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  1. Concorde Career College

    fishchick72 replied to registeredusername's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    You are in San Bernadino? Any chance you would be willing to drive to Glendora to Citrus community college. They do not do a waiting list. They have a class called introductions to health...

  2. Once you are a LPN how hard is it to be RN

    fishchick72 replied to mydee's topic in LPN to RN

    Yes, it's much easier to get into an RN program when you are already an LVN. And if you get some acute care work experience in prior to starting the RN program you will be ahead of the game there too...

  3. Anyone else have this problem?

    fishchick72 replied to Brigi23's topic in LPN to RN

    same here, my stepkids are older (12 & 19) & independant pretty much, but they still act like I'm overacting about how much homework, etc I have. My stepdaughter (19) is in college now &...

  4. Help with nursing math please

    fishchick72 replied to fishchick72's topic in General Students

    Thank you sooooo much!! I was right on the second & third ones, but was totally lost on that heparin

  5. Promoting factor in cancer??

    fishchick72 posted a topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    The study guides they give us at school (I'm an LVN in the 3rd semester of the RN program) were written long ago & now my textbooks don't match up. I did a google search & couldn't find...

  6. Promoting factor in cancer??

    fishchick72 replied to fishchick72's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Thanks

  7. Promoting factor in cancer??

    fishchick72 replied to fishchick72's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    OH, now I feel dumb, I thought they were referring to the mitosis promoting

  8. Need help with careplan

    fishchick72 replied to fishchick72's topic in LPN to RN

    Thanks everyone for your help!! I do have a careplan book, but like I said the careplan wasn't a problem, it was the darn cluster thing we have to do. I was able to pull it off doing the first...

  9. Need help with careplan

    fishchick72 posted a topic in LPN to RN

    Ok, I'm not sure how other schools do care plans, but at my school we FIRST do a "care map", the box in the center of the page starts with the medical dx, then for each system or area involved you...

  10. Need help with careplan

    fishchick72 replied to fishchick72's topic in LPN to RN

    Yes, it's not real specific, but does state sob upon rest even. I am allowed to make up what I need to that isn't stated, I just don't know what else I can make up for

  11. Need help with careplan

    fishchick72 replied to fishchick72's topic in LPN to RN

    but still, what info do I list in my cluster, it's not the dx that I'm struggling with, it's getting abnormal data to list in the cluster & then I have to specify what treatment is done for it...

  12. Are we being phased out?

    fishchick72 posted a topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    How is it looking in your area? Where I'm at several hospitals have stopped hiring LVNs. I am still an LVN, so this is bad news for me. Especially since there's been a lot of changes at my hospital...

  13. Citrus Valley RNs win election

    fishchick72 replied to mark hamel's topic in California Nursing

    FPH has not gone union, hasn't voted on it, hasn't even been contacted by the union at

  14. Care plan question

    fishchick72 posted a topic in LPN to RN

    I am trying to do my first care plan. This may be a stupid question to some, but I would feel better to ask & have an idea than to guess & do it wrong & get a bad grade. My care plan is...

  15. Care plan question

    fishchick72 replied to fishchick72's topic in LPN to RN

    thanks so

  16. Are we being phased out?

    fishchick72 replied to fishchick72's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    yep, have the exact same thing at my job

  17. Care plan question

    fishchick72 replied to fishchick72's topic in LPN to RN

    the pt profile listed several things r/t perfusion issues, so that is why I chose

  18. Any advice to offer me

    fishchick72 posted a topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    Hello there, I am currently an LVN in the LVN to RN transition class. I should graduate next May with my associates degree. After I pass my state boards I am planning to get my BSN & MSN through...

  19. Any advice to offer me

    fishchick72 replied to fishchick72's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    I don't know yet if I want to teach LVN or RN, but I do know that I want my

  20. Any advice to offer me

    fishchick72 replied to fishchick72's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    Ok, thanks for the tip. Will any of my LVN experience count do you think? I've worked in a wide variety of areas as an LVN already, just

  21. Phasing out LPN's.

    fishchick72 replied to BJ, LPN's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I live in Southern

  22. Are we being phased out?

    fishchick72 replied to fishchick72's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    sorry, didn't mean to cause any problems, I'm pretty new here, was just sincerely curious as to what was going on in what areas, that's

  23. Citrus Valley RNs win election

    fishchick72 replied to mark hamel's topic in California Nursing

    The biggest reason they wanted the union was to negotiate for retirement benefits. I think it is interesting that the union never contacted the sister hospital Foothill Presbyterian in regards to...

  24. Iv Certifications For Lvn's????

    fishchick72 replied to wooosp's topic in California Nursing

    I got mine through flex ed, but I started my new job without it, they just told me I had to get enrolled asap. Sometimes the hospital you get hired at will have a contract with an education company...

  25. LVN program school in orange county

    fishchick72 replied to lovelynurse2b's topic in California Nursing

    In LA county at Citrus College they have a very good LVN program, that's where I got my LVN. I am now working on my