MrsBradyMom

First off, many people make it into clinicals. That other poster sounds bitter about something. If you check on HACC's website you can look up average GPA and points of previously admitted students. And furthermore, why assume you can't keep your ...

I just gave my two weeks notice to my LTCF 2 weeks ago. I got this snotty email back saying policy was 3 weeks notice. Now, this facility has fired 5+ nurses in the past 3 months....good nurses, but ones who made too much $$ under our old pay struc...

I had an instructor that was constantly on my butt. She always put me on the spot with questions, picked me to perform procedures with her, and basically "hawked" on me for an entire 3 semesters. It was year of hell with no end in sight. Finally, w...

Yes, I am a HACC grad, lol. I graduated the PN program with a 4.0....thats the only reason I was able to keep my high GPA. I got B's in 205 & 206 :) 206 darn near killed me! I woulthe d make sure you put your intentions of a BSN right in your ...

I applied for the last round, which was a residency starting July 2011. I never got an interview....even with a GPA of 3.88 and 3 years worth of LPN experience (got my RN in May). It was my understanding that they received almost 500 applications f...

The job market is great for RN's with experience....not so good for new grads. We have 3 hospitals: Pinnacle Health, Holy Spirit, Hershey Medical Center. We have 1 in patient psych unit, PA Psychiatric Institute. We have many LTC facilities, Secle...

"Highway To Hell" for my shifts at LTC. "Crazy Train" (Ozzy) for my shifts at inpatient psych.

I work LTC as an LPN. Here are the biggest pointers I can give you: 1. Ask the off-going nurse how each resident takes their meds (whole, crushed, etc.) Keep your own cheat sheet. 2. Stock your med cart before running off down the hall. 3. Do ...

Central PA: Hospital RN $25 LTC: RN - $25 - $31 depending on FT,PT,PRN status LPN - $20-$22 CNA - $10-$13

You really need to highlight your abnormal assessment findings and go from there. Without knowing your assessment data, here are a few that might fit: Anxiety r/t unconcious conflict with reality Disturbed sensory perception r/t biochemical disturba...

I would take A&P I and Micro in the spring and then take A&P II in the summer. The workload for RN all depends on your school. At my school, I found there to be much more "busy" work than in the LPN program. I can't imagine doing an extra ...

Yes. Slated to graduate in May. I answered a few of your other posts, LMK if there is anything else I can help you with!

We are all too busy studying and writing careplans......

You can't always listen to other people. There are 3 sides to every issue.....1 being the truth. Yes, HACC is hard. But isn't it supposed to be? Do they purposely set you up for failure? No way. Anyone that feels this way probably has other iss...

Calm Down!!!! LOL No, you are not expected to be at clinical 14 hours. They just want you to block out the entire day because not every clinical will be dayshift. For example, you may have dayshift in med-surg (7am - 2pm) the first third of the se...

I am a HACC LPN grad and am currently in RN clinicals. I am raising 4 kids and I work as an LPN every weekend. The program is very hard, very demanding, but also very good. I have limited time for anything but studying/paperwork Tuesdays-Thursdays, b...

OOOOOH! It's so exciting, isn't it? I graduated as an LPN in 2008. I'm back for my RN and should graduate in May. Just soak up every bit of knowledge anyone is willing to throw your way. From the resp. techs to the tele techs....pick their brain...

Assuming you have basic pre-req's for RN completed, a BSN including the additional non-nursing classes should take about 1.5-2 years. At Penn State, an LPN going for BSN (and all RN pre-req's completed) on fast track should take a about 1.5 years ful...

I'll play devil's advocate (although this is not necessarily how I feel). 1. Your kids are only this small once. They still depend on you for so much. They will be much more self-sufficient once in school. 2. What are the chances you'll end up ha...

My deciding factor was LPN is a year, RN 2 years (not incl. pre-req's). I liked the idea of having a license I could fall back on if the bridge program didn't work for me or if my family situation required me to quit. And as others have stated, I w...

I live in PA. As an LPN, I make $24/hr. in a LTCF. Most hospitals here don't hire LPN's. New RN's start off around $22-$24/hr. in a hospital. If I continue as an RN in my current job, I can expect to make about $30/hr.

I think we are getting differences of opinion from those that have bridged LPN-RN and those that have just gone straight RN. You can't possibly know how tough a program is unless you've tried it. That being said, I think the OP can get a fairly acc...

In my region, we have 2 Magnet's and 1 trying to obtain. In both of the Magnets, LPN's were phased out or moved to select areas of the hospital such as rehab or L&D. In both cases, LPN's are no longer hired, so it's just a matter of them retiri...

I've worked psych for the last 2 years; adult & geri acute inpatient. I love it but it's definitely not for everyone. I work 7-3 shift. There are days when it's rather slow and you have all the time in world to talk to your 4 patients. Other ...

They have a 3 strikes rule PER semester. Tardies and absences to clinicals for any reason count and the third one gets you booted. So, to the OP, your friend must have already been tardy or absent before. I graduated from their PN program in '08 ...