In You Are in School or Even If You Have finished Please Respond.

jerseynurse04 · Feb 14, 2005

I went to the local Vo-Tech and took the following classes:

Fundamentals of Nursing, Anatomy And Physiology, Working Relationships, Personal and Community Health, Microbiology, Pharmacology, Gerontology, Nutrition, Medical/Surgical Nursing, Pediatric Nursing, Obstetrical Nursing and Psychiatric Nursing.

Along with those classes we also had a total of 1,093 clinical hours, got our certs in IV, Phleb and Pharmacology. It was an awesome program to say the least! Hope that info helped some, just one question...why did you ask?

What classes did you take while in school for LPN.

FocusRN · Feb 14, 2005

Thanks. I asked because as you can see my Vo-Tech has 3 med-Surg classes, and everywhere else I see only has one or two. It seems like we have a lot of classes that I don't see anywhere else.

jerseynurse04 · Feb 14, 2005

You will definately be thankful for those 'extra' classes once you get out of school! Even though my school only had Med/surg listed as one class it could have easily been broken down into three! If you don't mind me asking, when did you start classes and how long is the program? My classes were full-time for one year. During the winter months we were to be at our clinical sites by 6:45am, back to school by 1pm and then stayed until 7pm at night! It was rough, but WELL worth it!

Marie_LPN, RN, LPN, RN · Feb 14, 2005

A and P

PN Intoduction and Accomplishing

Nutrition

Nursing Skills.

Med-Surg I, II, III

Dosage Calculations

Maternity

Pediatrics

Psychiatric Nursing

Geriatrics

IV Therapies

NicInNC, CNA · Feb 15, 2005

ACA 111 College Student Success

BIO 165 Anat Physiology I

NUR 101 Practical Nursing I

PSY 150 General Psychology

ENG 111 Expository Writing

NUR 102 Practical Nursing II

NUR 103 Practical Nursing III

CIS 111 Introductoin to Computers

So far I've taken CIS 111, ENG 111 and PSY 150. Right now I'm just taking BIO 165....which I'll more than likely be taking over. :crying2:

I also have to take one math class.

FocusRN · Feb 15, 2005

Thanks everyone.

FocusRN · Feb 15, 2005

A and P
PN Intoduction and Accomplishing
Nutrition
Nursing Skills.
Med-Surg I, II, III
Dosage Calculations
Maternity
Pediatrics
Psychiatric Nursing
Geriatrics
IV Therapies

Glad to see I am not alone Marie.

FocusRN · Feb 15, 2005

You will definately be thankful for those 'extra' classes once you get out of school! Even though my school only had Med/surg listed as one class it could have easily been broken down into three! If you don't mind me asking, when did you start classes and how long is the program? My classes were full-time for one year. During the winter months we were to be at our clinical sites by 6:45am, back to school by 1pm and then stayed until 7pm at night! It was rough, but WELL worth it!

I have been quoted different times, but I think it would most likely be 18 months. And the class is Mon-Fri 8a-3p, except for clinicals days which are from 7a-3p. It really seems like a long time. But since they do work through the summer, I should be done by the end of 2006.

FocusRN · Feb 15, 2005

Okay now that I look it seems as though we have so many more classes, than other schools. I wonder why.

javanurse2000, BSN, RN · Feb 15, 2005

I started out for RN so I took all those pre-req.s then ended up jumping into the LPN clinicals but I'll say this - as you go through as you start to get a lot of those classes behind you, you are going to feel SO GREAT (and tired, of course) but it will be worth it in the end. Try to get a feel for who you can lean on in your class. My LPN class was great...we leaned on eachother, stuck together and as time went on got really close. We weren't required to take the medical terminology class but I had a light semester early on so I took it and was glad for it...that one really helps you find your way around! Best Wishes to you!

LadyFree28, BSN, LPN, RN · Feb 26, 2005

What classes did you take while in school for LPN. I will list the classes that I will take if I go to the Vo-Tech.
Introduction to Computers
Medical Terminology
Anatomy & Physiology For Practical Nursing
Nutrition
Infection Control
Practical Nursing Concepts
Medical Math
Physical Assessment
Geriatric Nursing/ Application of Nursing Skills
Geriatric Clinical
Pharmacology
Diet Therapy
Medical/Surgical Nursing I
Medical/Surgical Clinical I
Pediatric Nursing
Pediatric Clinical
Maternal/Neonate Nursing
Maternal/Neonate Clinical
Medical/Surgical Nursing II
Medical/Surgical Clinical II
Medical/Surgical Nursing III
Medical/Surgical Clinical III
Mental Health Nursing
Mental Health Clinical
IV Therapy
Professionalism for Practical Nursing

That sounds about right...I finished my program-Graduated 2/18:balloons: It was 13-month program with wonderful clinical and theory experiences 8a-4p clinical days 7-3. This program has a lot to offer...Look into the oppurtunity and good luck!!!