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I know it's a confusing post...but any help is appreciated. Also...I looked at other colleges in the area...and looks like they all have 2 semesters of prereqs, and then 3 or 4 more semesters of NS.

hello, i was wondering how long did it take you from the day you actually started your very fisrt class to the grad ceremony - to get your degree? how many semesters? whether it's an lpn or rn degree. my stituation: my school - montana state university cot started a new program, so the old curriculum is no longer valid starting january 2008. they only had an lpn program, and now you can get your lpn, or take 2 more semesters and get the rn degree. since i will have to retake ap 1 9got a d), i will miss the last chance to apply in jan 2008. now they are telling me the next time i can apply is ........for the spring of 2009!!!!!!!!!!! according to my advisor i should do this: spring 08 - retake ap and take nutrition, summer 08 - take chemistry and lab, fall 08 take psych 101......then i will be done with pre-reqs. and then i can apply for the sprin g 09. if i am lucky, and in - i can graduate in the fall of 09......so......fall 07, spring 08, summer 08, fall 08 = only prereqs. isn't it a bit too long? i am so freaking upset that i missed my chance to aply for the spring 08. maybe i had unrealsitic expectations, like you are in and out of the ns, and boom! you are a nurse......maybe this experience will show me that ns is actually a looooooooong process.... :uhoh21::uhoh21:

as far as med experience, 3 in our class are CNAs, 1 is vet asst, the other is phlebotomist, 2 medical assistants. I think I am the only one who doesnt work in med field, plus another girl who works at Target. thats why it's intimidating to be listening to their "Oh, yeah, I work 4 years as a CNA so I definitely have advantage" type of thing.... Psych atack! :)

Thanks! I think I will study tonite and tomorrow for the Monday test, then study hard for the Final, and that's all I am going to think about without running ahead of me. I guess people do try to reassure themselves by giving negative feedback to others., or otherwise I am the only person who is struggling and everyone else is getting through AP just fine. We had about 30 the first day of class, and now we have 8 or so. People just stopped showing up. Well, it is too late to withdraw, so I will have to see what I am gonna get. I am honestly happy with a C because this is something I treally never dealth with - chemistry, microbiology and so on, so I think i am doing my best. Of course, if I am admitted to the LPN prog, I will have to work extra extra hard, but I am prepared for that.

I guess I know in my heart that I wont give up. Even if it takes me 5-10 times, I will get into the LPN program.

Ok, I have 18 credits,. and hope to start LPN program in January, BUT....I am struggling with AP. I have 18 credits, and doing pretty good in other prereqs: A in English, A in Comp, A in Sociology/Math, B in AP Lab, A in Med Terminology...and so on.....but AP- not so much! I got a B on midterms...then series of weekly quizzes with C's and D's with an occasional B twice. So....Monday is our last quiz on Blood vessels. December 10th is the Final exam. I don't know if I should drop AP and start in Jnauary, or should I just try my best to get a C in this class, and still apply for the LPN program, hoping they might consider my application? All I hear around me is no, they wont even look at C, they will toss your application....no, they wont take those who have no experience in healthcare field (I am a social worker, and a FT student, I do have a CNA lic).....no, they wont look at your appn if you have never even volunteered at a healthcare related facility......blah blah blah blah... I am just SO tired of this, I feel like if I don't get into the January semester, I will be the biggest loser ever. Just wanted to vent....

Hmmm...I honestly don't know. Anybody knows?

ok, this is a fun way to learn and have fun at the same time. the rules are easy: - you post a question, the next person answers, and posts his/her own question. - if 2 or more people answer the same question at the same time, we take the first question posted, and move on :monkeydance: :monkeydance: :monkeydance::monkeydance: what does hair color depend on?

Thanks, guys. I am checking out montana board rules. very interesting. Essay is due 10/17, will see how it goes. Meanwhile, AP is the theme of my life right now. Trying to understand the three intercellular connections...urghhh....Saladin's books are quite difficult to read....

HI guys, I am writing a comparison - contrast essay on differences between RNs and LPNs. So far, I used education, responsibilities, pay and job outlook for the contrast part. Any ideas on what else I might include that distinquishes RNs from LPNs? How these two nursing paths contrast? Thanks :) :monkeydance:

i am a nursing student, and also a minority - asian. i never really had any "in my face" racial attitude, although there were a couple of occasions when people asked me if i was "brought" to this country by my husband, assuming i guess that he "rescued" from some poor third world country, and now i am just stuck at home, cooking and serving him :) no, i met him while finishing my masters, and no, i am not locked in at home, thankyouverymuch. i also faced some pretty tacky general assumptions that people associate with asian race, such as woman being extremely submissive, etc etc. i let the comments roll off. your narrow mind is not my problem. your perception of me is not my reality.....that's all. this is what i know: .....underneath our skin we are all same. same feelings, same emotions, we all get hurt, we all experience moments of joy. we all love to be loved and respected. life is so short, why waste it hating other human beings? our life would be so much more fun and happy if we just accept other people as they are. and love them. don't look at the skin color, but look into that nurse's eyes....is she caring? is she a great professional? is he supportive and reliable? can she teach you something you have been struggling with? when people know their stuff, and do their job well - it's magic! i don't care if you are purple, or orange, or bronze, if you are a great nurse - i am gonna stick with you! :biere: :balloons::loveya:

I think I told her 20 thousand times "I should wash my hands". Just in case :) It doesn't hurt to repeat myself. Also, if you feel you missed something, just tell your tester "I think I missed so and so". - Wash hands - ID yourself - Explain procedure - Explain considering if your pt is cognitively/sensory delayed - Provide privacy (curtains, door) - treat gently, with dignity

i am not against native american clubs...or asian community support centers...or irish american women club....whatever enriches your life - go for it. we just need to realize that this life is great because there is so many different people, who make this life exciting, and interesting, diverse.

it is easy to take a look and already judge somebody. some people would meet a person, have a 30 second, hi, how are you kinda chat, and already have a whole system of biased and prejudiced perception forming in their mind. it is sad and wrong. i am asian, and live in an area, where there is a lot of native american population. i look native: black hair, brown eyes, dark skin. last week at a store i was getting a movie or something....the clerk takes my check card....checks my name ....re-checks it....goes, and gets his supervisor...me: "what is the problem? clerk: "is this your card? me..."um...yes, it is. clerk, still holding my card away from me, asked me for my id. i produced it. without looking at me, he goes "what tribe? me: "excuse me? - i said what tribe - oh...you mean indian tribe. i am not of native american origin. umm...i am asian. ... why??? - "loudly, to his supervisor" she is not native. he returns my card. no explanation. nothing. it took me 25 minutes to get a movie i would usually get in 30 seconds. leaving, i overheard his supervisor telling him "yep, always check, if they are native, get id, get tribal id, make sure it's their credit card. those people ...."""" so, just based on the color of my skin, and my hair they made a judgement. i was not wearing dirty clothes, or reeking of alcohol, or acting suspicious, so they would have a reason to think that it is not my card.

hi, i was not sure where to post this, so ... i started having a strange tingling, not painful, but annoying sensation on the left side of my face, around the nostril. at least it feels like it is concentated in that area. it doesn't hurt, just concerns me. the sensation is tinling, pinching kind of feel. could it be my contacts? sinusites symptom? tooth infection? now it's on my mind all the time..... :uhoh3:

i passed the test :) studied non stop, got the "intake of fluids calculation" skill, and passed. woohooo!

thanks :) i really appreciate it, everyone's input and advice. that is my problem, i just want to achieve everything right now :) god give me patience ...right now! :) i really hate the idea of being away from husband. i have no family whatsoever in the us, my huge support group, mom dad, crazy aunts :) are all in asia, where i am from. hubby is pretty much my biggest friends and support group. he also has asthma, and i hate to be away from him. i just have this absurd idea...that something will happen to him (healthwise) while i am away. i think our marriage is strong, and he certanly wants me to do what is important to me. i am happy he is very supportive. i think my plan will be: to meet with an advisor from the lpn prog on monday. talk about everything, in details. get all the info. like i said, it's a 3 semester program, but there is a so called "health core" classes, such as basic anatomy, math, microbiology etc. i had some math, but no chemistry or biology or pretty much any science since hs, so that's a huge thing for me. but i will be ok. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- thank you to everyone who took time and shared their advice and experience with me.

hi guys, i just found out that the lpn program is actually 3 semesters, instead of four, as i thought. thanks for all your thoughts. will appreciate any other responses also. thanks :) also, found out today that the cna job that i am starting pt will pay 10.62/hr, and 11.62/hr for nocs. is that pretty much what you have in other states?

i am sorry about all the barriers that's one thing that is stopping me....out of 60 students at that rn program only one lives in billings, but she is moving to miles soon. i am a hardworking student, but with 300 miles round trips and the cost of gas....and i would love to see my husband once in a while...:) ......i am 27. maybe i should just hit the lpn route, and see how it goes?!

billings also has a 4 year bsn program, but again, you have to go to bozeman for the last 2 years. that's pretty much it: msu bsn and the college of technology 2 year lpn program. i don't want to do the 4 year program because i feel that i don't need to start from scratch. i have a masters in a different field, and don't need to take all the general studies. good news for this week: got my cna certificate. yey! :)

haha :) my thought exactly :) i don't know if mt accepts excelsior. will check. i am driving my husband crazy with my thinking aloud and talking to myself about nursing schools. i have to make a decision, i feel like i am stuck right now. sent all the paperwork to the rn program, accepted into the school, but so far only found 1 class offered online. urghhh...

dear nurses aqnd nursing students, i am emotionally and psychologically sick trying to decide what to do re. a ns. i posted before, briefly, but this is my situation, and i would appreciate any info or support: i need to choose between an lpn 2 year program in billings, where i live, at montana state university, and a 2 year asn program in miles city, which is 148 miles from me, and it's an rn program. i work ft, and want/need to keep working. i really want to go to the rn program, but the more i research, the more i think it's going to be very expensive (meals, lodging, gas!) plus, working ft in billings, how the heck am i going to make it to 5 a.m. clinicals in miles city. plus, the communication is difficult: when i have a question i can't just make an appointment, i have to email, or call, and wait for the miles city college to respond. here in billings, i can drive to the advisor, sit down and talk. i am married, and don't want to move to miles city alone, we have a house here, a business, family, friends. should i just choose the lpn, and then transition into rn? or should i try rn, despite the expenses, distance etc. what would you do? i am just very anxious, i want to start school already, start something, but with the rn prog. i just wait and wait. nln is in october, application deadline is april 08, and the actual school starts in september 08. finances are alo a big consideration: will i be able to make decent money as an lpn, or will it be considerably less? will i be able to work in er/icu setting (my dream) thanks for letting me vent. thanks for listening.

Just study skills, I would say. The written test is very easy, common sense mostly. You will have 90 minutes, I was done in 10 minutes.

The headmaster's letter states: 1 skill failed. And then: Skill failed: passing fresh water. Details: Did not mention washing hands before the task... :: I just forgot. I would never NOT wash hands in a real life situation. I was stressed and forgot....

i passed the written part, and failed one out of 5 tasks, which was passing fresh water. apparently, i didnt tell the examiner i washed my hands before the task. that cost me the entire test. i am really upset...but life goes on. i have to re-test. will they make me re-do the passing fresh water task, or will i have to study all tasks, and one will be randomly chosen? i was very upset yesturday....but need to get up, dust myself off, and study again. at least i passed the written part yey! and didn't fail other 4 tasks.