Roll Call, LPN to RN Students!!!

Up2nogood RN, RN · Mar 21, 2008

hi o2banurse. I am also an LPN working in maternity in a small hospital and I am also going for my RN. I chose the Excelsior route and it has worked great for me! I just passed the "horrid clinical weekend" and it was much easier than I anticipated!! I passed everything through first time with no repeats. I say this is a great program and don't let the clinical scare you off!! As long as you prepare and know your clinical elements (which honestly some of them are just 'no-duh's') the weekend will be a breeze. I would recommend one of the workshops as well. I was really nervous coming from three years sole experience on an OB floor and not really remembering much of my med/surg from school. The assessments you have to do though are really easy and they do try to give you easy patients!! Hope my opinion matters.

Congratulations!!! I bet you're so happy to get that over with!

I just finished EC exams and getting wound up already about the CPNE. I'm a new grad working home health w/ peds on vents, not exactly the most challenging job. My only acute care exp has been as a CNA/unit secretary and am seriously considering finding a PT job in LTC (b/c hospitals here don't hire LPN's) just to become more comfortable in pt assessment/critical thinking skills which was lacking in my LPN clinicals. I'm signed up for a workshop this summer but I know that won't be enough to get me over this hurdle. I'm going to have to pull out all the stops I think to get through this LOL.

surfmom23 · Mar 22, 2008

Hello everyone,

I am so glad that there is a place for us LPN's that are in school. I am kind of a black sheep. I have been licensed since 03' and the majority of my experience has been in psych. I worked with adolesents & children that had severe behavioral problems r/t abuse, neglect or both. I did that for four yrs. before i was licensed and two yrs. after. My most rewarding and hardest job yet.... I worked in long term care for 9mths and moved again (husbands in the Army) and now i work for the state hospital in my area as an employee health nurse, in the Infection Control Dept:rolleyes:. We have a little over 700 employees so it's a tall order. I am 27 years old and I also have two children, an 8 yr old and a 2 yr. old. My husbands leaving in July for Iraq and I'm starting my first quarter of school at the end of this month!! Prayers guys! Lots of prayers! Thanks and hope to talk to you all soon!

ididitRN08 · Mar 23, 2008

Hello everyone,
I am so glad that there is a place for us LPN's that are in school. I am kind of a black sheep. I have been licensed since 03' and the majority of my experience has been in psych. I worked with adolesents & children that had severe behavioral problems r/t abuse, neglect or both. I did that for four yrs. before i was licensed and two yrs. after. My most rewarding and hardest job yet.... I worked in long term care for 9mths and moved again (husbands in the Army) and now i work for the state hospital in my area as an employee health nurse, in the Infection Control Dept:rolleyes:. We have a little over 700 employees so it's a tall order. I am 27 years old and I also have two children, an 8 yr old and a 2 yr. old. My husbands leaving in July for Iraq and I'm starting my first quarter of school at the end of this month!! Prayers guys! Lots of prayers! Thanks and hope to talk to you all soon!

Hey everyone! I am new to the board, just joined today. My husband is an American Bulldog breeder and is always on some type of message board. It's so exciting to have a place of my own. I am a new LPN, just got my license in September 2007. I am in my junior semester of RN school. I will graduate in August 2008 with my RN degree (I hope). I am repeating Peds/OB because I missed it by 1.5 points last semester. I want to work as a L&D nurse when I graduate. If anyone can give me any pointers on what to expect, please do so. Oh, btw, love the board. :nurse:

R*Star*RN, BSN, RN · Mar 27, 2008

I'm 25 y/o from Minnesota.

Worked as a CNA for 7 years.

I am currently an LPN working in LTC. I graduated from the PN program in August 07 and started the LPN-RN program in August also! Graduating with my ASN in May if all continues to go well.

Can't wait to get my BSN :) My long term goal is to get my Master's, and possibly become a CRNA. I'm also thinking about joining the military, be all that I can be and so on.

yay092014 · Mar 28, 2008

good morning everyone (at least it's morning here in ohio)

i've been an lpn since '02 and i've worked primarily in assisted living (my passion) since my graduation.

i just stared working towared the adn with excelsior college. i'm in the midst of studying for my first exam.

i feel really isolated being in the distance learning program but i'd rather feel isolated than stuffy in a classroom....

nice to meet everyone.

if there's anyone from ohio, let me know....

god bless. :saint:

Shimmergirl · Mar 30, 2008

Hello,

I am Heather, I'm 23 and an LPN of two years. I just started the Excelsior program to get my RN (ADN). I am working on prereqs at the moment, just took my Life Span exam and passed with a B. Now I am working on A&P. I am loving Excelsior cause I have no weekly clinicals, no papers, no quizzes etc. And I get to work at my own pace. So...hi!

TiredDeeDee · Apr 1, 2008

hello,

my name is dee. i just joined this site today. i have been a lpn for over 10yrs now. i am doing my rn through tcn/excelsior.

i finished life span psych and got a b. i am now working on world religions. i am happy to have found this site.

with my life, (7yr old with autism, work part time, and home to take care of) this is the only way i can do my rn. i could not sit in a class.

look forward to looking around this amazing site and getting to know others,

thanks and blessings,

dee:nurse:

BBFRN, BSN, PhD · Apr 1, 2008

Hi TiredDeeDee- just wanted to let you know that there are tons of other Excelsior students in the Distance Learning forum. You might want to check it out, too. Welcome to Allnurses! :)

charebec65 · Apr 2, 2008

Hi all. I am in my second quarter of the LPN-RN transition at Sinclair. I started working on my pre-reqs and co-reqs as soon as I finished PN school in Aug. 06 and finished all but one class before getting into the program and I took that one last quarter.

I have a whole passel of kids but most have flown the coop. I'm in the Cincinnati-Dayton OH corridor I have one in Kentucky, one in Columbus, one in Cinci and one in Iraq. The "baby" is still at home in high school.

I'm considering doing my ADN to BSN online after I finish this so I can work more.

kpnurse16 · Apr 5, 2008

hello everyone, i have been a member of this site for a long time and decided to say hello. i love the talks everyone has:bowingpur. i am a new lpn in virginia who came from california school, huge difference here:uhoh3:. i am working on my bsn through college network and indiana state. i'm truely interested in hearing from anyone in the same boat i'm in. love school and studying, just not in a class with people who repeat what the teacher just stated or ask stupid questions:bugeyes:. i work as a cardiac nurse and an endo nurse. when i finish (someday) with my bsn i plan to go on to be a nurse anethetist. i have teenagers that struggle with school as much as i do, but i love being a nurse:nurse:. anyone can say hello, love to hear from you:typing!!

2sweet4u · Apr 6, 2008

Hello I Am New..... And I am Currently In A Associate Program And Just Started This Month 4-2008......and Am Really Excited To Go Through My Classes And Then Graduate In 2010 With My Assoc. Degree And Then I Am Going On To Get My BSN And Masters.....i Want To Be In The NICU And Be An ARNP.....thanks For The Input On Schools And Good Luck To Everyone And I Have To Go Study Now......... Bye To All.....................

bsj1970 · Apr 7, 2008

I am a LPN for 14 years working on an ADN currently. It is hard as a single mom and having to work full time. Nice to hear from everyone and see I am not alone in this struggle.