youngandnursing

Hello all, I am an LPN and am currently getting my prereqs at TCC. I was pretty sure I would go into TCC's LPN-RN bridge but recently I had a conversation with 5 students from TCC's generic RN program and they told me essentially to "Run" from the program. Telling me the professors are extremely rude and belittling to their students, the program is extremely hard, and some went as far to say that they felt like they should have earned a masters degree for the amount of knowledge and stress they went through just to get an associates. Please help, is this true? I am thinking about not doing TCC now and going back to my original plan of going to OU LPN-BSN.

Man, I have to say the training they do at Hillcrest is above and beyond anything I've seen. Orientation= 4 days pure classroom time, two big handbooks, all day, they feed you breakfast and lunch (we had brisket and chicken, goooooooooood food!). Then when I get out on the floor, they really ease you in, watch for a couple days then gradually work you into working independently. Doing minor care emergency, my orientation is a bit shorter, but I get to take ACLS, PALS, Dysrrythmias, Splinting, etc... AWESOME place to work so far! I am very impressed. :)

Last time I checked, my license said "Licensed Practical NURSE". Not tryin' to make waves, but please be respectful of your fellow nurse, whether LPN or RN....

I GOT THE JOB:yeah:I'll be working Minor Care Emergency, but still, it's my foot in!!!

Hello. I am an LPN who graduated in Decemeber 2008 from Tulsa Tech. I have had about 7months experience as an actual nurse working home health and agency, beforehand I was a medical assistant.... Anyway, I have an interview with Hillcrest Medical Center for a position in the Emergency Department and I was wondering if you all would give me some pointers for a successful interview. I really really want the job, especially because I hear they have a 16 week orientation which would be AWESOME. The only thing is, I am REALLY surprised they called me, I was under the impression they only want experienced nurses in the ER. Do I really have a chance or is this another interview in which they'll hand me the "you need more experience" card?

do they hire LPNs at Florida Hospital?

Hi everyone. I am a recent LPN grad, taking my boards in a month. I am currently taking 12 hours of the 67 prerequisites I need at Tulsa Community College. I will start working 3 12's on the weekends at a LTAC hospital. I have to get 67 hours of prerequisites at TCC in order to transfer into the University of Oklahoma LPN-BSN program, I ALSO need to have "one year of clinical experience as a licensed nurse" in order to be accepted. So I pretty much cannot forego work while I am accumulating my credit hours at TCC. I was wondering, how many credit hours can you handle while working full time? I was thinking (mistakingly) of taking 15 hours next semester but people have been telling me that doing so will make me go insane. lol. So what are your thoughts? How many hours should I take next semester? What if I worked only 2 12's? Could I take 15 hours then? Thanks

Haha! Man! I can't wait until I get done with my BSN. I often wonder what I will do with myself when "all I have to do is work!" haha! I love it!

Oh my gosh! I know what all of you mean! I was working in a office as a medical assistant and this RUDE man would ask me questions after assessing him and write it down. I mean, he would ask questions that were above my level of education at the time and make me feel stupid/degraded later on. I told the patient to ask the doctor those questions when he came in, and I later told the doctor that I would refuse to room this patient again if he continued to act in this manner. Long story short, he developed a better attitude and I became one of the medical assistants he asked for. lol.

I was a medical assistant before becoming an LPN. It depends on what office you work for. Yes, some offices DON"T let you do very much. BUT, at my office I got a WHOLE LOT of nursing experience, possibly because I was in nursing school while working at this particular office, they knew what my goals were. But again, this varies office to office! I worked as a medical assistant before becoming an LPN only because I was a high school senior and they don't offer practical nursing programs to seniors. haha! But defenetly go for your LPN or even RN! I agree with the above poster! LPNs DO work very hard and are not compensated the way they should! If you need a shorter program, go for an associates in nursing! Then you will be able to sit for the NCLEX-RN!

AMEN! I am going to be a nurse like you, who gives her CNA's a da** break! I have high respect for these people! They work HARD! And if a patient wants to complain, I will tell them just how hard these people work! Amen and AMEN!

Haha! I like this one! I def. think I will try it! HAHA! Defenetely. I had a HUGE lession in confidence when I started as a medical assistant in a doctors office. The experience I gained there is worth everything to me. Even though I feel a bit nervous to start in a hospital, I feel confident I will learn fast and get it together very quickly. I already know alot of skills that I learned in the office. I thank God everyday for that experience, because I think I would be a nervous WRECK had I not gotten that vital experience! Very much so. I am very very very blessed, but I must say, it took HARD HARD work, determination, and turning down parties/social events to get this far...haha! Most people my age wonder WHY I don't go to parties very much and I just stare at them and think "Well, look where it got me!" I mean how hard is it to understand?! Work hard when you are young= party/relax for the rest of your life, work hard when you're older after partying your whole life= the school of hard knox. I just don't understand people my age. But oh well! Haha!

That is defenately true. I have had "experienced" patients try to tell me what to do and I am sure if I was 30 years old, they wouldn't dare try! Thank you everyone for your comments! I very much appreciate them! I don't mean 30 is old....I'm just using that number as an example. Sorry if I offended anyone...

wow. i can't even imagine taking care of 10, let alone 7 or 8. 6 is pushing it for me.

lol. I wish I could, but sadly I am a woman, so I have to rely on makeup and professionalism to make myself seem older... Thanks though haha!

I very much agree that non-nursing people my age seem very immature to me, almost to the extent that I can't really associate with people my own age because they're annoying and seem stupid to me! Of course, they're just acting their own age and nothing is wrong with that. I've just been mature my whole life. Sometimes it's not the best thing to be mature because you sometimes miss out on the "fun" times in life. I have to force myself to have a little "fun" every once and awhile....sadly... But oh well... To answer your question I will be working in a long term acute care facility, basically the patents are med/surg but stay about 30-60 days. :)

I knit! I loveeeeeeee to KNIT!!!!

Yeah, I figure once I show them that I am intelligent enough to take care of them, they won't have any qualms. But I am also concerned about older nurses making my age a huge deal. I used to work in a doctor's office as a medical assistant and everyone there brought up my age when conversing with me. It's like they don't see me as a competent, itelligent professional just because I am young.

Hi. I am a new graduate practical nurse. I will be an LPN soon, once I take the NCLEX-PN in a month or so. I just got a job at a LTAC hospital. I am 19 years old. I was wondering, if you were my patient, would you be frightened that such a young person was taking care of you? I have had alot of people tell me that I am mature for my age and I look about 22 years old, but I am worried that patients will get anxious that such a young person will be the one making life and death decisions.

I went to Tulsa Tech's LPN program. It's a self-paced program, so you have to be okay with not having lectures and have alot of self motivation. Tulsa Tech does not offer an associates. Its a technical school, not a college. I am currently going to Tulsa Community College and I've heard it's a very challenging program, but thats a good thing in my opinion.

I knew there were smart nurses out there like me that recognized the BS of phasing out LPN's in the middle of a nursing shortage!

Am I the only one who thinks not hiring LPN's in a hospital setting is ridiculous during this suppossed "nursing shortage"? I am a recent LPN graduate (I have yet to take my exam, just waiting for a stupid letter in the mail...) and I have experience in a doctor's office doing all sorts of nursing skills as an RMA for 1.5 years. I called St. John's and they refuse to hire somebody unless you are actually IN a RN program. Which I understand. I am working toward my BSN, but first I must get the 67 hours of prereq's for the OU LPN-BSN program at TCC. So I told the HR lady this at St.Johns. But noooo, I have to be in the actual nursing program at OU. Stupid. I have experience! I am dedicated! I am a good employee! And the doctor I work for is WELL KNOWN at St.John's. Plus, I am 19 years old. Okay? Nineteen. Who is a nurse at 19 years of age? Very few. Doesn't this show great drive and dedication? I mean think about it, after I become an RN, I would have 3 YEARS experience as a nurse at St. John's if they would just hire me right now! I just think this is ridiculous during this great time of need!