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1. PLease read and give advice opinions.....

   NursBoxr replied to Robin61970's topic in General Students

   We MUST complete lpn prog (11mos) as a requirement for acceptance to the ADN program (9mos). I had AS too before beginning lpn program. -which meant prereqs were done for both programs!! Lpn's in my clin rotations said "work first" , the RN's said ...

2. entering my 4th level lpn classes and I'm nervous

   NursBoxr replied to warrior woman's topic in General Students

   Makes no diff!! I have two older children and wish I knew then what I know now! What WILL help you is what you remember from Growth and Develop class. You will expand on a good deal of that subject matter- along with new info! Just think, you're R...

3. Pharmacolocy math,HELP!

   NursBoxr replied to darby1's topic in General Students

   I know pharm sounds scary, but the main thing you'll need to know is how to do conversions and ratios. For example, if med comes in 20mg per 1 ml and you want to give, say...5mg as the dose, how many ml do you give? One could set up prob as 20mg:1 ...

4. Suggestions for upper-level A&P

   NursBoxr replied to Debbie5's topic in General Students

   Debbie, In my A&P classes, we had a list of objectives given by the instructor (prob at the begin. of each chapter) to define. A whopping 5 pts we got for doing these 20-40 objectives!! BUT-doing this (writing out) will help recall when you n...

5. New and Intro.

   NursBoxr replied to BrettLindqusit's topic in General Students

   Hello!! So glad to know someone around my age has the same idea of "School wil never end... " I am 35, finished LPN on wed., and start RN in a few weeks!! My husband hopes I will go on to CRNA also. I am so ready to get back to working-for a paych...

6. Orientation for Fall Semester.

   NursBoxr replied to Love-A-Nurse's topic in General Students

   Ours was similar to the lpn I think, it was VERY brief. They just skimmed over prereq's, shots, and costs. (The first one was before lpn prog was over.) Last year the RN program started with 16 but only 7 graduated. They take 16 again this year-un...

7. NLN preadmission exam.......

   NursBoxr replied to wannanurse's topic in General Students

   We had to have 58 composite for LPN and 68 to get into RN. It is the exact same test for both! I didn't know what to study the first time I took it for lpn.-There is sample booklet for this exam (ask your DON)-you can order a guide from the back. I ...

8. When is it cheating...?

   NursBoxr replied to NursBoxr's topic in General Students

   Thanks for all of your feedback-maybe I just needed to get it off my chest - I don't feel bothered by it much at all now! Thanks for your theraputic, supportive, and insightful responses!! REALLY I've always believed life has a way of ultimately bal...

9. When is it cheating...?

   NursBoxr replied to NursBoxr's topic in General Students

   Just the reviews-Specific to the test, and, YES-the exact quiz answers!! Thanks for the reply-and for reminding me of the word 'Integrity' :-)

10. When is it cheating...?

    NursBoxr posted a topic in General Students

    There are students in my class (graduate as LPN in July) who have all quiz answers and test reviews from the prior year. While the rest of us study and sweat for our grades, these former c-d students are pulling easy A's. Reviews (focus points) are...