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I don't have an answer for you... just wanted to chime in that I am in the same boat. People keep asking me what specialty I want to work in... at this point I would be happy just to have a job. My friend graduated 2 years ago and got a job offer ...

Absolutely, do the RN. LPN positions are being eliminated all over the place. Several LPNs graduated about a year ago and out of 30 of them only 4 had jobs within 3-4 months. Also, getting into LPN to RN transition programs can take awhile as well...

buy all of the groceries that I want to and that I need! It's been too long

For me locally, none of the hospitals are even hiring LPNs only RNs. A few of the new LPN grads from my school have only been able to get jobs in LTC. Glad that I went with the RN program after hearing about that.

Be prepared... it was about $900 for that first semester. But you use most of those books for the rest of the program. I don't think the new book lists are up yet on campus connect... my list is old and wouldn't be right or I would tell you.

I'm right here with you guys... I can't believe that at this time next year I will have a job where I make more than $6000 in a year like I am now!!

I took med term and it was awesome. Everyone keeps saying that it's a good filler class and that just isn't true. This class should be required for the nursing program. It makes everything that could be gibberish to you clear. When instructors ar...

I think I have the #1 way that you know you are in nursing school..... You realize that all of these are true... and you have spent the last 4 hours reading 20 some pages of them!

I have never heard anyone mention a class like this before... however all I studied was the TEAS study guide that is availible from ATI and I got a 92% on the test. The guide goes through everything that you need to know to do well on the test.

Anyone else excited to have made it through the first semester of nursing school?? I am sooooo glad to be on Christmas break finally. I don't even care about family or the holiday I'm just glad to not be studying for an exam! Although I do have a...

My fundamentals instructor was recently retired when our school ran into a wall trying to staff all of our classes. They asked her back and she came to the rescue. So she literally came out of retirement to teach us as her last class. We gave her ...

you can scoop up the cap using the needle it's self... just leave the cap sitting on the table near you so you don't have to touch it... then make sure that you don't push the cap on but it will at least be covered if you have to walk for a sharps c...

I just finished my first week of classes and I am freaking out alittle bit... we were assigned to read 12 chapters during the first 3 days of class! I have had no sleep all week long and am looking forward to going to bed and just getting up to go...

it sounds to me like your instructor should be fired... or you should at least tell the head of the program what is going on

just two words... GET ONE. I switched to mac's about 2 years ago and I will NEVER have a pc again. My mac works all the time and doesn't lock up or shut down. I leave it running 24/7 and have for the last year without turnign it off and it still ...

I am definately not a morning person either... well I can be, but all summer long I have been working nights. Lately I'm not getting tired until around 6AM! I start classes next monday (20th) and I will be there at 8AM most days, 7:30 clinical thu...

I am in the same boat as you... starting school on the 20th. I had chicken pox back in first grade but instead of getting a titer I just got the vaccine because it only cost $10 more. I haven't been around anyone who has had pox since I have had i...

I'm another August 20th starter!!! I can't wait either. I had my orientation on July 9th and it seems like it's been years since then. We registered for classes at the orientation and ordered our uniforms. It's going to be a full schedule this se...

I think something must be going around... I live in Lafayette and for some reason I could not sleep at all last night either! I felt really crazy last night... restless, uncomfortable, too hot even though it was cold inside. I was up all night and ...

I just ordered and tried on my school uniforms TODAY!!! The best part is that they are really cute. We are wearing a carribean blue scrub top with some light khaki flared scrub pants. They will be delivered Aug 22nd and I can't wait.

wow... that sounds scary! I wonder what mine is going to be like. I can't believe that you have to pay $20 for the syllabus!! that is ridiculous!

when i bleed my blood is bright red... i'm sure everyone's is. in the past when i had my blood drawn into a vacutaner tube (so there was no oxygen contact) it was a dark purpley maroon color. like this but a hint of red in it.

wow... my orientation is july 9th and I don't think that date is ever going to get here!! I'm so excited to start now that I've been accepted. I can't wait to see what all I have to get before school starts

I got my acceptance letter over two weeks ago and I am still compulsivly checking this PRE nursing student forum... Oh well, maybe in august I'll start reading the regular nursing student forum. I think once it sinks in that I'm actually in nursing ...

definately get the study guide... it is the only thing that I studied and I got a 92% on the teas. it should be available at your school bookstore and if not you can get it off of the ati website