brown eyed girl

brown eyed girl

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  1. Am I Too Nervous????

    Please forgive me if my spelling is off this morning b/c Im crying now as I am typing but, yes I am a new graduate. I have a real big issue and always have with anything that I have done with looking,...
  2. took nclex today need support.

    you probably passed! Ill keep my fingers
  3. Nursing retention

    I too think that this is a good question considering I havent stayed at a particular place for longer than 2 yrs and that was when I was an agency aide. Anyway, I would be more inclined to stay at a...
  4. Deman for nurses decreases in Columbus????

    I believe it to be true. I am a new grad LPN and have been licensed since early February and I have yet to find a job. As the weeks have passed, I see less and less jobs in the paper and online. In...
  5. How about the HARDEST job in nursing?

    Finding your first
  6. What would you do in my situation?

    Here's my situation. I am moving to ga in early june or july the latest and need a substantial amount of money to have a successful and somewhat easy transition. I am a new grad and I have been out of...
  7. Graduated and SCARED To DEATH

    As a new grad and recently licensed LPN, I will say this: IN MY OPINION, you cannot really study for the NCLEX b/c you dont know what kind of questions the computer will bring to you and when you sit...
  8. GPC Students - how was your semester?

    I am moving to ga and plan to attend GPC. Has anyone done the LPN-RN Bridge option? In my LPN program, I took Dev Psych plus I already have taken Gen Psych and Eng 121 (critical thinking essays on...
  9. Frustrated LPN NO JOBS!!!!!!!!!

    I love the agency flexibility as I was a agency aide a while ago; but I really in my heart want to work staff b/c of the fact that there is so much that I dont know. With that said, when you have put...
  10. I am a new grad LPN who will be working rotating shifts at a facility. I will have a preceptor with me but for me to get the hang of things I have to "participate." I refuse to be a bystander b/c I...
  11. GA Board Question

    NEVERMIND! I did more searching and found the policies of the board and how they are written on their site. What it is actually saying is: a person may endorse and proceeding the date of the...
  12. GA Board Question

    I am a newly licensed lpn but havent officially started working yet but, I will be here in a couple of days. On their faq page it gives what you need to transfer the license but, when you go to the...
  13. LTC Shift Beginnings-LPN FLOOR NURSES

    I think I need to make a clairification. I have twice seen the statement "you seem to be well prepared." If those that have recently posted and recognized the SECOND POST, THAT WASNT ME, IT WAS THE...
  14. april 2 is daylight saving time...love or hate

    LOVE IT, LOVE IT, LOVE IT, LOVE IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Can you tell! DST means SUMMER IS COMING! WOOOOOOOOOOOOHOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! Hot Days and even hotter
  15. 2nd day and I already want to cry!

    I say report the agency since they overlooked what you told them and report the child's family to children's services b/c if the child is living in a filthy home and its always like that plus the...
  16. Need some advice here

    report Them
  17. new LPN w/? about finding a job

    I have to disagree with Commuter. I am not picky and I have always worked in ltc as a nurse assistant. I have had the hardest time finding a job. The opportunities are plentiful working as a lpn, the...
  18. Really low "orientation" pay?? Advantage -

    I was told my orientation pay would be $7/hr for my first 4-5 shifts! I was expecting it to be low but not that low! I am just trying to keep my head up during this time until my pay jumps...
  19. Why Does It Seem That RN's Hate Us and Hospitals Don't Believe In Us??

    HarleyGirl, If you know how each body system works in the first place, you can predict what's going to happen next; and when you do this it is called "critical thinking". You are thinking ahead of...
  20. Frustrated LPN NO JOBS!!!!!!!!!

    I live in Columbus, Oh and I will be moving to metro atl in June and the same thing has happened to me and a few other people as well. I graduated in Dec 05 and got licensed in Feb 06. I ran into a...
  21. Central Ohio LPN'S

    Does anyone know anything about the Convalarium and how much they pay? I have a connection to where I can possibly get a job there but I also am waiting for my reference check to come back from...
  22. Central Ohio LPN'S

    I had to run in and get the application and run out b/c I was running late to pick up my mom. I have to take it back
  23. I am a new grad with 7 years experience in long term care as a nurse assistant. I have applied and interviewed in a few places plus got screwed out of a position over something petty at my job and...
  24. Pre-Entrance exam for the LPN program

    I took the NET what a lot of people had a hard time with was the reading. You have to read as much as you can for a minute then the proctor told you to "stop" and mark the number to your right; then...
  25. why LPN?

    I chose to go the LPN route b/c I wanted to become a nurse plus I'll get the experience I need to function as a nurse such as calling dr.'s to get orders or changing orders. It will also make it a...