Amyjosonata

So I live in MD right now and we got a letter saying we couldn't use excelsior for LPN to RN. It just so happens that we are moving to PA does anyone know if PA board of nursing is allowing students to sit for the N CLEX in pa?

The prereqs are fine. It's the different type of education you get in a 2, 3, or 4 year RN program that makes the difference. In case you are not aware, the RN program requires the same hours per day, 5 days a week, with at least 3 days a week in cli...

"Where I live LPNS only go to school for 1 year. I don't know how it is anywhere else. They don't have to take all of the science classes that RNS have to take. The RN program I attend is 3 years, Monday-Friday 9-3. Clincal days we start at 7:30. In ...

well I thought i would add my comment. I am still in nursing school and haven't done OB yet but as a patient, I had a horrible delivery experience. I was in terrible back labor for a long time, seems forever but it was at least five hours. Epidura...

So I am just a beginning LPN student but let me tell ya, we are working hard to get our licenses and after all the hard work, rn or lpn you just want a little respect for your accomplishments. I am not jealous of any RN student or think that either ...

I don't know how you guys feel about the part about telling the person about God in reference to them deciding to be taken off the vent. I think I would allow the chaplain to handle that. I am myself a Christian but I think at that time I would hav...

After telling somebody that I was excited to be getting my lpn school uniform, I was told that LPN meant Little Pretend Nurse. this made me sad, I have worked Very hard to get where I am, I have taken ALL of my prerequisites for the RN program as...

So, I have somewhat of a quandry with the nurses in my Grandmother's LTC. I am JUST a nursing student and I don't want to seem like I am trying to start something but I think that there are some problems. Does it ever seem to anyone else that someti...

She may forget, but the point is, is to not assume that she doesn't have the capability to understand. To give her a chance at least. My suggestion was to have them write on her markerboard ONE HOUR TILL BATH and then write 30 MINUTES UNTIL BATH . ...

I think those are all good ideas. It is just a frustrating experience when you know that a loved one of yours is living in fear and feeling unstable about her surroundings. I think it is important that staff be friendly and caring but it is not a f...

I know it must be very difficult working with patients and seeing them deteriorate, but my point is that, the whole focus should be on patient care not on CNA's feelings. You know what I mean? Like you have to expect that in geratric LTC that things ...

LPN STUDENT HERE!!!!! All done with a and P and psych etc. Start clinical rotations and nursing classes in JULY!!!! I am in a 9 month program, really excited and NERVOUS!!!!!!! Glad to see others out there!

So yesterday I just had my orientation for LPN school. I had been looking forward to this for what seemed forever, I had completed all the prequisites, even for an RN, and jumped MANY hurdles, with chemistry A and P etc. I had been to college befor...

Don't let anything stand in your way. Doing something like this that you can be proud of IMO is something that can change your entire life for the better. Do it for Yourself first and your family second. You can live everyday of your life afterward b...

Nursing School is a big commitment. Perhaps your wife is just a little concerned and is just voicing her concerns in a way that is not as positive as you would like. Also, a career in nursing is SOMETIMES. difficult for a normal family life. Consi...

Are all of your LPN programs full as well? What about CNA? My advice would be to go with something that (even if it is from the ground up) would support you in your future career. A CNA would get you some floor time and then you could move to LPN or ...

I don't know how it works in nursing school ( I start this summer) but I know just having kids really helps with the whole gag thing. I NEVER used to be able to handle puke or poop but my daughter gets really scared when she is sick so instead of fa...

Hi everyone- So I was wondering if anyone thought being or becoming a parent changed the way you looked at nursing. I know alot of people in the education field thought that having children changed the way they looked at their students. Do you thin...

Wow! That is an intense story. I was just thinking about how difficult it would be, being a parent myself, to agree with parents who stand by and watch...........To follow someone's orders even though it would mean the life of someone so innocent. ...

Thanks for the comments. They made me smile. I am very excited about starting. A little nervous, because I really want to do well and i know it is a challenge. I am glad I got the pre reqs done before the nursing classes. It would be hard to do ...

This person was a PA. I am over it now but it sure made for a cloud! Thanks for your encouragement. Career decisions are hard to make. My husband and I decided that this was the best one for now because of how the cost of living is around here. ...

This community is GREAT!!!! I am so excited!! I just got my letter for my orientation for my first LPN Class. The school I am going to makes you take all the pre reqs you would take for an RN program for the LPN program. I had to start from the g...

HI there- I am living in hagerstown and I go to HCC. I have heard the RN program is pretty good. I am about to enter the LPN in the summer. Unfortunately the problem with the RN program is that there are WAY too many applicants and WAY too few spa...

I was wondering if anyone knew if it was possible to be certified for two states. I live right on the state line of PA and MD and wondered if you have to take separate exams or if there is one exam for both states. I have a friend who is a hygenist...