susyn153

susyn153 specializes in Geriatrics, Hospice.

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1. End of the Nursing Shortage

   susyn153 replied to Flightline's topic in General Nursing

   The class I graduated from started at 60 added 10 more for a total of 70. The class was 22 to take the NCLEX. All 22 passed. If you had a pulse and could pay, they admitted you and knew you would wash out.

2. Wow, you new nurses !

   susyn153 replied to time4meRN's topic in General Nursing

   I'm gonna hazard a guess that it is because new nurses get NO HELP from the staff they are working with to ease them into nursing. I know I didn't. In fact, I had an older nurse activly amused by how much she could mess with me. It so turned me of...

3. Hospice Nurses The Good the Bad and the Ugly

   susyn153 replied to hissteps4u's topic in General Nursing

   I have been in Hospice nursing exclusively for a few years now. When I made the switch to Hospice only, there were many many great nurses. Most of the fellow nurses are gone now, frustrated and moved on. We have a plethora of nurses now that have ...

4. Is your facility warning staff for overtime, for missing lunch breaks or other?

   susyn153 replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

   I could not agree more, I worked for a nursing home that saw me sit to lunch uninterupted maybee once the entire year I worked there. I also never got paid for 30 min out of each day that I was there and WORKING. I also got hassled for having a cup...

5. understandable english

   susyn153 posted a topic in General Nursing

   I do not want to give the wrong impression, but, I get complaints on a DAILY basis from my patients that they can not understand word one from some of the nurses. Please, please please can you practice your english in south florida so that the patie...

6. LPN-BSN Programs?

   susyn153 replied to KaraThrace's topic in LPN-RN

   If you decide to do this, contact me, I have a ton of the guides with TCN for the LPN to BSN program. I would be happy to tell you about it a bit (I'm in the program)

7. LPN to BSN @ Indiana State U...here is the info i got!!!

   susyn153 replied to TashaLPN2006RN2012's topic in Indiana (ISU)

   I have a TON of guides for classes that are prereq to the ISU lpn-bsn and ancillary books, workbooks etc. Selling most of my library. If you are interested in anything please contact

8. The College Network?

   susyn153 replied to trustar's topic in Online Learning

   I have a ton of guides and the Nclex-rn guides for sale. If anyone is interested please contact me

9. LPN to BSN?

   susyn153 replied to abracadabra2886's topic in Online Learning

   there is a way around the REALLY expensive tuition for your LPN to BSN, just so you know, thousands can be cut off that total, but its a bunch of work.

10. LPN to BSN?

    susyn153 replied to abracadabra2886's topic in Online Learning

    Dear abracadabra, You DO NOT have to be a RN to go from LPN to BSN There is only one program to do that but you can do it. contact me privatly if you wish and I can tell you about it. susyn153

11. I have decided....

    susyn153 replied to *lisa*'s topic in LPN-RN

    GOOD FOR YOU! I waited and shouldn't have, I would have finished soooo much sooner, and all that knowlege was nice and fresh and frankly, after a year, it wasn't so fresh, more like day old bread;) If your school lets you and you plan on going on ...

12. Travel to Key West

    susyn153 replied to mewmeow's topic in Florida

    BOY are you right about expensive, If you really want to go, then go down at the begining to middle of hurricaine season, you can hear an echo in the place and the hospitals and especially the nursing agencies need help (everyone that is not in it fo...

13. Indiana State University

    susyn153 replied to dekatn's topic in LPN-RN

    Dear summerland, You can get the guide anywhere, it will not have the testing warentee with it. You will just be purchasing a book. Also, for the clep and dantes, there is REA, and Pass Your Class, they both put out guides to the clep tests. I...

14. Indiana LPN to BSN

    susyn153 replied to stevenking's topic in Online Learning

    That was the big draw for me as well. I am planning on doing it with a free clinic in the area, they see about every type of medicine there. I may have to leave to do the mental health, I will see if the counciling is enough. I really liked the id...

15. LPN to BSN @ Indiana State U...here is the info i got!!!

    susyn153 replied to TashaLPN2006RN2012's topic in Indiana (ISU)

    before you get madder than a wet hen. Ask TCN or ISU about what states that have licences with Texas that accept the ISU credit. In other words if you can apply for a reciprocal licence with Louisianna and Louisianna accepts the ISU Program, then y...