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Looking for a good step-up program. These are the parameters; I must be able to work AND go to school (gotta pay those bills! ) Any good schools in your area? Regards, Michael

This is taken from Taylor Mali 's "What Teachers Make" poem. His spoken-word performance can be seen on YouTube. A shame the poster passed this off as his own without having the decency to give credit where credit was due.

Hi Neophyte. Pull. Punch. Sign. That's the way I was taught, and it's worked well for me. Either way, whether you sign after punching the med, or sign after administration, if the pt. refuses, you STILL have to sign and document! Regards, Michael

Hi All! Just finished my LPN course and passed all of the criteria set down by the California Board of Vocational Nurses. Unfortunately, NOW our instructor says we need to take AND pass this ATI exam with a score of 90% or better or we won't be able ...

McKnis, the is a nursing forum. Everyone is entitled to an opinion, even though it may not reflect yours. Telling someone (and everyone) to ignore another member's post (however you may disagree), goes against the spirit of this forum. Regards, Mic...

It went something like this: Brand new nurse comes to me about family members bullying her to give "grannie" more pain meds (still two hours to go until her next dose)... I go into the room. Me: "Hi, I'm Michael, the charge nurse. Can I help you wit...

had clinicals with a seasoned nurse of 30+ years, who, when a young male patient "wagged" his penis at her an said, "check this baby out!", responded with "wow. that is absolutely the smallest penis i've ever seen in 30 years of nursing." shut him u...

Yes. Contact ISU DIRECTLY. Do NOT use College Network. You will, unfortunately, regret it. Good luck. Carolina Nights.

It leaves you out in the cold unless you get your RN. Sorry.

Good for you! I, too, would have been perfectly happy remaining an LPN for my entire nursing career (and had expected too.) However, the problem we now face here in Northern California is that LPNs are pretty much being regulated to the long-term...

Hi All, When I took my LVN program at Unitek College in Sacramento, CA, all of the pre-req classes were included in the actual program. During my visit to Western Career College in Sacramento today, the advisor told me it would take me SIXTEEN month...

good one, mike. this was waaaaaay better than the steps i gave about a thousand entries ago! lol. btw. as of aug. 06, i found out i, too, passed (officially.) i got the pop-up weeks ago. all of my classmates who got the pop-up passed; two who got...

I am amazed after 3395 replies stating that the PV Trick is true that people are STILL saying "Gee, I hope this works." Carolina Nights

1. Yes. It works. After the last 3,000 or so previous entries, why ask? 2. Yes. It applies to ALL PV exams. 3. 5 minute. 5 hours. 5 days. 5 weeks. There are no time constraints. Carolina Nights

The fallacy of the 'big' envelope, 'small' envelope is that each Board (RN and PN) within each separate state, use varying methods of sending out results. Carolina Nights

It will work 5 minutes or 5 days after your exam. Carolina Nights

HopingtobeanRN, Just because the CA BON is slow does not invalidate, in any way, the fact that the PV Trick does, in fact, work (as evidenced by the overwhelming supportive data found in just this thread alone.) California state workers (and their as...

ChiSmile6 - I'm reposting this from earlier in the thread. Good luck. 1. Go to Pearson Vue 2. Sign in. 3. Choose your "type of test" (it will take you to another page) 4. Put in your username and password (it will take you to another page) 5. Choo...

Congrats! The bottom line is that, yes, we all have to wait for the "official" word. But the "trick" worked for you, didn't it? And it has worked for thousands of others as well. That fact alone calms the nerves of MANY hopeful students, and I bel...

Sigh. I am consistently amazed at the (very) few people who cling to the notion that the PVt "does not work." As nurse-to-be, we are taught all about "theory" and research. By following the principles of basic research, we know that any experiment ...

First, CONGRATS! Secondly, I have serious doubts about the, um...doubters. lol. I'll need proof that they got the "golden message" when trying to re-register and FAILED, or went all the way to the payment portion (and actually PAID) then PASSED. I ...

1. Go to Pearson Vue 2. Sign in. 3. Choose your "type of test" (it will take you to another page) 4. Put in your username and password (it will take you to another page) 5. Choose "Register" (it will take you to another page) 6. Choose your exam ty...

To clear the air, when you put in your school name at the BEGINNING of trying to re-register, you should get a message that reads: "Our records indicate that you have recently scheduled this exam. Please contact your Member Board for further assistan...

What...you expected them to say "Yes! The flaw in our system works!" Get real. So far, the "trick" has worked for thousands of students. The preponderance of evidence is in favor of it, not against it. Pearson Vue knows the minute your exam ends whe...

God, I hope so! I was SICK when I left the testing center! I got SOOOOO many questions on medications I had never even heard about (even in Nursing School!). Fingers crossed....now comes the dreaded wait.