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1. Depression + Anxiety as a Nurse

   aquakenn replied to jesslahti future LVN's topic in General Nursing

   Don't be afraid to shop around. The best ACOA meetings are Al-Anon ACOA meetings. I learned and continue to learn a lot from the 12 Steps of

2. Depression + Anxiety as a Nurse

   aquakenn replied to jesslahti future LVN's topic in General Nursing

   14 Traits of an Adult Child of an Alcoholic We became isolated and afraid of people and authority figures. We became approval seekers and lost our identity in the process. We are frightened by angry...

3. Depression + Anxiety as a Nurse

   aquakenn replied to jesslahti future LVN's topic in General Nursing

   Hi Ella, I had a very similar upbringing. What has greatly helped my is Al-Anon ACOA (adult children of alcoholics). It doesn't matter if there was drinking or not, you will find a lot in common...

4. The Stigma of Men in Nursing

   aquakenn replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

   My doctor told me that he had to do that in the army. Guess he was lying,

5. The Stigma of Men in Nursing

   aquakenn replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

   alrighty, then.

6. The Stigma of Men in Nursing

   aquakenn replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

   thank

7. The Stigma of Men in Nursing

   aquakenn replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

   What I have done on some of my previous posts is, (first) state that those are not my credentials and then move onto my

8. The Stigma of Men in Nursing

   aquakenn replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

   When I was setting up my profile, those credentials came on. I couldn't get them off. Very frustrating. I tried to get them off, but I can't. I hate that they are there since it's obvious I don't...

9. The Stigma of Men in Nursing

   aquakenn replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

   I have been a PCA since 2016, and an HHA since 2018. I hope to have my LPN in 2021. I am a man and that has been some stigma in my profession. The stigma comes from my senior patients, not...

10. Anyone attend LPN program Erie 1 BOCES in Buffalo,NY area?

    aquakenn replied to cmm4ever's topic in New York Nursing

    Thank you for the update. Last I started Orleans-Niagara BOCES for LPN. It was supposed to start in January 2019. It didn't start until the end of March 2019. The first instructor went out on...

11. 2019-2020 LPN student roll call!

    aquakenn replied to Zani26's topic in School, College Programs

    PS: I don't know how BSN RN credentials got added to my last name. As you can see I haven't achieved those statuses

12. 2019-2020 LPN student roll call!

    aquakenn replied to Zani26's topic in School, College Programs

    I am beginning my LPN studies and have been hearing the same. Hospitals aren't hiring LPNs any longer, and now RNs don't count for much until a nurse gets a BSN. However, many private offices and...

13. 2019-2020 LPN student roll call!

    aquakenn replied to Zani26's topic in School, College Programs

    ?I start on March 25th (I hope. they keep moving it forward. I am nervous, but I have to remember that I have two bachelor's degrees already, and nursing has been a calling for a very long time and...

14. TEAS V hard?

    aquakenn replied to lauraline's topic in TEAS Exam Help

    I also did poorly on science. I did study though using previous TEAS tests and studied the science question furtherly. From all the questions and topics that I studied, I still bombed the science...

15. TEAS V hard?

    aquakenn replied to lauraline's topic in TEAS Exam Help

    I don't have much background in science. I studied the ATI TEAS book, took all the practice tests, reviewed all the questions and studied further. The majority of the science section was nothing...