babycakes78

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1. NJ/camden county college LPN program?????HELP

   babycakes78 replied to passion4nrsing's topic in LPN/LVN Students

   You're welcome:wink2: I think that the LPN program at CCC is new which is why it isn't accredited by the NLN yet. From what I understand, a school has to have a certain percentage of the students pass the NLCEX before they can recieve accreditation f...

2. Anyone take LPN program just to make it easier to become RN?

   babycakes78 replied to cindy0624's topic in LPN/LVN Students

   Me! I went to a four year university straight out of high school but never finished. I worked at a series of dead end, stuck on stupid jobs before I realized that what my father had always told me is exactly right...you really can't get anywhere in t...

3. NJ/camden county college LPN program?????HELP

   babycakes78 replied to passion4nrsing's topic in LPN/LVN Students

   I have a friend at work whose enrolled in the LPN program at CCC. I wish I had known about it before I started at the school that I'm enrolled in because the tuition in only 5K which is about 15K less than what I'm paying. You can get most of the inf...

4. Has anyone researched LPN wage ranges?

   babycakes78 replied to baldee's topic in LPN/LVN Students

   LPN wages seems to vary depending on location. You should check out www.salary.com. They have a great tool on their site that calculates pay rates...you type in the job title and your zip code and the wizard will tell you what's average for your ar...

5. Stressed and Depressed Graduate to Be

   babycakes78 replied to shining_star28463's topic in LPN/LVN

   your school is putting so much emphasis on the clinical skills needed to work in a ltc setting because those are the only places that hire lpns. well, maybe not the only places...here in jersey an lpn might also be able to find a job at a prison, a h...

6. Why Bachelors over Associates?!? is it worth it?

   babycakes78 replied to NurseToBe20100102's topic in General Nursing

   IMO more education is always better. Does BSN = better nurse? Not necessarily. But a BSN does have a higher level of education than an ADN. More education means more money, more prestige, and more opportunity for advancement. That's the bottom line. ...

7. Help! I'm having serious difficulty adjusting to LPN school

   babycakes78 replied to babycakes78's topic in LPN/LVN Students

   Stuff like this is really sad because its so unfair and just plain wrong. How do they get away with that in this day and age?

8. Help! I'm having serious difficulty adjusting to LPN school

   babycakes78 replied to babycakes78's topic in LPN/LVN Students

   Hey everybody! I just wanted to check back in on this post and say thanks to you guys for your words of wisdom and encouragement. It helps to know that I'm not the only one in this situation. It's easy to get discouraged when you feel all alone. I ho...

9. Help! I'm having serious difficulty adjusting to LPN school

   babycakes78 posted a topic in LPN/LVN Students

   So far the work isn't that hard but the atmosphere sucks...I didn't expect an adult education program to be so high school-ish. There are a group of girls in my class who are constantly gossiping and speading rumors. Actually, I shouldn't call them "...

10. Why aren't hospitals hiring LPNs?

    babycakes78 replied to babycakes78's topic in LPN/LVN

    i see. but aren't the other people that they hire like cnas or medical assistants working under the rn's supervision also?

11. Why aren't hospitals hiring LPNs?

    babycakes78 posted a topic in LPN/LVN

    i'm about to start my lpn education in a few weeks. i have a cousin who is an rn and at a recent family gathering she said to me, "you might have a hard time finding a job after graduation. hospitals aren't hiring lpns anymore." i did some research o...

12. How important is national accreditation?

    babycakes78 posted a topic in Pre-Nursing

    ]One of the local technical schools in my area has a LPN program that I'm considering enrolling in. When I asked the woman in admissions about their acccredidation she told me that they were certified by the NJ Board of Nursing but had not yet recei...

13. Do you ever feel like you will be a student forever?

    babycakes78 replied to cad4296's topic in Pre-Nursing

    I totally co-sign on this statement. Yesterday, over lunch, I was talking to my sister about how I can't wait to be done with Micro and A&P so that I can apply to the local nursing program. She said to me "But its at a community college...why d...