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    CNAs We Love and Hate

    pagandeva2000 replied to LilPeonNo1's topic in General Nursing

    Who is to say that the OP speaks to the CNAs in an abrasive, derogatory manner? I was not present to see what actually happened, but she may not have. When we vent when the culprits are not around,...
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    CNAs We Love and Hate

    pagandeva2000 replied to LilPeonNo1's topic in General Nursing

    Basically, I think that the OP was venting. It may have sounded abrasive, but I have encountered both sides of the fence. There are some people in other positions than nursing (not always CNAs,...
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    NCLEX-PN OR NCLEX-RN

    pagandeva2000 replied to walktheline's topic in General Nursing

    I had a friend that worked as an LPN for 9 months. She failed med-surg 2 in the RN program, so, she did take NCLEX-PN (when they did allow this in New York) and used that time to work as an LPN in a...
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    Can an LPN train/precept and RN?

    pagandeva2000 replied to yfloridanurse's topic in General Nursing

    Your concerns on this topic are valid. I think that the conversation was going smoothly until we (LPNs) were reduced to having a conveyor belt mentality; with no rhyme or reason for what we do. The...
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    Would It Be Better To Be A Lpn First, Then Go For Rn?

    pagandeva2000 replied to wannabaRN's topic in LPN to RN

    You have to do what is best for you. Most MA programs seem to focus on office skills, versus nursing programs, which cover 4 main domains of nursing; psych, med-surg 1 & 2, pediatrics and women's...
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    NCLEX-PN OR NCLEX-RN

    pagandeva2000 replied to walktheline's topic in General Nursing

    From what I saw in the Saunders Comprehensive Study Guides for both, LPN and RN, there were not many differences in the study material (from what I saw) between the two. I am not saying this to...
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    NCLEX-PN OR NCLEX-RN

    pagandeva2000 replied to walktheline's topic in General Nursing

    Hard for me to say since I never entered an RN program. I know plenty of RN students that told me they did not feel the need to study from an NCLEX-PN book to take the exam and did well. One thing...
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    2 Days in and the doubt is seeping in...need to vent

    pagandeva2000 replied to Shabinka's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Medicine and nursing are two different demons. And, it is only your first quiz. Most of us have doubts. I chose to remain an LPN rather than go further for personal reasons, but believe me, grades...
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    Would you do it all over again?

    pagandeva2000 replied to ohcomeon's topic in General Nursing

    I feel similar to you often. I should be anemic by now with all of the energy that is drained from me at times. In addition, OTHER NURSES drain me. Their whining, backstabbing, insanity, bullying....
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    Personal appearance on job interviews (weird situation)

    pagandeva2000 replied to pinkiepie_RN's topic in General Nursing

    Go to the interview if your doc says okay, get the job (hopefully) and get better
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    Cheating in the Classroom

    pagandeva2000 replied to VickyRN's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    This makes me wonder about the on line RN courses. They take an exam after each module (I forget what word they use for it). Is Excelsior's exams the same as NCLEX, where the test questions from...
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    understanding how a cardiac arrest leads to respiratory arrest

    pagandeva2000 replied to chrissy student's topic in General Nursing

    Both explanations sound like winners to me!
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    NCLEX-PN OR NCLEX-RN

    pagandeva2000 replied to walktheline's topic in General Nursing

    Most people probably would not bother. There are advantages of taking the exam, however. It can take the edge off for taking NCLEX-RN; some of that state board anxiety should be alleviated. We take...
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    Getting into Nursing Just to Get a JOB!!

    pagandeva2000 replied to allison_lpn's topic in General Nursing

    I had a clinical instructor who said to us one day "I don't care if you are into it for the money. I only care that you do the right thing". Perfectly understood. It is a JOB. Yes, we deal with...
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    retaking classes and other concerns

    pagandeva2000 replied to latricia99's topic in General Nursing

    At a guess, I would say that it may be very difficult to work as a flight attendant while attending nursing school. With labs, clinicals, lectures and studying, adding air traveling to this would be...
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    Med pass improvement

    pagandeva2000 replied to notthereyet's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Just remember that it took time for your LPN preceptor to become timely, organized and accurate. It did not happen overnight for her, so, of course, it would not happen for you. Be grateful that...
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    nurses not giving meds at correct times

    pagandeva2000 replied to justwannabanurse's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I agree with you...there is no perfect world. LTC is usually a nightmare! How can any nurse work consciencously on a consistant basis when it is one LPN for over 60 residents, sometimes?? You pray...
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    Would you do it all over again?

    pagandeva2000 replied to ohcomeon's topic in General Nursing

    I would probably not. Funny, because I can't imagine what I would actually do, either. I think I would have put more concentration into making serious goals for myself when I was a bit younger. The...
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    Elderly CNAs

    pagandeva2000 replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    I don't believe that I worked with ANYONE that is 70, but if there is a CNA that is able, they are truly blessed. I do have an older tech that works with me in the clinic. I love her to death. She...
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    Can an LPN train/precept and RN?

    pagandeva2000 replied to yfloridanurse's topic in General Nursing

    Sadly, I am seeing in this thread and other similar ones that somehow, the competitiveness between nurses comes out. If it is not the educational level, it is the skills, the practice, the...
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    Can an LPN train/precept and RN?

    pagandeva2000 replied to yfloridanurse's topic in General Nursing

    i feel that there is, or should be a difference between the education as well as the expectations of rns and lpns. but, to say that lpns are basically trained monkeys with no rationale for our...
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    Too expensive for CNA class?

    pagandeva2000 replied to atran407's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    What about the Red Cross? I hear they also give CNA classes. These days, anything more than $1000 is too much and even $1000 is an exaggerated
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    Frustrated

    pagandeva2000 replied to KimberlyRN89's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    You might also want to do volunteer work; those usually lead to positions. My hospital seems to always start CNAs and Medical Assistants as volunteers and then refers them to agencies that our...
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    Am I Taking Nsg. School Too Seriously???

    pagandeva2000 replied to Etana85's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    I don't work with you, nor am I in your class to understand why your instructors would say to try and not take things so seriously. Are you constantly nervous or anxious? Do you ever take even a few...
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    Regret becoming a nurse

    pagandeva2000 replied to DoubtfulStudentNurse's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    I echo everyone's thoughts. Complete the program, at least. I can say that nursing school can be really tough; in my case, I had no issues with the clinical instructors, it was with the Dean of the...