My first week as an LPN student!!!

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Specializes in CNA.

Hello everyone,

I just thought I would fill the future LPN student's in on how my first week of LPN school went. First of all, I attend Louisiana Technical College's 18 month program. It started with the teacher's introducing themselves, then the student's. Everyone was so nervous and quiet the first day, but that soon changed. The classes that I am enrolled in now are A&P, which includes Medical Terminology, Practical Nursing Prospectives(PNP), and Nutrition. To tell you the truth, the program is what you make of it and how much you can handle. I planned on working at Wal-Mart in the evenings and on the weekends, but that did not work out. I ended up canceling my evening shifts during the week and just working on the weekends. The schoolwork will pile up really fast, I mean we started on last Thurs. on the 27th and we have already had 5 tests. That was a little too much on me, so I had to cut back, but maybe you can handle it. In order to succeed in our classes and pass the tests, you have to know the entire chapters. The test question's could come from any section and they expect you to know it, plus the extra notes they give you in class. The good thing about it is that they are required to teach and test us on 90% of what's is in our books, so if you study hard all the information is there. I have done fairly well on all of my tests so far, 3 A's and 2 B's. There are several student's in the class who took it lightly and have made horrible grades, but they now know what they have to do to survive these classes. It is fast paced, but if you put yourself on a steady schedule and make sure you take a few naps in between and relax, you can do it. I am not the most intelligent person in the world, but I do have enough common sense to know what I have to do to succeed at my dream to become a nurse. I am really enjoying it so far and good luck to all of the future nurses out there:)

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Im also a student at LTC as of yesterday! I was given a book on Basic Body Structure and told that I will have my first test on Monday, which is a make up and another on Thursday! I was only able to take one class over the Summer bc thats all they offered! I recieved my CNA license last semester through LTC! Im a lil nervous but I also wanted to be a Nurse since a little girl so i planned to make it through!

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Why is the program 18 months? That seems kind of long for an LPN program since most of the ones I see average 12 months.

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Specializes in CNA.

Well, our program have always ran between 16 or 18 months. I would rather hurry up and get it out of the way in 12 months,but it is a heck of a lot of information to retain. Our school has a very high success rate on the NCLEX too, so I guess they are doing a good job.

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Specializes in CNA.

To Prayerleadsme

Congratulation's, but I am shocked that you are only taking one class. I wish I was that lucky. I think that when you go into your fall semester you will really enjoy it. LTC is a great school and our teacher's are really making it easy to understand. Hopefully, we will both make it through in the end. Right now we have 40 student's, but I will let you know how many we have once the the semester is over...lol! It would really be a site to see all 40 of us make it though. Goodluck and best wishes:)

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:eek: I get so excited, then nervous, and back to excited with an occasional OMG! Any of you want to tell what gets you through the overwhelming weeks of study and testing?
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Specializes in BRAIN INJURY/REHAB.

congrats to all of u that survived your first week or so.class for me starts in sept(orienation june 15th)class is for 18 months sept-june 6:30-10 summers off sept-mar 8-2 clinicals yes @ times I have omg moments and then @ times I have lets get it over and done wit but just think before we know it it"ll all b ova:bugeyes::hug::beer::clpty:

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Congrat!!!!!!!!!!!!!

What school is that and does any one know private LVN near Ventura CA. I am intrested in going into nursing programe but the waiting list is too long for me.

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Purplefetish and prayersleadme

What campus are you to attending...I am currently enrolled at LTC in Lafayette. I took a&p and nutrition already....I'm waiting to get into the full program....

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Purplefetish and prayersleadme

What campus are you to attending...I am currently enrolled at LTC in Lafayette. I took a&p and nutrition already....I'm waiting to get into the full program....

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Specializes in CNA.

I attend LTC in Winnfield,la near Natchitoches and 45 minutes from Alexandria.

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