About to begin an LPN program

meganlovescoach · Apr 25, 2010

My lpn program didn't include phlebotomy, so that is something you might want to check in to. Nursing school is not for the lazy or weary. I took and 18 month evening cousre, it was 5:30 to 10:30 EVERY night, with clincals all day saturday and sunday, most every weekend. That, and working a seven to four job was very stressful. But if you are determined, you can do it.

Most of the doctor's offices in my area, or walk in clincs hire lpns. Alot of the girls in my class got job offers from their preceptorship (like an internship we had to do before graduating) and they did theirs at doctor's offices and clinics.

cnnconstance · Apr 25, 2010

Hi, I am just finishing up on my first semester, 3 more weeks to go. The TEAS was not really an area I had to worry about, at our college this was a test if you did'nt get an80% you just had to do a remedial and that was only in the subject you did not score well on. Even if you get the book, some did,and they wasted their money, if you don't know it by now the book is a waste of time. I took a pharmacology prep class and it helped out alot. Most people didn't take it and they are doing fine, without it I may have failed the class. The program is hard and it is designed that way, if you are not able to handle the stressors of the class it is very unlikely you can handle it in the real world. There will always be someone watching you, and these are the patients and the families that depend on you to make decisions that their lives depend on.

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CJEgglestonLPN · Apr 25, 2010

Hello! I am about 2 start my final semester in my lpn program. I took pharm the first semester & as it was gruesome it was also very helpful in the second semester. The stories that you will hear from former & current nursing students is all on a personal lvl. No one can tell you how you will do in the program since you are not them. Everyone has different experiences and no one experience is the same. I love nursing school as much as I hate it :redpinkhe! Just take it one day at a time & study hard you'll see that the reward is greater than the stress on you succeed! Good Luck!

Whitney09, CNA · Apr 26, 2010

Thank you guys so much! I am going to get my CNA II this summer, I was told by a nursing instructor that that would beneifit me greatly when I got into the lpn program. I may also go ahead and take the phlebotomy class so I can have as many advantages as possible when I start the program. Again, thank you all so much I feel a lot better hearing from you guys!

LaciWright · Apr 27, 2010

As told to us in my LPN course, an LPN is most likely to be employed by a skilled long-term facility such as a nursing home, but there are of course oppurtunities in other areas you just have to look around. Once you receive your books for school it is a very smart idea to get to looking over your pharmacology text ahead of time. But I will tell you one of the most IMPORTANT things you will learn "Do not doubt yourself, don't give up, remind yourself often why you are doing it and definitely find a support system" Good luck with any choices you make

Whitney09, CNA · Apr 27, 2010

Thank you so much those were very encouraging words!:redbeathe:nurse:

Anne36, LPN · Apr 28, 2010

If I had only 1 semester before the start of an LPN program, would taking pathophysiology help me? Or should I just try to prepare myself for Pharm? I dont want to come unprepared and fail out.

ms_sgr, BSN, NP · Apr 28, 2010

I took the TEAS and it wasn't exactly hard. Although the science section is very broad. I would recommend that you purchase the book from the ATI site and do the practice test as well. Make sure that you know how to convert the metric system and Farenheit and Celcius.