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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. ...

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...

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 a...

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!

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 ab...

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...

Hello everyone, I hope I don't step on any toes here because I am not a nurse yet. I had the option of starting an RN or LPN program. I chose to try to do the LPN because that is all I think I can handle at this time. I take my DET exam next week....

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...

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 ...

Hi there, I start my LPN course this Wednesday. I am also very nervous. I have been waiting for years to be able to go. My goal is to do my LPN and then I will be doing a weekend program for RN. I didn't think I would be able to handle going righ...

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 pan...

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 inter...

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...

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....

Wow...that is alot. I live in PA and I am going to a technical school. I think my total is around 14,000. I thought my tuition was a little high. What school is that?

Count me in. I am starting August 27th. My orientation is August 11th. I am pretty excited but really nervous too. I start the day after my little girl starts kindergarden. I have waited 12 years, since the birth of my son, to have some alone tim...

Thankyou..and I understand how you feel. I can't just sit her in idle wondering if I am going to be well enough. I dediced awhile back not to go for my RN just yet. I applied for LPN instead. I figured I should test the waters before I dive in. I...

Hi, Sorry to hear of your recent health issues. I am kind of in the same boat. I applied to school and have already taken my entrance exam. I have my interview next week. If all goes well I should be starting at the end of this August. I have bee...

I think it all depends on the school you apply to. Some of the NET or TEAS. My school in PA had the Arnett DET exam. It did not include Science which I found to be strange. Actually, the English was the hardest. Your best bet would to be find the...

I am just getting ready to start LPN school and I thought I would share what my plans after graduation are. First of all, before deciding to goto LPN school I checked out all the hospitals I was interested in working in. I called many human relation...

Thank you for that support. It made me feel like I can do this. I also have generalized anxiety disorder. I personally think it is post traumatic stress from everything I have been put through for these last 11 years. I do take medication for it b...

Hi everyone, I took my entrance exam for LPN school yesterday. HOORAY.. I PASSED!!! Thanks to all those who have responded to me before and offer some tips. I thought I would share some info with others. If anyone is taking the same test I did..whic...