LA_StudentNurse

LA_StudentNurse

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  1. Work getting picky.....my tennies won't work!

    LA_StudentNurse replied to NickiLaughs's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I, too, have compared nursinng schoes. I loved the old Naturlizer shoes..but they don't offer them. I found the San Antiono Shoe Company (aka SAS) to be excellent. Pricey as they are US made, are...

  2. Information Please LPN to RN

    LA_StudentNurse replied to HMNBRD's topic in Ohio Nursing

    Buyer beware. Excelsior is not accepted in all states--that is, if you receive your degree from Excelsior, you may not be able to practice in all states. More and more states are following GA, CA,...

  3. What's the toughest part of A&PI?

    LA_StudentNurse replied to mell260's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    A&P is critical for nursing. No getting around it, you will have to memorize so much anatomy info. Just memorize it the best you can and move on. The phys can be demanding as it does fall back...

  4. LPN to RN Bridge programs.... Does the LPN program have to be accredited?

    LA_StudentNurse replied to newway's topic in LPN to RN

    clearly they are. i was not considering ot, just base salary. base pay out in ca is as i mentioned and the cost of living is high. best to all and take time for

  5. Choice of path

    LA_StudentNurse replied to jennycglad6's topic in Maryland Nursing

    I followed the CNA and challenged the LVN and worked as a student nurse while in school. If you can juggle full time nursing school and working, go for it. Remember, nursing school is demanding...

  6. Honor Societies for Students

    LA_StudentNurse replied to jbjints's topic in General Students

    Is your school associated with the international honor society, Gold

  7. Bathing Classmates and Other Personal Boundaries?

    LA_StudentNurse replied to brownhairedgal's topic in General Students

    Ditto....Intelligent and articulate. I could not have said it better. Could the school not afford practice maninequins? Best to all; stay safe and healthy

  8. LPN to RN Bridge programs.... Does the LPN program have to be accredited?

    LA_StudentNurse replied to newway's topic in LPN to RN

    are you working acute or long

  9. RN to BSN for RN's with non-nursing bachelor's degree vs accelerated BSN for non-RN's

    LA_StudentNurse replied to RN CHPN's topic in Online Distance Learning

    I am in Los Angeles and the university I attended for BSN accepted RNs. They were required to do public & home health, an assessment class if they had not had one in the last 5 years, and two...

  10. LPN to RN online

    LA_StudentNurse replied to emtprincess05's topic in Online Distance Learning

    Ah, that explainns why Excelsior was removed from the California Board of Nursing's list of authorized schools. In its stead, we got Indiana State Univ associated with California state univ at...

  11. PDA's for Student Nurses??? Helpful or Not???

    LA_StudentNurse replied to StudentNurseButler's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    I got a palm pda and medical software. Did not see the site you recommended or it did not exist when I bought mine. Interesting thing for the palm pda is they have a keyboard that you can use to...

  12. travel time to school

    LA_StudentNurse replied to dark40's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    My hat (if I had one) is off to you. You are one seriously committed person. Stay healthy and

  13. What do your school uniforms look like?

    LA_StudentNurse replied to TheCommuter's topic in LPN to RN

    Not fast enough for me...still required to wear white. As a group in clinicals, you can see up comeing and going from afar. At least it is not a dress with a cap

  14. What do your school uniforms look like?

    LA_StudentNurse replied to TheCommuter's topic in LPN to RN

    Oh, it was not that long ago. Thank goodness for changes. For the life of me, I could not imagine working in a dress. Gave up dresses for pants in the late 70s...never looked back. You didn't...

  15. What do your school uniforms look like?

    LA_StudentNurse replied to TheCommuter's topic in LPN to RN

    You could wear rings and have 2 earings per lobe...wow...not for me. No rings, necklace, only one stud in ear--no other visable piercings or

  16. What do your school uniforms look like?

    LA_StudentNurse replied to TheCommuter's topic in LPN to RN

    Amen Shred your care plan, make confetti, and have a party with fellow students --throw the confetti all over the

  17. What do your school uniforms look like?

    LA_StudentNurse replied to TheCommuter's topic in LPN to RN

    For me, community college ADN program--it was white. Any type of scrub top and bottom but had to be white. Transfered to another program and they had a specific manufacturer (Angel, something or...

  18. lvn-rn trade school?

    LA_StudentNurse replied to jyoo's topic in LPN to RN

    West Coast --last I heard-- charges $120,000 for the program. Any community college will require the nursing student to get an AA degree --that is why it is called an ADN, Los Angeles Trade Tec is a...

  19. Indiana LPN-BSN on line program What state are you doing it from?

    LA_StudentNurse replied to Mrs leese's topic in Online Distance Learning

    Thanks for the website...I did not have that info. Appears that there are few clinical sites out here in Los

  20. Stats class

    LA_StudentNurse replied to it's hot in phoenix's topic in Online Distance Learning

    I would be interested to hear the reply. I took my stats class in jr college and the stat class was desiged for nursing and/social work/sociology students--it was not a mathematic dept stat class...

  21. LPN vs RN

    LA_StudentNurse replied to daimere's topic in LPN to RN

    I don't know where you live, but I am in Los Angeles. Community colleges and adult schools offer LVN programs. The community college program is by far the cheapest ($26 a unit out here); the adult...

  22. HEllp i m a lpn candidacy that thinks i should change college.

    LA_StudentNurse replied to bhutanpride24's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    The purpose of an essay is to teach the student how to write papers, research, and critically think. Having another student write your paper does not help you. Nevertheless, what is done is done but...

  23. travel time to school

    LA_StudentNurse replied to dark40's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    I am in Los Angeles and in the suburbs. I went to Cal State Los Angeles and just to get to the university took me an hour, without traffic. My clinicals were in the surrounding area..although one...

  24. Private Loans

    LA_StudentNurse replied to DreamyEyes's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    Fill out your FASLA now and get your student obligation score. This tells you how much the gov says you shoud pay towards your education. Colleges pay attention to that number. Second, call the...

  25. LPN Program~Interview Questions

    LA_StudentNurse replied to goodthings2come's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    Ditto...but if one must play the game, you need the right answers. There is a website that prepares one for the questions asked during an employment interview, i.e., how to answer 'tell me about...