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Thank you for your reply. I had my interview today. I was very impressed with them. I have had interviews at 2 other agencies before and I was completely turned off. Didn't seem like they cared about pt. safety....wanted to just send people right out to a residence to start. I knew I liked them as soon as I stepped in the door. I was there from 11-3. Long interview. I also had to take a test which wasn't bad. Only got 1 wrong although I think my answer was the correct choice...lol. I have no pediatric experience and that was my biggest concern. Gave me a big book to study and when I am ready I can come take a written test. After I pass that on to their clinical lab. I was told they require a minimum of 16 hrs. shadowing time but I can take as much time as I need. Going to work some of the less invasive cases first. After 6 months I am going to train for vent/trach and also start being a STAT nurse. They have cases 5 mins. from my house. I am excited about this. I currently drive 45 mins to work and the gas is eating alot of my paycheck. Although I haven't officially started working with them I recommend anyone interested in HH try an interview with them. Hopefully it will continue well. In case anyone is interested. Northern PA hourly is 22.00 for pediatric care. Thanks Again!

Hello everyone, Was hoping for some help. I have been an LPN for 18 months now. I currently work at an inpatient drug/alcohol detox unit. I have applied to Bayada and have an interview tomorrow. They are aware that my experience is not med surg. They said they are okay with that because they will train me and also have me test out on any clinical skills. I have always wanted to be a HH nurse. I have to say though I am feeling quite scared. I have no doubt that whatever training they give me I will excel at. I love learning new skills and refreshing ones I haven't used in awhile. What I am scared of is if they are truly going to give me training. I would never want to go into a home not being prepared. I searched this site for other Bayada questions but they really weren't what I was looking for. Has anyone started with them that needed refresher training? Did they really come through with it? I haven't heard anything bad about them. I live in PA and they do have a good reputation. I would appreciate anyone commenting...especially if you have been in a similar situation. Thanks so much in advance.

That would be one long song for the meds!!!! You would be singing for a few hours before you got to the medication you needed. Good Luck!

Wow....that's a great way to memorize it! If only I had it on Thursday when I took my boards...lol. I found out today that I passed....yay. The original poster is correct. My test had quite a few infection control questions. I really had to think about them. Best of luck in your up coming test!

Thanks everyone! I got my quick results from Pearson and I PASSED! I really can't believe it. Still kind of in shock I think. Now I can't wait to have that license in my hand!!! The anxiety is officially over though. Thanks again!

Thanks for that info. It is killing me. I am really disappointed in the NCLEX exam...whether I passed or not. I don't feel that it really tested my nursing capabilities. A competent nurse wouldn't just guess her patients symptoms from a medication. We would look them up if we weren't sure. Considering there are so many meds available there is no way we can be expected to know the side effects or the names of all of them. My pharm class final average was 102. It just goes to show you that how well you did in school doesn't really determine your state test abilities. I had quite a few med questions and most of them I had never heard of. Oh well, it is what it is. If I didn't pass I will just take it again. To calm myself I hate a whole box of girl scout cookies...lol. Good for my anxiety but bad for my butt...lol. I will post when I hear anything. Feels just like yesterday I was posting in the new student forum. Thanks again.

Hi everyone, I am sure there are many of you just as anxious as myself. I took my NCLEX PN in PA on Thursday. We have the quick result option available to us. Does it have to be exactly 48 hrs. from the time you took you test? I started mine at about 1030 and PearsonVue just keeps saying my results aren't available yet. I did the Pearson trick and got the good pop up but I will have to see it to actually believe it. I stopped at 89 and honestly the questions on the test were nothing that I studied. I knew only about 5 answers....ughhhh. When it stopped I wanted to scream NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO...just give me a few more so I can show you that I really am smart. Anyone know if it has to be exactly 48? Checked BON and nothing there either. Thanks for your help!

I was in a similar situation last year. The wait list for the ASN RN was 2years not including prereqs. I didn't know what to do. I was 34 at the time and I didn't want to waster those 2 years waiting. I enrolled in a private LPN program and I will graduate in December. I can tell you it is not easy like I thought it was going to be. For some reason I had others telling me since it wasn't RN it wouldn't be as difficult. They were wrong. It is still very stressful and at time very difficult but definitely doable. When I graduated high school many years ago I didn't have the best GPA. So not only was there a wait list but I was up against younger students with much better GPAs. I have excelled in my LPN program and will be graduating top of my class. This will help me start the RN program. I will be doing an LPN to BSN route. If everything goes according to plan I will have my BSN the same time I would have finished my associates if I waited. My school does not have a bridge but we are affiliated with the top universities in our area and they place LPNs at top of the list for enrollment. I guess it depends on what is available in your area. I already have several job offers that I can start in December. One of these offers is offering decent pay, tuition reimbursement, and they will work around my school schedule. So I am very happy I choice this route. I think LPN, RN, or RN BSN are all titles to be proud of and you do what fits your needs. Best of luck to you!!

I know this is on old post but I thought I would pull it out of the cobwebs. I can't believe I posted this over a year ago. I am very happy and PROUD to say that I will graduate soon..only about 40 days of school left. I wanted to pull this back up for any other potential nursing students who have doubts because of disabilities. I was scared to start because of my fear of failing due to my health issues. It has been challenging because I have had some relapses and additional problems come up but I was able to push through it. I finished last semester with a 4.0 and an above average for clinical skills. I am now looking forward to continuing my education with part time classes toward my RN. If anyone is afraid that they will fail because of a disability you need to go for it. I would have truly been disappointed if I have never tried. :heartbeat

You both can do it. I quit about 3 weeks ago...I think. I feel so much better now. I really LOVED to smoke. However ridiculous it sounds it was one of my favorite things to do. I still miss it a bit but I am so happy to have it done. I don't panic anymore when I am down to my last smoke and don't feel like going out to get a pack. I don't have to stop every time I go somewhere to pick up a pack. My clothes and hair don't stink anymore. I am also going to have my teeth whitened since I am saving so much money now. You can do it!!!! If I can anyone can.

I start August 27. My orientation is August 11th. I am anxious to get my schedule and find out about our uniforms. What do you think would be appropriate to wear to orientation? I was thinking business casual. I know that when I went for my interview there were several other people there and they were dressed like slobs. I felt way over dressed but you can never tell if your being judged on that. What do you guys think?

I live in PA too. My school is in Wilkes-Barre. My ride is 30 miles one way. Winters get tough here. It is pretty rural where I live so the roads aren't tended to the best. Hopefully we will have a mild winter and won't have to worry about it.

I hear you duranurse, I just turned 34...have a little one starting kindergarten and a son going into seventh grade. I am as nervous as heck. I start in August too. My orientation is August 11th. Good luck everyone!!!

I quit cold turkey but my hubby used meds. He first did the Wellbutrin. It worked well while he was on it. When he tapered off of it though all heck broke loose. I walked into our bedroom and he was on the bed crying. I asked him why and he said he didn't know why. Withdrawal from the med caused him to have depression for several days. It didn't work for him anyway and he started smoking shortly after. The Chantix worked really good for him. He hasn't smoked or taken the Chantix for several months now. He said it was the best thing he ever tried. I hope this helps. Smoke free for 19 days now

I quit smoking 16 days ago . I didn't want to smell like smoke or be craving a cigarette during the day. It was tough, especially the first 4-5 days. I was really nasty to my poor hubby and my kids steered clear of me...lol. I did it cold turkey. I also had to stop drinking coffee. I couldn't handle having a cup without a cigarette. I had my first cup this morning since quitting. My husband used Chantix several months ago and it worked great for him. He hasn't re-started even though I had continued smoking. You can do it...it' hard but after that first week it gets alot easier. Good luck...