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  1. can an LPN student take the CNA exam?

    VetTechingWasEasier posted a topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I just finished my first semester in an LPN program...As all my fellow LPN students know, ...during our clinicals, we were doing 90% CNA work. (Full Patient care, feeding, hygene, diapers, occupied...

  2. Anyone in their 2nd year at CCP?

    VetTechingWasEasier posted a topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    I'm planning to take my LPN program certificate to CCP and apply for accellerated admission. I'll be taking care of whatever prerequisites my academic advisor tells me that I still need, this fall...

  3. Salem Community College Nursing Program!

    VetTechingWasEasier posted a topic in New Jersey Nursing

    The smallest school from the smallest county in all of NJ is now represented on allnurses, thank you, thank you... As we go into our next semester at SCC (23 mandatory credit hours! AAAaaagghhhh!) I...

  4. Is this common in an RN program???

    VetTechingWasEasier posted a topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    I went to an LPN to RN program. 1st year, did practical nursing jobs...patient care, meds, reports. Next year, the "RN" year, it was a touch of med/surge, some clinpath and a WHOLE lot of theory....

  5. Anyone in their 2nd year at CCP?

    VetTechingWasEasier replied to VetTechingWasEasier's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    I already have my Micro taken care of... I was wondering what "mandatory" classes they start in for 2nd

  6. Salem Community College Nursing Program!

    VetTechingWasEasier replied to VetTechingWasEasier's topic in New Jersey Nursing

    No HESI at

  7. Hey guys....How do you all support yourselves?

    VetTechingWasEasier replied to Brian 77's topic in Male Nursing Students

    update... I work under the table as a freelance mason/painter. It's good for making my own hours and I listen to my class lectures on my iPod while I'm working. Today I'm going to apply for a job as ,...

  8. Hesi Exit Test

    VetTechingWasEasier replied to CSLee3's topic in HESI Entrance, Exit Exam

    Woah. Tell you what,... If your school requires a score of 1000, and more than half of the class still manages to pass (WITHOUT spending hundreds of dollars on outside tutoring) , what can I say,...

  9. Hesi Exit Test

    VetTechingWasEasier replied to CSLee3's topic in HESI Entrance, Exit Exam

    Don't let the staff intimidate you. When it comes down to it, they're all very much accountable for the program they run, and if what they're saying was truely policy, it'd be in writing somewhere....

  10. Salem Community College Nursing Program!

    VetTechingWasEasier replied to VetTechingWasEasier's topic in New Jersey Nursing

    Cumberland doesn't require an exit exam?

  11. Salem Community College Nursing Program!

    VetTechingWasEasier replied to VetTechingWasEasier's topic in New Jersey Nursing

    I'm sorry, I was so busy ranting that I didn't answer your question! The only ADN program I know of that doesn't require a "Do or Die" exit exam, is Del Tech in Georgetown, DE. NY nursing...

  12. Salem Community College Nursing Program!

    VetTechingWasEasier replied to VetTechingWasEasier's topic in New Jersey Nursing

    More and more nursing schools nationwide are jumping on the HESI bandwagon, because it artificially raises their ranking through finding a new and creative way to make sure that students who won't...

  13. Hesi Exit Test

    VetTechingWasEasier replied to CSLee3's topic in HESI Entrance, Exit Exam

    As a matter of fact...the HESI has another purpose, according to their own web site. It's other purpose is to make sure that schools are actually teaching a proper curriculum. How many of us were...

  14. Hesi exit exams

    VetTechingWasEasier replied to iwilldothis's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Isn't that a screwed statistic, pretty much having the students take another version of the NCLEX and only let whoever "passes" sit again? that's like me having a Marathon Running School. I guarantee...

  15. Hesi Exit Test

    VetTechingWasEasier replied to CSLee3's topic in HESI Entrance, Exit Exam

    Is anyone from a nursing school that ties your HESI score to a grade in a specific class? In mine, we have a 10-credit hour MedSurg class that if you fail the HESI 3 times, you get a 10 credit F...

  16. Hesi Exit Test

    VetTechingWasEasier replied to CSLee3's topic in HESI Entrance, Exit Exam

    According to the HESI website, the test is also made to put the school's curriculum to the test, to see if it's truely preparing the students for the boards. I myself came from a nursing school...

  17. Is the salary of an LPN even Worth the trouble of going to school??

    VetTechingWasEasier replied to Tony1790's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    My LPN year was going smooth, I was even enjoying it, until 2nd semester I started hitting serious money problems. If my family didn't pull through for me when they did, I would've probably quit to...

  18. Hesi - Itis

    VetTechingWasEasier replied to MadMike's topic in General Nursing

    Depends on what your program leaves you with. Some make you wait a year to take it again. Some programs have you repeat an entire class, some programs make you repeat the year, some change your...

  19. Salem Community College Nursing Program!

    VetTechingWasEasier replied to VetTechingWasEasier's topic in New Jersey Nursing

    Think of it as a massive horse race... where the horses that do not place, get a leg broken for their

  20. Salem Community College Nursing Program!

    VetTechingWasEasier replied to VetTechingWasEasier's topic in New Jersey Nursing

    Yes, Salem Community College requires the HESI exit exam to graduate. Be warned, the exam itself is tied to other courses, meaning if you cannot pass the HESI exam, your grade in another class will...

  21. TEMPORARY LICENSES for GPNs waiting to take the boards?

    VetTechingWasEasier posted a topic in New Jersey Nursing

    :confused:I've just graduated, and I'm waiting to take my NCLEX-PN... does NJ issue GP temporary licenses? Does it automatically get issued when my application to take the boards is fully processed?...

  22. Is the salary of an LPN even Worth the trouble of going to school??

    VetTechingWasEasier replied to Tony1790's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    I think it's strange how the cost of education+workload for some vocations is so grossly disproportional to their earning potential. I saw a classified ad on Monster.com, the facility wanted a...

  23. Salem Community College Nursing Program!

    VetTechingWasEasier replied to VetTechingWasEasier's topic in New Jersey Nursing

    OK fast forward half a year! 80 students, 29 were able to pass the exit exam! Drama! Thrills! Chills! Spills! Did I mention Drama! I'm taking my ball and going to Philly! I've had enough of this...

  24. Is the salary of an LPN even Worth the trouble of going to school??

    VetTechingWasEasier replied to Tony1790's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    If you think you're 100% up for it, go for it. The rewards are many and it will be a valuable springboard in your nursing education. The money is nice too but the programs have effective ways of...

  25. Nurses/Nursing Students:What advice would you give someone starting Nursing School?

    VetTechingWasEasier replied to missymarie26's topic in New Jersey Nursing

    Every nursing class has it's recipient for the Florence Nightingale Award for Excellence in Nursing Studentry! I have extrapolated the traits and habits of the recipient of my class and will share...