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Congratulations CC559 and Roseann. Best wishes to you both at school. CC, I answered you in private message and got no reply, hope all went well for you. Its been two years since I graduated. First job was with a LTC working nights. It was okay, I le...

I am writing this for those of us that fret about the unknown. Today was my first day of LVN nursing school. Our school has a rule that anyone even one second late does not get into the classroom, so a lot of us were very early. I was 40 minutes ear...

Just found out I'm a top candidate for a position as safety nurse as Soledad training center. I need to give references pass a background check. Can anyone tell me how long this takes, and what my chances are of getting the job. I am very excited ri...

Hello, sorry this took so long Jax, won't have a computer till Xmas :) I was told that Soledad and Greenfield were the places to look. The other areas are having gang problems, or so I've been told as I just said. Greenfield is nice, about 10 miles ...

Hello Jax :) The first week I and another LVN and an RN came in on Monday at 8, had a half hour for lunch and left at 4:30. The next three days in at 7 am and left at 3:30. On Friday we came in at 8 am. There is a tremendous amount of paperwork to be...

Hello Jax :) Started on the 16th with one other LVN and an RN. Spent the week going through a mountain of paperwork and watching videos. The place is fascinating..... I now have six weeks of training scheduled, and am going to be shifted around so I ...

Hello Princezzzz, Everyone here knows the feelings you are experiencing. Its a scary new world out there and after clinical experiences with teachers there to help, it is awsome to be on your own. My first job as a nurse was in LTC. I was made a char...

Hello Jax, I don't have a date for the fingerprints yet, but I am going to call tomorrow and try to schedule a time for Thursday. I have to find an apartment, so I will look around around then and see if something appeals to me. From what I've seen o...

Thanks Jax, I'm sure we will have a lot to talk about. This coming week I will have my physical, then I will be able to send the packett back. I was told there are start dates on the next few upcoming Mondays...... See you soon :)

Hello Jax, Yes, they offered me a position also. Sent me a packett which should arrive today or tomorrow with paperwork and a form to be filled out for a physical. Sounds like we will be sharing the same orientation. Did they give you a starting dat...

Hello CT. I got my license last year in California, then last month moved to Mississippi to see family and maybe get a job and out here. Mississippi is a compact state, so I got a temporary permit which will be good for 90 days, and am waiting for th...

Thanks for your support Kat and Lorry. They are checking references now and I hope to know soon

Congratulations on getting your license:yeah: What you want right now is experience, and LTC or SNF is a good way to get it. Those jobs are plentiful for LPN's. After about a year, it will be easier to get jobs in other areas. LTC is the best paying...

Hello KatKonk, To the best of my knowledge, a safety nurse enters the correctional system, gets 6-8 weeks of training, and then works with the prisoners/patients. Mostly from what my fellow nurses tell me, the lvn's are used for massive med passes. T...

I quit my job to go to nursing school. Some of the other recipients were working part time. The only qualification I remember is that my family income had to be less than a certain level. This was in the 2007/2008 school year, they may have changed i...

The Workforce Investment Act (WIA) helped me last year when I was in nursing school. They didn't pay for everything, but any help was appreciated as I was not working. The amount of financial aid you get depends on the number of recipients, or at lea...

Hello there. Just wanted to introduce myself. I am new to Ms and have settled in Fulton Ms. Currently, I am waiting for my temporary permit to come in the mail. I graduated nursing school in July, 2008 so I do not have much experience yet. My califor...

THAT sounds wonderful in itself. I think the 20/20 program involved being there for all 20 hours each week. Don't know about the benefits, the place I worked never offered it. I will be looking for the Baylor program when I apply. Thanks for the info...

Thanks for letting me know Nursetisha05. So, I guess the Baylor program is something like the 20/20 program in California where you work 20 hours, get paid for 40, and have to sign a contract stating that you will commit to a certain period of time t...

Thanks for the response NurseTisha. It gives me a little more information to work on. What is the Baylor Program? I've never heard of it.

Hello Ayeloflo, sorry you are having such a difficult time finding work:cry: There are several things to consider about your post. First, how many applications have you filled out and returned to different facilities? Just asking around doesn't cut ...

I have only interviewed with a couple of LTC facilities myself, and they were pretty easy interviews, no hard questions or really tense moments at all. Must have been lucky there :) Just did the Pleasant Valley interview, they asked questions like: ...

Hello, and thanks for taking time to read this post. I have an interview date this month at Pleasant Valley State Prison for the position of LVN safety nurse. Currently I work as a charge nurse in LTC with about 8 months experience. It was a surpris...

I am a California LVN student who will graduate in July of this year. After graduating, I would be interested in entering a bridge to RN program and was wondering if anyone could tell me if Mississippi offers LPN to RN bridge programs. I looked on th...

Cecilia, I went to Visalia Adult school. There is also Hanford, and Tulare schools, who teach nursing. The Visalia Adult school is located on Houston off of Lovers Lane.