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		<title>NURSES WHO TRAVEL</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Whether you are considering becoming a RN or a LVN/LPN classes, travel nursing opportunities are abundant.  These temporary nursing positions are a great way to see someplace new, and a way to consider places to later relocate. I once knew of a nurse who wanted to spend her summers near the ocean.  Instead of going [...]]]></description>
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		<title>WHAT IS THE PATIENT’S STORY?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Have you ever wondered what a patient’s story is prior to admission to a health care facility?  I’ll never forget that question that was asked many years ago by my nursing instructor.  Today I teach LVN students at Gurnick Academy of Medical Arts and encourage them to be curious and find out more than just [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Q-TIPs for Stress Management for the LVN/LPN</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Everyone probably has heard of Q Tips cotton swabs and their versatile uses from applying and removing makeup, painting, and household cleaning.  The LVN/LPN uses an elongated version of this short household tool for cleaning around the infant’s umbilical cord, wound care, and if needed, come in sterile packages.  Today the acronym Q-TIP can serve [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.gurnick.edu/q-tips-for-stress-management-for-the-lvnlpn/</link>
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		<title>Clinical Instructor</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I am one of the clinical instructors for LVN or Licensed Vocational Nurse of Gurnick Academy of Medical Arts. I am currently handling Module IV and we’re having our clinical at Stonebrook Health and Rehab. Stonebrook is located at Concord Blvd in Concord, CA and it is both a short term rehab and long term [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Our pride!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Have you heard the latest and the most exciting news and Gurnick Academy? Our newest LVN Program graduates, who just finished the post-program review course, completed their first attempt to pass the exit HESI exam last Saturday. The results were unbelievable! 82% passed it the first time! This is the first time in the history [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.gurnick.edu/our-pride/</link>
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		<title>An important aspect of LPN training</title>
		<description><![CDATA[An important aspect of LPN training is maternal-child education.  Although many acute hospital units that care for pregnant women i.e. prenatal units do not employ the LPN the understanding of the origin of human life is an essential component of LPN education.  The curriculum generally includes the following:  basic biological principals of the symphony of [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.gurnick.edu/an-important-aspect-of-lpn-training/</link>
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		<title>We are ahead of the game now!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Ninety one percent success rate! Wow! Gurnick Academy of Medical Arts is ahead of many other LVN schools in California! Our most recent graduates’ NCLEX passing results just came in, and the results were astonishing! This was great and exciting news our Chief Academic Officer brought to the latest faculty meeting last Friday. All the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.gurnick.edu/we-are-ahead-of-the-game-now/</link>
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		<title>LVN/LPN STUDENTS LEARN WHAT TO DO WHEN THE PAITENT SAYS, NO!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Learning a skill, such as how to take vital signs including blood pressure, temperature, and heart rate, is just one part to the completion of a nursing task.  The other part of completing a nursing skill is to become competent in communication.  As a LVN instructor at Gurnick Academy of Medical Arts, my students are [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.gurnick.edu/lvnlpn-students-learn-what-to-do-when-the-paitent-says-no/</link>
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		<title>They are watching you!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Here at the Concord campus our vocational nursing students are entering the halfway mark of their module and oh boy, are they happy!  For group 13, this module was their first time in a clinical situation.  Many of the students had never performed real life hands-on care for a patient before.  Over the last five [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.gurnick.edu/they-are-watching-you/</link>
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		<title>LVN/LPN as Leaders</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Yes, it is true that the Licensed Vocational Nurse and Practical Nurse are trained in
LVN/LPN programs to become leaders.  In fact, during the last module or semester of training the LVN/LPN student commonly has the opportunity to become a team leader.  A team leader of a nursing unit is usually in charge of one section [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.gurnick.edu/lvnlpn-as-leaders/</link>
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