MeganMLPN

Good evening all, I was wondering if anyone can point me in the direction of any scholarships available for LPN's enrolled in bridge program's to become RN's. I can find hundreds for LPN to BSN but I'm currently enrolled in an ADN program. Any adv...

I, personally, feel it's a nurses responsibility to assess any appliance q shift, whether it be an IV, AV shunt/fistula, port, etc., regardless of whether or not you yourself are going to administer meds/flush/dialyze with said appliance. In the cas...

I have to say that as the Risk Manager at our facility, I'd be calling you at home to come back and complete an incident report :) When it doubt, fill one out. It may CYA in the long run, even when you don't feel anything will result from the incid...

Hi all, I have been searching for scope of practice for Florida LPN's online but come up with nothing. My facility has asked we LPN's to begin changing S/P cath's for 2 of our residents, however we all collectively agree this is outside our scope...

I just called the BON to be sure, they said it is only within your scope of practice if you were either A. Taught in Nursing School or B. Taught by a Licensed Practitioner and that your facility must then have a specific protocol stating that only tr...

We can't change G-tubes in the state of Florida. It's not within our scope of practice. Maybe if you get some type of certification, but we are definitely required to have our G-tube residents go to outpatient for G-Tube changes. That's what make...

see, this is what happens when people don't the whole thread. you are more then welcome to go back through the previous posts to see how tcn is allowing me to obtain my bsn but i'm not going to waste time explaining it again. and as for the cost,...

actually, tcn was over $1000 cheaper then doing the courses through our local community college, and i was able to go straight for my bsn rather than waste time getting an associates. sorry you didn't do the same!

And it doesn't even matter any more, because the original poster already chose Excelsior. So it's all good, they chose the school they felt right for them, and good like to diamond!

Apparently there are a whole lot of people out there that don't do their own research and rely on others for information, taking that information whether it be correct or not. What I am doing is merely defending my choice as you all seem to so vehem...

Hello, I used a few websites to help with mine: http://www.resume-resource.com/exmed2.html http://www.resume-help.org/registered_nurse_resume_example.htm And my personal favorite: http://www.creatingprints.com/student-nurse.html You can look throu...

Hmm, my TCN adviser actually told me the opposite... And I mean, if you don't check into things for yourself then yeah, you're gonna get suckered in because you're not taking matters into your own hands and doing your own research. I mean, a quick ...

Wow, you clearly have no idea what you're talking about... sad. You can't take people's advice from here. My actual Nursing school told us to NEVER enroll with Excelsior!! So none of us did. To each his own, somethings work for some people while ...

i felt the same when i read that. i worked harder in lpn school then the rn students who were clinical on the same floors as us, and nurses on the floor were quicker to ask us to do thing's then the rn students. so i don't distinguish when people a...

I am currently enrolled for ISU's first few courses using TCN. I have been in contact with an ISU guidance counselor whose just basically keeping me on track. I found though this week that USF (I live in South Florida) accepts the pre-req's from TC...

I just finished the LPN program and passed my NCLEX last week. I am doing TCN's LPN to BSN program pre-req's now. You don't have to do Excelsior, you can transfer (but check the school you want to attend first) complete classes to a university whic...

Hello, I just graduated in February and I used Saunder's fifth edition Laboratory Tests and Diagnostic Procedures. It was $42.95 at Books-A-Million. I absolutely love this book. I carried it with me for clinicals and kept it in my bag for quick ...

Hello all and congrats to those who've taken the NCLEX already and passed!! I just got my results back and I passed, woo hoo !! Now it's on to more school and a great career! Good luck to those of you out there waiting to take the test! Don't k...

Hi, We were required to use NCSBN for school and I did not enjoy it at all. I only used the program the required amount of time from our school, which was 4 hours. I got 45%, 50%, 60%, 65% and 70% on the various tests. Only one other person in ...

Hello all, My name is Megan and I'm a 27 y/o GPN. I completed my program on January 30th, woo hoo! I am still preparing for the NCLEX. I live in the Tampa Bay area, just to the south. I am currently enrolled in TCN's LPN to BSN through ISU. ...

Hello All! So I am a new PN grad. as of January 30th :w00t:Of course, I still must take the NCLEX, but hey, I made it through school, lol. I am already registered with The College Network and have received all of my texts, including the first 4 nu...

Thanks Tweety!

Thank you for the welcome! :) I appreciate the links you provided, cardio is something I can always use more brushing up on :redpinkhe Simple concept, yet so complicated. I think your philosophy is a good one, just study, have some confidence an...

Good luck!! What methods did you use to study? I completed my preceptorship a few weeks ago, and the nurses were telling me how they had all been cut off at 85 questions, and they all passed the first time. There was only one nurse who didn't pass...

Hello all, I would first like to start by saying I'm a new grad. as of January 30th! I had my exit on the 30th, and my class will be having it's actual graduation ceremony on Feb. 28th :balloons: Woo hoo!! Now, having said that, I have been out ...