mrsmoo2

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1. LPN's just glorified nurse aids in LTC? Huh?

   mrsmoo2 replied to onehusbandsevenkids's topic in Geriatric

   I just graduated as an lpn a couple months ago..it took 2 years of pre-reqs & then a FULL year after that..I am the charge nurse on afternoons..I do everything..even run antibiotics & heparin through central lines..I take orders from drs, cal...

2. Orientation-not enough

   mrsmoo2 replied to dinkymouse's topic in Geriatric

   I just started a job at a ltc thursday (found out I passed boards wed)..I'm orientating on 2:30-10:30..I did my clinicals there, so I had a bit of an idea how it went, but at this place the charge nurses do everything...there's no way I can learn it ...

3. Start my first job tomorrow

   mrsmoo2 posted a topic in New Nurse

   It's strange to not be posting in the student nurse or nclex section! Just found out today that I passed my lpn boards & I start my first job tomorrow at a ltc facility as a charge nurse. I've wanted to be a nurse my whole life & Ican't bel...

4. NCLEX- Tomorrow is My Big Day!

   mrsmoo2 replied to Jen2's topic in NCLEX

   Good luck tomorrow!! I took it this morning (lpn), it shut off at 85, and even though I know it "doesn't matter", I still was overjoyed...I figure I can't have done bad enough that it shut off because there was no hope of me being deemed competent. ...

5. Don't get caught up in NCLEX Hype

   mrsmoo2 replied to Ready2Graduate's topic in NCLEX

   Thank you so much for this....I take my test Monday morning & I can't stand hearing one more person tell me how insanely hard it was, how nothing I could possibily study will help, how it's full of stuff no one had ever heard of. I know the majo...

6. Fill in the blank questions

   mrsmoo2 replied to Woman_in_love's topic in NCLEX

   I was wondering the exact same thing...that happened to me twice today on the NCSBN site....one time I worded it different..(barely), another was spelling..I spelled glycosylated hemoglobin wrong by oneletter..I'm terrified to think not only do I nee...

7. A few things on my mind.......relate?

   mrsmoo2 replied to xokelly2's topic in NCLEX

   I feel exactly the same way...I HAVE to pass...we cannot afford for me to be a "stay at home mom" for one more minute....I have a job waiting, pending passing this thing..I take it the 25th. There is no way we could survive 3 more months of one inco...

8. Pinning tonight

   mrsmoo2 posted a topic in New Nurse

   Well, after dreaming of beiing a nurse my whole life I am being pinned an LPN at 7pm tonight. I don't think it's really set in yet, because I just feel kind of numb..I'm not even all that excited...is this normal? I have put in an application at th...

9. good grades=passing?

   mrsmoo2 replied to mrsmoo2's topic in NCLEX

   Our other classes have been mostly knowledge..ie, Digoxin is used for A,B,C, or D. Pretty straightforward, but our med-surg teacher uses questions right out of Mosby's PN review book...4 good answers, pick the "most right" kind of stuff. I have bee...

10. good grades=passing?

    mrsmoo2 posted a topic in NCLEX

    I was wondering..if a person has had good grades (A-B) throughout school consistantly, are the odds good that they'll pass the NCLEX? Does one have anything to do with the other? Our med-surg teacher tried to make all her tests NCLEX-style & dif...

11. Instructors back-stabbing us!!

    mrsmoo2 posted a topic in General Students

    I cannot take one more minute of school!!! I'm on mid-semester break right now & the thought of going back makes me ill. Last semester was great..never got below a 90 on anything, clinicals were great. This semester, now that we're in the lpn ...

12. when will i feel better about clinicals?

    mrsmoo2 replied to snwflknurse's topic in General Students

    snwflknurse..I'm in Alpena...my brother in law is a cop in Traverse City..Sherriff Dept. Know any cops named Mike?

13. I failed my Drugs test :(

    mrsmoo2 replied to HisHands's topic in General Students

    Hey..I'm a Michigander, too. Alpena, on Lake Huron. Currently halfway through the first semester of an lpn program. We only have to get a 76 on our drug test, which is what we have to have for every test. I don't know how I got so lucky, & ou...

14. All new lpn students tell me how it is going

    mrsmoo2 replied to lil' girl's topic in LPN/LVN Students

    I'm at the end of my fifth week...we've had a procedure exam, which is where we go in to lab one at a time & there's acutal patients we don't know & we had to do a complete set of vitals, move a person from bed to chair & back to bed, a s...

15. Advice on Obnoxious student...

    mrsmoo2 replied to jschut's topic in General Students

    I can defiantly relate...we have a lady who's probably in her 40's and I'm afraid she's going to have an "unfortunate accident" if she doesn't shut up!!!! The teacher cannot say anything without her raising her hand with "just a quick comment". She ...