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i called them and they are sending applications already....but how come they dont have any info about their curriculum? somebody told me day program starts Jnuary 2010 but they're not giving any info yet... so confused..;(

Yeah ,its in NJ...They just got approved like 3 wks ago so probably they're not in the listings yet...I tried calling them asking for any info but they're still working on their curriculum...so no info yet...Im just excited because i graduated from them and hopefully its not hard to get in the program...

Finally I cant wait to start the program! They said they just got approved by the board of nursing and working on their curriculum...Hopefully they start this January ....Any info to this? thanks!

hi there! yeah the one in Suffern NY.... Im in Jersey right now but we're about 20mn away from Suffern...i just want info about RCC before i register....thanks..anyone else from NY??

hi...im planning to go to RCC,,any advice??? thanks

anyone went to Rockland Community College for LPN to Rn program? Just wondering how is like ? thanks....

whoah**sounds like its the perfect job for me?! is it stressful though? i wonder if they have anything like that in NJ....i dont know where to apply...right now im so exhausted working in 2 jobs in long term care,and work weekends and holidays! how i wish i can do what youre doing..thanks !!!!

hi ! just wondering how is it like working in a doctors clinic? outpatient clinic? community center? what are the ups and downside of it? im curretly working in ltc in NJ, but just a thought of having a partime in a doctors clinic....all answers are very much appreciated!

thanks for the reply!!! vanilmil",,,,i thought im the only who feels this way,,,i just hate the feeling seriously,,,actually right now, i worked two jobs my first job was in a subacute which im a perdiem now,,,i was quitting before bec of the disorganization of the place but the don told me why not give it a shot in long term which they have in the second floor...so i agreed and its going well i guess,,,,my other full time is crazy as hell! im just not so comfortable being a float especially knowing that some people are not helpful at all! i tried not to ask questions that much ,,but what can i do? im new and i dont want to make mistakes and harm my patients! and one more thing gossiping is soooo much! almost evryone who works there have to say something behind their backs! i dont know,,i just do my job and leave,,i dont care if they say im not that friendly or whatever....sigh****im depressed and feeling so low everytime i go to work,,,i tried applying clinic maybe its less stressful but im not sure,,,evry night i pray ,,,that hopefully time will come that i wont feel this kind of feeling of being new! NURSING is not what i thought in real world...im physically and emotionally drained...cant even sleep good at night thinking did i do this right? did i forget to do that? and so on,,,all this things you know,,,even have nightmares! :uhoh3: to all nurses out there,,,,godbess you all! goodluck to all the new ones!

hi everyone again....ive been posting usually in lvn forum,,but let me vent here,,,ive been a lvn for almost 2 months now in a ltc and it seems like im not liking it at all! is this normal? i know they keep saying it will get better but im not sure it will....i work 3-11 shift and all i do is pass meds,,i dont get to know my patients bec, they keep switching me from 4 units,,,,1 day the other, then one day to a different unit,,,im so overwhelmed,,they told me if i want i can talk to the DON about it,,but im just thinking how come the other nurses didnt say anything when they were new? i know they used to be all over every unit too...so im guessing it takes time,,i dont know,,evrytime i go to work,i dont have the energy and im always nervous,,,i just hate the feeling of being new! up to now,i havent done a foley or straight cath....i had an opportunity before but when i asked for help with my supervisor,,she gave me this attitude telling me tht im supposed to know all this things!:angryfire im feeling helpless and incompetent as a nurse,,,going to school is totally different in real life as a nurse,,,i dont know,,,i might switch with something else...

hi evryone! im a new LPN for like 2 months now,,,i work two jobs both part time, one is perdiem ,,why is it everytime i go to work i feel nervous , my hands started to sweat and i just cant stay still,,,right now i dont even know if nursing is really for me,,,i dont know im confused...

dont you worry,,you're not alone,,,i myself had a hard time when i first started a month ago,,,i worked in a subacute rehab place and had 20 pts,,it took me the whole night to do my med pass too! and these nurses that supposed to shadow with me were out of nowhere! my orientation was terrible because the nurse tht suppose to teach me just got off from orientation too! i just dont get it....everytime i ask a question they keep passing it to one another,,because most of the nurses were new too,,,then my other job keeps switchin me from one place to another....i guess it takes time to manage your time and knowing the residents....you'll do fine! cheer up!

yeah ...i guess that ratio is reasonable,,,i just cant believe why some people had 2-3 days of orientation? how did you guys survive? heads up to you! but im just wondering,,is it ok to have all lpns on one unit without any rn's standing by? when someone called out that saturday,,the staff coordinator tried to call my other co workers,,but nobody wants to come,,,who wants to work on weekends? =P ,,, about the other place...i have to find out tomorrow,,,i will keep you updated,

ive been an orientee for like 3 weeks now and m not happy at all at work...at first i liked it but weeks passed,,i started to hate it.....i was in tears 3 days ago and left too late on my shift 3-11...1nurse called out and so theres only 3nurses on the floor,,50 pts,,i got report from the morning nurse,and as soon as i was going to start my meds,,they told me to take 10more pts which i never had before,,it was already 8pm and i wasnt aware that those pts never got their 5pm meds,,(talking about accuchecks,insulin treatment)i know the ration is not too bad for a subacute facility but for a newbee 16pts was a lot for me,,,they left me bymyself without any endorsement from the morning nurse,,,one pt was not stable at all and was in respiratory distress,,good thing one nurse helped out....one nurse there told me to help me with my meds which she told me she did,,,and she wanted me just to sign the MAR,,,im like how am i supposed to do that? i didnt even know if she gave the meds for real???they even gave me 2 g tubes pts which i never did before...arrrgghhh,,i just wanna passed out tht night....i dont know how i did it,,,the 11-7 nurse was kinda upset bec i didnt reaally gave her a good endorsement,,,today ,i talked to my don,,and i just want to quit,,she didnt even ask me what happened...instead she wanted me to stay and give it a try in long term unit,,,coz i told her subacute is too crazy for me,,,i dunno ,,im confused ,,,,ilove the job ,,but my cowokers wasnt reaaly helpful and i didnt get the proper training...tomorrow the other place wants to hire me ,,its a long term faciity,and they want to do the paper work already,,should i stay or not? i unno,,im stressing already,,,sorry its too long,,,,,

thats great for you!!!! congratuations! (pagandeva)maybe you're right ,,,my lack of experience and being a new graduate makes me afraid.....i guess i have to face it!!! welcome to the real world! but last night i feel like crying...my preceptor didnt come to work and so i was on my own,,they threw 2 admissions on me ,,,and i got so nervous but i ws trying to calm myself down! i was done with my med pass for the first time!and put my admission pt last,,and when i ask the other nurse to come help me,,,she gave me this attitude and she didnt help me,,no one else want to stay and help me out,,,but i managed,,i just dont know how,,,but thanks evryone for ur comments!!!!i know 13 pts is not a lot but working in a place who are totally disorganized is crazy and nerve wracking......i guess it takes time,,,,,

ive been in my job for 3 weeks now and still an orientee in an subacute facility..i dont know if i shoud quit or not or start looking for a job because everyone tells me that evrywhere i go is the same thing,,,heres whats happening evryday...first week of my orientation: my shift by the way is 3-11p...i get there at 3p and was just standing there for like an hour waiting whose going to train me,,,i can see them making the schedule until 4pm! which is crazy bec. we only have 48 pts so far..4 nurses in the floor and arguing which side they want to take...by the time you get endorsement with the morning nurse its already 4:30! pts already at the dining room and im already late with my 5pm meds!also, the way they divide pts is totally crazy! why ? because i have a pt which meds were not in my cart and i have to go at the other cart to get their meds! the other nurse does the same thing! im in the middle of med pass and 2 nurses are waiting for me to take a look at my MAR telling me that their pts were in my cart!its just so unorganized! how can you work like that? eventhough we only get 13 pts each nurse we dont get to finish passing meds bec, in case we havean admission we have to do it too! paperworks were endless coz we have to chart each pts evry two hours!also,they let us do iv's too like flushing which in my state(NJ) we are not allowed to do unless you're an iv certified...but they let us do it,,,one evening ive noticed that all 4 lpn were working and just barely got out from orientation taking orientees like me without any RN or supervisor standing by...what if theres a code or something???? :angryfire:madface:....idont know what to do anymore,,,i feel like its too much for me,,since i just got out from school and have no experience at all!!!! they told me next week im bymyself! i was speechless,,,and im not really comfortable at all! im sooo confused....

you are soooo great!!!!! thanks a million!!!! im going to try that one out and hopefully it will help me,,,,just one question,,,i know LPN's dont do Iv's but in our place they let us do it....i just dont get it at all! and im not iv certified!.....strange,,,**do u do admissions too?

hi evryone! i was hired in a subacute facilty 2 weeks ago,,,and its my first week as a lpn,,,they said i had 2 weeks orientation but it seems like im not ready yet....i always ended up doing my paperworks at the end of the shift (3-11)eventhough i have another nurse working with me,,,we have to do admissions,assessments,treatment and neverending paperworks! im so overwhelmed!!!can anyone give me advice on how to be organized? and use my time wisely? very much appreciated,,thanks.

thanks a bunch again!!! im feeling a bit better....actually its a newly built nursing home..they gonna open this september 07,,but currently they're open and have 35 patients already...im just wondering i think they hire nurses esp lpn on the spot! because when i went there, the director of nursing has a long list of persons (LPN) to be interviewed...my friend was hired too!!! is that good or bad? (i mean being in a new facility)...

hi everyone! all of u guyz are awesome in this site,,,!!! very supportive and encouraging,,,my big concern is juz finished my job interview today and was told dat i was hired on the spot! i was so happy n at the same time horrified!!!! i feel like im not ready...m not comfortable doing procedures and i didnt have any experience at all,,,,can u imagine working from a retail store to a medical field! i guess i juz have to face it bec i know in my heart dat this is what i want and it will be a long term career for me,,,,they said that they will give me 2 wks orientation,,,is dat good enough? what do u in ur orientation? thanks !

hmm,,let me ask u wer u from if u dont mind....which boards did u take? n wat nclex r u gonna take?lpn/rn?m confused sorry,,

thank you...now im stressed looking for work.....i dunno wer to start ...and i feel like our school didnt prepare me for clinicals,,,m scared and at the same time excited!,,,,dont study too much for ur nclex,,,juz do lot of questions and read rationales.!! ull passed! goodluck!:balloons:

omg!!!!!!! i passed!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! best feeling i ve ever had in my entire lyf so far....whew***i couldnt believe it !!! i have so many thoughts running to my mind ryt now....so it takes at east three weeks to get my license,,,meaning i cant really work yet or apply???...hmmm...i guess its ok,,ill give myself a break and a little celebration!!! i guess each of us who passed deserved to hve a vacation!yey!! i already put my books away for now,,,=P... my biggest challenge now is wen i start to work maybe in a nursing home?,,,i still dont know yet..i feel like im not ready n dont have the clinical skills...coz our school didnt really prepare us for the clinical part,,, any advice? thanks everyone !!!!

so i took the test today,,here i am today in my bedroom sitting in front of my handouts,books,notes etc,,,still looking for some answers if i got the questions right.im going crazy!!!!! arrrggghhhh*** theres so many peds questions and meds that never heard b4! i dont have a clue on how to answer them! i used the "watever makes the clients safe" type of thing technique...it went to 85 questions and thought that was it ..but as soon as i press the next button it went to 86 ...87..88 and up to 118!!!! i think it was an odd no. or weird no. to end up with,,,i failed das for sure...and m already thinking of saving $200 for my nxt retake! a lot of things are running to my mind,,i cant stay still and m so anxious.....i need some encouragement:uhoh3: .....

ok,,so i took my HESi test (exit test at school) last week...with confidence and knowing that i will pass,,,,out of 160 questions,,,finally i finished! asked my teacher if i passed,,*feeling so xcited* ,,then she said ..."oh ur close of passing! i got 834 ...supposed to get 850 ....(dunno wat those no. mean) I wanted to cry!!!! in front of the screen!!! =(...i got so frustrated and i dunno wat to study anymore,,,,i read saunders,mosby,lipncot,,,did practice questions....but still failed...i noticed that theres too many delagation questions which we didnt cover in class at all!!! (isnt tht something?)also some questions bout UAP type of jobs.....i dont even work in a nursing home or hospital ,,,so how am i supposed to know? hello? r dey crazy???? arggghhhh***saunders didnt give any priority questions that much....or uap task....it only focused on diseases which i didnt see that much in that test....im gonna take the test again nxt week,,,and i dont know wat to expect nymore...any suggestions? i need encouragement.. ...i was juz thinking how am i gonna pass the real nclex pn while i cant even pass the HESI......hELP!!!!!!!!!!!!