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  1. Who just started LPN school ?

    eldragon replied to Butterflybee's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    Mindy, do you have children? Your husband will have to learn how to feed himself, whether he cooks the food or not. Laundry can perhaps wait until the weekends, but sorry - he is an adult and is...

  2. Who just started LPN school ?

    eldragon replied to Butterflybee's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    Ha! This post reminds me of how I feel about my LPN program right now. I am finishing the third block this week. The first two blocks were gloriously fun, lots of studying but two tests a week - no...

  3. Juggling Nursing School and Motherhood

    eldragon replied to Frecklestoo's topic in General Students

    I had been a stay-at-home mom for 8 years, and started LPN school last January. (I did make money online - $1000 + per month). My kids are older - 18 and 10, and my husband is very supportive. Still,...

  4. Help! My patho teacher is HORRIBLE!!!

    eldragon replied to Chip_04's topic in General Students

    If your class is passing her tests with 99% average, I agree with you : she's a terrible teacher. Nursing school is supposed to be hard. However, I do have a study skills book that says open book...

  5. How many hours do you study each day?

    eldragon replied to olufemi254's topic in General Students

    I'm in the third block of an LPN program that goes for 5 blocks. We have an average of 3 exams per week, not including pop quizzes. The easiest block for me was the second block. We had Nutrition...

  6. Nurses: Failure rate of courses perplexing - Jackson Clarion Ledger

    eldragon replied to Nursing News's topic in General Nursing

    In May I wrote on this thread that we had lost 8 out of 25 students, well, by July 1st we had lost a total of 13. I wish it was because the teachers are so darned good and knowledgable that we just...

  7. Should I work as a CNA while working towards my RN?

    eldragon replied to jewelgirls's topic in Nursing Career

    I would agree that working as a CNA would help you in many ways. And there are programs out there, especially through government facilities, such as a VA hospital or Psychiatric hospital, that pay you...

  8. I.V. Cert. Question

    eldragon replied to Gingerbell's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    According to my instructor, LPN's are going to have to start doing IV's by fall 2007 courses. It won't be necessary to have an additional certification, or to wait a year to get it. Unfortunately,...

  9. need some advice: LPN school.

    eldragon replied to MotaRolaJota's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    I'm in my third block of LPN school, there are 5 blocks to complete. We started out with 26 students and have lost 9 so far. The reasons they failed are: Dropped due to private issues (1) Failed drug...

  10. Scared To Start Nursing School

    eldragon replied to Mustang Sally's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I just finished my second block of nursing school, and had three weeks off and will be returning Monday for the summer session. Prepare yourself, if possible, for your nursing program. If you can pay...

  11. The Hardest Job I've Ever Had

    eldragon replied to TopazLPN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    You sound like a wonderful, caring, compassionate, intelligent, educated person. And you are learning as you go. Those things are more than you can ask for. Wouldnt you like to have a nurse like you?...

  12. Welcome to the Jungle!

    eldragon replied to nursesaideBen's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Congratulations! I hope to be there myself in

  13. How does a new grad get a job in this state?

    eldragon replied to alicet's topic in Nevada Nursing

    How's your job coming along? Keep us

  14. Preferred Nursing Shoe?

    eldragon replied to Linz8's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    Nursemates shoes aren't too terribly ugly and are affordable on Amazon.com. Mine have gotten me through clinicals without a

  15. USM-Gulf Coast

    eldragon replied to CocoChanel's topic in General Nursing

    I thought that school was closed because of hurricane

  16. Nurses: Failure rate of courses perplexing - Jackson Clarion Ledger

    eldragon replied to Nursing News's topic in General Nursing

    I'm currently in nursing school in Mississippi, however, not that program. We have lost 8 out of 25 of our students so far, and it's only after the second block. It's due to many things: a strict...

  17. Info on Gulfport/Biloxi/Ocean Springs area

    eldragon replied to Gottago's topic in General Nursing

    I'm a nursing student, also, and have lived on the MS gulf coast for almost ten years now. Be careful about home owners insurance, as it's going up 300% everything south of I-10. We sold our Ocean...

  18. Please Help, Failed the Nclex

    eldragon replied to Mary01's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    How confusing. You are supposed to take the Nclex within a year of graduating, so those dates cannot be right. You can't just walk in and take the test four years after graduation, so something is...

  19. I can't get a job, i'm so sad.

    eldragon replied to Lmex's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    OP, it's seems to me as if you speak another first language. What is your first

  20. I failed..........

    eldragon replied to Shantae's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Sorry to hear that you failed, but you can do it! Out of last years LPN class of 23 students, 6 failed, 11 passed or said they did and 6 haven't taken the test yet. Study, don't give

  21. CNA to LPN

    eldragon replied to Knorremeisje's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    I'm currently in an LPN nursing class in a community college, and here is how it will go: 1 year of LPN classes which include clinicals, lectures and lab. Then I have to pass the NCLEX. Then I have...

  22. How does a new grad get a job in this state?

    eldragon replied to alicet's topic in Nevada Nursing

    Those lift techniques, rolling and hoyer lifts, etc., are there to be utilized. Few nurses can lift patients, and shouldn't anyway. Your nursing skills are needed, regardless of your lifting...

  23. How does a new grad get a job in this state?

    eldragon replied to alicet's topic in Nevada Nursing

    As an LPN, I think you should apply at long-term care facilities. I just spoke with an RN at Summerlin a few days ago, and she said LPN is a dying breed in hospitals in Vegas. Go for long-term care...

  24. How About Summerlin?

    eldragon replied to m_chatelaine's topic in Nevada Nursing

    The weather is beautiful there now. It's springtime. Go back in July, and see what you think

  25. Las Vegas

    eldragon replied to hanna-beacon's topic in Nevada Nursing

    I lived in Vegas for 12 years, from 1988-2000, and left because I wanted a better life for my kids. The schools were bad, crime was high, traffic was outrageous. I was just in Vegas this past week,...