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  1. Jan 14 by
    My grandmother received her practical nursing degree from this school back in the 1930s. I still have her diploma and class photo. I remember her caring for elderly folks in her home.
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  2. Jan 14 by
    I think I still look quite a bit like my image there on the brochure...LOL
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  3. Jan 14 by
    Quote from BrandonLPN
    Once upon a time all one needed to be a practical nurse was a certificate from a doctor stating that he deems you capable in providing competent bedside care.
    Sounds...great?

    All I have to say is thank goodness it's 2012 and not 1936!
  4. Jan 15 by
    Quote from brian
    My, doesn't she just look thrilled as all hell to be a nurse. ::quirks eyebrow:: I've seen broader smiles on cadavers.
    Last edit by CheesePotato on Jan 15 : Reason: Curse you, smartphone!
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    Jan 15 by
    Quote from CheesePotato
    My, doesn't she just look thrilled as all hell to be a nurse. ::quirks eyebrow:: I've seen broader smiles on cadavers.
    hahaha - I think maybe they were going for "noble"? All I can imagine is a little thought bubble saying, "yeah, right".

    I took home around $800/mo as an LVN in So Cal in the late 70s. It seems to me wages for nurses have stagnated or even lost ground in the last 5 years but I haven't done the math. I don't need any new reasons to be depressed.
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  6. Jan 15 by
    Quote from SoldierNurse22
    Sounds...great?

    All I have to say is thank goodness it's 2012 and not 1936!
    Oh, I dunno... I would have liked avoiding all that work in nursing school and dealing w all those bizzarro instructors! ;D
  7. Jan 15 by
    Quote from CloudySue
    Oh, I dunno... I would have liked avoiding all that work in nursing school and dealing w all those bizzarro instructors! ;D
    I won't pretend I enjoyed it, but if it means autonomy, I'd do it again!
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    Jan 15 by
    I love these vintage photos!
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  9. Jan 15 by
    I think it'd be really interesting to read the textbooks from this program....
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  10. Jan 15 by
    I, too, was a new LPN in the late '70s-my annual salary was $9000! And, because I was only 19 and still living with Mom and Dad, most of that income was disposable! My entire LPN program was $375, and that included 2 uniforms, 2 caps, a pair of bandage scissors, and all my books. I didn't go back for my RN until I was in my 30's and had 2 kids under the age of 10 and was working full time. Boy, would I have loved a mail order nursing program that only had 33 lessons in it!!
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