New LPN students to start soon !! Come share your experiences :)

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I am starting in September I figured it would be nice to start a thread where all of us new students could come and and share our experiences/help eachother out as we are on our way to be nurses :)

i start november. but im still skeptical about my student loan. by the time i finish my lvn i will owe $27,000. is it really that high?????? im not sure if im ready to commit myself to that kind of payment plan. or working as an lvn will be all worth it? how much are your student loans?

the technical schools cost under 5k - including uniforms! i was going to go that route too, but the thought of owing that much money to anyone, scares me!

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i will be starting school sep 28 at kaplan in san diego ca.

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I just finished my 4th week of school and I suggest buying a digital recorder. There is so much info and sometimes you may miss something while taking notes. In my class, there is one person who types his notes while listening to the recording and then send them in an email to the the entire class.:up:

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anyone going to kaplan in san diego ca>??:D

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My school will not allow us to bring in computers or recording devices they are so "old school"!! Other than that, nursing school hasnt been so bad yet! I started Sept 2. I had some difficulty in intro Chemistry, but most did. Do you guys get quizzed every day?

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Did anyone start clinicals yet? I start Monday and am so terrified! I have never been in the medical field and I don't know if I will like! I know it's a little late for that. But, I thought being in class and learning would ease my mind once clinicals started and it hasnt! I'm afraid I might have an anxiety attack or faint once I walk in the building. Just thinking about that day is making me sick to my stomach. Any advice on how to get over this fear?

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i'm a career changer too and ill be starting school in october. i'm anxious, nervous and excited! i cant wait! :anpom:

GOOD LUCK EVERYONE!!

hi pouty

are you going to the center for allied health and nursing education in nj?

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anyone attending thecenter for allied health and nursing education on oct 26th in nj??...by the way this is a really good thread

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Did anyone start clinicals yet? I start Monday and am so terrified! I have never been in the medical field and I don't know if I will like! I know it's a little late for that. But, I thought being in class and learning would ease my mind once clinicals started and it hasnt! I'm afraid I might have an anxiety attack or faint once I walk in the building. Just thinking about that day is making me sick to my stomach. Any advice on how to get over this fear?

hi miaizon

i start lpn school in oct and i feel the same way you do about clinicals im terrified never been in the medical field , on top of that i start oct 26th and start clinicanls the same week :uhoh21:..i dont know what to expect hopefully we both adjust well.

p.s good luck to all future lpns :nuke:

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Specializes in Nurse Aide in ICU and a LTC facility.

We'll be starting clinicals November 3rd, first the nursing homes then after Christmas we'll be going to the hospitals. So far all we've done is lecture and lab every single day since mid August when the program started. I'm nervous about the clinicals but REALLY ready to get out of the class room. 8 hours in the same tiny little room with the same people is enough to make anyone go crazy, lol....and I'm the only guy in a class of 30 so there's that. I'm just ready to start getting some hands on experience...and the clinical sites are usually the ones who hire most of the graduates so this will be like an extended job interview :)

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hi pouty

are you going to the center for allied health and nursing education in nj?

hi honeybunny!

no, im actually going to sheridan tech in hollywood, florida. school starts on the 26th and im so psyched! :yeah:

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hi honeybunny!

no, im actually going to sheridan tech in hollywood, florida. school starts on the 26th and im so psyched! :yeah:

hi again pouty!

ooh okay i thought you were going to the center for allied health and nursing education because we start the same day :nuke: congrats on getting into lpn school ...im supa excited :D but nervous at the same time :uhoh3: i dont know what to expect..anyways BEST OF LUCK TO YOU :nuke:

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