blameitonrio

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1. Asking for advice and opinions

   blameitonrio replied to blameitonrio's topic in General Nursing

   Thank you....I appreciate the advice !

2. Asking for advice and opinions

   blameitonrio replied to blameitonrio's topic in General Nursing

   Thanks for the advice. That was about what I was thinking. I welcome all advice and opinions.....

3. Asking for advice and opinions

   blameitonrio posted a topic in General Nursing

   Hello, I am an LVN/LPN of 3 years who has worked primarily in psychiatric and home health. My interest though is in the OR. No hospitals in my area will hire and LVN without OR experience....so my question is do you think it is a good idea for me to ...

4. What *other* jobs are LVN's qualified for?

   blameitonrio replied to RN/Mom's topic in LPN/LVN

   I don't know where exactly in Socal you are but when I finished Vn school 2007 in the San Diego area there were many opportunities. La jolla Nurses for one will train you right out of school for Home Health Nursing. I've had some great one to one job...

5. About to enroll...PLEASE HELP *questions about entrance*

   blameitonrio replied to silent ninja's topic in LPN/LVN

   Concorde has a very good theory package that will serve you well if you decide to transition to Rn. We were in a sense taught as though we would become Rn's eventually. However their clinical sites - at least in San Diego - were not as good as the co...

6. Enrolling in Concorde *PLEASE HELP ME OUT!!!*

   blameitonrio replied to silent ninja's topic in California

   I blow in Math and got in the top 18% of the national NET scores...trust me you'll have no problem. There are many free online refresher math/algebra sites online...search google. I went to Concorde in San diego...their theory is quite good but their...

7. Concorde San Diego

   blameitonrio replied to hopefulnurse5's topic in California

   I graduated Concorde in 2007....huhuhuh 35,000? Man, they're getting greedy ! Mine was a paltry 24,000 in 2006 when I began lol. Concorde is ok with it's ups and downs - AKA Class Drama - and some good and not so good instructors. You'll get out of i...

8. What do you think of this plan?

   blameitonrio replied to blameitonrio's topic in General Nursing

   Thanks everyone for the advice. I am taking everyones suggestion and applying part time to a nursing home nearby. Someone also pm'd me that a hospital in katy hires new grad lvn's. I'll call monday to find out. Yes, I agree I should not dilly dally ...

9. What do you think of this plan?

   blameitonrio posted a topic in General Nursing

   Hi all, I am a new nurse (LVN) here in Houston TX. I have applied several places and they all want experience except the nursing home. I am depressed by nursing homes and do to want to work in them and have heard personally from several nurses many h...