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At the school I attend, the first year of your schooling allows you to take the LPN board. We had to do the math and chemistry. Even as an LPN our school tests you out on math for meds. Honestly, chemistry was one of my easiest courses of the nurs...

Nursing school is hard on marriages. When I started I knew it would be hard to juggle everything a house, marriage, and kids. WOW, it was more than hard. Individuals not in nursing school don't realize the stress that we are under. I only clean o...

I have had quite the month. I'm an extremely busy mother and I'm also in school full-time to be a RN. I must say I have hit "burn out". At the school I attend after the first year we can take our LPN NCLEX exam and then the last year we can take o...

I'm in the nursing program at Nicolet in Wisconsin. I was told also I would start a year later. A lot of students decided not to enter the program so I was bumped up. I know most schools in Wisconsin have waiting lists. You can take some of the co...

Thanks so much for all the comments. I have decided to take the summer off to refresh and then finish my last year.

First semester is hard. Once you get a routine, second semester starts. Just have faith and be positive. In our school we had a review each semester for dose calc. so we could practice. I don't want to scare you, nursing school is hard but if you ...

I'm 37 and will be 38 when I graduate. We have a wide age range in my class. Some of my classmates are in their 50's. It's tough but we are all enjoying it.

Your plan sounds great. I agree with you that we have to take care of ourselves. I take one day a week and I do no school work at all. So far it has worked great and I enjoy spending that day with my family and friends. Good luck on your stress f...

I won't worry about it. Sounds like you found what works for you. I also found that in certain classes I didn't have to do the reading, but I did have to study off of the power points and hand outs. If you have a good instructor, you may not need ...

I'm in nursing school right now and I currently have two dogs. I have an adopted Aussie who I have had for 10 yrs. and a Rottweiler who just turned 7 months. I would look for a dog that is at least 1-2 yrs old. My little Rottie needs a lot of stim...

Because of the economy crisis the hospitals in my area conducted a hiring freeze. Now because of the economy LTC, hospice and home health are hiring more LPNs and only keeping on RNs as charge nurses. Most nursing positions open are PRN, so no bene...

I have two children ages 9 and 13. I took a lot of my classes on-line which made studying easier around my children but some classes can't be taken on-line. I have to be at clinicals at 6:00am and we are usually done at 2:30pm, but things always se...

I also feel lazy. Just 1 week before spring break and I'm hoping I will get a second wind. Rest may be the perfect medicine.

Since I already have a surg. tech. degree and soon my nursing I'm hoping for a job in the OR. I also love psych. Hospitals around me have a hiring freeze so LTC may be my calling for now.

Sorry to hear your having problems. Most books have a website where you can get sample NCLEX questions. Also I use a book called Master the NCLEX-PN. It is broken down into sections and has lots of sample questions. The NCLEX-RN wasn't as geared ...

In Wisconsin RN students can take the LPN NCLEX after their first year of nursing school. They suggest we take it for practice for the RN NCLEX. Also many student just want their LPN and not their RN. I think if you can, get your LPN because if yo...

I was in the same position as you last year. I only had one preq. left which was advanced a&p. I took it over the summer and I was glad. My core nursing classes were hard and we lost a lot of students after only a few months. If you can take ...

We also only wear scrubs if we are going to work after class or on clinical days. It's nice to actually wear blue jeans every once in awhile.

You could check with your local college or library. They could help point you in the right direction in regard to gaining more vocabulary skills. Our local library actually has a class for individuals trying to improve their English, also there are...

seven hours of sleep is actually sleeping in

Thanks for all the great comments. I'm going to take my LPN NCLEX in May and try to take the summer off and return for my RN. Hopefully the time off with help motivate me.

I think you really need to do some soul searching. I graduate this May with my LPN and next year with my RN (hopefully). LPN is not easier. I study everyday and I have had no life at all this year. Trust me I have cried at times and other times f...

I will be graduating soon with my LPN and plan on getting my RN. I also have a Criminal Justice Degree, but I only dispatched on a temporary basis. I'm really interested in meshing my two degrees together and doing Correctional Nursing. I must say I ...

Hang in there you can do it. I'm exactly where you are in the program and I actually felt the same way this week. I think we have all felt this way a time or two. I'm taking my LPN boards this summer and if that is all I can do at this time, that ...

I feel for you. I spent all day yesterday trying to pick myself off the floor. I was written up on the third care plan I have ever done. My new clinical rotation indicates that if you prepare a care plan and need to revise it, if the revision is n...