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  1. I am giving up

    BerryHappy replied to tryingtobecome's topic in General Nursing

    Don't give up. I had not been in a classroom in 10 years. I recently divorced and am raising my two alone. After 14 long, scary, teary, tired, horrible, YET WONDERFUL months, I just graduated LPN...

  2. LPN jobs -schedule and injuires question

    BerryHappy replied to lpnornot's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I live in FL but I hope I can help. Down here MA come a dime a dozen. I too am a single mom and was able to struggle through 14 mos of LPN school. I graduate this Wednesday. I don't know why one...

  3. my day was crazy

    BerryHappy replied to suni's topic in General Nursing

    FYI, if you ever are out driving and the temp thing goes up to H and you are nowhere near a mechanic, blast the HEAT and that helps to keep the engine cool enough to get you where you are going. It...

  4. Single Parents Nurses and Nursing Students

    BerryHappy replied to KEYLATI's topic in General Nursing

    I don't want to rain on your parade but IT'S GONNA BE HARD. REALLY HARD. I just finished a 14 mos. LPN program, and am a single mom of adolescents. I cannot IMAGINE tackling a BSN program with an...

  5. Made a mistake!!

    BerryHappy replied to NurseGarza's topic in General Nursing

    I think I vomited after I made my med error. It's kinda like falling off of a bike...it not a matter of IF you will fall, it's a matter of WHEN will you fall. I never, ever thought I would stop...

  6. Did not get into MDCC for nursing

    BerryHappy replied to surfsidebabe19's topic in General Nursing

    Hey you! I too live in Miami and realize how difficult it is to get into MDCC! I decided to first earn my LPN at Robert Morgan and then go into the transition program at MDCC (MDC) for which there...

  7. Nose piercings with a stud in Florida schools?

    BerryHappy replied to kiss04bam's topic in Florida Nursing

    FORGETABOUTIT!!! I hope you haven't done it yet. One of my classmates was told that if he didn't remove his stud eyebrow ring and let the hole CLOSE he would be removed from the class. You could...

  8. aaaahhhhh! should i leave now?

    BerryHappy replied to aeolus's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    I am also in LPN school. I want to be an RN (eventually ARNP), but because of my age, finances, family, commitments, LIFE, the LPN to RN plan just works out better for me. ANYWHOO...I often have...

  9. Help! I'm having serious difficulty adjusting to LPN school

    BerryHappy replied to babycakes78's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    Wow, sounds like my school too! Do hang in there though. We just hit our 1 year anniversary and I must admit most of the "Gossip Girls" have slowly faded away. Either they dropped out on their own,...

  10. Nursing Scholarships??

    BerryHappy replied to DaughteroftheKing's topic in General Nursing

    Please don't pay for nursing school! I am currently at the end of my LPN program and have not paid a dime, thank God! Between my Pell Grant and state funding assistance for nurses (Workforce...

  11. what to do when a PEG comes out

    BerryHappy replied to fusster's topic in General Nursing

    Yup, PEG out? Foley in! The only way to go! It is bad when the pt has to go through surgery all over again. It sounds bizarre I know, but remember the point is to keep the opening OPEN. Sorry...

  12. Scared outta my mind!!!

    BerryHappy replied to chasingthedream's topic in General Nursing

    HAHA! Well, I didn't do it quite the way YOU did but I must say it was one of the best decisions of my life. Almost finished with school and loving it all! Yes, school is REALLY HARD, yes, the MD's...

  13. What do I do?

    BerryHappy replied to love2beanurse's topic in General Nursing

    WOW! Congrat's to you! I am still in school and have a few more months left so I don't have much advice except RELISH IN THE VICTORY!!! What a wonderful quandry to be in! I am so proud of

  14. Sent home from clinicals :(

    BerryHappy replied to Phillippians4:13's topic in General Nursing

    OMG! I am soooo listening. I am also a nursing student, divorced mom, almost 40, and limping along. For the life of me I CANNOT figure out why nursing students are treated so HARSHLEY in school! I...

  15. They need a school nurse! Right?

    BerryHappy posted a topic in School

    Hi there, I am a soon to graduate LPN, plan on starting my ADN RN right after passing boards. I REALLY want to work for my daughter's special needs school (k-12) as their school nurse, however...

  16. NCLEX-PN just taken

    BerryHappy replied to Ruper's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    GOOD LUCK! Please let us know when you find out! From a fellow scared to take my boards nursing

  17. They need a school nurse! Right?

    BerryHappy replied to BerryHappy's topic in School

    Thank you , thank you, thank you for responding. I am in the very preliminary stage of researching all this. We are in Florida. The nations capital of a "lawless state". The school secretary...

  18. ATI Testing

    BerryHappy replied to sellen1972's topic in LPN to RN

    Hey there, my instructor says that of her 7 students who did not pass their 5th (we have 8) ATI, five of them did NOT pass boards. My school uses thev ATI's to bounce students out of the program, or...

  19. What do you think should be the starting salary for nurses?

    BerryHappy replied to Plagueis's topic in General Nursing

    An amount more than doctors. They are more likely to get sued (insurance) but we are more likely to get slapped (physically & verbally) for which their is NO

  20. I got the job!!

    BerryHappy replied to eandgsma's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Wow, congrat's! It's soooo nice to hear about new grad's getting great spots. I worry that they are all taken up by vet's! Your accomplishment gets the rest of us students excited so THANKS FOR...

  21. What to brush up on before nursing school?

    BerryHappy replied to Liz520's topic in General Students

    VERY IMPORTANT...brush up on what your friends look like...brush up on how much you love your family...watch allllllll your fav TV shows 'cuz you won't see them again for a few years...brush up on...

  22. Need counseling on a life decision

    BerryHappy replied to ijuanabhappy's topic in General Nursing

    Ok, everybody's full of "wisdom" here's my 2¢. Go where there is help. Even if you don't get into nursing school right away (waiting lists) you will get in soon enough. I know, I know, we all love...

  23. Hi I am starting LPN nursing school in Oct this fall and I am overweight, My question

    BerryHappy replied to tiffany311's topic in General Nursing

    Sorry girlfriend, I am currently in LPN school and I think EVERYONE in class has gained at least 5 pounds. In the beginning all you do is SIT in class, and for sure someone will bring candy to keep...

  24. Confused bout what to do with my life. Please, answer these q's about being a nurse!

    BerryHappy replied to SweetNSpicyGal's topic in General Nursing

    You are 16 and just graduated High School??!!! Ummmm, YES! You should be a nurse! We'd be glad to have someone as intelligent as you! If you start as young as you are you can go so far, so fast!...

  25. I'm not sure how I should feel about this???

    BerryHappy replied to Lisky90's topic in General Nursing

    I am currently in nursing school. Your words brought tears to my eyes. It is so touching that we care the way we do. You are willing to jepordize your livelyhood for a stranger (pt). Only the best...