Shimmergirl

Shimmergirl has 2 years experience and specializes in Med-surg, psych, urgent care, LTC.

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1. ISU Lpn to RN BSN program students from VA?

   Shimmergirl replied to Shimmergirl's topic in Virginia

   Thanks for the well wishes. ISU told me that I have to provide them with a name and contact number for a person to do clinicals with, and then they negotiate a contract for me, then I arrange the specific times/dates. I was just hoping someone else h...

2. ISU Lpn to RN BSN program students from VA?

   Shimmergirl posted a topic in Virginia

   I am a current LPN looking to get my RN. I was doing Excelsior's program but due to changes by the BON I am switching to ISU and getting my BSN. As part of the ISU program you have to set up local clinicals with a preceptor. I was wondering if anyone...

3. Most silly reason for being called in the office?

   Shimmergirl replied to nursebrandie28's topic in Emergency

   I work at a teen residential psych center night shift 7p-7a. Well last night we had a night from hades. I had been off for 7 days, and come back to find out one of the kids on my unit has MRSA (which I had been saying he needed cultures for about thr...

4. My Life with a Nurse: A Man's Perspective

   Shimmergirl replied to StatBlues's topic in Humor

   hehehehehe! My poor hubby knows this all too well! Though he is an EMT so he's "sorta" used to it! Little does he know its only gonna get worse when I get my RN in a year and get my dream ER job!:devil:

5. Looking to meet all MCI students in VA.

   Shimmergirl replied to emtn2b's topic in Virginia

   hi! i graduated from the lpn program at mci in newport news in 2006. i lived off flashcards and studying with my two best friends in the program. i graduated with a 3.81 gpa and was my class valedictorian. mci is expensive, and is one of the hardest ...

6. Roll Call, LPN to RN Students!!!

   Shimmergirl replied to Marie_LPN, RN's topic in LPN-RN

   Hello, I am Heather, I'm 23 and an LPN of two years. I just started the Excelsior program to get my RN (ADN). I am working on prereqs at the moment, just took my Life Span exam and passed with a B. Now I am working on A&P. I am loving Excelsior c...