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Specializes in Intensive Care.

I am happy to say that with a lot of perserverance and family support myself and 34 other students graduated from a one-year, fully packed, practical nursing program. Of the 35 graduates, 26 were original students we started with on January 9, 2011. We fought hard and happily on December 8, 2011 became the Graduating Practical Nursing C/O 2011:yeah:!!! Go SSC GPN's we all earned it!!!:)

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Congrats Dconey80!!!! You Guys Rock :) what is next for you?

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Specializes in Urology, LTC, acute care, Primary Care.

Congrats!!!!! I'm super excited for u guys, n my class as well we graduate 12/15/11 I cnt wait!!! Do u know when ure gonna take ure nclex yet? Keep.us posted on that please.

congrats again!!!

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Specializes in LTC.
:yeah::grad:*wine Congrats ! Good luck on boards.
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Specializes in Intensive Care.

I just submitted my applications on friday, so I am praying that I can sit for the nclex-pn boards within a month or two. Until then it's study! study! study! :).

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I am happy to say that with a lot of perserverance and family support myself and 34 other students graduated from a one-year, fully packed, practical nursing program. Of the 35 graduates, 26 were original students we started with on January 9, 2011. We fought hard and happily on December 8, 2011 became the Graduating Practical Nursing C/O 2011:yeah:!!! Go SSC GPN's we all earned it!!!:)

:smokin:I'm so happy for you!!!!! I'm a new member and don't know how to operate so I can post a question I would like to ask

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I'm trying to find out if you enroll in a vocational LVN school can you still get your lic after taking state exam are do you just get a certificate

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Specializes in Intensive Care.

If you register for the state board exam, sit for the boards, and pass...you get a license. Either you become a licensed vocational nurse or a licensed practical nurse, I think the LVN/LPN status depends on the school you attended.

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Specializes in CNA/LPN.

Congratulations! Of course every single one of you pushed through all the hard work and definitely deserve it! Best of luck to you and all of your future nursing endeavors! :)

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Specializes in Complex pedi to LTC/SA & now a manager.

LVN= California or Texas

LPN= the other 48 states

both take the NCLEX-PN

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Specializes in Rehab.

im so happy for you, i graduate jan 26 2012

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Specializes in Intensive Care.

I forgot to update my progress :D Graduated December 2011. Passed the PN-NCLEX on first attempt, February 2012. I have been a practicing LPN in Home Health for the last 18 months. Just enrolled into an online LPN-RN program and want to finish that within the next 18 months or less. I have a few other things in motion to give me more earnings while I make progress toward obtaining my RN degree. Hope everyone else has been successfully moving forward with their goals :)!

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