clarissairene

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1. Are there any students that started school at age 35 ??

   clarissairene posted a topic in General Students

   Hi there, I have a chance and funding to go to LPN school this August but I was also offered a full time job. I am in Florida, we all know the pay isnt that great. $15-16 is considered good here for an lpn. The job i was offered is an 8-5,yuck!- of...

2. What's the weirdest baby name?

   clarissairene replied to teresab_2000's topic in Ob/Gyn

   This guy I went to high schools name was Hang Ten. He was asian and dont think the parents knew what hang ten was in the US. Still, he was always teased.

3. RN Schooling-How advanced is the math?

   clarissairene posted a topic in General Nursing

   Hi there. I was thinking about LPN school, now I may start doing my pre requisites for RN school. I passed all my entrance exams for LPN school and the math was a little hard but after looking at the courses for the RN's .... looks like it involves a...

4. I'm doing it!!!!

   clarissairene replied to sassiebaz's topic in LPN/LVN Students

   Glad you made up your mind and are going through with it! Wish I could say the same. I still am deciding on a promotion i was offered or LPN school. I have 1 week left to decide! Its so hard. I wrote all the pros and cons and i just cant pick. If it...

5. Is LPN school really that hard?!

   clarissairene posted a topic in LPN/LVN Students

   Hi there, I am enrolled to start LPN school in August. It's an 11 month program from 9am-3pm. Is it going to be really that hard? am I going to be doing nothing but studying and stressing out the whole year? What about clincial rotations..is that har...

6. Questions on LPN

   clarissairene replied to KaraMalia's topic in LPN/LVN

   Hi there, Yes, you the schools are telling you right about making 31-36,000 a year. my school told me close to 40,000 a year so i started calling around and that was not true! I found here in Central Florida, hospitals like Shands are paying about 1...

7. LPN's with small children.... question for you

   clarissairene posted a topic in LPN/LVN

   Hi there, still thinking if this is the right career for me. I have a 5 year old and plan on having another in a year or two. How does your schedules fit in with your kids. Do you work 3-11 and not see them at night? Do you work a lot of holidays? I ...

8. Any LPNS that work Part time?

   clarissairene posted a topic in LPN/LVN

   Hi there, Trying to see if there are actually lpn/lvns that work part time hours while there kids are in school. Still trying to decide if nursing is for me or if my good paying 8-5 job is the right thing. Anyone out there work 9-3 or short hours? An...

9. Help!Give me some reasons why I should pursue nursing and not take my jobs promotion!

   clarissairene posted a topic in LPN/LVN

   Help!Give me some reasons why I should pursue nursing and not take my jobs promotion! permalink Hello, I am in Florida and I have just got accepted into an LPN school. Its great, 9-3, be home in time to pick up my kid from school. Its only 1 year. ...

10. Help!Give me some reasons why I should pursue nursing and not take my jobs promotion!

    clarissairene posted a topic in Florida

    Hello, I am in Florida and I have just got accepted into an LPN school. Its great, 9-3, be home in time to pick up my kid from school. Its only 1 year. The federal goverment is giving me $5000 towards tutition. CA gov. is MAY approve me for about $8...

11. Difference between LPN and LVN ??

    clarissairene replied to clarissairene's topic in LPN/LVN

    Thanks for answering the question so fast. This is a great message board. Wealth of info here. I've been reading this for the past few days now. THE COMMUTER- i think i have seen your name 100 times in the past few days! Thanks for all the info. My ...

12. Difference between LPN and LVN ??

    clarissairene replied to clarissairene's topic in LPN/LVN

    really? So if we were to move back to California I can just sit in for the LVN test?

13. Difference between LPN and LVN ??

    clarissairene posted a topic in LPN/LVN

    Hello, I am starting school to become an LPN this fall. I just moved to Florida from California. I am finding alot of jobs in the classifieds for LPN's here, of course not for hopstials, but the jobs are out there. Now, when I do a search in Califo...

14. LPN's in Florida Hospitals

    clarissairene posted a topic in Florida

    Hello, I just moved here from California and am going to start school to become n LPN. I would love to go for my RN but my unemployment center from CA is going to pay most of my tution if I go to school and finish in 1 year so I want to take advanta...