Cherre

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1. Tips for nurses in their first year of nursing

   Cherre replied to Brian's topic in New Nurse

   Thanks for all the advice! I graduate as an LPN Dec 14, and after ending a clinical day last week feeling totally incompetent and thinking maybe I'm not ready for this, these posts have helped.

2. Will there still be a shortage in the year 2010?

   Cherre replied to studentnurse3's topic in Pre-Nursing

   I'm still a student, and the waiting list is the same where I live. I finally jumped into the lpn program, and will then bridge because I can actually get in quicker this way. 10 more weeks and I graduate from this leg. woohoo!

3. How far up the ladder can you go with an Associate Nursing degree?

   Cherre replied to Student_Nurse_Cossman's topic in Career Support

   I'm still in nursing school.....graduate as an LPN in December, and already waiting for a spot in the RN program. Anyway though, that's off the subject. I know in Missouri, even with an associate's, you have to become a BSN before heading for your m...

4. IV tips and tricks

   Cherre replied to kloock's topic in Emergency

   I'm sorry you feel that way, the fault of that class was on the instructor, not the nursing profession. I'm not so much worried about helping our profession as I am in helping the patient.

5. IV tips and tricks

   Cherre replied to kloock's topic in Emergency

   I'm a nursing student, we've been taught that blood needs transfused by nothing smaller than a 20. We've had our IV certification class, unfortunately the class was a joke. It lasted less than an hour, we practiced on rubber blocks that had cannon si...

6. anybody in the KC area taking the NET?!

   Cherre replied to hisrib's topic in Missouri

   I'm at the Pioneer Campus for LPN's through Penn Valley. I took the NET, passed the math with a 98% and missed on the reading by 1. So guess bridging is the way to go for me. If you go to the Penn Valley Campus or the Pioneer Campus, they have a t...

7. CNA training in Kansas City

   Cherre replied to MzMandie23's topic in Missouri

   I know Penn Valley offers CNA training

8. I am 51 y/o, is it too late? (need honesty)

   Cherre replied to wandaeh's topic in Missouri

   I'm 47 and almost half way through an LPN program, I plan on bridging to RN. My friend is in the same class and she's 52. So you have my answer