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  1. who's getting ready to graduate????

    duranurse replied to picurn10's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    I graduate on July 30th. I am so excited. I am not going to work immediately as I am 5 months pregnant, and my baby is due first of Sept. I am going to take my boards, and hopefully start work in...

  2. Know of a good Nursing Care Plan book and stethoscope?

    duranurse replied to Jessshue's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    i use the nursing diagnosis handbook by mosby. it's the eigth edition. i have used it for all my careplans so far and i really like it. for the stethoscope i purchased a littman, and have also been...

  3. How do you handle all 'other' responsibilites while in nursing school??

    duranurse replied to midnight*sky's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    yes, i feel the same way. i have 2 children, ages 6 and 8 and i feel like i am constantly putting them on the backburner. school has really taken over my life. i just recently found out that i am...

  4. How have your skill checkoffs been??

    duranurse replied to newbie08's topic in General Students

    had my first skills check-off this week. we were checked off on vitals signs, pre and postoperative care, hemovac drains and jackson-pratt drains, sterile dressing change... it was nerve racking for...

  5. I just HAVE to tell everybody!

    duranurse replied to mrsraisinkain's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    I wish I could do IV's. My school dosent allow us to do that.

  6. What do you have to wear to school?

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

    on class and lab days we wear regular clothes. when we start our clinicals we wear uniforms. our tops are white with college logo on them, and our pants are royal

  7. For those of you who started Aug. 25

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

    i also started on aug 25th, and my first couple of weeks have definately been hectic. we have 2 quiz's a week. i scored 100 on first quiz, and on my med term quiz i scored 96. this week, i have 3...

  8. ATI testing

    duranurse replied to troubled's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    we are also required to do ati testing. if we dont pass, we get another chance, if we dont pass that time, we do remediation, and if we dont pass a third time, we're out!!! havnet gotten my books yet,...

  9. LPN Training Under 11 months

    duranurse replied to Fallon's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    my program is from aug 25th-july 30th. we have pre-req's to

  10. Harder Than I Thought

    duranurse replied to missjennmb's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    i feel your pain!! i have been studying for a quiz all weekend that i have tommorrow. i am so nervous. also have a med term vocab quiz. pn school is much harder than i

  11. two exams down, only a million more to go!!!!

    duranurse replied to picurn10's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    lpn school for me has been crazy. i'm at the end of my first week, and it's 11:00 p.m. and i'm still up doing homework. i feel completely overwhelmed. i'm taking 18 credits which equals to 3 classes....

  12. Nervous about work + school + family!

    duranurse replied to HeyHeyitsMaay's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    i know how you feel...i also start lpn school on monday, and so do my kids. my daughter will be starting 1st grade, and my son will be in 2nd. i am so nervous that i have been breaking out into...

  13. It's almost here!!! Anyone else start on Monday?

    duranurse replied to picurn10's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    i start on the 25th as well, although i have already been given homework. my professor sent a letter stating what we should expect on the first day and assigned 5 chapters to read in one book, with...

  14. Counting Down The Days.........

    duranurse replied to Sincere24's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    19 days for me!!! i cant

  15. Counting Down The Days.........

    duranurse replied to Sincere24's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    i start on august 25th. i'm so excited but also sad because my kids start back to school on the same day. i know that all of the fun we had over the summer will be over, and all the work

  16. Hey all

    duranurse replied to LPN_in_the_making83's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    try being 33, and starting lpn school in august, having 2 kids under the age of 8, and feeling totally nervous!!!! you will be

  17. Shoes

    duranurse posted a topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    just wondering if anyone has any suggestions about which clogs are good and which ones arent. i'm looking for one for clinicals and i need one that dosent have holes and that has a strap in the back....

  18. Shoes

    duranurse replied to duranurse's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    i spoke with the program head today, and she stated that clogs were ok as long as they had no holes and a strap in the back. how do they rate compared to regular nursing shoes or athletic

  19. I started LPN school today!

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

    wow, sounds like so much work! i start lpn school on august 25th, and i am really excited and nervous. my program is full-time. i will go everyday this semester, and next semester i'm not sure. we...

  20. $31,500...is that too much for a lpn program?

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

    mine will be around $4,500. i couldnt imagine $31,000. my husband would tell me to find another

  21. Asheville NC what is it like?

    duranurse replied to krazykev's topic in North Carolina Nursing

    i guess it depends on who you talk to. i was born in asheville, and lived there for many years, and some parts are still bible believing communities. i havent lived there in many years, but my...

  22. Who is starting LPN in August?

    duranurse replied to WhoNeedsaShot?'s topic in LPN, LVN Students

    i start lpn school on august 25th. i am really excited but also very nervous. i've been looking over my books, and some of the things that we will be doing scares me. also worrying about taking care...

  23. What color are your school's scrubs?

    duranurse replied to picurn10's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    at my school, the lpn students wear white tops with royal blue pants, and the rn students wear white tops with khaki pants. i wasnt too thrilled with it

  24. Why are Nursing Programs so hard to get into?

    duranurse replied to HeyHeyitsMaay's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    i have met alot of girls with the same frustration. it has been my dream since working as a cna to be a nurse, and when i finally got accepted on the first try it was a dream come true. i'm confused...

  25. Anyone here Lord Fairfax Pre-Nursing/Nursing Student?

    duranurse replied to baxter80's topic in Virginia Nursing

    Hi, I live in Warrenton, and applied to the LPN and RN programs at Lord Fairfax. Found out on May 1st that I am accepted into the LPN program. I'm really excited but also very nervous. Good