That is what were were getting ready to do. My instructor explained the situation to the other students and said that she disagreed with the nurse, but that it was her patient and her license, so she...
I can attest to this. We just had a girl fail out of our class and she was told that not only could she not transfer her credits anywhere else, but she would have to retake the entire program, even...
Hi, my aunt practices Tai Chi for fitness and strenght, but she began doing it at a Doctors suggestion for her fibromyalgia. It seems to have helped her. I take a yoga class that incorporates Tai...
I did the same. I actually got an Associates in Liberal Arts while doing my pre-reqs for nursing. I did all of my BSN pre-reqs for USF as well and got tired of waiting for SPC to accept me. (I had...
HI, I am a 3rd semester LPN student and I floated to the ER during clinicals yesterday. I really enjoyed it, and would love to find a job as a tech somewhere. I have PCT experience in the CVICU and...
My school is very similar with ATI tests. We were told that we had to pass them at or above the national average by the 2nd try or we were out. Now that a ton of people are failing both times, the...
Just an update... I am finishing my 2nd semester of the LPN program at St. Petersburg Keiser and still enjoying it. We are finishing the first half of med surg and beginning the second next week. I...
I periodically clean my stethescope, pen, penlight, and workspace at clinical with tb spray and alcohol wipes... Also, I put a clean towel from the linen cart on my chair at clinicals and sit on...
I had my A&P I & II and Micro before LPN school and it REALLY helped me. I could see a lot of my classmates struggling and working their butts, but because I had already had the classes, I...
I was just offered $19.70 at a LTC facility 7-3 shift; rotate weekends, in St. Petersburg, Fl Hospitals are paying LPN's $17-21 (good luck finding a hospital that hires LPN's; there arent many around...
Does anyone else have this feeling? I have been going to college for 6 years now (off & on b/c of 2 pregnancies). I completed all of my BSN prereqs and had a looooong wait list. I decided...
Sad, but true. Im still maintaining close to 100% with 5 months left. I love love love clinicals though. 5 more weeks and we step up to 3 clinical days a week. Then it will get a lot easier to...
Yes. The ad was in the St. Pete Times. Starting pay $24 for new grads Thanks for the offer :) Geez thats a lot of shift diffs. Im still thinking about what I want to do. I am moving next Dec to...