Bobylon

Bobylon

Coronary Rehab Unit

Member

  • Content

    232

  • Visitors

    5,784

  • Followers

    0

  • Likes

    2

All Content by Bobylon

  1. What kind of voice recorder do you have?

    Bobylon replied to nursedudeforchrist's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    I have a lil Sony digital recorder, one that comes with a USB cord to run to the computer and with software that can switch the Sony digi format to mp3s, to listen to on mp3 player or burned to a...

  2. If I Murder A Co-worker, How To Hide The Body??

    Bobylon replied to walk6miles's topic in General Nursing

    Hmmmm, why that would be none other than an episode of "Lost In Space," no ??? .... sorry to be replying to such an old thread, but I didn't dig it

  3. Anyone feel lost at clinicals?

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

    Whenn we've exhausted our options in clinicals (passed trays, beds, baths, vital signs) we're encouraged to check patient charts for things we're unfamiliar with and ask or research on our own ......

  4. How old were you when you began nursing school?

    Bobylon replied to smellyacres's topic in General Students

    50, will be 51 when we graduate next year. Older than my classsmates ( they range from low 20's to upper 40's, am guessing) and probably older than all of my instructors as well No worries on my...

  5. $31,500...is that too much for a lpn program?

    Bobylon replied to trixiemunson's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    That sounds about right for me as well....in east TN as

  6. How to make it all work??????

    Bobylon replied to binkysdad's topic in Male Nursing Students

    This is good advice, and exactly what I'll be doing sooner or later, depending on if my unemployment benefits are extended ...ueb ran out a couple of weeks ago, but the gov't is supposed to extend...

  7. Lets Compare classes!

    Bobylon replied to NewStudentGirly's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    Hmmmm, interesting - can't say as I've heard of nursing school as you've described. Mine's your standard schooling - several different classes with a few different instructors (theory and skills) and...

  8. Anyone 40 Or Older Starting A Lvn Program??

    Bobylon replied to shalamar's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    shalamar - yup - started LPN school this spring at 50, will graduate next spring @51..... am excited and having a great time - I thought "going back to school" after all these years would be...

  9. New male student....oh yeah!

    Bobylon replied to bbb3601's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    Welcome to the club, bbb :) I'm one of 3 guys in our class of 26 - don't listen to the naysayers, and go for it. Being male is totally irrelevent - you're a human providing care for other humans,...

  10. Anyone with a seizure disorder ?

    Bobylon replied to niali's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    I do, I do ..... I was upfront applying to school, instructors and head of program are fine with it, future employer is fine with it (they pay for our tuition/books - had to go through physical/drug...

  11. What I do to relax

    Bobylon replied to Babs0512's topic in Health, Stress Management

    Thanks, Babs ..... that is a nice peaceful, insightful presentation .... and the landscape scenes are stunningly

  12. Poll: As a male in Nursing school, my goal/desire is to work in this area....

    Bobylon replied to Thunderwolf's topic in Male Nursing Students

    Beings as I'm only 2 months into classes, I can't yet say....but am really looking fwd to starting clinicals the first week of

  13. Caffeine Pills

    Bobylon replied to KIMMY03's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    I don't care for caffeine pills... as for caffeinated beverages, I've been drinking yerba mate - gives you the energy of coffee, no coffee "crash", plus the healthy benefits of green tea and chocolate...

  14. honestly!

    Bobylon replied to 2bManNurse1017's topic in Male Nursing Students

    If you have the dedication and schedule your free time constructively and wisely, sure, it can be done. There may be many days when you're tired and cranky or whatever, but .... down the road, you'll...

  15. Orientation is tomorrow!! =O

    Bobylon replied to NurseR0xy's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    Only you can answer the daycare question, but I wouldn't be concerned with starting school again "after so long." I graduated from college in December of 1980, and enrolled in LPN school this spring...

  16. LPN Instructors Character

    Bobylon replied to ogerpus's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    Great post, Jules .... I agree. I also feel that I am under excellent instruction in LPN school.......A couple are more personable instructors than the others, but they all are very, very good, very...

  17. Clinicals start Monday

    Bobylon replied to KIMYNURSE2B's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    Congrats and hope it goes well for you....we start clinicals in a month or so, can't wait, quite

  18. 2009 Grads! Come 1 Come ALL!

    Bobylon replied to Hoping2beRN's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    50 yr old dad of 2, here ...... this is a total career change, and a great opportunity - a local hospital is paying for everything (books, tuition, with a couple of grants covering uniforms, state...

  19. How Many Lpn Students Made It Out Of Your Class

    Bobylon replied to vina2550's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    None, yet .... we only just started in March But so far, so good - noone's talking of dropping out and everyone's doing well on

  20. So Excited!!

    Bobylon replied to MomInTraining's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    Major congrats and welcome to the "club" (...whatever that means

  21. Pinning Song

    Bobylon replied to wbowker's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    Was going to suggest We Are The Champions by Queen (perhaps a little too bombastic ???

  22. New LPN students??

    Bobylon replied to PinkLPN's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    Pretty new to board and 3 weeks into school .... so far, so good - I find great amusement in being the oldest student in class, being one of only a few males, and doing better than a lot of these here...

  23. Had Orientation this past Wed. 5/14 WHEW!!

    Bobylon replied to LPN_thts_M3's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    Wow !!! I consider myself very fortunate to be in the program/school that I'm in....our local hospital likes to "homegrow" it's nurses, so it pays for all schooling/books/physicals/etc, and am...

  24. I started LPN school today!

    Bobylon replied to L&D_2b's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    Marci, I just want to thank you for this thread - a great idea, and I really appreciate your first hand account of your schooling. I just started school on April 28, full time, and I can relate to...

  25. When did you start? How is it going? When do you finish?

    Bobylon replied to KIMYNURSE2B's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    Hmmmm, let's see..... .... started just a few weeks ago, April 28th .... so far, so good ....graduate end of March '09. People are stressing out already over a couple of the tests we've had so far,...