Loving.Very.Nice

I have worked as an LVN and RN in LTC for five years and always wondered why there was no true licensed nursing staff to patient ratios. I am very aware of the PPD (patient per day) and I've even had to do the calculations for the facility administra...

When I was just starting as an LVN, I had a schizophrenic patient. Every day I would introduce myself as her nurse fir the shift. And, every day she would say "when I was a little girl my mom would say RN stands for real nice." I would ask her what L...

I work at a Rehab SNF. We have this patient that was recently diagnosed with end stage cancer. The patient is conserved and was previously a full CODE ( or may still be one.) My question is: Is the patient a full code if you have a signed DNR POLST ...

The good news is: patient is still alive and breathing and is not in any pain. The bad news: the patient still has an ambiguous code status and a "spontaneous fracture." My heart started racing went I was notified of this just happening from no cause...

I will go in in one hour.

My problem is that SSD (Social Services department) does have a social worker and they have tried all week long to get the state appointed conservator to sign. My other problem: is that my DON knows that the POLST is not signed and has put one nurse...

I went to the WCC LVN-RN program in Sac and it is 8 months long. The prereq's have a 7 year experation. My prereq's were close to 5 years old when I entered the program. As far as the program being "easy", it's not, it's challenging. The good thing, ...

The pre-req are the same as Community colleges: Anatomy, Physiology, Micro, Human growth and Developement, Psychology, Nutrition, English, Math and I think Chem. As far as being employed: I was working as an LVN Treatment Nurse at a SNF and now I'm ...

Once you have your pre-reqs, WCC in Sac. is about $35-37K. I paid $35K for the eight month program. It was quick, there is usually two admit times a year and hardly, if any waiting list. I applied and was accepted with in six months. You are paying f...

news channel 13 finally reported on the difficulties of sacramento new grad rn's having a tough time getting a job. i'm glad to see some truth in the news, instead of journalists reporting nursing as being recession proof. here is the link: http://...

which program did you think sounded "like a nice program"?

Nursing is not recession proof. I'm a California new RN grad, previously an LVN (LPN), and am having a very hard time getting a job. I just got rejected for a LTC position and I worked in LTC for 2 years. I can not imagine what other professions are...

The program was overall good. Don't let the cheezy "You can do it" commercials fool you. It is a tough, thorough program. My classmates are passing the NCLEX, so that's what counts. Right?!:monkeydance:

My classmates and I graduated from WCC's LVN-RN program in Sac on Oct. 17, 2008. We continue to get rejection letters even though our graduating class has a total of 80 yrs of LVN experience (from LTC to Med/Surg). I guess we need to go back to LTC, ...

I did my finnished all of my prereq's at Solono Community College to get on their waiting list in 2004, but they said it would take about 2-3 years to START their program. So, I went to Western Career College's LVN program and graduated Nov. 2005. (I...

Western Career College in Sacramento is 8 months. Although, you pay an arm, a leg, and need to get rid of your family (sell the kids, divorce your husband). lol

Solano Community college, Fairfield, CA; Union Pacific, Angwin (outside of napa); and Western Career College, Sacramento, CA have LVN to RN bridge programs.

VA and civilian work at USAF hospitals may be your best bet. If you are getting in to the GS system, then time worked in the USAF would be credited. AND, the VA system gives preference to vets with the retirement pay as a better motivating factor ove...

I would have to say that it depends on what grads of that nursing program say. Can you ask any that have recently graduated? The private LVN to RN program that I am currently in (in Northern Cal.)has recently had a great NCLEX pass rate, but 1/3 of t...