PennStudent

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  1. Care plan help please

    PennStudent replied to katiebeth210's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    I hit a snag writing care plans and prioritizing food/water/air. But it helps to remember you can survive (roughly): 3 min w/o air, 3 days w/o water, 3 weeks w/o food. And airway trumps tissue...

  2. Can't get rid of the smell!

    PennStudent replied to alyx's topic in General Nursing

    I bought one of those little Vick's inhalers after I had a pt with a colostomy last week for clinicals.

  3. and the drame starts

    PennStudent replied to MASSNURSE09's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    While I'm definitely not one of those types of girls that never matured past high school (actually I'm often the topic of their conversation and couldn't care less), I am on public aid. I fail to see...

  4. LPN Training Under 11 months

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

    Ours is about eleven months. We don't have pre-req classes or anything. It's the minimum 1500 hours required by the PA

  5. Harder Than I Thought

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

    A 90 is a low B on our grading scale. A 94 is an A but you have to get a 96 to get a "4.0" A+. We just finished eight weeks. It does get a little easier once you start clinicals (it starts to make...

  6. is this school really approved by the PA state board of nursing?

    PennStudent replied to kerri2686's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    Criminal background/ child abuse history checks. Our school required them before we started classes. Twenty-two grand seems excessive. How long is that program?? Mine is eleven months and only $10K...