lorarami

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1. What is your current LPN salary

   lorarami replied to Vicky Laursen's topic in LPN/LVN

   Anyone in the Baton Rouge area?? Seems no one is posting from my area? I am very curious to know what the pay is here as I have heard it is lower in the south.

2. Please help! I am kind of torn, nursing or sonography

   lorarami replied to dalman97's topic in Pre-Nursing

   I think you should go for it then. I went to X-ray school because I let a friend talk me into it. What I really wanted to do was nursing. So here I am at 42 looking into nursing school. Follow your bliss, don't worry about the job market and everythi...

3. Please help! I am kind of torn, nursing or sonography

   lorarami replied to dalman97's topic in Pre-Nursing

   Why don't you try to shadow an US tech. I don't do US, but I am an X-ray tech so I can tell you that their work is not stress free by any means. Of course as with most medical jobs it depends on where you work. Hospital vs. clinic. In the hospital...

4. Nursing vs. Rad. Technology

   lorarami replied to tiffany2010's topic in Pre-Nursing

   I am an XRay tech who is currently looking into nursing school. Every city is different of course, but where I live the xray tech market is very saturated. I graduated in 1998 and you could write your ticket back then, now it's hard to get a job. New...

5. How long do you go to clinicals?

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

   I believe it is for 6 weeks straight. Maybe I misunderstood. I am going to call tomorrow and make sure. I know when I went to Xray school we were in clinicals for almost the entire 2 years. I am hoping it's more as I find that is where we get our bes...

6. How long do you go to clinicals?

   lorarami posted a topic in LPN/LVN Students

   I have been rather surprised that the time spent in clinicals at my local LPN school is only 6 weeks toward the end of the 15 month program. Is this about right? I thought there would be much more hands on patient care.

7. Having a hard time making a decision @LPN school

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

   Thank you, I am moving forward with the application process! I have sacrificed 8 years for our family, now it's time to do something for me!

8. Having a hard time making a decision @LPN school

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

   Thank you all for your advice, it is greatly appreciated. I definitely don't want any more regret, I've had my share. Shadowing an LPN would be a great idea so that I will have no doubts about my choice. I think one of the reasons I disliked Xray s...

9. Having a hard time making a decision @LPN school

   lorarami posted a topic in LPN/LVN Students

   I am a registered Xray tech who hasn't worked in 7 years, I've been a stay home mom. My son is older now and I'm ready to do something for myself. I never liked Xray, and only went into it because I let a friend talk me into going. I was 26 and figur...

10. Am I just living out someone else's dreams?

    lorarami replied to FaithGurl93's topic in LPN/LVN

    I am 42 and after many years of feeling lost in my career I can only plead for you to follow YOUR dreams. If you don't you will regret it and there is nothing worse than regret. Your mom will eventually understand!