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Thank you all for your stories & sharing of knowledge. I am in a difficult situation right now too. I am an LPN in LTC. Day to day goes pretty smoothly, but every once in a while, things go bad. For the second time in a couple weeks, I had to tur...

I am a new LPN in LTC in Upstate NY. I started out at $13.59 plus shift & weekend diffs, as well as incentive pay if I work a weekend that I'm not scheduled for. In that case, it is time & one half plus $2 for Sats & $4 for Sun. So, when ...

I PASSED! I only had 85 questions, and immediately felt that I MUST have failed or I would have been given more questions. LOL, I know, I knew better, but anyway, I had walked into it hoping for like 150 questions, lol. Thank goodness! I'm still on c...

I take my boards tomorrow, and am losing my mind. Studying constantly, feeling fairly confident but not so sure of myself... I know that sounds wierd, but in the 85 question comprehensive test at the end of the review book, I got a 60! Then I switche...

Advice... Hmmm... LOL, what can I offer you? I graduate in August and some days I wonder how the heck I did it & still worked 33+ hours a week... As others have said, get to know your class mates. They will be one of your best resources. I always...

We start our second trimester tomorrow, and will be covering disorders of the different body systems, and the meds used to treat the disorders. We don't do OB, peds, etc until tri 3.

In addition, CNA certs are issued by the NYSDOH.

The first patient I ever had die was a resident in the nursing home I worked in when I was a CNA. It was very difficult b/c I was scared of death at the time and the other aides made fun of the situation.

Have you given the ATI a try? I found it to be very helpful!

Something I put together to remember side effects & adverse reactions to immunizations: F- Fever I- Itching S- Stiffness H- Headache E- Edema R- Redness F- Fussy L- Localized Tenderness A- Appetite decrease G- General Aches Pains WHUTN- "Whutnthe...

Anyone have any ideas for childhood imms?

I start on the 4th! I'm so excited!

I guess this is as good a place as any to say, woo hoo! I start class in 2 days!

4 days until my program starts. I have to retake A & P, and just took a math review course last week that they offered.

10 month program, upstate NY, Marion S. Whelan, $4700. Paid in full by local grant, but applied for loan anyway to pay off some monthly bills, as I'm cutting back hours at work.

I start my LPN program 9/4 & thet had pre-reqs. Actually all of those things were required with a C or better. That is why I am retaking A & P 1 b/c I got a C-! My instructor & I just didn't see eye to eye...

I've heard some recommend rolling backpacks. Anyone in agreement?

I couldn't get some of them to work without password, including the one from chattanooga state. However, the one from TeleRNer is great!

I am going to have to cut down to 32 hours a wk b/c of my school schedule, but yes, I took out the max in loans too. The interest rate and term is better than a personal loan, and I got a grant to pay for tuition, books, fees, etc. I do wish though t...

I think it's alime. LOL, isn't that cute? Bow, I am envious of several of you with nicer uniforms than mine, but I guess it could be much worse, couldn't it?

I am SO excited! :rotfl: I am 27, and wishing I had done this right out of HS but had opted for the CNA route first. Thankfully, I have a supportive family, no kids, and a flexible job. I was able to keep 4 shifts per week (on the weekends) to pay bi...

What a great thread! The originator of this thread was so pisitive after such a rough first day! As many, if not all posters have said truthfully, is does change dramatically when you get out of training. It shouldn't, but it does. And all you can d...

I'm sorry if I offended you but I was just pointing out that the use of "poop" or "pooper" was unprofessional in my mind. I'm sorry if that came across as hard. And I believe it is the reader that gets the tone from reading something, correct? What y...

Well then, that person should have been reported. That is not only unprofessional but very disrespectful. I work with someone that used to call a resident "Betsey Wetsey". If I ever heard her say that, I would have dragged her out of the room & r...

I looked on many sites including half.com and other, but found that after paying shipping, it was just as much (within a few cents) of what I would be paying purchasing them from school. So... that is what I did. I got all the books for the course fo...