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  1. California LVN Question

    UnderpaidNurse replied to CaliNursingStudent's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Your welcome O2nurse..good luck to ya! We've got to stick together and help each other out. I will admit that moving back to california just relit the fire to get my RN, I hate that I can't do what...

  2. Can PICC line be delegated? What's the rationale behind it?

    UnderpaidNurse replied to DaisyChains's topic in General Nursing

    Central Access Venus

  3. Can PICC line be delegated? What's the rationale behind it?

    UnderpaidNurse replied to DaisyChains's topic in General Nursing

    In NC, we LPN's were able to push everything except cardiac drugs, and we are not allowed to initiate IV Chemotherapy. I was able to play with all CAVD's. We accessed port a caths as well. We even...

  4. California LVN Question

    UnderpaidNurse replied to CaliNursingStudent's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I just moved to the San Jose area in August. I am ACLS certified and have two years acute care experience. I hooked up with an agency and now that flu season is hitting I'm starting to work...

  5. Ortho/Neuro/Urology OR Cardiac Telemety??

    UnderpaidNurse replied to willma70's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    If you are a brand new LVN/LPN any floor would give you a world of experience. If you can get onto a Cardiac floor, I"d grab that one. I worked an Ortho floor and loved it, and got really good at...

  6. Scope of Practice?

    UnderpaidNurse replied to Satori77's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    So True!!!! In North Carolina I could push all pain meds, hang abx, give blood with a RN cosigner, monitor IV chemo, pull piccs, access port-a-caths. I recently moved to California and all of a...

  7. YEA! LPN on the Ortho floor

    UnderpaidNurse posted a topic in Orthopedic

    Sorry for just jumping in, but I finally got a position on a floor that almost a year and a half ago I applied for (back when I was in LPN school).:balloons: I spent the last year in LTC and in a...

  8. just a LPN and new

    UnderpaidNurse posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    I graudated in June of '06 got my license at the end of august, worked in a subacute rehab hospital. Left that because of the hours for a job in an urgent care. I'm learning tons, tons more than...

  9. Gather For A Real Study Group Nc1

    UnderpaidNurse replied to JOLIEDAME's topic in Online Distance Learning

    I planned on being one of the people that had a study group face to face, unfortunately, that has not been able to pan out. I need to get my RN in the next year. I can not keep myself enclosed in...

  10. I know every NCLEX test is different, but

    UnderpaidNurse posted a topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Hi, I just took my NCLEX-PN this morning and got physically sick afterwards. I know every NCLEX test is different, but on the average what does it mean if it stops at 85 and the majority of the...

  11. How long until License posted on NCBON website?

    UnderpaidNurse replied to MQ Edna's topic in North Carolina Nursing

    HI, I just took my NCLEX-PN on tuesday and found out yesterday that I had passed. My work is ready for me to start training for a LPN position but have to wait until my license is verifiable. Does...

  12. I know every NCLEX test is different, but

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

    YEAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I PASSED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Thank you to

  13. NCLEX no math questions????

    UnderpaidNurse replied to sandim's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I stopped at85 today as well. I had tons of psych, prioritize, and a huge amount of check all that apply. I just kept saying to myself, "I would love to check all that apply if I knew what the heck...

  14. Sunday postings?

    UnderpaidNurse replied to Dempather's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I will be taking my NCLEX-PN this Friday (8/4). I'm petrified, I realize I know less after studying than I did Or at least I thought I did before I began studying. Pearson-vue, said two buisness...

  15. Make up...?

    UnderpaidNurse replied to ails's topic in General Nursing

    ACK!!!!! A lot of my clinicals were dealing with the geriatric population that seem to like to keep their rooms the temperature of the sun. By the time I'm done with their a.m. ADL's I'm dripping....

  16. How do you get Suzanne's Study Plan?

    UnderpaidNurse replied to kemerick's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Okay, this might sound stupid. But what is Suzanne's name on here? I graduate in four days and just saved up enough money to pay for all the stuff I have to do to take the NCLEX and now need to...

  17. Any PN students here?....

    UnderpaidNurse replied to wasted-enough-time's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    Congratulations to EVERYONE on here!! Join me in the mantra that is getting me through my lastfew weeks......hmmmmmmmbalabalabal....19 more days........ can't wait for graduation, to all of you that...

  18. Examples of Horizontal Violence

    UnderpaidNurse posted a topic in General Nursing

    hi, i am preparing a presentation on horizontal violence, a.k.a. how nurses eat their young . i have all sorts of statistics but what i am lacking are anecdotal stories. if you could relay some of...

  19. Examples of Horizontal Violence

    UnderpaidNurse replied to UnderpaidNurse's topic in General Nursing

    Very good suggestion, thank you. I pose it to the people responding, if you would not like me to use your scenario as an example, just let me know after your post. I will not be using any names....

  20. Examples of Horizontal Violence

    UnderpaidNurse replied to UnderpaidNurse's topic in General Nursing

    THANK YOU!!!!!! You all have opened up my eyes to the whole scope of what this topic entails. One of the saddest things I have to report is that it seems to start in nursing school as well. Once...

  21. Horizontal Violence/nurses eat their young

    UnderpaidNurse posted a topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Hi, I posted this on the general nursing forum, but am interested in LPN/LVN's take on this since my presentation I am preparing is for my graduation from LPN school. I am doing a presentation on...

  22. Examples of Horizontal Violence

    UnderpaidNurse replied to UnderpaidNurse's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you to both of you, for your comments. They are both duly noted. But now, if you could give me an example of each side of the story, it would help me out immensely. Thank

  23. Help with first med/surg interview

    UnderpaidNurse posted a topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Hi, I'll be graduating in June and I just got an interview with a local hospitals ortho med/surg floor. I can't keep my adrenaline from surging at the thought of this opportunity, but am scared...

  24. Help with first med/surg interview

    UnderpaidNurse replied to UnderpaidNurse's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    :sofahider okay, I spoke way to soon. I called the nurse manager, and professionally asked to confirm that she had received my resume. I got a call back three days later, and just had my interview....

  25. New LPN interviewing for ortho floor needs help with interview!

    UnderpaidNurse posted a topic in Orthopedic

    Hi, I will be graduating in June, but the ortho floor (one of our clinical sites) asked our DON to pass along the info that they would like to hire one of our class for a position. I can not control...