think there were sufficient "red flags" to consider this further investigation into the article a waste of time. Still, to keep myself...

  13. Why unions are good for nursing and good for patients

    Woodenpug replied to advocateforsafety's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    The article referenced by MNA was published in March 2002....

  14. Homans Sign

    Woodenpug replied to babynurse32's topic in Ob/Gyn

    As with many nursing myths, we wait until the scientific community has moved on then reassert our previous misconceptions. Homan's sign has no clinical value and risks causing an embolism in the case...

  15. CNA's referred to as "Nurse"

    Woodenpug replied to AuburnLPN's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Hmmm, food for thought. Thank you for the ANA

  16. CNA's referred to as "Nurse"

    Woodenpug replied to AuburnLPN's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Guess anyone who breast feeds their child will hafta be careful about saying she is nursing her child :uhoh21:. Seriously, nurse is anyone who wants to be called a nurse. Then again, I'm a nurse...

  17. CNA's referred to as "Nurse"

    Woodenpug replied to AuburnLPN's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    "Nurse" is anyone who wants the title. Often, CMA's are called nurse, the same is true of veterinary assistants. The titles that count are Registered Nurse, Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse,...

  18. What Is What???

    Woodenpug replied to VM85's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    It's impossible to tell what you're looking for from the title and very difficult from the message. I think this thread will help you find what it is you want to know:...

  19. Men and nursing school admission

    Woodenpug replied to GoDawgs!'s topic in Men in Nursing

    I do not believe that gender makes a difference for admissions to any nursing school. However, my school made a point of stating that no advantage would be given to a candidate based upon gender. I...

  20. Step down differs from Tele..How?

    Woodenpug replied to BrklynNYgal's topic in Cardiac

    At my job, they call us a step-down unit because we float to the

  21. Nursing and Spirituality

    Woodenpug replied to vlmusicalsound's topic in General Nursing

    I had texts with similar sounding titles. My impression, or faulty memory, is that spirituality is the belief that one's life has meaning and purpose. I would think good nursing would support that...

  22. Hourly Rounding

    Woodenpug replied to Erianne1074's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Just a thought...Scripting would most likely improve pg scores. Instead of explaining side effects to the patient in a meaningful way, we could instead say " I want to be sure you understand the side...

  23. CNA turned me off

    Woodenpug replied to dipsett08's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Congratulations on first "looking into" nursing by starting as a CNA. It does give you a feel as to whether or not you would like nursing. I think if more RN schools required this we would have...

  24. a question - when nurses can't get your blood - is this common?

    Woodenpug replied to Sand Cat's topic in General Nursing

    We had this discussion in nursing school. The professor was a nurse midwife and a lawyer. She was adamant that allowing a patient to preform their own IV stick would cause an unacceptable liability...

  25. LPN Petition to Take RN Boards

    Woodenpug replied to withasmilelpn's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Yes, I thought the NCLEX was very easy. But if it does not test for sufficient knowledge to begin practice as a safe RN, what's the point of the NCLEX? Would you feel more comfortable if they were...