jelorde37

jelorde37

LTC, cardiac, ortho rehab

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  1. Future LVN - Accepted - Sutter County One Stop 2010-2012

    jelorde37 replied to blknfilipinagina's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    congrats!!!! nursing school will be tough, but it will also be a very rewarding experience. wish u success in your education. good

  2. Has anyone successfully completed an LVN-to-RN program?

    jelorde37 replied to Megn510's topic in LPN to RN

    lol youll do great in AP. its very interesting stuff and it will further solidify prior knowledge that you have regarding AP. But that would be awesome if you could test out of nursing 1. i...

  3. What are clinicals all about????

    jelorde37 replied to BucklandRN's topic in General Students

    basically, clinicals is a time for you practice being a nurse and do nurse stuff(depends on your scope, what material u guys have covered, and how comfortable your instructor is). fun stuff tho....

  4. whats wrong with wanting to work for a LTC

    jelorde37 replied to newmomspn's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    commuter is correct! but u got to remember that everyone deserves good nursing care. plus, becoming and lvn will only open up more doors for u. any advancement in education is a positive. many...

  5. Has anyone successfully completed an LVN-to-RN program?

    jelorde37 replied to Megn510's topic in LPN to RN

    i became an lvn in 2006 and im currently in the 4th semester of an adn program. i had to do the entire rn program due to the fact that my school did not offer an lvn-rn bridge program. to be honest,...

  6. not sure I believe the nursing shortage...

    jelorde37 replied to Roozeyk's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    well, if there aint a shortage right now, then there will be considering that the average age of a nurse is over 50 years old. pretty soon they will retire and academia salary isnt competitive enough...

  7. CNA to LPN?

    jelorde37 replied to SJ11's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    i went straight lvn, but i have talked many great CNAs to continue on for their lvn. as far as school and tuition, the facility i work at is willing to pay for their tuition but they are gonna be...

  8. Dating Patients

    jelorde37 replied to bobnurse's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    i've never dated a patient but i have been harassed by same sex patients-kinda weird if i may

  9. Dating at work

    jelorde37 replied to galenanurse2b's topic in General Nursing

    dude, i wish work was like grey's anatomy, but the sad truth is that most of the time it is not. it would be cool and make work kind of exciting, but think of the drama that would be involved,...

  10. LPN or RN

    jelorde37 replied to nursewanabe's topic in General Nursing

    lvns in cali make atleast 40k a year and we are used in hospice a lot. we cant administer ivp meds, but the majority of meds in our hospices are SL/PO/or PR(morphine, ativan, and compro). so no...

  11. I want to be a nurse... I don't want to be a nurse... I want to be a nurse... I don't

    jelorde37 replied to luvmy3kids's topic in General Nursing

    i wont lie to you, theres a lot of bad things that can happen in a shift. but the beauty about it is when your patients say that you are their favorite, when your co-workers always asks you to...

  12. what got you into nursing?

    jelorde37 posted a topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    hi, my name is jon and i work as an lvn in rehab. anyways, lately, i hear my coworkerS talking about why they got into nursing and that nursing isnt what they expected to be and i guess their...

  13. rejected!

    jelorde37 posted a topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    my brother and i turned in our applications for fall2008 Generic RN program at a local cc about a month ago. anyways, we got our acceptance letters today and he ended up getting in while i got...

  14. How Many Lpn Students Made It Out Of Your Class

    jelorde37 replied to vina2550's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    60 started, 39 graduated and only two out of the 39 didnt pass the nclex on the first

  15. choice between casa loma college, american careers college, or everest college 4 LVN.

    jelorde37 replied to qtypnay's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    i graduated from acc back in 2005. really great school with really great teachers. they are kind of strict with grades, dress codes, attend... overall, i think it was a great school and they really...

  16. Hey, y'all .... new LPN student here...

    jelorde37 replied to Bobylon's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    coool... congrats to all that have been

  17. I am so bummed out. GPA makes me sad.

    jelorde37 replied to ImNotWitty's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    i know how you feel. im taking a&p2 and micro right now, and my grade for a&P is just horrible. lets just say that i have a chance to pass a&P with a b, but thats going to take lots of...

  18. RN school or PA school

    jelorde37 posted a topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    i know this topic should be in the student nurse forum but i would like to ask fellow nurses what they would rather perfer. my current situation is rather simple but some what complex at the same...

  19. LPN ladder or stick with A.A.S

    jelorde37 replied to danialise4's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    not confusing at all. if you decided to go the lpn ladder route, just remember that there might be some down time due to the fact that you need to study for your nclex and stuff. then theres also...

  20. Do you say you're a nurse...

    jelorde37 replied to picurn10's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    i wouldnt mind working at walmart, if they paid me the same wage i get now in nursing but really, nursing is a lot of hard work. just being in a facility tires me

  21. Do you say you're a nurse...

    jelorde37 replied to picurn10's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    i agree with everything you say about nursing assistants. in the real world, having good nursing assistants can mean a good shift. they can make you or break you, atleast thats what ive

  22. 4.0 GPA people, HOW can you do this?!!!

    jelorde37 replied to nursic's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    i just study. i dont study to rememorize, but i study to learn so i can apply what i learn to my job. everybody has their own way of studying but when i study, im usually in front of a mirror...

  23. Do you have to buy a stethoscope?

    jelorde37 replied to GottaGetIn's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    the school i went to provided me with a cheap stethoscope but it was cheap so i went and bought my self a cardiology stethoscope from bearshears.com. their product is amazing by the

  24. Okay... so I might be crazy...

    jelorde37 replied to serendipity123's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    wow... and i thought my summer was gonna be hard. anyways, my summer schedule: english 1a college algebra critical thinking fall general bio o-chem public speaking

  25. west coast university alumni please help!

    jelorde37 replied to Iluvnrsing's topic in LPN to RN

    hey guys, i was thinking of going wcu in LA, but how much is the tuition for someone who has all general ed and science prereqs done? also, how long would it