MissKay912

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1. What is your current LPN salary

   MissKay912 replied to Vicky Laursen's topic in LPN/LVN

   Developmental disabilities 19.00 an hour with good benefits working in a group home. Fresh out of school no exp. & another per diem job in the same field starting at 15.92 with differentials no benefits..NYS

2. LPNs and LPN students, be PROUD!

   MissKay912 replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in LPN/LVN

   I totally agree with you.I just started orientation for a new position in a residential home for developmentally delayed adults and the nurse manager asked all the new nurses to raise their hands. Everyone obliged except this one lady. When it got...

3. Starting LPN school with no college t all out of high school for 6 years

   MissKay912 replied to worriedmommy2's topic in LPN/LVN Students

   Yippeeeeee!!!! ? Wish you the very best!

4. Math crazy!

   MissKay912 replied to lpnstudentlaura's topic in LPN/LVN Students

   Yippee !!!! Congrats! Stay strong through this arduous process and keep us posted ...so happy for u ?

5. I don't like nursing school :( will I hate nursing?

   MissKay912 replied to Lucidity's topic in Career Support

   I'm in LPN school right now and we just started our second round of clinical rotations in the hospital. Last semester we were in the nursing home and I was experiencing the same "hate for clinical." My anxiety made me miserable to say the least. On...

6. Starting Clinicals for 2nd Semester on 1/16/13 excited and nervous at the same time!

   MissKay912 replied to Still Standing's topic in LPN/LVN Students

   I have no idea how to IM lol [email protected] nice meeting you :-)

7. I love nursing but ....

   MissKay912 replied to rebeccaann's topic in LPN/LVN Students

   Compassion_X is right. I feel the same way but I just think if I face it I will just get desensitized to it. I don't do the blood and guts either but I will just have to make it through my med Surg clinicals. Good luck!

8. Is the LPN class hard??

   MissKay912 replied to prettywomen2's topic in LPN/LVN Students

   Yes LPN class is very hard! I dont think its possible to do an LPN from the beginning maybe LPN to RN but i still wouldnt take that class. you have to be hands on. You learn by doing this. I am currently in LPN school right now fulltime. Im doing...

9. Med Surge 2 1st Exam!

   MissKay912 replied to Mrsladysoul83's topic in LPN/LVN Students

   Yay! :-) I'm doing med-Surg right now. It's so painful! I love the body of knowledge..lol but it's a lot of information. No cramming this stuff :-( You have to retain every single detail the first time & then read it 50x after that. So far I had ...

10. Starting Clinicals for 2nd Semester on 1/16/13 excited and nervous at the same time!

    MissKay912 replied to Still Standing's topic in LPN/LVN Students

    Hi, Today was my first day in the hospital. It was cool, we really just got oriented. It was really awesome that you got to sit in on the nurse's post conference. We just pretty much get our pt assignment and objective (specific to what we have to ...

11. Math crazy!

    MissKay912 replied to lpnstudentlaura's topic in LPN/LVN Students

    That's exactly what happened. That's terrible! I hope it all works out for you ...Good Luck!

12. Starting Clinicals for 2nd Semester on 1/16/13 excited and nervous at the same time!

    MissKay912 replied to Still Standing's topic in LPN/LVN Students

    Hi, I just read your post about new nursing students. Very good advice. Lol I see that we are at the same point in our programs. I am also in the 2nd semester of my clinicals. We were in the nursing home last semester for an 8week rotation. We a...

13. Math crazy!

    MissKay912 replied to lpnstudentlaura's topic in LPN/LVN Students

    I feel your pain. We just finished Med Testing in my program. Thankfully I passed both my dosage calc and my practical on the 1st attempts. The rules were in order to advance to the practical part you had to pass dosage calc. You could take the do...