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We had to take the HESI to get our validation papers. The minimum score was a 900 ..luckily I got a 981, but I thought that some of the answers were really off the wall. I really didn't care for the HESI too much. It seems as if the HESI gives points...

SUCCESS !!!

I just graduated last month from a LPN-RN program. We did a transition program last May that was intense. We were required to have 1000 hours of expereince, but think about it when you are on the floor, you are a student nurse not a LPN..so you are n...

I think it depends on the facility, but I would be prepared to wear long sleeves. I have tattoos too, but they are high up on my deltoid, shoulder and ankle, so I guess I wouldn't be able to wear skirts in some facilities. Check with personnel about ...

:balloons: CONGRATULATIONS!!!!:balloons: :roll :w00t:

:balloons: CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!!!!!:monkeydance:

Check your state board of nursing website. Click on License verification. Type in your name and you should be able to see if your license is issued or especially if you had a temp one, it will say null/void if you passed or failed. Thats how it is he...

You know what I felt the same way almost 10 yrs ago when I took my NCLEX-PN. I shut off at 95 and I just knew that I failed. Went hope and went through my NCLEX and text books trying to find answers. I just figured oh well, better luck next time..but...

Congratulations IdahoGirl on your hard work and dedication. :w00t:I agree it isn't a walk in the park but it can be done. I myself graduated May '06 LPN-RN and I am waiting for my ATT, I had a 1 1/2 hour commute daily up and down (other programs I wo...

I would check the your state boards. This person is a medical assistant, what type of "real" training does this individual have over your friend who is a LVN. If anything I think it would be the other way around. I don't know about in your state, but...

Ohhhhh Wow....now That Is Creepy!!!!!

My nursing supervisor told me that when she was doing her peds rotation in school she had a litttle 4 or 5 yo keep calling her into his room, and when she went in there he was laughing and saying.." Look..look at the angels..aren't they pretty, they ...

I agree, but what about when administrator have the CEO's breathing down their necks and fussing about the ever so popular budget, then you have nursing complaining about having two nurses w/ 16 pts each on a sub acute floor with three admissions and...

I know some places in PA don't give you any credit for being a LPN, you are started at a new grad rate. As a LPN in LTC and working for agency in the sub-acute setting, I am actually going to get a pay cut as a RN. Most hosp I have heard of start the...

Good luck..I've been a LPN for almost 10 yrs..and just graduated from RN school. This profession is definelty not just for the money..it is full of stressors. Trust me I have had several nights where I say " That's it..I quit..I am not coming back..t...

I know you are very confused and discouraged, but like everyone has said..you are still very young. Continue to take your pre reqs. I know someone that graduated as a LPN and continued taking her pre reqs and graduated 2 yrs ago as a PA. There is a W...

good luck..keep your head up high and reach for the gold. you are still very young...and never too old to learn. the greatest thing about nursing is the wide variety of settings in which we are able to work in. home health, hospice, agency..etc..you ...

OMG there must be one in EACH school, we had this one lady..and like you she would agrue and challenge everything that she didn't agree with. Don't get me wrong she was quite intelligent. but some of the dumbest stuff she just didn't understand the ...

I totally agree with grad2008, I just got tired of hearing for 10 yrs that I was "JUST A LPN" or can I speak to the RN..so thank GOD on 6/26/06 I just graduated from RN school, I believe I will be a LPN at heart for life..RN is just a title..to get t...

My school required that we take the Drexel HESI review course, wealso had to pass the HESI exit exam with a score over 900 before they would give us our papers to send to the state. The review was basically a review of nursing school. The instructo...

Great decision..good luck!!!

:smiley_aa GRADUATED MAY 26, 2006!!!!!!!! CONGRATS TO ALL..WE A NO LONGER NURSING STUDENTS:w00t: Took the Drexel review course and passed my HESI exit exam so I'm just waitng for my ATT. GOOD LUCK ONCE AGAIN TO ALL OF YOU FOR A JOB WELL DONE:cheers:

I always used to beat myself up about not going straight for my RN. I've been a LPN for almost since 1996, and I just started to take my pre-reqs one class at a time until I had no choice but to bite the bullet and enroll in a RN program. I now feel ...

I know the delima you are in. I have been a LPN for 10 years now and just graduated less than two weeks from Nursing school..I mainly worked in LTC and sub- acute facilities through a agency. The pay with the gero population is MUCH better than a hos...