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  1. Advice Please First Year NS

    momtojosh replied to my4helpers's topic in General Students

    i am the same way and i am 48!!.....my stomach gets all in knots and my just spins....esp when i have to get up in front of the class to speak!!....i remember we all had to stand up at times and read...

  2. What are you taking this semester?

    momtojosh replied to AliF's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    A& P 2.....finishing up my co-reqs....micro is next semester....one class at a time for this ol lady....going to audit nursing one next fall and next spring i will be in the RN program which will...

  3. What are your other degrees in?

    momtojosh replied to nurse2b013's topic in General Students

    i have an AS in early childhood from

  4. Do you know of anyone who has been thrown of of nursing school/program? And why?

    momtojosh replied to Laurenslovely's topic in General Students

    in my LPN class 4 yrs ago a gal was dropped cause she didnt pass her med pass part after 3 attempts...she was so mad the teachers thought she would come back with a gun....they were really worried...a...

  5. Stay at home mom...scared to go back to school

    momtojosh replied to learningmom's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    i just had my 30 yr highschool reunion.......was a stay at home mom for 19 yrs....our youngest son was in 9 when i decided to go to LPN school.....he thought it was pretty cool mom was going to school...

  6. I feel stupid

    momtojosh replied to WKredz5's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    i will be 49 in a few months.....i feel like that quite abit.....especially when i ask my 13 yr old son what this mean regarding anything science..........i love learning

  7. Who excited about the new semester

    momtojosh replied to NursingN.C's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    yes!....i am taking A & P 2 as well and cant wait to get back into the grind of things!!:yeah:then its micro in the spring and then i should be good to go for the RN

  8. question about N1

    momtojosh posted a topic in General Students

    Hello everyone, I have been back and forth with this for 2 yrs now... I am a LPN now and at our college we have a choice to test out of the first semester of nursing (N1)....the test cost 285 dollars...

  9. question about N1

    momtojosh replied to momtojosh's topic in General Students

    no

  10. Hardest Prerequisite

    momtojosh replied to tiffjh2's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    stats..is that for an associates or bachelor?.....i didnt see that mentioned in our syllabus... i am doing micro in the fall...just registered my book and poked around the

  11. "LPNs should be done away with altogether"

    momtojosh replied to missjennmb's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    i just corrected my father in law the other day....my mother in law is in the hosp and we were talking to her nurse(rn)....and my father in law said that iwas going to school to become a RN....said i...

  12. Hardest Prerequisite

    momtojosh replied to tiffjh2's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    math.....hate

  13. Used Books

    momtojosh replied to marathonmama's topic in General Students

    i just bought a like new micro txt for 56 bucks....would of been 250 at school

  14. micro

    momtojosh posted a topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    how hard is micro campared to A & P 1? also...how hard is A P 2 compared to 1? just wanted to know some of your thoughts on this....and experiences... thanks i passed A & P 1 with an A.....but...

  15. older nursing student

    momtojosh replied to deer101's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    i was 45 when i graduated from the LPN program...now doing some co-reqs for my

  16. hello all, quick question (s)

    momtojosh replied to futurenurseOB's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    i am in NY and there is a LPN on the OB ward...and they were hiring about a yr ago as well......this nurse gets the baby after bonding with parents...she bathes him,does VS,gives first shots...

  17. micro

    momtojosh replied to momtojosh's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    ours school requires A & P 1 as a pre req as well....i did 1 last

  18. Most Embarassing Moments During Clinicals!!!!!

    momtojosh replied to NurseBunky's topic in General Students

    mine was when i "attempted" to give my first IM.....we practiced and practiced for days.....i was in clinical and had our main instructor there to evaluate our clinical instructor.....anyway i was in...

  19. micro

    momtojosh replied to momtojosh's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    thank

  20. Warning potential nursing students

    momtojosh replied to superduperawesome's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    it sounds like LPN program..??...........i went to LPN school 4 yrs ago...8:30 -3:30...45 mins for lunch...breaks in AM and PM.....clinical 3x/week starting in october right thru til june......it was...

  21. microbio text

    momtojosh replied to momtojosh's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    thanks!!...i just won one off ebay for 50 bucks.....better than 250,even

  22. microbio text

    momtojosh posted a topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    just wondering if the micro txt come with a free website or interactive CD like the A & Ps? I am wondering this as i would like to buy a used txt on ebay instead of paying 250 for a new book....

  23. Is it as hard for Lpn's too?

    momtojosh replied to UpstateNyDollCna's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    i was hired before i graduated and before boards 4 yrs ago....i work for the state of NY...not bad salary and even better benefits....plus the union has tuition vouchers so i can further my education...

  24. Part-time LPN sitter job, what is the protocol?

    momtojosh replied to blessnme's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    i have 12 g-tube individuals and 2 of them have trachs.....was a nervous wreck at first..now i can do care,feedings and reinsertion's with my eyes closed....you will get used to

  25. My mom is 54, has been in RN and now LPN school for 4 years. Please help.

    momtojosh replied to thebestmom's topic in General Students

    "settle for LPN"......sorry...but i find that hard to swallow.....i am 48,went to get my LPN at 45..it took a year and a whole lot of time and effort!...it is not an easy task...something i am very...