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kat7ap

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  1. do any of you work in anything other than ltc as an LPN?

    kat7ap replied to Princess74's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I work in a hospital childbirth center doing postpartum mother-baby and since we are a small hospital and don't have a fully staffed OR 24/7, I also scrub in for unplanned and emergency c-sections. I...

  2. NET Exam

    kat7ap replied to MrsCD's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    reviewing the math more heavily is what helped me the most. the other stuff was pretty much common sense to me. good luck, it's really not that

  3. Very Confused!

    kat7ap replied to jTank01's topic in General Nursing

    maybe more obsolete in Dr.'s offices... But LPN's are very much in demand in nursing homes, rehab, assisted living, home health, some acute care hospitals, where CMA's typically are not employed....

  4. Very Confused!

    kat7ap replied to jTank01's topic in General Nursing

    I my opinion, if your ultimate goal is to be an RN then go for your CNA first. A CNA does the very basic nursing care, sometimes what we call "dirty work". Like bathing, dressing, incontinent care,...

  5. LVN Course in DFW, TX

    kat7ap replied to WonderingOne's topic in Texas Nursing

    ftp://www.bne.state.tx.us/vnschools.pdf This list is straight from the texas board of nursing of approved

  6. Everett CC for LPN-RN?

    kat7ap replied to kat7ap's topic in Washington Nursing

    In my area there is Everett, Shoreline, Lake Washington Tech, and North Seattle community colleges for LPN-RN bridge programs. Unfortunately the prereq's differ from college to college so not one has...

  7. CNA to LPN

    kat7ap replied to Knorremeisje's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    wow.... this seems very scary to me that CA allows this. I just don't see how the bridge can be made with just a pharmacology course. Sure you can learn skills from watching and asking questions,...

  8. LPN's please help

    kat7ap replied to Sophy123's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    If you are determined, you can do just about anything you want. Although I have never heard of 9 mo LPN programs. There are 11-12 mo ones. I went to a private tech college that was one year...

  9. Need some advice

    kat7ap replied to Coloradogrl's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    Yep, Tarleton State which is a bit out in the country south west about 1 hour from Fort Worth. I also believe Southwestern Adventist University has an LVN-ADN with option to keep going on for the...

  10. Need some advice

    kat7ap replied to Coloradogrl's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    Where in Texas are you planning on moving? I know of a couple LPN-BSN programs in

  11. LPN role in OB

    kat7ap posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    Hello, I am an LPN and was just hired at my local hospital's child birth center. This will be my very first job in OB, which has been my dream to work in since nursing school. I have just under a...

  12. Considering moving to Eugene of Corvallis - advice please!

    kat7ap posted a topic in Oregon Nursing

    Hello fellow Oregon nurses, I'm currently an LPN working in the Seattle area. Husband and I recently moved back here from Texas a few months ago. We love being near my family again and the job...

  13. LPN role in OB

    kat7ap replied to kat7ap's topic in Ob/Gyn

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

    kat7ap replied to Lmex's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    As a new grad I applied at several local hospitals online and walking in and handing them my resume and application. I even called recruiters and left messages following up, never heard back from any...

  15. Weather in Washington

    kat7ap replied to gypsyatheart's topic in Washington Nursing

    I grew up in Northern CA and moved to WA state as a teenager, then d/t marrying a military man I moved to TX for four years and just recently moved back to the Seattle area a few months ago. Needless...

  16. anybody went through 12-month evening LPN program?

    kat7ap replied to mmr2's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    I wish my nursing school days were that short.... Mine was 8-4 M-F for 12 mo staight, and it's hard to imagine cramming that much info into less hours. Of course clinicals were different hours than...

  17. I just want to be an LPN...

    kat7ap replied to Cherry2's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    My feelings have been mixed about being an LPN. I intially was trying for the RN program but got very frustrated with waiting so I opted to get my LPN in a 1 year program to start making $ and to...

  18. Please Help, Failed the Nclex

    kat7ap replied to Mary01's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I'm assuming PN means a practical nurse who has graduated school, but does not have a license yet. Usually called

  19. Career plan beyond LVN

    kat7ap replied to Hope1978's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I graduated from LPN school last spring and I am just starting on prereq's for an RN bridge program, which hopefully can be completed within the next 1-2 years. I just started in a LDRP unit in a...

  20. NCLEX was not easy

    kat7ap replied to flwannaB's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I felt well prepared for the NCLEX. I did not kill myself studying either, basically just did a review guide the week of the test. I felt my school's testing prepared me very well for the test. My...

  21. One week orientation at nursing home w/25 pt's?

    kat7ap replied to MelodyRNurse's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    1 weeks sounds about average. My first LTC job orientation was only 3 days, which turned into more like 2 because they began a state survey that week. Then my next job in a medicare unit was about 8...

  22. 12 hour shifts?

    kat7ap replied to DreamyEyes's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Every LTC place I've worked at has 8 hour shifts. I feel like it is just nearly impossible to get everything done in that amount of time, it usually turns into 10 hours. I am greatly looking forward...

  23. LPN Clinical Experiences

    kat7ap replied to Rainscape's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    Sounds like your first clinical rotation, don't worry it will get better.... My clinicals were set up like this: 1st quarter was actually no clinicals, but we practiced all skills in our lab at school...

  24. LTC desperate for lpn's

    kat7ap replied to witter11's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    In my experiences, nursing homes will use you and abuse you. It's scary when "you're hired" even before they know your name or much less glance at your resume. There's the old saying, "if you've got...

  25. Need some input from WA LPN's

    kat7ap replied to yadda_yadda_yadda's topic in Washington Nursing

    Since I have only been a practicing LPN in WA state since October this year, I can just give you my short list experiences so far. Actually in fact I moved here from Dallas/Fort Worth, where I made...