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  1. do you have good clinical instructors?

    picurn10 posted a topic in General Students

    I read horror stories on here about how some clinical instructors are with students and I think "man, I must ahve hit the jackpot". Our clinical instructors are there to help us learn, if we make a...

  2. help! how can I be more assertive?

    picurn10 posted a topic in General Students

    It's just not my personality at all, but I really need to be more assertive in clinicals and with pt. interaction. I'll admit I'm very scared I'm going to mess up and hurt someone, so I hold back a...

  3. LVN or should I go the RN route?

    picurn10 replied to want2banurse09's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    I don't know about that, but I know in my area they are very lenient on those classes. I took several of my sciences 12yrs ago and they are still accepted! In my area you can only do the bridge to RN...

  4. need advise ------OKCU NURSING

    picurn10 replied to MissionBSN2b's topic in General Students

    I'm from OKC and almost went with the accelerated BSN program at OCU. First, tuition is crazy (as you probably know) but from what they told me and another girl I know who was in the process, they do...

  5. LVN or should I go the RN route?

    picurn10 replied to want2banurse09's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    For me going LPN to RN shaved 6mo off the waiting time to get into RN school, so it's been a great option for me. In my area, all but one of the RN programs now require Chem., but two of the schools...

  6. Cna to lpn

    picurn10 replied to ParkerDarling's topic in Oklahoma Nursing

    oh, and for the record, I will be starting on my RN in August and none of the 2-yr RN programs around here are even $20k, try $10k. If you want Platts RN it's

  7. Cna to lpn

    picurn10 replied to ParkerDarling's topic in Oklahoma Nursing

    are you saying in Tulsa Platt is now accredited? You can find the stats for each schools pass rate from the BON, and platts is pretty terrible, and that doesn't even include the students who failed...

  8. Is it easier to get your RN by getting your LVN first.

    picurn10 replied to scootersuz's topic in LPN to RN

    I'm a single mom and this is exactly what I decided to do. I had all but one pre-req done, but that mean I was going to have to wait another 6mo for the application process to begin again, and then...

  9. UCO or OU nursing school?

    picurn10 replied to motherofgirls's topic in Oklahoma Nursing

    I have also heard from instructors and students that the program at UCO is better and the graduating nurses are better prepared than the one from OU. I was surpised but I've heard it a lot coming from...

  10. Cna to lpn

    picurn10 replied to ParkerDarling's topic in Oklahoma Nursing

    Unless it's different here in OKC, please don't go with Platt. They are not accredited by the state board of nursing, and will charge you and arm and a leg and not prepare you to pass boards. Then...

  11. Getting LPN License while in nursing school?

    picurn10 replied to Mommyto2and2's topic in Oklahoma Nursing

    oh, and just to clarify LPN school is nursing school, and you will be a nurse once you get your LPN, so of course hospitals will give you credit for working as a

  12. Getting LPN License while in nursing school?

    picurn10 replied to Mommyto2and2's topic in Oklahoma Nursing

    I think it's a great option too! I'm actually going LPN to RN because it shaved about 6mo off the application process for me, and the added huge advantage of working as an LPN while in RN school. From...

  13. OU Nursing School

    picurn10 replied to jells425's topic in Oklahoma Nursing

    I can't help you with specifics, but I did want to encourage you to consider other options. I've heard from a lot of nurses on the floor and instructors that a lot of OU nurses aren't as prepared as...

  14. I think we missed the signs and my pt died because of it

    picurn10 posted a topic in General Students

    So in clinicals last week I had a 52y old pt who was there d/t a colostomy that wasn't healing properly. I went in at 7am to take vitals and on my bp I got 210/100. I thought, "ok, I must have done...

  15. what should I do about this call light?

    picurn10 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I'm a student and at clinicals if there is a call light on my floor I always answer it (things can be pretty slow so I'm always excited when one goes off). Well, for some reason the wiring is screwy...

  16. I think we missed the signs and my pt died because of it

    picurn10 replied to picurn10's topic in General Students

    I was reporting it all to my nurse and instructor, but I just didn't know how hard to push, you know? I mean, they are the nurse and I assumed they have a base of knowledge that is much more than...

  17. how much are you expected to know about your drugs before you pass?

    picurn10 posted a topic in General Students

    We go up the night before clinicals and pull our pts chart, including all the drugs. Then go home and make up drug cards or read through our drug card for the pt. One day we pass with the instructor...

  18. Just got acceptance letter!

    picurn10 replied to tnlpn8's topic in General Students

    as someone 2/3 of the way through LPN, gearing up for RN in the Fall, what you should be doing is relaxing, enjoying time with friends and family, reading any books you've been meaning to, catching a...

  19. how much are you expected to know about your drugs before you pass?

    picurn10 replied to picurn10's topic in General Students

    I just find it a bit ridiculous that I'm being told how I acted and what my mental thought process was, when none of you know a thing about me and read the situation and projected your own...

  20. how much are you expected to know about your drugs before you pass?

    picurn10 replied to picurn10's topic in General Students

    sorry, but I feel like you guys are not hearing me: I DID NOT defiantly ignore her, I didn't even have any reaction in the realm of that. I took the MAR, pulled out my cards and spent another 30min...

  21. how much are you expected to know about your drugs before you pass?

    picurn10 replied to picurn10's topic in General Students

    What I meant was, when I sit down at the nurses station the night before, that's often the first time I have ever seen a particular drug. And when I go home and start working on my med cards, it's the...

  22. how much are you expected to know about your drugs before you pass?

    picurn10 replied to picurn10's topic in General Students

    I guess I'm not making myself understood: From her comment, it sounded as if she thought I had literally never seen the pts. MAR, and had no idea what she was taking. I just explained to her that I...

  23. RN-BSN - How soon did you start?

    picurn10 replied to Heloisea3's topic in General Students

    you can definitely start in the fall. I'm in LPN school and graduating in June then starting RN school in Aug. And many in our class plan to go right into BSN the following

  24. how much are you expected to know about your drugs before you pass?

    picurn10 replied to picurn10's topic in General Students

    oh, I did talk to the instructor in post-conference. She made a note not to put students with her again (apparently she'd done the same to another student last week). So I get that it's likely this...

  25. how much are you expected to know about your drugs before you pass?

    picurn10 replied to picurn10's topic in General Students

    I know and that's was just her 10am's We also do total pt care for the two days we have the pt. We're supposed to go in do our vitals, assessment, am care, charting, any treatments, and so on. But...