I agree with those that said it depends on where you live. I live and work in Oklahoma and starting out I made a dollar more than what employees starting out at 7-11 (gas station) make. I definitely...
First off congratulations for making it this far!! You are almost there. I agree with gt4everpn, I would get a job now. That way when you do pass your N-Clex it will be nice transition into an LPN job...
During my clinicals we were given an actual grade. And everything was graded from whether or not we had on nice clean scrubs with all of our gear at clinicals to our careplans. We had a student in...
Im not sure if this will help or not but here are a few things i learned in my career development class. 1. wear nice clothes (duh) but in black or gray with minimal makeup and hair pulled back. 2....
yup this was my nursing class as well. There were hateful arguments, students letting the air out of tires of other students, literal fights in the parking lot, we even had a scandal over someone...
I tried 3rd shift for a little while. It definitely wasn't for me. I think it takes a special person to work that shift. I found myself trying to stretch out my list of things to do during that shift...
If it were me I would go ahead and move after you graduate. When i was looking for an LPN job here in O.K one of the main things they looked for in my application was a solid work history. You dont...
Hello, I just got my LPN license a month ago but I am having a really hard time finding a job that isn't in a nursing home. It seems like my options are limited to a nursing home or an agency. I have...
Im not that great at math either and I was scared to death, but I passed with 100% on that test. I actually became greatful when there would be math questions on test during nursing school because...
SW_07 replied to Clarence Nightingale's topic in General Nursing
I just took my N-CLEXPN last month. I passed, thankfully. My school did require us to take the HESI. I made a 972. I personally felt that the HESI was harder than the NCLEX. I didn't do the Kaplan...
I just graduated in June. Man, time flies. I remember everyone was so stressed about the BIG math test we had to pass with an 85% before we could go to clinicals. Turned out like most everything else...
SW_07 replied to Marie_LPN, RN's topic in LPN to RN
Hello, Im Shasta. Im 23 years old. I live in Oklahoma City. I just received my LPN license and graduated LPN school in June. And I'm already going back to school for my RN. I start back to school in...