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  1. :typingHi there are there any LPNs who will be transitioning to the ADN program at FTCC? How many of you took the mobility exam and have received your scores? Will anyone be starting this summer...
  2. Thank you to everyone that replied to my thread. I just want to let you all know that I will be starting school on Monday 17 August. I am ready to get going so I will know what this program will be...
  3. Where do I start, here I go...... I completed the LPN program at my community college and took my boards and passed in Oct 2007. I was a Surgical Technologist, and stayed in the Operating Room since...
  4. Thank you all for answering my question and not making me feel dumb for asking. any advice is gladly
  5. Going back to school, transitioned into the RN program, can you tell me what your typical morning is like. What do you start off with. I work in the OR as an LPN as a scrub nurse, but going back for...
  6. I want to say thank you to all who replied to my questions. I did a lot of praying and I feel my path has been set for me, and I needed to stop doubting myself.... I decided to do the transition and...
  7. LPN to RN transitions students FTCC

    It is a 3 part test that consists of Nursing Fundamentals, Peds and OB. I believe it was through the NLN. If you pass all portions you can take the NUR189 in the summer and then merge in with the...
  8. Dosage Calculations

    That is great, that you are getting a heads up on the math. That to me was very intimidating.....I practiced as much as I could. I was so relieved I had passed the math test on the 1st go, I walked...
  9. LPN to RN who has lots of questions

    I am in the process of transitioning from LPN to RN....I am in the transition class this summer and I will start up with the 2nd yr ADN students.... I understand where you are coming from, but I...
  10. kkonrad03, tell me about your
  11. If I decide to do the the last yr of the ADN program, I will go through and start next month which is the summer semester for them. I tested out of the OB and PEDS section so I don't have to do the...
  12. I can't help but feel nervous. I am still working in the Operating Room. I mainly still have duties as a Surgical Technologist, not much for an LPN to do in the Operating Room. When I finished the...
  13. I need some advice..... I was a Surgical Technologist for 8 yrs and went back to school for my LPN which I became licensed in Oct 2007. I stayed in the Operating Room because I knew I wanted to go...
  14. LPN to RN programs

    FTCC does have an LPN to RN transition program. I believe you have to be a licensed practical nurse. You take a mobility test, which they offer twice a yr. if all parts are passed, you can take a...
  15. A & P Class requirement

    I have heard that if you work in the healthcare field, there is a possibility to get a waiver in case your bio classes if you hit the 5 yr mark. The LPN program will be fast paced. There is a lot of...
  16. waiting lists and costs?

    I am talking about a community college, not private school. I decided to go back to school, I am older, I want to get as much as I can out of it. Sticking to community colleges or technical colleges...
  17. A & P Class requirement

    Are your hopes to one day get into the ADN program? If so, I would have suggested to you to have taken BIO-168 and 169. Also BIO-275 which is the microbiology. Yrs ago, I finished up with the...
  18. Nursing mobility exam??? similar to PN NCLEX?

    I am sure you did well. The school I am trying to get into offers it twice a yr. LPNs have two times to pass. The test consisted of foundations of nursing, PEDS, and OB. It was a 3 part test, if...
  19. I applied at FTCC in Fayetteville, NC. I received a letter stating I was a category one student. I am really not sure what that means, I am not very patient, I am not sure when any type of letter...
  20. waiting lists and costs?

    why don't you look into a community college, where are you located? Where I went to school, I think for all my books, it cost about $800, and then about $1600 for tuition for the yr......... that is...
  21. A & P Class requirement

    Hi there, I haven't posted in a long while, so did you start the nursing program at FTCC, and if so which one LPN, or ADN? I am hoping to get in with a yr or two.......... working on last...
  22. Is there anyway you can speak with the head for the nursing program and see if your science classes can be waived since you have work experience as an
  23. Nursing mobility exam??? similar to PN NCLEX?

    So where are you at, I know when I took it there was a month wait. so with your school, are you trying to test out of the first yr of the ADN program? let me know how you do. I know when I took it,...
  24. Nursing mobility exam??? similar to PN NCLEX?

    Jossiegirl, Look into Foundations of Nursing, PEDS and OB. Review basic dosage
  25. I did it, I worked fulltime during the day. I worked till 3p.m. left work and classes started at 4p.m. classes until 9p.m. and clinical nights were until 10 or 10:30 p.m. If I had to do it all over...