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  1. Can I really make a living with just my LVN license?

    picurn10 replied to pumpkin1984's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I think so much depends on your area. Where I live, my LPN friends tell me that starting jobs are between $7-12/hr and there is no way I could support myself long-term with my ds (I'm a single mom)...

  2. Should I start w/ Micro, Physio or Anatomy first?

    picurn10 replied to NoSleepTil'...'s topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    hmmm.... I would have been totally lost taking micro before a&p. Micro was challenging to me and if I knew very little about biology, that would have been so, so tough. At my first school I had to...

  3. How does one make this career change?

    picurn10 replied to Emptynstr2's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    can you do summer school? The Community College I'm at now has 4-week classes during the regular semester that meet on Sat.'s all day. Things like Psy, Soc., English, History, some of the basics that...

  4. Is LVN/LPN really harder than RN?

    picurn10 replied to Brandi8's topic in LPN to RN

    just so you know there are RN programs that don't require algebra. One of the schools around here makes you take algebra or math for health professions which is much, much easier than math. I've...

  5. LVN now, or RN Directly?

    picurn10 replied to CANurse2B's topic in LPN to RN

    I don't think there is a consensus you just have to go with what feels right to you. My plan is to get into the BSN program in town and finish in 2-yrs, if I don't get in my second plan is to go to a...

  6. Would it be silly to get an LPN when I already have a BS?

    picurn10 replied to CNAinNeb's topic in LPN to RN

    I basically have the same plan as you. I'm applying to traditional BSN and ADN (the accelerated was not fesable with a 3yr old as a single mom) and if I don't get in, then I'm going to go with the LPN...

  7. Love Pregnancy, Hate Medical OB

    picurn10 replied to chaun08's topic in Certified Nurse-Midwives, CNM

    Untreated Strep B is not something any medical professional wants to take a risk on. I was tested by my CNM so that I didn't have to have the antibiotics prior to birth, but my sister is a lay-midwife...

  8. Grief and concentration

    picurn10 replied to seasoned hopeful's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I'm so sorry for your loss My brother killed himself just a few weeks before classes started in '00 and I dropped out that semester. I thought I was ready to go back the following semester, but I was...

  9. Love Pregnancy, Hate Medical OB

    picurn10 replied to chaun08's topic in Certified Nurse-Midwives, CNM

    I just wanted to share my birthing/pregnancy experience: I wanted the advantages of a natural, mom and baby centered-birth, with the medical back up available if needed. Homebirth felt too risky to...

  10. What should I do?!

    picurn10 replied to Hanabna's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    do you have any private colleges in your area without a waitlist? In my city we have a private school that has no wait list at all because there is so much competition with other cheaper programs....

  11. question about transfer credits

    picurn10 posted a topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    At this point I have a bunch of credits from several different schools. My first two years of school, which are the semesters that contain the classes I need for nursing, are all good grades. On the...

  12. question about transfer credits

    picurn10 replied to picurn10's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    pnkrocdevil, I don't think you need to defend yourself, you followed procedures at your school, you did nothing wrong. Just last night I discovered that another local college does just what you're...

  13. what's the difference between cna and lpn?

    picurn10 posted a topic in LPN, LVN Students

    Sorry to ask a dumb question, but around here all I ever hear about are LPN programs, not CNA.... Just wondering what the difference

  14. Oklahoma City Community College

    picurn10 replied to gobejo's topic in Oklahoma Nursing

    I just attended their BADNAP info meeting a couple of weeks ago. What I was told was that last year (1st yr of the program) they had about 75 people apply for 30 spots. The lowest GPA was 2.8. and she...

  15. Lots of questions, please help

    picurn10 replied to jennyjuniper's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I believe the Oklahoma City University ABSN does not have a wait list, but I've never heard of being able to take non-lab science courses and have them count so I'd be really careful about what you do...

  16. Nursing School Wait Lists

    picurn10 replied to Rosie55's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    what about a private school? I know that is the route I'm going because I don't have the time as a single mom to wait around in limbo trying to get in. It is super expensive, but since I already have...

  17. Community College or Univsersity

    picurn10 replied to sav180's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    well, in my area there are a lot of different options. I think the one that is the best when you don't have a lot of cash is to do the community college 2-yr RN program, and then many universities now...

  18. question about transfer credits

    picurn10 replied to picurn10's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I just wanted to clarify that my questions was not "can I get away with leaving out transcripts?" my question was just "do I have to include each and every transcript from over the past 10yrs?" The...