LPN Forums

LPN licesnes good in other states.

Linda Heflin — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 05:20:28 GMT

Hi,

I was thinking of moving to Oklahoma or Missori form Illinois. I wondered if that would require retaking the test or just a new license renwal. Does anyone know? Thanks in advance, Linda

LPNS Must Stand Together!

Mel85 — Sat, 26 May 2007 23:24:40 GMT

IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR ALL LPNS:

LPNs have earned the right and deserve to have their voices heard! LPNs are essential to the medical profession. LPNs have got to have their interests protected by having representation, when nursing organizations...legislators...the government...and health agencies are all making decisions that affect the LPN profession and future!!!

This is where the National Federation of LPNs comes in! The NFLPN watches your back! Everyone wants change, but are any of you members? The NFLPN cannot support and protect LPNs without members!

It is soooo important for LPNs to stand up and be counted! LPNs deal with discrimination daily and we do complain about this....but only to each other, and on bullentin boards like this! Very , very few of stand up and do something about it! That has to change!!!

The NFLPN provides leadership, representation and guidance to our members. IF you want respect, and to be treated fairly...do something about it!

Join the NFLPN - There are approximately 1.2 MILLION LPNs in this country....Just imagine the changes we could make by standing united and making certain your opinions are voiced loud and clear to the appropriate people!!

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Call me at 1-800-691-7915 and join the effort! Let's quit complaining and do something about it!!!!

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LPN Refresher Courses

Susan Mendez — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 19:31:54 GMT

I have been out of the job market for a long time....19 years. Would like to get back in. Any suggestions? Does anybody know of a LPN refresher course out there. I have been looking but not having much luck.

DISRESPECT OF L.P.N.'S

Judith Erban — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 21:43:57 GMT

I am a 27 year seasoned, PROUD L.P.N.! I do not understand why we are so disrespected by our sister R.N.'S, medical institutions and the medical field in general. The general public do not consider us a valid nurse because we are not R.N'S. The public does not seem to understand there is virtually no difference between L.P.N.'S and a two year R.N. in the state of Massachusetts. The public is uneducated that we L.P.N'S are educated, licensed nurses. I would go to to toe with any R.N. as I know that I am a competent nurse. In Massachusetts one is not considered a Professional Nurse unless one has a BSN so even two year R.N'S are not considered professional but because they are an R.N. and belong to the same organization as doctors they are okay? I did not know intelligence is determined by initials after your name? Would I be any smarter than I am if I had R.N. after my name I do not think so. I work with R,N.'S who say you think like an R.N. what does that mean? I think like a nurse because that is what I am. L.P.N.'S are trained as bedside nurses and in my state we have more practicum hours than R.N.'S some R.N. programs do not have any practicum which I cannot even fathom how can you care for someone expand your knowledge base with no practicum? But you have R.N. after your name so it is all good right? We have constitutional rights we are not suppose to profile, be judged by the color of our skin or what religion we subscribe to we are not suppose to be openly discriminated against or our civil rights be infringed upon. So why are L.P.N.'S openly discriminated against and told without logical thinking we need an R.N. for this job? I would so join a lobbyist group to gain respect and recognition for L.P.N.'S we have not been validated for long enough we need to start a national register with signatures from all L.P.N.'S bring it to the attention of our local state houses and let government, people and yes the medical community know we are here will always be here and work just as hard as any R.N. Judy, L.P.N. in Massachusetts

College Network/ Excelsior College

Elizabeth Robbins — Mon, 04 May 2009 22:31:25 GMT

If anyone is interested I have the entire program- including pre-requisites. I am looking to sell them for half the price. I purchased them six months ago.

private duty nursing

Julie Osborn — Sat, 15 Dec 2007 22:25:32 GMT

I have been a private duty lpn for almost 2 yrs. Love the job! Any private duty lpn's out there? Would love to hear about your experiences. Good or bad. Thanks!

MAs telling patients - they are nurses

hollowbeech — Fri, 15 Jun 2007 07:43:06 GMT

I work in a busy family practice office. The nursing staff is made up of mostly RNs and LPNs and one medical assistant. The MA is very knowledgeable and very good at her job. But I have overheard patients ask her if she is a nurse and she replies 'Yes'. The Nursing Supervisor and Office Manager are both aware of this and have not said anything to the MA about this. Are the other nurse's licenses at risk because we know she's doing this? Or does this fall onto the supervisor since we made her aware and she chooses not to do anything about it?

Medicaid/Medicare Certified????

Natarsha Thomas — Wed, 06 May 2009 04:49:33 GMT

Moved to Georgia from Florida and was wondering could a LPN be issued an independent Medicaid/Medicare provider number, if she is a private duty nurse in Georgia?The number is for billing/reimbursement.... Any response would be greatly appreciated.

Are you a second career nurse?

Tom Kerr — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 18:12:39 GMT

Let's hear from second career nurses? How did you get involved in nursing? Are you satisfied with your new career?

I'm tired

Robin Marson — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 04:55:12 GMT

I'm tired of teaching RN's their job. It's time we lobbied our congressmen to stop this. Stop the RN only staff at hospitals! Email your congressman and tell him it does not take an RN to pass meds and monitor patients. By all means let an RN be the charge nurse, but you dont need 15 other RN's passing meds for christ sake......

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Advice for new LPN

Elana Rita — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 14:49:46 GMT

Need some advice. I've had 2 bad experiences with insulin. First, the MAR was incorrectly written with a U for units and I took it for a 4 resulting in too much insulin admin. Didn't feel right drawing it up. And just yesterday, I correctly administered an insulin dosage for a new resident of 60 units of Humalog resulting in resident becomining unresponsive, dyaphoretic, 7 was sent to hospital.

Both times I lost it, thinking I killed the resident. Especially the second time, since it was correctly read & written. With this second incident after speaking to the son, he informed that he had an issue with the insulin dose being too high, a few days prior (resident usually only received 30-35 units in AM). Anyway, just how does a nurse prevent herself from totally loosing it??? I love what I do, and do have some screamish issues with trach care and such. But, I realize that becoming that way does not effectively help anyone let alone allow me to look competent to individuals around me. Please help. I also am starting school to continue on to RN. I don't want to think I picked the wrong profession. Please respond ASAP.

elana

Any Advice as a Home Health Nurse?

Lisa Goodstein — Fri, 29 May 2009 18:12:00 GMT

I'm currently in nursing school, but on a part-time basis. I still have young children who still require my attention and care. Last summer I obtained my CNA license. I was thinking of applying to Bayada nurses. Is any one familiar with them, is this a good agency to work for? Does any one have any reccommendations, as to what area to specialize in there, and do they hire part-time or per-diem? How is the pay/ benefits? Any input appreciated. Thanks-have a great weekend! Lisa Goodstein- I live in South Jersey-which Bayada facility hires CNA's?

College Network Modules available

Ethel Debellis — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 18:40:12 GMT

Hi to everyone, I read a few messages and saw there are a few LPN's interested in studying for RN. I have all of the LPN to RN modules --- unopened and most recent as of Aug. 2007. Anyone interested in purchasing contact me at boggsee2@netzero.net.

how is the excelsior college lpn to rn program?

Lisa Cardon-Singh — Wed, 26 Sep 2007 06:52:27 GMT

is excelsior a good program?

Can you become a LPN on-line?

Lisa Goodstein — Mon, 18 May 2009 13:07:32 GMT

It's getting harder with my home life and kids to comitt to a full-time program, any advice? I know you can become a RN on-line, what about LPN? If so what are the names of the on-line schools who offer programs and what do they cost? Thanks for any recommendations in this matter. Lisa Goodstein-

Blood Draws

christine — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 03:54:56 GMT

Does anyone know if a LPN in the state of Maryland needs to be certified to draw blood? There was an issue at work when a LPN asked a RN to help with drawing blood for labs and the RN responded with, "I am not certified to draw blood." I know one must be IV certified to start IV's, but blood draws? Any information would be appreciated.

Thank you.

Changing Careers Advice

Shanna — Sun, 17 May 2009 19:48:28 GMT

When I went to college, my original major was nursing and I even went so far into my second semester of nursing school. During my second semester, I felt that maybe nursing wasn't for me and dropped. I ended up with a degree in speech pathology. However, nursing was always there in the back of my mind plus I love working with people and trying to promote better health matters. My issue now is that I am currently a special education teacher and I would like to get back into my first career love: nursing. I was thinking that maybe I should get my CNA license and try to apply for LPN school. I just got married and I do not want to mess up any financial situation. How should I get back into the nursing field? Any advice is welcomed. Thank you!

Will Any Employer Pay For LPN Education?

Lisa Goodstein — Sun, 10 May 2009 00:24:17 GMT

I know their are places that pay for continuing education, and LPN to RN. Does it exist for a job or school instituition,with the nursing shortage to pay for LPN schooling, if employment is promised? I live in South Jersey, I don't know if that exists in this area. I'm currently in a program, but their all full-time, and I still have two little kids that depend on me. They don't go to school full-time yet, so I thought I could work part-time, and work towards my degree on the job and through on-line courses too. I'm getting discouraged, because everyone tells me to thow my kids in day-care and go to a LPN vocational for 1 year full-time. My kids still get sick often, and then their is the issue of carpooling, and before and after care. Any advice, I need the money, and don't have a supportive spouse. Thanks, Lisa Goodstein-

ISU LPN-BSN ????

periopnurse — Tue, 17 Apr 2007 21:47:54 GMT

Hi,

I am new to this forum. Is anyone out there working on their LPN-BSN from Indiana State? Help, I can't stop typing in yellow =)

Brenda Eder LPN, CGN

MMC- Ashland, Wi

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LPN's scope of practice

Patricia Brower — Mon, 03 Dec 2007 20:12:30 GMT

All I want for Christmas is that all states and places of employment become uniform in the scope of practice for LPNs. The State Board may state what the scope of practice for the LPN is, but many employers decide to limit their practice, so LPNs are not working to the full scope of their license. Uniformity for all states and all employers, so we can work to the full extent of our license. Any feedback?

Salary for new graduates?

Lisa Goodstein — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 16:16:23 GMT

I'm in a Lpn program, and a lot of my peers are switching to an RN program. Are Lpn programs being fazed out? What can new Lpn graduates look forward to in the job market, as well as salary these days? I hope I made the right decision w/ school? Now I'm unsure, any advice?

Has everyone heard of Medication Aides?

shaylpn — Sat, 23 Sep 2006 23:38:01 GMT

Hello everyone! I am new to the profession. But I love it. Has everyone heard of the new medication aides? If you have, I want to know how you feel about there job description. If you have not heard about them, you had better do some research. It seem that in order to help with the nursing shortages especially in nursing home settings, unlicensed persons are being hired and minimumly trained to give medications to our patients. Some of these training sessions for medication aides consists of only 20-40 hours to become certified. If you ask me this is very scary. Even with the intense LPN education that I have, I still sometimes check and double-check before I give a medication to a patient. Can you imagine only having 20-40 hours worth of training and still giving medications. The real catch is that the licensed nurse over that unlicensed person is still responsible for that persons actions. If you ask me, this is why we spent so many hours studying ourselves to death to get our license. I don't want some unlicensed person coming to give my medications to my patients. How do you feel?

Can LPN's specialize?

Lisa Goodstein — Sun, 12 Oct 2008 15:40:23 GMT

I'm a stay at home mom, who has decided to return to school a few years ago. I always wanted to be a nurse. I started nursing school orginally- when I started college all those years ago. Although I wanted to go the RN route, do to the time and financial issues, the LPN path seems to be the best for me right now. I know there is alot of stigma's and lack of job oppurtunities in the field. This magazine gives me a new found respect and hope for the future! I want to make as much money as possible, can I specialize-without being an RN? I just got my CNA certification, but I know their is not much money to be made in this field. I don't know if any Hospital's in South Jersey train you on the job. Can LPN's take xta cources for more certifications? Thank you-