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  1. 3 States Won't License Excelsior's ADN Grads

    moretonel posted a topic in Excelsior College

    I'm an LPN with 1.5 years experience. I've researched Excelsior and know the pros and cons, and for me the pros outweigh the cons (over a year to wait for CPNE, oh well). I don't plan on going any...

  2. 3 States Won't License Excelsior's ADN Grads

    moretonel replied to moretonel's topic in Excelsior College

    No.

  3. Anybody Performs Physical Therapy Exercises On Pediatric Private Duty

    moretonel posted a topic in Private Duty

    I'm doing private on a 18 month old. She was a premie. In addition to other medical issues Baby Doe (BD) is late with reaching some physical developmental milestones. BD goes to physical therapy once...

  4. Proud Part-Time Baby Sitter

    moretonel posted a topic in Private Duty

    I'm an LPN with 2 years LTC experience working 3rd shift. I've now been working a month part-time 2nd shift as a pediatric PDN for an intellectually and developmentally disabled child. I'm breaking...

  5. Frustrated trying to get a hospital job!

    moretonel replied to Bcpenpal's topic in General Nursing

    The definition of sacrifice I give to my sons - giving up a little now for something greater later. You are being offered a valuable learning experience that will pay off in a huge way in only one...

  6. 3 States Won't License Excelsior's ADN Grads

    moretonel replied to moretonel's topic in Excelsior College

    Achieve Test Prep and The College Network are TEST PREP PROVIDERS (NOT A COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY) and PUBLISHING COMPANIES, selling test preparation guides and materials for CLEP, DSST, and UExcel...

  7. Families Saying "No" To Male Nurses?

    moretonel posted a topic in Private Duty

    Is it difficult for a male LPN to be given a regularly scheduled assignment. How many families in your agency have said "no" to male

  8. Peds home health: dealing with trach and vent

    moretonel replied to MSB's topic in Home Health

    I have a much different take on this matter. First, OP said was new to vent and trach, not a new nurse. Isn't everybody new to vent and trach initially, with no experience? How is OP to get experience...

  9. How many other nursing jobs per diem or part-time do you have?

    moretonel posted a topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    How many nursing jobs do you have? Half the nurses (RN and LPN) I work with in a LTC have 1 or 2 other part-time/per-diem jobs. My wife works at a medical office, the LPN there also works hospice and...

  10. I'm a nurse, not a babysitter!!!

    moretonel replied to CloudySue's topic in Private Duty

    I'm starting shift care (private duty, extended care home health - functionally all the same, one on one skilled nursing care for up to 12 hours per shift) for the first time, soon. I'm reading AN...

  11. Families Saying "No" To Male Nurses?

    moretonel replied to moretonel's topic in Private Duty

    I do currently work full-time at LTC as LPN. I will be adding part-time employment as LPN doing extended-care-home-health/shift-care/private-duty, whatever you want to call it, doing skilled nursing...

  12. Families Saying "No" To Male Nurses?

    moretonel replied to moretonel's topic in Private Duty

    I completely understand that a patient can refuse care from any caregiver for any reason, I'm not arguing against it. I've been a CNA and Patient Care Tech, and came across several no-male-aid...

  13. Should I renew my Medical Assisting certification even though I'm an LVN?

    moretonel replied to stephxbee's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    In addition to being an LPN, I am nationally certified as an EMT-B. I took the EMT-B class in the time between graduating from LPN school and taking the NCLEX-PN (it was a 3 month class - yes, I...

  14. Families Saying "No" To Male Nurses?

    moretonel replied to moretonel's topic in Private Duty

    I appreciate the response, but you did not address what I was asking. I asked if a potential client would not even ACCEPT CARE FROM A MALE NURSE. You do not fit in that category, you DID accept from a...

  15. How much do you make?

    moretonel replied to middleagednurse's topic in Private Duty

    I'm in CT.

  16. Working LTC Nightshift— tips?

    moretonel replied to TheGoodWifeLife's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    My comment/question may be a little off topic. How does working night shift put stress on a marriage, particularly to the point where it ruins a marriage? I work night shift at a LTC, and have no clue...

  17. The Degrading "Meet and Greet"

    moretonel replied to panurse9999's topic in Home Health

    The agency did not do anything that would warrant an EEOC complaint - they HIRED me. Where they fell short was that they should have discussed my possible assignment with the family BEFORE they hired...

  18. The Degrading "Meet and Greet"

    moretonel replied to panurse9999's topic in Home Health

    I'm an LPN with two years experience in LTC and almost a year in a medical group home for intellectually and developmentally challenged. I applied to my first home health agency, responding to an...

  19. (Inexperienced) LPN working (in LTC) again.

    moretonel replied to LPNagain7's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I have almost 2 years experience in LTC. I never really was able to pass meds, do treatments, document and finish "on time" during 1st or 2nd shift. I would always finish meds at least 1 hr or 1.5 hrs...

  20. Would you consider your time In LPN school as experience?

    moretonel replied to Emireth's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Increase your options and keep up your skills by volunteering as an EMT-B. When I graduated LPN school, I started an EMT-B program two weeks later while studying for the NCLEX-PN (I was too nervous to...

  21. Why is it "legal" for patient to decline male nurses?

    moretonel replied to carti's topic in General Students

    Cowboy, I have a question that I hope you honestly answer. Say you personally have a 7 year old daughter, and you need a babysitter, would you allow a teenage boy to be alone with your theoretical 7...

  22. I have not worked as a nurse since graduation.

    moretonel replied to Snowgray's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Instead of working as a CNA, how about working or volunteering as an EMT-B. When I graduated LPN school, I started an EMT-B program two weeks later while studying for the NCLEX-PN (I was too nervous...

  23. Hello, EC students and nurses

    moretonel replied to Dy-no-mite Nurse1's topic in Excelsior College

    I'm about to start EC. I haven't contacted them yet, I'm scheduling to take the TEAS first. If you don't mind, since you're about to finish, could you answer a few questions? If you haven't failed any...

  24. 3 States Won't License Excelsior's ADN Grads

    moretonel replied to moretonel's topic in Excelsior College

    Wow, I don't understand the AL, CA, MD BONs for not granting licensures. Yeah EC has no clinicals, but EC is for working LPNs, LPNs who took clinicals in LPN school, and LPNs working doing nursing...

  25. 3 States Won't License Excelsior's ADN Grads

    moretonel replied to moretonel's topic in Excelsior College

    I think it's only for ADN RN. I'm stopping at ADN RN because I'll be 50 or 51 years old when I pass CPNE (notice the confidence), and I'm tired of taking classess. But, ir you continue on to earn BSN...