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  1. This behavior really gets me, it's one of my biggest pet-peeves! I came accross it especially during my work in LTC. I would take the person aside and try to talk to them...educate, show them what they were doing...explain just how wrong this is. ...
  2. long, New LPN looking for job advice....

    i've had three job offers (that i am very thankful for), but i'm not sure which path to take. does anybody have any advice? i'm married, we have 3 daughters ages 9, 11, and 17. i just passed my boards june 14th and i'm in a lpn-rn bridge program that...
  3. long, New LPN looking for job advice....

    thank you....that's what i am really leaning toward. i'm just afraid of overloading myself too much.
  4. Let's introduce ourselves...

    hello all, i'm amanda, i graduated the pn program in december and took/passed my boards june 14...i had to wait because in ky i had to have a 120 hour internship prior to taking the boards... i've worked in geriatrics for 2 years as a cna, i'll hopef...
  5. Were You a Nursing Assistant

    1. i took my cna course as a pre-req for the pn program, then worked for 2 years prior to passing the pn. 2. i think that it helped, for me it made me more comfortable with patients and their families. and i can fully understand where cnas are comin...
  6. 75 Questions on NCLEX, pass or fail?

    I took the PN it cut off at 85 and I passed....LOTS of SATA, at least 20! I wasn't sure if the questions were hard/getting harder or if I was unprepared. But it all worked out in the end
  7. Thank you all previous test takers....

    i can't believe that at this time last week i was studying and restudying everything i know...or thought i knew! i couldn't sleep friday night and gave up at 3 saturday morning, having to be at the testing center at 7:30. i got there, went through al...
  8. question about results online-pretty sure I failed

    It took about 52 hours (not that I was counting or anything) before my results were posted, I don't think pass/fail has anything to do with timing. Best of luck!
  9. bridging from c.n.a to lpn

    I don't know of a bridge program where I live either...not for CNA to LPN. I'm in my 1st semester of the LPN program which is an 18 month program. 8.5-12 months, wow! I like the program I am in, but I have a LOT to learn...lots, and lots of info! G...
  10. how many patients do you have

    I'm a CNA in LTC and when I work alzheimer's/dementia or the skilled floor I have 12 residents. When I work personal care I have about 22 residents, but several of them do most everything for themselves. I generally go back and help the cna's on the ...
  11. 3rd shifters, what are your duties?

    I am new to my job but here's what I've been doing so far (7p-7a) Getting residents ready/into bed, hs care, picking up their room as I go along Showers (generally 1-2 at night and/or in the morning) Checking the residents every 2 hrs....taking them ...
  12. Calling All CNA's!

    Hello all, I'm a new CNA, I just started working about a month ago. I took a CNA course this past spring as a pre-req for the LPN program at school. I didn't plan on working until I was out of nursing school, but you know how that goes...needed m...
  13. Post Spring 2006 semester grades here!

    MedTerm~A Comm.~A CNA course~A A&PI~B
  14. I'm going insane.

    I understand! I was in your shoes about a month ago, sometimes checking the mail twice a day...just in case it fell out of the stack of junk mail. Hang in there :) Good Luck!
  15. ~*~*~* A&P II Summer 2006! *~*~*~

    I started A&PII May 9th. It's a 6 week course, lecture 4 days a week (2hrs. each) and lab 2 days a week (2 & 1/2 hrs. each). There are 2 quizzes and an exam every week in lecture, a quiz every lab with exams every 2 weeks....no time to fall b...
  16. Someone tell me its OK to have a 3.5GPA instead of a 4.0

    sorry, wrong post
  17. Has anyone had Math 111 (Ideas in Math)?

    Where I attend it's contemporary math, I attempted this course but had a teacher that was brand new, he had taught algebra as a student teacher (from what I remember him saying), needless to say he taught without a clue of what he was doing. I droppe...
  18. Anyone using the Marieb textbook for A&P

    I am also using the 6th ed. It has a blue cover w/ a picture of skiers on it. Chapter one covers: An overview of Anatomy & Physiology Levels of Structural Organization Maintaining Life Homeostasis The Language of Anatomy This link should give you...
  19. Who's met their new teachers

    I'm taking two classes online, two "in-class".... My online courses... My Comm instructor seems really well organized....not to mention INTERESTING!! I think she has traveled everywhere, or enough really cool places to "fit the bill" and she seems...
  20. Help!? A&P I....again, any advice?

    Help!? Spring semester starts in five days. I took A&P I last semester and completely flopped! I am taking it again this semester and I'm going in with a whole new attitude. I can and will succeeed this semester! I know I can do it, I have all ...
  21. Spring 2006 ~ What's everyone taking this semester?

    Call me crazy, I think (& know) I'm on overload... Here's my spring schedule of classes Nurses aid course (1st 1/2 of the semester) Medical treminology Comunications A&PI again Needless to say lots and lots of prayers said (and needed :) ) ...
  22. Help!? A&P I....again, any advice?

    Thank-you, all, for the great advice. I'll be putting it to good use....soon!