Hopefull LNP student in a couple years, what can I study?

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Hello Im currently taking cna classes. In a couple years my youngest son will be in school and I plan on starting school for my LPN license. My question is what can I be studying until then? I called the school I plan on going to and asked if they could tell me what book they were teaching out of. Kinda showed my ignorance lol. They said they have more than 16 they teach out of! I know you have to maintain a 81 average to stay in the course, and I have heard horror stories of people getting far into the program and be cut for making an 80! So I want to use some spare time until them learning what I can. Any suggestions on what to study to get a heads up books ect??

Specializes in Ortho Rehab, LTC, Med-Surg, Telemetry.

Wow that's unusual. Most schools have at least a few general ed requirements. Are you planning on going to a Vocational School?

Anyhow, I think you have the right idea. Definately get some things to study on your own. A & P is a good start. And getting certified as a phlebotomist will get your foot in the door of more opportunities.

I have found that the "Incredibly Easy" series of books published by Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins have been super helpful for refreshers. They cover everything from "Labs made Incredibly Easy" to "Dosage Calculations made Incredibly Easy" to "Nursing Pharmacology made

Incredibly Easy", etc. The books are easy to read & follow... they have little quizzes/tests inside at the end of each chapter and they aren't too terribly expensive (you can find them used for very little). Definately worth a look. Something else to consider is a Care Plan companion/Health Assessment book... while LVN/LPN's don't often do initial care plans, knowing how to put all of those skills to use is definately a huge help.

You're welcome!

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Specializes in Community Health, Med-Surg, Home Health.
No, I am not thinking of an RN program. Where I am there is a local community college that has an lpn program. Most of the classes I mentioned were a prerequisite to the program. The only classes that were integrated was pharmacology and medical terminology. The others you had to take before entering the program.

The original poster asked what she could be studying for the lpn program while she waits. Each program is different, so I was just letting her know what classes she can expect to take from my own personal experience. My program was 12 months so I guess that is why you had to have prereqs done.

Mine required pre-requisites because it is a bridge program. As others have stated, get a book on anatomy, pharmacology and fundamentals of nursing. You can order older editions for dirt cheap on Amazon.com, or borrow them from the library. I do think it is best to study a bit early. If you will be taking a difficult course like anatomy on a college level, it is nothing to sneeze at. But, for now, I would get an essential anatomy book or Anatomy and Physiology for Dummies. A book like that may not be as deep as what you will take, but you may be able to comprehend the basics and build from there.

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Specializes in Community Health, Med-Surg, Home Health.
Wow that's unusual. Most schools have at least a few general ed requirements. Are you planning on going to a Vocational School?

Anyhow, I think you have the right idea. Definately get some things to study on your own. A & P is a good start. And getting certified as a phlebotomist will get your foot in the door of more opportunities.

I have found that the "Incredibly Easy" series of books published by Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins have been super helpful for refreshers. They cover everything from "Labs made Incredibly Easy" to "Dosage Calculations made Incredibly Easy" to "Nursing Pharmacology made

Incredibly Easy", etc. The books are easy to read & follow... they have little quizzes/tests inside at the end of each chapter and they aren't too terribly expensive (you can find them used for very little). Definately worth a look. Something else to consider is a Care Plan companion/Health Assessment book... while LVN/LPN's don't often do initial care plans, knowing how to put all of those skills to use is definately a huge help.

You're welcome!

Yeah, I had practically every "Incredibly Easy" book myself. They did help through nursing school. I gave them all away after I graduated.

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Specializes in Labor and Delivery, Med/Surg-tele.

I am currently enrolled in an LPN program and feel fortunate that working in a hospital has put me ahead of the curve.

If you don't work in a hospital, volunteering can be a great way to gain insight as to if you even want to pursue nursing.

I agree with Bridey- see a counselor at the school you plan on attending, they will give you great advice.

Good luck!

Dawn

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Any of the NCLEX-LP books are excellent. You will have to thoroughly study at least one of these books prior to taking your NCLEX exam.

My favorite is Saunder's NCLEX-PN. :yeahthat: You need to do all of the quesitons on the desk and the questions in the back of each chapter. Mosby's NCLEX-PN is good too and the Incredibly Easy NCLEX-PN is very good.

The Incredibly Easy Series of books are fabulously clear in presentation and I highly recommend them for clarification on any topic!

Best of Luck to you,

Nurse Smiley

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If you go to a private school like concorde or Bryman you dont need those but in a jr college in california you need prereqs. I couldnt get into the LVN program because i didnt take the prereqs for there program i took my prereqs for RN which is A&P microbiology, pshych, child dev, english and math.

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wow that's unusual. most schools have at least a few general ed requirements. are you planning on going to a vocational school? yes its tennesse tech.

now im wandering if anyone else didn't need any prereq?

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Now Im wandering if anyone else didn't need any prereq?

At concorde you just needed to pass a entrance exam then you basically got in if you had the money or loans to do it.

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Is there any drawbacks to this? The other school has several and its extremely hard to get into. Even after you take the pre req

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Specializes in CNA; LPN Student.

Which TN Tech are you going to? I'm going to the one in Nashville, I just got accepted for January.

I'm surprised so many LPN programs have pre-reqs! TN Tech doesn't have any and it's also a 12 months program (if you do the day class), strange :D

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