Balder_LPN LPN

Other than my Army buddies I am about the only person I know with two of these scars. We received smallpox vaccinations during induction to the army in the 1980's and were in the age group that had received them in school. I was in an infantry rapid ...

So are you guys saying no ADN jobs ANYWHERE? What about LTC, SNF, urgent care, etc etc? Any way the CC are so cheap and the progression looks so smooth I don't see any advantage spending the extra money to go straight to UA after finish the LPN refre...

Anyway, Lawyers will jump in an instant when the right offer comes along. Which is why they so often have contracts that specify lengthy notice periods and non-compete agreements. Doctors too. I went thru 4 PCP in 3 years with one clinic. Finally lef...

Just to address one very narrow issue with this; How can this be practicing medincine w/o a license? If I give a pt an aspirin (or any treatment) in a clinical environment w/o DO then I am practicing medicine w/o a license. But if I do that to myself...

With the segregation of men and women, wouldn't there be a significant demand for men who are nurses?

Well, it's a REALLLLY long swim. or, perhaps, I enjoy just being a househusband. In reality it has been difficult to pull myself away from what is a fun and well paid job here. But ultimately it is just a job and not a career. Nursing is what I am ca...

^^^^^This And the OP states he has had this haircut since he was a small boy and has grown into it. I doubt that is the case. Usually we grow OUT of things rather than IN to them. Especially haircuts. I remember when my barber refused to renew my fl...

I have not practiced for several years and have just recieved my LPN for school only license (thats what they call it) so I can attend the LPN refresher course at Gateway, immediately followed by the LPN-RN bridge program. Does anyone know what ED Te...

As I noted in another thread, the local hospital in my home town has several nurses who are men. The most requested (yes, pt's coming back for baby 2 3 or 4 make requests) is a man.

Mostly just on this board. A few of my fellow students also, but they got past that after the first term in nursing school. But in actual practice I havent seen it at all.

The local hospital in my home town has several male nurses in OB. In fact, the most requested nurse in that department is a guy. You are perpetuating stereotypes yourself. Please explain to me why you think gender 'really matters' in OB?

I'm patronizing? 'just a house husband' REALLY? come on. maybe there is some difference in training between US and Canada. We teach nurses not to be judgmental or sexist. Doesn't mean it sinks in on all of us. That is as bad as if I were to refer to ...

I'm doing the LPN refresher course in February, is this what you guys are in?

You seem to think that because I am in the US I can't possibly know anything about nursing in BC. If proximity is how you determine that then I am in a far better position to be in the know that is for sure. I am only 1 hour drive from Vancouver, les...

You do realize I was responding to a comment in this thread? Regardless of if it is a 'Canadian' forum. I made an appropriate response to a previous post. As I will respond to yours. This seems to be a quite appropriate venue to discuss the (few) di...

While the great majority of LPN positions in the US are in LTC there is certainly no restrictions where LPNs work. Nursing unions work hard to get rid of LPNs as the unions represent RNs and try to make the best money job security for their members. ...

Why is there such a clamor about "lack of jobs"? I was just looking at several of the BC health authorities and ONE of them had 250 nursing jobs open. Many are for entry level nurses and many only require 1-2 years experience. This is for all level o...

I am headin to AZ and can place into the second year of the RN program with my LPN. Concurrent enrollment to ASU and there is only one more semester to complete BSN. with your BS it would likely elim a few courses like microbiology and such and give ...

I am a US LPN, trained here in the states. I have completed most of the pre-reqs for continuing into the local LPN - RN bridge program. My Wife has accepted a great job in Hong Kong. I already know about the issues of trying to become an LPN in HK. M...

You must speak Chinese to enroll in any nursing program in HK. Clinical are in public hospitals filled mostly with older lower income pts who don't speak English. There are BSN and MSN programs conducted I. English but you cannot comets clinicals wi...

Good info MusicEMT. Very factual. On the stories of ecigs exploding - I don't believe there are any cases of this being caused by defective ecigs. The cause is invariably that the user cleaned with rubbing alcohol and then used the Ecig causing igni...

I think for the next debate you should suggest - The pros and cons of women with children working as nurses or Should homosexuals (male or female) be allowed to work as nurses. Yes I am being sarcastic. But trying to make the point thatdebating the...

As a nurse and small time e-cig distributor I discuss these as a "less harmful alternative" to smoking. There is evidence to support this and also that smokers who begin to use ecigs use less tobacco products and some even quit. No one should start t...

HIPAA always applies. There is no exception for the "owner" of the records. Read about covered entities in HIPAA. Both NPS and the practice itself are covered entities and the minimum info rule applies. The CEO at a hospital can't access your records...

You MUST speak Cantonese to enroll in the nursing programs in Hong Kong. I just went over to HKU in person and found out. There ARE however jobs at hospitals such as matilda hospital, a private hosp catering to expats that you DON'T have to speak chi...