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MJM, I am also from the Dayton area and was looking into this program. Did you decide to go with Rio, and if so, can you share your experiences with their program? Did you have to drive very far? THanks for any info you can give.

I FINALLY talked myself into signing up for LPN classes. The only school in the area that I can find that offers night classes is RETS Tech. I met with an advisor today, holy smokes!! $20,500! Wow that seems steep. I could have gone on to get my...

I have been an LPN for 2 years now. I worked in an LTC for approximately 6 months. For the past year I have worked in a pediatrician's office so I have no hospital experience whatsoever. I truly want to be an RN, but I do not have the time to go to s...

I have never heard of that. Is it new? Do they offer the RN bridge?

You are quite welcome. I went to Miami-Jacobs for my PN. From what I understand, they are no longer taking any new classes due to some program violations. I currently am working in Vandalia at a SNF and it is a very nice place. I was very afraid ...

I cant speak with certainty about what the BON says, but they do on a regular basis where I work!!! I have not done it personally yet, but I have been shown twice how to do it, and both were LPNs showing me.

Im a new LPN in the Dayton area. Got my license in January 10 and was working by the end of March. Jobs are hard to find in this area b/c it is over-saturated with LPNs, but the majority of my friends in class have gotten jobs, including me. My st...

Wow, what you said about not having anxiety before each shift struck a cord. I have only been an LPN for 6 months working nights in a SNF. I have sat out in my car and cried, not wanting to go in to work. It got so bad I went down to p.r.n. and on...

I knew nursing would not be easy, but I never imagined it would be this hard. I just started a new LTC job, had orientation for 7 days, and I just finished up my 3rd night shift on my own. I am a charge nurse for around 26 patients. I do work alon...

I definitely wouldnt prefill cups just to save time. Im like you, too afraid of med errors, petrified actually. I would rather take forever and be safe and right than try to be fast. I watch the other seasoned LPNs also and try and remember the go...

Thank you to all who have responded. It really makes me feel better. Reese17, the clipboard idea is great. All of the med carts have clipboards, and I will definitely take your idea tonight and put it to use. 3 days training!!! That's worse than...

Thanks. You guys are great. The substandard care I totally agree with. I feel like these residents deserve more than what I can physically give them in 12 hours and I feel terribly guilty when I have to short-change them with their treatments, etc...

In my LTC, all floor LPN's are charge nurses, just generic term they use. It is entry level.

I just landed my first SNF position on nights. I have never worked nights before and am very afraid I will not be able to handle it. Im 43, which worries me even more. I will be working 3 12's a week, but not all in a row. I am also worried that ...

Oh thank you! My kids are teens, so they are pretty independent, Im lucky in that respect. My husband is more dependent than they are!!! Thanks for the tips!

I just finished up my LPN program and am waiting to test. I just cant figure out my next step. Everyone tells me to go for my BSN, but I am 43 y/o now, and I dont know if that is really important to me at this stage, but I still want to work in a h...

You are so right. I just want it all and I want it right now, I dont wanna have to wait, but I know I have to. I have decided to go the BSN route and take my time. At least I can still do nursing as an LPN in the meantime. Thanks so much!!!

Oh boy does your post bring back memories. I too had no clinical experience and was terrified, but it will come easier and easier, and pretty soon it will just be automatic. It took me a while to be able to remember both numbers, i would concentrat...

Wow, when I read your post, I thought I had written it!! Seriously, I am 42 years old, a medical transcriptionist for 20+ years, and started NS in November. I am getting ready to enter my 2nd quarter, and it has been a rough one. I am lucky in that m...

Im 42 and getting ready to start LPN classes. I envy the younger nurses in their 20s, they have their whole career ahead of them, and will know so much more than I do in the end. But in retrospect, I dont think I would have been ready to do it in m...

This is not nursing related, but I have never forgotten this encounter. I went into labor with my daughter. Of course my ob/gyn was out of town, and his partner, whom I had never met, had to be there for the delivery. This complete stranger to me ...

I too am 42 years young. I started 3 years ago from scratch. After I took the Compass, I found that all of those years of math in high school had not really paid off, as I remembered zilch! I decided though if I wanted it bad enough that I could d...

I have finally decided to go with an LPN program, after finishing a few prereq's at a local college (Edison). I live near Dayton, OH and the only LPN night classes I can find are with Rets, and they want $20,500 for the program. I feel like this dr...

I too am a medical transcriptionist in SW Ohio for almost 20 years and burnt out! I started classes a couple of years ago with prereq's, but couldnt go any further because I couldnt afford to. I am 41 and tell myself I am too old to start over, but...

I'm a nurse wannabe. After finishing one semester of my gen eds, I could no longer afford school. Loans are not an option either, and my income is too high for grants. I have thought about taking classes for a CNA, but am totally in the dark about th...