malenurse56

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1. Took NCLEX RN this morning.

   malenurse56 replied to lilmissjuly17's topic in NCLEX

   When I took my NCLEX-RN I had a math dosage question for question 72, shut off at 75, I had 21 SATA, did the PVT, didn't let me reschedule. So I would say you are good to go, I have heard of a few people having a dosage question late in the test and...

2. "Why don't you just be a doctor?"

   malenurse56 replied to laceface24's topic in General Nursing

   "Nurses keep your doctor from killing you"

3. LPN to RN in Michigan

   malenurse56 replied to SPNCandace's topic in LPN-RN

   Abotz - The LPN program from what i've heard recently is fairly easy to get accepted to. The RN program is much more competitive. They take 60 students, a friend of mine was accepted last year around the bottom of the group with a gpa of 3.1. As f...

4. LPN to RN in Michigan

   malenurse56 replied to SPNCandace's topic in LPN-RN

   Hi there, Gogebic Community College is a small college on the western end of the U.P. of Michigan that offers a LPN-RN program. Their pre-req requirements are pretty basic, and you may have most of what they require. They require that you have an act...

5. 1st med pass did not go so well...

   malenurse56 replied to borntobanurse3's topic in LPN/LVN Students

   I know how your feeling, one patient can seem like an impossible task to accomplish when you are a student. Just relax, it get alot easier. I can remember trying to pass meds in my clinicals and feeling like I would never learn how to do it. I hav...

6. What was your GPA & PRE-ENTRANCE EXAM SCORE and did you get accepted ?

   malenurse56 replied to xiongstar_31's topic in General Students

   My GPA was 3.40, Pre-entrance exam score was 97%, I took a test out option for chemistry, it required a grade of 80% or better to have your chemistry class waved as a prereq (they didn't tell me my grade, just that i acheived a passing grade). There...

7. Once a job offer has been made, what next?

   malenurse56 replied to Adams_Mommy_07's topic in New Nurse

   I accepted a LPN position three weeks before I graduated in May, I started orientation the following Monday after Graduation as a GN, I am not allow any time off for three months, you work when they tell you and you have no control over your schedule...

8. how much do you make an hour/year?

   malenurse56 replied to Fatima41200's topic in General Nursing

   New graduate LPN in ltc starting 15.43/hr in upper michigan, will graduate may 2010 as RN, will start at 20.91