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Specializes in CEN.

Hello,

I am a 52 y/o Military trained LPN, who has worked from 1979-1998 as a LPN and from 1990-present as a Paramedic the past 10 years as a flight paramedic. I have done an advanced placement program, and will be starting this fall as a senior nursing student.:uhoh3:

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Specializes in IMC-Cardiac Unit, LTC, Home Health, MRDD.

I am an LPN of 7 years, returning to obtain my ADN/RN at West Virginia Northern. Starting classes in August. I have already had many courses for the RN program at another college, but it has been so many years ago, I figured it would be best to start from the beginning again. I am 41 yrs old, have two kids, Son 21 yrs, Daughter 13. So they both know the drill when it comes to Mom and school work. It is going to be great!!!! I absolutely love being a Nurse.

Jill:nurse:

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Specializes in IMC-Cardiac Unit, LTC, Home Health, MRDD.

You get em'. Congratulations...:urck:.

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Specializes in SNF, home health.

:balloons: :ancong!: MY 8TH GRADE GRAD :grad: :balloons:

My teen graduated this morning, and I went this afternoon to pay my registration fees and buy my books for the classes I signed up for. Can't wait for school to start Monday...I hope I do well this semester. :stdnrsrck:

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I'm in northern VA. Only two more semesters (three classes) and I'll finish my transition. I plan to go straight into my RN-BSN transition before I run out of steam and decide I can't face any more studying ;)

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Specializes in SNF, home health.

Sheesh these 2 classes are really draing me down! I didn't know it would be this hard for me to keep a full day schedule of classes and work and family. I can't give up, the thought was there to drop one, but i'm gonna try my best. 1 week down, 4 to go for the summer semester.

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Specializes in general medicine.

Hello everybody,

I am currently enrolled in the LPN-RN bridge at JTCC. I am a few credits shy of applying. The closer I get the more freaked out I get. I have a FT job that I have to have, a teenage son I am raising by myself (I do get a lot of support from my parents) and a boyfriend. I work 40+ hours now, will I be able to handle clinicals on weekends? When will I get the chance to study? Is there anyone in my situation, or anyone that has gone through this program in my situation that can give me any advise? Would the Commonwealth program suit my situation better?

I'm taking BIO141 on Saturdays right now and it's killing me...the volume you need to know in such a short time..uuughhh!!! Anyway thats what got me to thinking...If this one class is stressing me out what will clinicals all weekend do to me? Someone help...I'm having a major meltdown!

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Specializes in Correctional, Clinical, Urgent Care.

Greetings,

I've been an LPN for about three years now. I have enrolled in the Baptist School of Nursing program in Little Rock. Currently, I am trying to hurdle myself into some of the "recommended" Prereqs for the program at Pulaski.

I am in need of guidance. I want to be an RN and return to school but I am stressed over the money issues. I have to work during school and my prereqs.

My current job is quite a sticky situation. I work in a clinic and my doctor told me if I wanted to work less hours I should find another job, if I wanted a raise I need to find another job and he fired the last nurse who requested to work part time due to her recent childbirth. Jobs as an LPN for part time work seem to be a needle in a hay stack. I am in need of guidance. Where should I look for work that will allow part time and flexibility as my nursing school begins?

I"ve searched the paper classifieds, called job recuiters and have put in many applications online. Where do you find part time LPN jobs? Are there just not any out there? Maybe I'm looking in the wrong places?

Stressed in Arkansas.

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Specializes in SNF, home health.
Greetings,

I've been an LPN for about three years now. I have enrolled in the Baptist School of Nursing program in Little Rock. Currently, I am trying to hurdle myself into some of the "recommended" Prereqs for the program at Pulaski.

I am in need of guidance. I want to be an RN and return to school but I am stressed over the money issues. I have to work during school and my prereqs.

My current job is quite a sticky situation. I work in a clinic and my doctor told me if I wanted to work less hours I should find another job, if I wanted a raise I need to find another job and he fired the last nurse who requested to work part time due to her recent childbirth. Jobs as an LPN for part time work seem to be a needle in a hay stack. I am in need of guidance. Where should I look for work that will allow part time and flexibility as my nursing school begins?

I"ve searched the paper classifieds, called job recuiters and have put in many applications online. Where do you find part time LPN jobs? Are there just not any out there? Maybe I'm looking in the wrong places?

Stressed in Arkansas.

Just my thought, But have you looked into home care? You can let them know what days and hours you're available to work. And usually there are cases where a nurse is needed to fill in a few days a week. I'm actually planning on cutting back Mondays and Wednesdays so I can take 1 or 2 classes in the fall. I too, need to take the prereqs for transfer. :nurse:

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HEY! Im Christina, im 20 years old. Ive been a LPN for about 6months.

I'm just starting the pre-req's for my associate degree.

I start Aug 31st! AHHH! im so nervous, ive never been to college.

if anyone reads this can u just pray for me. I want this so bad :heartbeat.

Anyway, yea so im a float nurse at a nursing home but i start the weekend program (Fri/Sat 3-11,11-7)

So, hopefully i will be able to maintain With that schedule.

Im taking Chemestry (cuz i never took it in high school:cry:), A&P 1, English 101, and Sociology.

If ANYONE has ANYYY advice or tips or help i would be so greatful. God bless all of you and i hope u all accomplish everything u want n more!!!! GOOD F'ING LUCK!

(pray for me) Ha!:D

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Hi all!

I just graduated with my LPN June 18 and TODAY scheduled to do the NCLEX -PN!!! It has been very discouraging looking for LPN jobs because they don't hire GPN's that I can find! I REALLLLY want to work Med/Surg and get some good experience and hone my skills. This was a lifelong dream for me to complete...I never went to college and started at 51! :nurse:I Plan to get my RN, but haven't really looked too hard yet, no time! Has ANYONE done Excelsior?? or College Network and COMPLETED it and LIKED IT!?? Have heard some neg re: College Network. Want first hand input. I want to get some good med/surg and then TRAVEL nursing! Kids are gone and hubby retired so we can do it!:yeah:

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Specializes in med-surg, fam. planning, geriatrics.

hello everyone,

i have been a lpn for 5 1/2 yrs.

i have worked geriatrics, med-surg and family planning.

my mom passed away in january from metasticizing pancreatic cancer. a horrible disease btw.

i learned so much for the two years that she was ill. it really made my interest grow in oncology.

she always wanted me to go back to school, as did i, my hubby and my grown kids.

well, i quit my job recently and enrolled in the lpn to rn advanced placement track at the university of rio grande in southern ohio.

i will be working on my asn first. i plan to continue on until i achieve what i really want, to be a nurse practioner.

wish me luck because i am 43 yrs old and i feel as if my brain is mush half the time! :thnkg:

this is something i have always wanted to do. i know i can do it.

cindy

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