tothepointeLVN

tothepointeLVN LVN

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  1. Attractive nurses in danger?!

    tothepointeLVN replied to Blackheartednurse's topic in General Nursing

    I wouldn't take her words to heart. She's probably just trying to get you to adhere to the dress policy without insulting your fashion taste. Beats the heck out of the memos that go to everyone...

  2. Attractive nurses in danger?!

    tothepointeLVN replied to Blackheartednurse's topic in General Nursing

    My agency requires us to wear scrubs. First for the professional image and secondly because they can't trust some peoples fashion choices. There a lot of very fashionable looking scrubs on the market...

  3. IF you WEREN'Ta nurse, what would you be???

    tothepointeLVN replied to sjoy's topic in General Nursing

    I'd probably still be a dance shoe designer still trying to run my own

  4. Attractive nurses in danger?!

    tothepointeLVN replied to Blackheartednurse's topic in General Nursing

    In home health a lot of the neighbourhoods we work in are less than desirable. I find the locals will give you more respect if wearing scrubs. They'll even let help you with parking etc. I don't...

  5. If you graduated between 2008 and 2009,how long did it take to find a job ?

    tothepointeLVN replied to Back2Nursing09's topic in General Nursing

    Graduated beginning of July. Received license mid October. Had a job within 3 weeks and started work 10 days after that. I probably could have gotten the same position as soon as I got my hard card as...

  6. National League of Nursing Mobility exam

    tothepointeLVN replied to tothepointeLVN's topic in LPN to RN

    Yeah I figured I'd just renew studying they way I was for NCLEX. I only took mine in September so its not too far removed from my

  7. Am I making a mistake? Should I wait another year to do LVN program?

    tothepointeLVN replied to KnowledgeIsPower's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    My situation is very similar to yours minus the kids. I spent several years being a stay at home wife since my husband make an ok salary for the area I lived in and we did not live excessively large....

  8. Has Any One Taken The Teas Test?

    tothepointeLVN replied to indiangirl22's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    it is beneficial to ask your school which version of the test you'll be

  9. Mount St. Mary's College LA -- ADN

    tothepointeLVN replied to vlove's topic in California Nursing

    Well I guess the pending question is can you afford to be out the $100 tuition deposit if you decide not to

  10. Mount St. Mary's College LA -- ADN

    tothepointeLVN replied to vlove's topic in California Nursing

    For all the new Athena's I'd like to start a yahoo account where we can post together on issues that are affecting us right now. Financial aid which prereqs we need, whose going into the direct...

  11. Mount St. Mary's College LA -- ADN

    tothepointeLVN replied to vlove's topic in California Nursing

    All I know is you seem to be jumping on every post I make where i am trying to connect with my fellow future students and it starting to distract and boarder on

  12. Mount St. Mary's College LA -- ADN

    tothepointeLVN replied to vlove's topic in California Nursing

    Look I'm sorry you had a bad experience with the mount and can't get a job. This discussion was intended for people applying for the program people recently accepted to the progream. We get the...

  13. Mount St. Mary's College LA -- ADN

    tothepointeLVN replied to vlove's topic in California Nursing

    Please put some fact behind that statement as comparing the core faculty on both schools websites there are not overlaps. However for clinical instructors it's not uncommon for them to teach at...

  14. Mount St. Mary's College LA -- ADN

    tothepointeLVN replied to vlove's topic in California Nursing

    Actually following the nursing process and ABC's was the system I was taught for the nclex and it worked perfectly and My test was over at the minimum questions after 45min... Yes I

  15. Mount St. Mary's College LA -- ADN

    tothepointeLVN replied to vlove's topic in California Nursing

    Well whatever accreditation they are applying for it can only advantage us new students. Anyone game for meeting for coffee before

  16. Mount St. Mary's College LA ADN Fall 2010

    tothepointeLVN replied to tothepointeLVN's topic in California Nursing

    Prenursing then LVN-RN The counsellor said my interview will come once I have finished the preqs I need to finish and taken the test for the 15 units of credit for the LVN. I get the feeling once in...

  17. Mount St. Mary's College LA ADN Fall 2010

    tothepointeLVN posted a topic in California Nursing

    Anyone else applying for MSMC for Fall 2010. I just submitted my application a few minutes ago. I am applying as a prenursing student to finish up the sciences I need and then hope to

  18. Mount St. Mary's College LA -- ADN

    tothepointeLVN replied to vlove's topic in California Nursing

    If you apply the nursing process concept to your self learning then what to focus on becomes a little easy. Treat studying they way you would a patient and you wont go

  19. Mount St. Mary's College LA ADN Fall 2010

    tothepointeLVN replied to tothepointeLVN's topic in California Nursing

    I don't know I didn't have to interview. I wont get my interview until its time to move onto clinicals. I would imagine be himself and asked honestly. I would have to assume that one of the question...

  20. Mount St. Mary's College LA -- ADN

    tothepointeLVN replied to vlove's topic in California Nursing

    I wouldn't get so hung up on little letters. Many of the nursing schools around here that have sought after grads ( in regular years there no point in trying to fairly compare schools in a tough job...

  21. Mount St. Mary's College LA -- ADN

    tothepointeLVN replied to vlove's topic in California Nursing

    You know what that's just a little rude especially since I was in the middle of formulating your private message as I do have a lead on a HH company that's currently hiring RN's without experience....

  22. Mount St. Mary's College LA -- ADN

    tothepointeLVN replied to vlove's topic in California Nursing

    This is quoted from another thread on Allnurses from vivasmom. "It is not as straightforward as some would make this seem. In California for example, fewer than 30% of the schools for ADN have the NLN...

  23. Mount St. Mary's College LA -- ADN

    tothepointeLVN replied to vlove's topic in California Nursing

    I'm not a citizen and not planning to be anytime soon so that automatically cuts out the VA for me. I have never really heard of their being problems with MSMC students getting into hospitals at least...

  24. Mount St. Mary's College LA ADN Fall 2010

    tothepointeLVN replied to tothepointeLVN's topic in California Nursing

    I had a 4.0 from LVN school a 3.53 from FIDM and a 3.5 from EL Camino but I got academic renewal from ECC so they might have counted those F's so might have been 2.93 but after renewal it was

  25. Mount St. Mary's College LA ADN Fall 2010

    tothepointeLVN replied to tothepointeLVN's topic in California Nursing

    Orientation August 13th Classes start august 23rd. Oh and my agency says I can go back to my original case too so double