AlabamakChik

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1. Love Class...Hate Clinicals! Help!

   AlabamakChik replied to AlabamakChik's topic in LPN/LVN Students

   Thank you all for your feedback...it truly helps to get advice from current nurses and future nurses! I'm going to give it until the first of the year to make a decision because the last thing I want to be is a nurse that doesn't want to be a nurse.....

2. Love Class...Hate Clinicals! Help!

   AlabamakChik replied to AlabamakChik's topic in LPN/LVN Students

   I think it is the skills we are doing right now...bed baths, bed pans, answering every call light...I know these are the basics of nursing and I have to get through this before we can do other things but I am starting to question if nursing is someth...

3. Love Class...Hate Clinicals! Help!

   AlabamakChik posted a topic in LPN/LVN Students

   I am a fairly new LPN student. We just started hospital clinicals last week and I hate them so far! But I love what we learn in class and my grades are good. Any advice? Thanks!

4. Tomorrow....

   AlabamakChik replied to CrunchyMama's topic in General Students

   I start tomorrow as well! Good luck to everyone! Woohoo!

5. Did any of you accelerated BSN folks have a not-so-great GPA in your first major?

   AlabamakChik replied to Ted D's topic in General Students

   I applied to one ADN program and was declined. I didn't even bother applying to any accelerated BSN programs because my GPA didnt' meet the requirements. Also, every accelerated program I was interested in applying to requires a different entrance ex...

6. Did any of you accelerated BSN folks have a not-so-great GPA in your first major?

   AlabamakChik replied to Ted D's topic in General Students

   That is the same problem I have! I earned my Master degree in Business Administration last May. My GPA was a 3.3 and I have found that most schools want between 3.5-4.0 GPAs. It is very discouraging. I am now forced to start with LPN and work up to t...