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I am not asking for medical advice. I am a new grad who just started my first job this week as a float in a large clinic. I love my job & know it's a perfect job for me. However, I have a big problem. Last month, I was diagnosed with breast cance...

A little update. As of last Tuesday, I am 1/2 way through my chemo & so far, so good. No nausea, no vomiting, sore tongue & mouth but I can handle that, fatigue, and severe neutropenia. I spent 3 days in the hospital with a URI I picked up a...

Congratulations on passing & of course, completing your chemo. I just discovered your posts & have been catching up on your experiences. I, too have been diagnosed with BC. Fortunately, the lump was found shortly after I graduated. I don't t...

I'm going through a similar experience. I was diagnosed with Breast Cancer (Ductal & ductal in situ) in Dec, was hired in a clinic 2 weeks after my mastectomy, & although my tumor was just stage 1, learned I needed chemo just 2.5 days after s...

Lucky you! I think you made the best decision to take it as soon as possible. My class had to wait around 6 weeks before we got our authorization to test & then had to wait for an opening. I didn't want to wait so chose to drive an extra 50 miles...

We had to take all the tests & pass with a certain percentage above national average. However, students who didn't pass them were able to take remediation (offered on the site) & retake the tests. Fortunately, I passed them all the first time...

I think it all depends on where you live & what kind of nursing you are interested in. I graduated in Sept, took NCLEX in Nov & finally found a job in January. However, if I had wanted to work in LTC I probably would have been hired the day a...

The school I went to requires all students, no matter what program they are taking, to take the Wonderlic test. However, they actually give you 3 chances to get the required score. I test easily & got a 42. I was told it was the highest score the...

Staceymj, I take it that you're from Iowa since you're on the Iowa board. You probably would get help faster if you asked this question on the General Nursing Discussion board. More people read it & probably many have been subpoenaed and can gi...

I work at a larger sized clinic & we have an urgent care hours on Sat & Sun. We provide this service to our patients plus anyone else who wanders in. I work every other weekend. We have 1 receptionist, 1 records person, 2 nurses (one an RN), ...

Don't automatically think you failed because you got 205 questions. One of my classmates got 205 the first time she took it & failed. The second time she got 205 again & cried for the 2 days while she waited for her results (we live in one o...

My A&P courses (2 terms) while getting my LPN, were just lectures. However, my classmates who are hoping to bridge to an ADN program or BSN are finding that they have to take retake A&P with a lab to get accepted in the program. Dixie

I posted here a few months ago asking how a new LPN graduate could get hired in a clinic setting. I finally got hired late in January & wanted to report how it is going. I really do absolutely love my job. I work in a large, mostly family practi...

I was student speaker at my pinning ceremony in Sept. I chose to speak about nurses who made a difference in my life, ones who exemplified what I felt a nurse should be, compassionate, skilled, an advocate, that kind of thing. I ended up with 4 exam...

I started classes in Oct 2006 with 32 students in our class. When we graduated in Sept 2007, there were 20 of us. However, only 8 of them were fromthe original 32. The rest had either failed a term & ended up with us or transferred in from anothe...

That's it exactly! Thanks again Robin. That gives me hope. Dixie

Thanks again for all your concern & support. I wanted to share how my day went today. Today was my second opinion at Iowa City. As I expected, the oncologist agreed with my oncologist in Waterloo. However, they had discussed the case & he s...

"The way to handle this is that if it is recommended that you have chemotherapy and you decide to do it, then request a medical leave of absence from work. The doctor will give you a letter telling them why you need it. The hospital should give you n...

Thank you all. I am scheduled to see one of the leading oncologists at the University of Iowa Hospitals tomorrow. They are also going to look at my slides so I should be getting a second pathology opinion too, I suspect. I spoke with my supervisor &a...

Thank you all for your kind responses. I appreciate them immensely. I am still in shock but a more informed person since doing some internet study. I guess the oncologist knew what he was talking about. I go back to work tomorrow & plan to not sa...

I'm a new LPN who just started working at a clinic & I love it. I already feel pretty comfortable but know I still have a lot to learn about how things are done & all the paperwork in addition to documentation. I will be working as a float w...

My crappy connection wouldn't let me see the video but I have to share this with you since it's about Elvis impersonators. I have a very good friend whose older brother, for fun travels around with an Elvis impersonator & dresses & acts as hi...

I finally found a job. Today is actually my first day of orientation at the clinic. I've already had 2 days of orientation with the hospital they are associated with. I'll be a float nurse working with every doctor (12, I think) at some point. It's o...

I am a new LPN. Because of my age, I have no interest in working in LTC or a hospital, for that matter. I don't think my legs will last. I really want to work in a clinic but am always passed up for someone with experience. I have an excellent resume...

YES!!!!!!! It happened. I was hired today! The job isn't be best. I'm sure some of you will be rolling your eyes at it but I look at it as a real good opportunity for learning. I will be working at a large clinic in a neighboring town, every other we...