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Our contract is up and we will be starting negotiations soon...the young nurses want a change and they are outnumbering the most senior. It all comes to a majority vote correct?

We are losing new nurses because of our vacation selection process. I am looking for information on how other hospitals select vacation times. We are a small union hospital and new nurses do not stand a chance of getting any vacation during the months of May through October. 50 percent of our staff has more than 20 years seniority and some are taking 5 weeks during that time frame? I am looking for perhaps a fairer selection process. FYI-I have 36 years seniority so it is not about me :) Brenda

Thanks! Brenda

Straight shifts are one shift whatever you decide. How many unions do you have at your hospital?

Hi, We are a union hospital. RN's are in one union and all other non-administration staff is in another union. When you transition from a CNA or LPN to an RN you of course change unions. You retain all sick time and vacation time accumulated using your original date of hire. I was hired in 1981 :) as an LPN, returned to school, graduated, and was hired in 2012, maintaining my full time status and never stopping employment. So my date of hire for vacation and sick time is 1981. We have a rule that after 20 years of continuous service (both unions have this) you can request straight shifts. The RN union is using date of hire in the RN Union for this benefit. This of course affects me and 9 other nurses. We would like to bring this to the bargaining table for the upcoming contract. We feel that continuous years of service should be from date of original hire. My question is... What do other hospitals (both union and non-union) do with seniority for vacation sign-ups and straight shifts/continuous years of service? Thanks for your time! Brenda

I am a recent graduate (2012) of the LPN-BSN program at ISU. I have nothing but praise for the program. I am from Wisconsin! I have no idea what happened in California. You must be a well organized, self-sufficient person to be able to articipate and graduate from a program such as this. You find your own preceptors and clinical sites. Perhaps because I had been an LPN for 20 years afforded me the experience necessary to do well in a program such as this. Once again...I have nothing but praise for ISU's LPN-BSN Program!

There are some on EBay for sale right now :)

Traversing EBay and saw some study guides on there today! ~Brenda

I sure do... I only have three but i could probably find someone at ISU who probably has the other! I will check and see what people are selling them for...any idea?

I can personally verify the above because I AM a student in the LPN-BSN program at ISU and Dr. Tammy is one of my instructors. Have a little faith in people.....Any more info needed, I would be happy to share!

Hi, I have 3 out of the 4 manuals for sale and I can probably find u the other one!

PM me. Brenda

Hi, This my path. I am woking full time so I never take more than 2 classes... Spring 2010 N208 Transition N304 Health Assessment Summer I need to take Spanish 1 and 2 so no nursing courses for me. Fall 2010 N226 and N318 Spring 2011 N322 and N324 Summer 2011 N424 (6 credit class with 90 clinical hours) Fall 2011 N450 and N470 Spring 2012 N484 and N486 I still need to make my initial contact with my advisor so I will keep you posted! Brenda

You are welcome! Hope to "see you" at ISU next fall. Brenda

Yes you can. First apply to ISU as a general student. Once you get accepted, you get a Student ID#. Once you have that number you will be able to register for the 4 challenge exams. I took 4 weeks per test and passed all within a 4 month period. That should be in plenty of time to apply to the School of Nursing by June 1st! http://www1.indstate.edu/nursing/programs/bs/lpn-bs/lpn-bs-admission-criteria.htm- this link explains. Brenda

Hi, You will have to take and pass all 4 tests and pass a TEAS Test by June 1st for a Fall acceptance. You must also have the required Phase 1 prereq as well. They are ENG 107 or equivalent, Psy 101, Chem 100 with a lab, Comm 101, Math 111 or higher and A&P 1&2. See this link http://catalog.indstate.edu/preview_program.php?catoid=7&poid=1198&bc=1 Brenda

Good Luck in your decision! Brenda

Yeah.....i am accepted! I will take NUR 208 and 304 next semester! I am so excited to be finally here! Anyonen else hear? Brenda

Hi , Anyone hear from ISU yet regarding admission for Spring 2010? Is there anyone out there who has applied for Spring semester? Brenda

You can apply to ISU anytime. I applied, got a Student ID # and then sent my scores in. You do not have to have any classes to apply to the University. Your Phase 1 and 2 classes/tests need to all be completed before you apply to the college of nursing, so you apply first to ISU and then to the college of nursing and that could be a year or so apart. Brenda

The same thing happened to me.I wanted to start in the fall of 09 but did not score high enough on the CLEP. I took Ivy Tech's on-line Intro to Computers and loved it! I learned a ton! And the classes are financially feasible! Good Luck and we will see you in the Fall! Brenda

Armynurse and Denroc72, Have both of you guys been accepted and are already in the program? If so, what nursing classes have you had? Thanks, Brenda

Anyone out there who is in the LPN-BSN at ISU and works full-time? Just wondering how many credits per semester is doable? Brenda

How many credits a semester are you able to do working full-time? I just applied and am waiting....I also have to work full-time. Brenda

Hi, I also got a 55 on the CLEP and they will not accept that. I took IVY Tech's on-line computer class last semester. It was a great class and I learned a ton! I also applied for Spring 2010. Phase 3 is however you plan it to be. I plan on taking only 2 classes a semester and I only have the nursing courses left. I have all the other credits. I work full-time and will continue to do so. It will take me 5 semesters to graduate! Good Luck, Brenda