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1. Why does sleep deprivation have to be a part of my LPN training?

   username44 replied to username44's topic in LPN/LVN Students

   Nursing darwinism it's time for change

2. Why does sleep deprivation have to be a part of my LPN training?

   username44 replied to username44's topic in LPN/LVN Students

   You definitely cannot work more than a few hours a week. My classes are the easy part of the program. We have nowhere near as much homework as you describe. It is a good thing though since the clinicals are so grueling. :up:Good luck!

3. Why does sleep deprivation have to be a part of my LPN training?

   username44 replied to username44's topic in LPN/LVN Students

   The more I think about it, I believe the excessive clinical homework is the policy of our head instructor. She invites input, but not much changes. I don't think the other instructors have a lot of say either. Some of them seem pretty sympathetic ...

4. Clinical teaching strategies

   username44 replied to username44's topic in Educators

   Here is my schedule: Monday: 7 AM --12PM Patient care at LTC 12Pm --? Homework: 7-page history and physical, med dosage schedule , med worksheet, lab list, 5-lab worksheet, 5-diagnosis worksheet, sometimes a surgery worksheet, 1 pa...

5. Why does sleep deprivation have to be a part of my LPN training?

   username44 replied to username44's topic in LPN/LVN Students

   I don't work outside the home. I have a seven and an 11 year-old. For clinical homework I have a 7-page history and physical, a med dosage schedule , a medication worksheet, a lab list, a 5-lab worksheet, a 5-diagnosis worksheet, sometimes a surgery ...

6. Clinical teaching strategies

   username44 posted a topic in Educators

   below is a cut and paste of my rant in the student forum. in addition to blowing off steam, i really want to know what is the current thinking on this subject? why does sleep deprivation have to be a part of my lpn training? i'm told it is necessa...

7. Why does sleep deprivation have to be a part of my LPN training?

   username44 posted a topic in LPN/LVN Students

   Why does sleep deprivation have to be a part of my LPN training? I'm told it is necessary to do massive amounts of homework the night before a clinical in order to get the "total clinical picture" for my patient. But that rationale is not plausible t...

8. Homecare

   username44 replied to username44's topic in LPN/LVN

   Are there any benefits with home health care?

9. Homecare

   username44 replied to username44's topic in LPN/LVN

   Thanks so much for your nice long reply. It confirms what I remember from my past experience. That is, you never know what you are walking into. Still I enjoyed it a lot. My only complaint was a lack of regular hours. I have to work when my kid...

10. Home Health Work

    username44 replied to Ms. Nurse Assistant's topic in LPN/LVN

    How is your schedule? Do you normally have regular hours? Do they have enough work to keep you busy? If a case ends, do they find another one quickly?

11. Homecare

    username44 replied to username44's topic in LPN/LVN

    Is it possible to work regular hours doing home health care? Can you get full time if you want it? Can you count on having enough work from week to week? I'm curious about private duty lpn work also.

12. Homecare

    username44 posted a topic in LPN/LVN

    Does any of you LPNs do homecare? I did that back in the 80's and enjoyed it alot. I think I might like doing that as an LPN when I graduate. Can anyone tell me about that?

13. Help me out by completing this survey?

    username44 replied to username44's topic in LPN/LVN

    That is fine if you don't give a company name, I can still use your response. Thanks.

14. Help me out by completing this survey?

    username44 posted a topic in LPN/LVN

    i am going to start an lpn training program. in order to get a certain type of financial aid (wia), i need to interview two lpn's. does anyone want to anwer a few questions? what company do you work for? what department or position? do they requi...