Chrissypa

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1. LPNs in PA area

   Chrissypa replied to Ling07's topic in LPN/LVN

   I work 3rd floor med/surg at DRMC. They are now in the process of making LPN's primary's. We will have to do head-to-toe assessment's and chart them. Right now we pass med's, do procedures, change patients, etc. They are giving us more responsibiliti...

2. LPN/LVN rate of pay in your area.

   Chrissypa replied to Couture_Honey's topic in LPN/LVN

   I live in Pennsylvania, my first job out of school is at a LTC facility and I started out making 12.10 an hour then after 3 months I went up to 12.34 and hour. I am working 3-11:cry: with no shift differential. I have been there almost 5 months. We h...

3. How much does your tution cost?????

   Chrissypa replied to SA2BDOCTOR's topic in General Students

   Mine is 12,500 for a 1 year LVN/LPN program. Plus uniforms. Only 7 months to go!! yipee!! Hugs, Chrissy

4. I'm giving meds and NEVER took a pharm class!!

   Chrissypa replied to thisgurl0183's topic in General Students

   Hello, We are just getting done with level one and we had med. administration and had to pass at the school for one of our teachers. She had a fake MAR and fake drugs. We had to mix insulins and give injections and figure doses. I got to a 1 year pro...

5. How much clinical time to you get?

   Chrissypa replied to sunny59's topic in General Students

   Hello, I am in a 12 month LPN program and we had class for the first 6 weeks, then we started clinicals 2 days a week 6:30-2:30 and then after Christmas we have clincals 3 days a week 6:30-2:30. Been in the hospital for 3 weeks now and just love it! ...

6. First Real clinical of 2nd semester....

   Chrissypa replied to locolorenzo22's topic in General Students

   Hello, I started my hospital clinicals yesterday and loved it. My PT had a colon resection and had a JP drain and was on 2 IV med's. Had a catheter. I got to remove catheter, change his dressing, remove one of the med's from the IV. Which was a first...