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About Philly_LPN_Girl

Philly_LPN_Girl has 5 years experience as a LPN.


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  1. Philly_LPN_Girl

    Any New Excelsior Students?

    I've heard great things about the study guide 101. Have you ever printed the study guides from Excelsiors website?? If so is there a difference between the excelsior study guides and study guide 101
  2. Philly_LPN_Girl

    What do people think about 'older' students?

    Lol I was thinking the same thing when I read this post
  3. Philly_LPN_Girl

    Time to move on

    I do ltc through agency and prn. I would never want to do ltc full time it is stressful and took much work I'd rather stick with my 1:1
  4. Philly_LPN_Girl

    LPN/LVN Clinical Questions

    I did my clinical rotations at a few ltc facilities, an adult daycare, and a daycare for children with disabilities.
  5. Philly_LPN_Girl

    Don't go to Lincoln Tech LPN in Philadelphia

    I graduated from there last year and I totally agree with everything you just said.... Well 99.9% of it. The only decent teacher there is ********. We barely had a clinical site and kept losing them, we rarely had hands on and or any labs, and half o...
  6. Philly_LPN_Girl

    LVNs May not go anywhere, but there is no job for LVNs

    Wow that is not the case for every state. You should have reworded your post and not discourage others. I live in PA and no LPNs are no longer being hired in many hospitals however, there are a crap load of jobs in LTC, rehabs, home care, some doctor...
  7. Philly_LPN_Girl

    Jobcorp?

    Yes I completed my program in Philadelphia. I know where Reading is at I am about an hour away but work 30 mins away from there.
  8. Philly_LPN_Girl

    Jobcorp?

    Sometimes you have to make sacrifices. GI for free because the cheapest LPN program that I know in PA cost about $15,000. Also there are a crap load of LPN jobs in Pennsylvania I got a job 3 days after passing my boards you will be fine. May I ask wh...
  9. Philly_LPN_Girl

    Doing Away with LPN?

    It may depend on where you live. In my area, LPNs are no longer working at the major hospitals BUT, are at the hospitals in the more rural areas and further out. The LPNs are coordinated care workers. However, there are a crap load of LPN positions a...
  10. Philly_LPN_Girl

    How much was your lpn program?

    Almost $27,000 all books, 3 uniforms, and NCLEX included smh
  11. Philly_LPN_Girl

    Jobcorp?

    Having the school name on your resume matters depending where you apply. Some places it depends on your attitude, personality, experience, etc. For example, one place that I had an interview at, the DON had a list of schools that she wouldn't hire an...
  12. Philly_LPN_Girl

    Lpn rate of pay in Georgia?

    Girl I live in PA and was just talking about moving g to Georgia within the next 2/3 years and wanted to know the same thing.
  13. Philly_LPN_Girl

    Depressed Lvn grad

    Google nursing agencies around your area. That is what I did and some are so small that people have never heard of them. Also post your resume on career builder.com that is how I got my first job. See if these nursing agencies are available in your ...
  14. Philly_LPN_Girl

    I want to SCREAM, no job yet!!

    Try an agency. Its hard getting a facility job most times
  15. Philly_LPN_Girl

    2ND ATTEMPT--OFFICIALLY A NURSE AS OF MAY 9th 2014

    Thanks for the advice and congrats nurse. I used the Kaplan Stalrategies book for PN and did the questions in the back of the book and Lippincotts as well and other content and passed my first try. When I am done my RN I plan on doing Kaplans q train...