Happy.Nurselet LPN

The slogan at the VA is “if you’ve seen one VA, you’ve seen ONE VA.” I work for a VA medical center and I love it! It’s a great place, but overtime is not that extreme. I have the opportunity for 8-16 hours on a good week, 4 or less on a not-so-good...

Hello nursing community! I have a question for you all. How do you feel about methotrexate or other drug-based treatment for the termination of ectopic pregnancy? As someone who was raised with very loose christian beliefs and spent some of my young ...

I'm glad to see that other Christians (Catholic and of other denominations) and non religious alike accept the termination of ectopics in this manner. @jetsy62 as for the question of whether terminating an ectopic pregnancy is abortion, by definition...

I have tried out many religions, and for a couple of winters I was on the pagan spectrum. During those times I found the most respectful way to respond that I was comfortable with was "have a blessed Yuletide" or (merrily) "Yuletide cheer". I also us...

Critical thinking can absolutely be developed. I was raised by a mechanic and an English major. They are incredibly intelligent people, but have a formula for everything. I came into nursing expecting a formula. I struggled. I cried a lot. I almost g...

It's very difficult to tell over the internet. I have spent time after I finished my charting pouring over the internet for appropriate rehab facilities for patients and finding the best coloring pages or phone numbers or whatever they need- but it d...

Sigh.... I'm both saddened and comforted reading these posts. I had an interview at the end of September and received a soft offer, have done all of my part, but I'm still waiting for a firm offer with a start date. While I do understand government r...

Please check your license at the door!

Oh my heavens!! YESSSS!

I am one of about 8 psychiatric LPNs on my acute behavioral health floor.

No matter what education you have going in, everyone goes through the same program at the same pace, more or less. It takes 12-13 months. You are in class 5 days a week from 745-225 with variations for clinical days. The latest I ever got out was 3:5...

I start my first nursing job on Monday. I graduated in February and took the NCLEX PN in April, and I start as an LPN on a short-term impatient behavioral health floor in a hospital. I have done clinicals on this floor, but as a student was told to s...

Well that's news! I was given different information. I apologize for inaccurate info.

So far. Orientation has been mostly focused on med/surg areas, but this hospital system is one of the top 5 largest employers in my state so its not surprising. I guess I'll start orientation on my floor in a week, because its another week of compute...

Orlando health hires LPNs for all of their hospitals (a recent change). You have to be IV certified to be considered. Their LPN II makes around $30-35k starting. They have a variety of roles for lpns including ER, med surg, psych, mother/baby, etc. F...

Actually that's exactly what I mean. If you get a question right, it gives you a harder one. I believe I read somewhere that it gives you a question you have about a 50% chance of getting right. If you get one wrong, it gives you an easier one for th...

Honestly the test is designed so that, pass or fail, everyone answers about the same number of questions correctly. It is also designed so that the questions will *always* seem incredibly difficult, no matter what your knowledge level. This means tha...

Thanks for the tips! Lots of things I would not have thought of! I try not to self disclose with patients because I know I'm am odd and confusing creature, at least that's one leg up.

Congrats! Keep your head in the game!

My LPN program had us take the TABE, then the TEAS-V, then submit a health packet with medical clearance to begin, and then an interview with the director. I then got to sit in on one of these interviews as a senior student. Here are a few things I w...

I am a new grad but our clinical guideline was if it is out of range unexpectedly, recheck it with another dynamap or a manual of it's available. I have found multiple times that odd bps (something like 169/44 in a walkie talkie saying he feels good ...

Don't listen to her. I had a huge level of passion going into nursing school which was trampled and stifled by the stress of the environment. I made it through without passion. I passed without hope. And they are starting to come back, little by litt...

For my program the entrance exam was the TEAS-V. People make it out to be more than it is. I took it with only one days notice and no studying whatsoever and still wouldn't call it challenging.

I'm going to go against everyone here, and say do it! But have a plan: Is your therapist readily available to accept extra sessions or phone calls if you're having one of those weeks? If not, do you have someone who knows how to help talk you throug...

I know this feels ridiculous, and it does sound really crazy, but sometimes public tech schools operate that way. Mine was better, but not by much. I was trying to get in contact with people starting in July, was lied to by an advisor who said there ...