p2o8

p2o8

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  1. i must agree with my fellow students. your post does not make sense. first of all, it is called orthostatic hypotension. that is a term you should become very familiar with as you will use it...
  2. nails in school/work

    :redbeathe hello. according to our contract we signed with our school you are to only have a free edge of no more than 3mm with no acrylic nails and only clean clear polish unchipped. now some morons...
  3. :heartbeat i am 39 and about to graduate lpn school. i have not been the oldest in my classes. i have great new friends who are 10 years younger than me. some of my professors and clinical instructors...
  4. Pharm advise anyone

    practice your math. pay attention this is a very crucial part of a nursing program. if you don't understand it, ask the teacher to explain it again. also, your school may offer math tutoring hours!
  5. Any Advice for Nursing School!!!!

    congratulations!! the single most important piece of advice i can give you, is that you must take time for just you. i have even went and gotten in my car and drove around the block to have some "just...
  6. Advice on becoming CNA while in LPN school

    :redpinkhe :lol_hitti i know that for me it has been so much easier in class for having that experience behind me. it also has shown me what kind of nurse i will not be! i think it should be a...
  7. thank you so much! I know right where that one is at and unfortunately, it is a bit of a drive from the Athens area which is where I will be relocating!! I have friends that live in Hide Away Hills!!...
  8. hello. i am going to graduate in august as an lpn :) in about 2 years when my husband graduates from school we plan on moving to the athen's area. (i just may have my rn by then) one on of his friends...
  9. Struggling to find online LPN program

    hello. i am in the ne ohio area and there are no on-line courses for lpn/lvn programs. we have alot of schools available here for nursing, which is why clinical space is so limited. anyways, no matter...
  10. Thanks. No I had never heard of that expression. I live in NE Ohio and will be relocating to that area in 2
  11. Lpn

    :clpty::anpom: congratulations! best
  12. I need advice on what to do I am scared..

    you sound as though you have hit the proverbial fork in the road. whether you are at your parents house or living on your own, life is never easy. i am about to graduate nursing school as an lpn. it...
  13. Why did you choose LPN instead of RN?

    i actually started as a stna, now i am going to graduate in aug as an lpn. i chose this route d/t so many rn courses in my area that are going either bsn or ma. i do not want my bsn at this time. nor...
  14. I know nothing about the area, just that I was told it was a good place to work. We won't be moving to there for at least 2 years. I live farther north in Akron. We have friends in Hocking Hills and...
  15. your nursing program vs. kaplan

    hello. i am using saunders so far. i am interested to know how kaplan's book is set up for pn. does each review chapter have questions that follow that only go with that chapter or are they a mixture?...
  16. I started LPN school today!

    woot! Just wait till we can replace the "S" with an "L" I think that day will have to be a "drink wine all
  17. Had Orientation this past Wed. 5/14 WHEW!!

    :yeah:congratulations!! overwhelming huh!! it is so worth it! i graduate soon and understand all the excitement!! you will have so much fun!! keep us posted. have a great
  18. after all the funny ones i have already given you i guess the best one (now that i see how much enjoy this humor) "don't go to lunch for 1.5 hrs, have a drink, get in an argument with your instructor...
  19. Need Help desperately!!!!!!!!!!

    ok. i understand your frustration. take a deep breathe my dear! your patient has renal disease. now not only are there different levels there are also different "nursing interventions" if it is...
  20. :angryfire:hdvwl::cry:i :crying2:am going to be doing my precepting in august. sadly we have to find our own facility to do this at. i have been given a great oppurtunity to do this on a med-surg...
  21. So Excited!!

    :roll:yelclap::clpty::urck::hrns&wlcm: amazing! so happy for you and your new journey. enjoy. you already did the hardest part, you started your adventure. congrats and don't forget to
  22. When do things pick up?

    :redbeathehi. i guess it will depend on how your program is set up. i think that once you hit anything to do with anatomy, nutrition, pharacology,med-surg, you will be awake!!! i did notice that...
  23. Frustrated & Depressed!!!!

    missy. so sad to hear. unfortunately having clinical sites is a major problem everywhere. i live in ohio and we have too many students and not enough sites. i wish you the
  24. :twocents:hi. i am going to graduate at the end of august. our nclex review book is saunders. i have been told that kaplan is also very good. i have a mosby's also but do not like it. i understand...
  25. I started LPN school today!

    hi. believe it or not, if you had "people skills" before you were in charge of a household, it will come back. find yourself a good study buddy. ignore the morons. find out who your best mentors are...