53Kalypso

Hey don't worry! I'm in school and I can't get hep b immune either. On my second series now just for the sake of trying, but I'm going to have to sign a waiver because my clinicals start in one month. I'm 100% sure that sucker's been in my muscle all 4 times so far, but hey, some people are just too cool to absorb the vaccine

Congratulations!! That's so great that you're already thinking about this! Is Medical Terminology one of your required courses? It wasn't for me and I wish I had either taken it anyway or bought a book to read on my own or something. Then everything wouldn't have sounded so foreign going in!

I imagine that they're babies. Baby poop doesn't seem as gross.

Congratulations!! I started last August as well, and one thing I can tell you is that the time FLIES. People kept telling me it would and they were right. Yeah, your social life will suffer. No one I know has divorced yet because of it haha... but I can tell you I've stayed single (by choice, so I won't have to worry about calling some boy when I'm trying to study). You will make some sacrifices and learn to be a morning person on clinical days, but overall I think you'll enjoy it if you enjoy learning. Brace yourself for the craziness!! And you should be proud of yourself for getting in!

We've all had different experiences in our education. There very well may be a few instructors out there that want us to fail... I'd like to think not, but regardless, it's up to us to just make the best of any situation. So my advice would be to not harp on why they are out to get you, but to use that fear, anger, etc. to fuel your studying. I know for me personally, there's always something more I could be doing for a given class. Like right now I could be studying instead of farting around on this website haha... Maybe you could make some flashcards to keep in your purse to look at when you're waiting around for something. And you know what? It's really not fair if you have an evil instructor. But all you can do is to push yourself as hard as possible and don't let it discourage you. You'll probably be a better nurse for having gone through it. I wish you the best of luck!!

I'm a first year student, and today was my first time doing clinicals in the ED (LOVED it!), but I was so nervous about starting my first ever IV. The nurse I was paired up with was fabulous... He spent about 10 minutes of his time talking me through everything step-by-step at the nurse's station before we went into the patient's room. His advice was also to just fake the confidence (seems to be a re-occuring theme). Well it worked, I got it on my first try! I've been all smiles the whole day!!

Thank you all for your different views on this subject! It's hard for me to make these kinds of decisions with confidence because I'm only 20, and only a student, so the wisdom of others really goes a long way.

...but why is there such pressure to "go back"? I know I sound completely ignorant here, but isn't being an LVN a good enough job?

Hello! I'm in the first couple of months of an RN program right now that allows you to stop off after a year and take the LVN test. I'm considering doing that and not continuing on for my RN. Everyone is telling me that's a bad decision because LVNs don't make much money and the work is harder and blah blah blah. And most of the LVNs I come across tell me how bad they want to go back to school! Well my question is to the LVNs. Do you like your jobs? Are you able to support yourself financially? I don't have any kids, and don't plan on having any either, it's just me. I'm not going into this field to be rich, I just want to work with patients. Isn't a normal person able to survive on an LVN paycheck?? I think it's madness that it's viewed as such a rediculous thing for me not to get additional licensure. What do ya'll think?