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dblpn

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  1. Anyone else decide to not to go on to RN and stay an LPN?

    dblpn replied to juzme's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Good for you. if you're satisfied where you are in your career that's great. for me tho, i'm getting my rn. i want better pay and more opp. i absolutely dislike long term care for a number of reasons...

  2. Passed LS1 today !!

    dblpn replied to wintersantanaRN's topic in Excelsior College

    Congratulations!!!

  3. CPNE this weekend

    dblpn replied to nursingforever35's topic in Excelsior College

    Wishing her the best of luck! just thinking about the cpne gives me the

  4. A new proud member of the EC family!!

    dblpn replied to Mimi2BNP's topic in Excelsior College

    Welcome Mimi. you'll get alot of good usefull advice from current/former EC students. i've done 2 exams so far and prepping for chronicity now. good luck and feel free to pest all you

  5. LS3 practice exam

    dblpn replied to BostonNurse2876's topic in Excelsior College

    Congratulations on passing. it really helps me feel more confident when i read success stories. i'm prepping for chronicity now so wish me

  6. Nclex pn tomorrow feb 27 @ 11 am...pls pray for me!!!

    dblpn replied to blacklily's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Best of luck!!

  7. Passed Transitions!!!

    dblpn replied to AAF6686's topic in Excelsior College

    Ditto on the boringness of Transitions i passed it with a C and was sooooo glad to have that one over. took health safety passed with a B. did most of the reading from textbooks and SG101. working on...

  8. Not what I expected it to be

    dblpn replied to newpn04's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Job market in my area is very tight and competitive lots of graduates with little job prospects. most facilities will say experience then hire you to only offer a new grad, tech pay. a friend of mine...

  9. ALL nights or day/night MIX shift to pick? HELP! need to reply to recruiter!

    dblpn replied to froggy8's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I would go with days more healthy for the body imo. but never do a mix like that it would drive you crazy

  10. Soon to be Graduate LPN/ St. Louis

    dblpn replied to Foreverstl's topic in General Nursing

    job market here in stl for lpns is horrible. no hospitals hire lpns anymore. st. johns mercy will hire lpns for there off site skilled nursing facility. problem is too many grads and not enough jobs....

  11. Excelsior Study Time?

    dblpn replied to matynurse's topic in Excelsior College

    Only You know what you're capable of doing. go at your own pace what works for YOU! then i'm sure the advisor was giving an estimate of what the average student in your situation can handle. everyone...

  12. Excelsior Study Time?

    dblpn replied to matynurse's topic in Excelsior College

    That is so true didnt think about that when i was reading the OP comment. i have no gen ed requirements so i plan to be done before my year is up. due to take health safety next

  13. LS2 a difficult exam but I passed....

    dblpn replied to chayes's topic in Excelsior College

    Congratulations on passing that is a wonderful feeling to almost be done. just curious and a lil bit concerned, did you mention the decrepancies to EC or your adviser about the demerol &

  14. Passed CPNE in Mansfield :) :)

    dblpn replied to EverNurseRN's topic in Excelsior College

    :yeah:Congratulations!!!!! I'm hoping in a few months or so i can say the

  15. Learn To Say It Correctly!!

    dblpn replied to SheriLynnRN's topic in General Nursing

    Never heard of that one before. wouldn't be surprised if someone called it

  16. Learn To Say It Correctly!!

    dblpn replied to SheriLynnRN's topic in General Nursing

    Haven't look at many of the other comments in this thread, but I know some of you have heard Alzheirmers pronounced "Alltimers". this drives me absolutely NUTS! I heard a CNA saying "he got that...

  17. Passed Health Safety

    dblpn replied to pinkfluffybunny's topic in Excelsior College

    That's Great . I'm due to take health safety on the 29th cant wait to get it

  18. Printing CPNE Study Guide ?

    dblpn replied to Nervous1's topic in Excelsior College

    It would really be nice if EC sent a hard copy to their students. with the amount of money that is paid for the cpne this would be a nice gesture. just my for the

  19. EC workshop in Albany

    dblpn replied to k9kabs's topic in Excelsior College

    $765 Ouch! i guess i wont be attending a workshop. good luck

  20. LPN-Accepted a position on cardiac stepdown

    dblpn replied to Rico84's topic in Cardiac

    I'm in st. louis too. i dont think any of the hospitals here hire lpns any more. the va hospital does is the only one i've seen so far and they want you to have acute care experience at least a few...

  21. New Grad nurse @SNF...now on verge of quitting.

    dblpn replied to iamNurse23's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Wow sounds like where i work. when i'm out of rn school it is good bye to nursing homes, hopefully that is i can land a job somewhere else. in my facility i was told there are no 2 pt. identifiers....

  22. Repro Exam Today - Say a prayer

    dblpn replied to Nervous1's topic in Online Distance Learning

    I've said a a prayer and even put my hand over your name :). l/d was a tough one for me in lpn school so i know what your feeling. i'm prepared to struggle with that subject when i get to it. you will...

  23. Excelsior Essentials Health Safety study question.

    dblpn replied to brlown510's topic in Excelsior College

    I recently purchased SG101 for health safety and havent done the practice tests yet. actually havent really looked at it much. that's pretty scary for them to be selling material with the wrong...

  24. Charting

    dblpn replied to username33's topic in LTC: Directors, Assistant

    Thank you CapeCod. this is really a big help. i'm still a little weak when it comes to documentation but i'm getting better. this will really help. thanks

  25. Pass LS2

    dblpn replied to BLAKEY2005's topic in Excelsior College

    Thats great Blakey congratulations:yeah:. It seems like the LS exams are very hard from what i've read. i havent got that far yet getting ready for the health safety exam. what did you use to study...