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 :)

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:

im excited, nervous and anxious all at the same time. i have no idea what to expect either. this is a total career change for me.

good luck to ya!!!!! :D

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is anyone else about to start school, worried about what to expect once we are on the floor actually working as nurses? i'm sure i'm just having the new job/new career jitters, but while going to lpn school, the hospital is going to have me start working the floor as a cna. i took the florida exam as a challenger and have zero experience. now i'm scared to start working!!!

the nursing manager of the hospital called me and asked me what unit i would prefer to work ..... i have no clue what units are even available. she called me last night to tell me they were going to have me start working the week after school starts in the telemetry unit. i had no clue what that even was, but just said, "that's great! i can't wait to start!" ugh! on the inside i was dying. i ran to my computer and googled what the hell telemetry was and what a cna would do in the telemetry unit. to my surprise, it looks like it will be very interesting. my manager called me back and asked me if i would feel more comfortable if i had a week of clinical orientation prior to working on the floor. (um, yeah! i think that would be good.) i really wanted to say that, but didn't. but considering i have zero experience, why would they even consider putting me on the floor anywhere alone?!

i'm just totally worried now about what i am doing now. i really want this career change, but wonder if i am just worried about the unknown. i've wanted this my whole life and now that it is happening, i'm worried i won't be able to handle it.

thanks for letting me vent :loveya:

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anyone attending Centura?

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Hi everyone,

I am beginning my LVN program November 2. I have been looking forward to this for quite sometime and even though I have no formal education, I have a lot of years of hands on caregiving experience and I'm confident that it will be a help. I am nervous though. I am 51 years old and have already retired from 1 career and am starting this new one. My program is on 1 year, so I won't be too much older when I graduate. Besides, hopefully life experience won't be considered a negative.

Good luck to all of us newbies and study, study, study...:yeah::up:

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hey all,

i'm a mother of two, a 4yr old and a 2mth old. i live with my parent's in cali (free rent, food, and babysitting-can't beat that), while my boyfriend stays in baton rouge until i graduate and come back. i'm going into lvn because i wanted to be able to work, while i'm going to school for my bs in rn, won't start that program til jan. 2011.well, i have orientation nov. 2 thru nov. 6, it's weird :specs:, at orientation we'll be learning a&p, pharmacology and basic math, for the first two days, then we have to take a test that wed., then thurs. we have to call and find out if we passed to know if we made it into the lvn program offically, they(the school) said their doing this cause they might have accepted more than 106 students, and that's the most they can have during each start. so all us students have to test into a spot in the next class :eek:, i have never heard of this before, but i'm gonna roll with the punches. :coollook: anyway, when i pass the test(not if, when, cause i have confidence in myself) then we get our books and measured for uniforms on nov. 6, but class officially starts nov. 9. i'm excited, i'm so bored cause school hasn't started yet. i keep looking at my orientation letter and counting down the days, until me and my kids can move back home and i can see my boyfriend again. :yeah:

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JamNurse 2425,

Congrats on getting this far! I started my class in August with 40 students, we are now down to 25 because a lot of people could not pass fundamentals. That seems like yesterday....I too, was looking at my acceptence letter anticipating when school would start and anxious to get into school....now, I am so overwhelmed with homework, hospital rotations, studying for tests, I forget that I have a husband at home that needs me too!:loveya: Take advantage of this time to spend with your family seriously, I am attending a junior college in Northern Calif. for my program and I have had to turn down a lot of offers for family events because school is the first priority. Best of luck to you and your career....

Christine:heartbeat

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Specializes in psychiatric, med/surg, cardiac, LTC, HHA.

I start Monday November 2nd and have orientation tomorrow

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Hi gang,

This is a complete career change for me also.

I am starting LPN school on Nov. 17th and 17 days has never seemed so far away and so soon all at the same time. I never imagined that I would be a student again at 43 yrs old, but here we go!

I am very anxious at the moment but I am sure that I will settle down after a few days back in class.

Good luck everyone!

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i feel the same as you do! doing this at 46 .... very exciting, but nervous at the same time. gave up a good paying job to do this - but it's what i've always wanted to do, so i'm hoping for the best :coollook:

good luck to you as well :yeah:

hi gang,

this is a complete career change for me also.

i am starting lpn school on nov. 17th and 17 days has never seemed so far away and so soon all at the same time. i never imagined that i would be a student again at 43 yrs old, but here we go!

i am very anxious at the moment but i am sure that i will settle down after a few days back in class.

good luck everyone!

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Hi Everyone,

Well, had the last of a 3 day orientation yesterday and classes themselves begin this Monday. I retired from Corrections 1 year ago Feb. and couldn't keep busy enough, so I figured I would attempt what I have wanted to do for years, but was unable to. So nursing school is now a happenin' thing. By the way, 51 is a great time to start a new career. I seem to be the Mom in the class- out of 60!!! Hopefully they don't all have issues.LOL:D

Good Luck to us all...Study, Study, Study

Kim

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HA! Congrats, I am sure I will be the class Dad!

FLg8r, looks there is are several of us late bloomers her :)

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Hello and congratulations to all! I will be starting the LPN program at Professional Skills Institute in Toledo, OH on January 4,2010

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