53Kalypso

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1. Help!! Not IMMUNE HEP B SURFACE RESULT!!!

   53Kalypso replied to NurseMR's topic in General Nursing

   Hey don't worry! I'm in school and I can't get hep b immune either. On my second series now just for the sake of trying, but I'm going to have to sign a waiver because my clinicals start in one month. I'm 100% sure that sucker's been in my muscle ...

2. Just got accepted into an LPN program! What can i do to prepare?

   53Kalypso replied to s81chubbs's topic in LPN/LVN Students

   Congratulations!! That's so great that you're already thinking about this! Is Medical Terminology one of your required courses? It wasn't for me and I wish I had either taken it anyway or bought a book to read on my own or something. Then everyth...

3. Gagging during the breif change... Help!

   53Kalypso replied to TiffanyLovesPink's topic in CNA/MA

   I imagine that they're babies. Baby poop doesn't seem as gross.

4. Accepted

   53Kalypso replied to becky5438's topic in General Students

   Congratulations!! I started last August as well, and one thing I can tell you is that the time FLIES. People kept telling me it would and they were right. Yeah, your social life will suffer. No one I know has divorced yet because of it haha... but I...

5. Why do teachers tr to fail you???

   53Kalypso replied to NStiger88's topic in General Students

   We've all had different experiences in our education. There very well may be a few instructors out there that want us to fail... I'd like to think not, but regardless, it's up to us to just make the best of any situation. So my advice would be to n...

6. I cant start IV's!

   53Kalypso replied to Creamsoda's topic in Emergency

   I'm a first year student, and today was my first time doing clinicals in the ED (LOVED it!), but I was so nervous about starting my first ever IV. The nurse I was paired up with was fabulous... He spent about 10 minutes of his time talking me throug...

7. Are you content at LVN level?

   53Kalypso replied to 53Kalypso's topic in LPN/LVN

   Thank you all for your different views on this subject! It's hard for me to make these kinds of decisions with confidence because I'm only 20, and only a student, so the wisdom of others really goes a long way.

8. Are you content at LVN level?

   53Kalypso replied to 53Kalypso's topic in LPN/LVN

   ...but why is there such pressure to "go back"? I know I sound completely ignorant here, but isn't being an LVN a good enough job?

9. Are you content at LVN level?

   53Kalypso posted a topic in LPN/LVN

   Hello! I'm in the first couple of months of an RN program right now that allows you to stop off after a year and take the LVN test. I'm considering doing that and not continuing on for my RN. Everyone is telling me that's a bad decision because LV...