SweenyG

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  1. Fired and Devastated

    SweenyG replied to SweenyG's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks everyone for all the support and hugs! It really helps to know I'm not alone. I did call the career center at my college this afternoon and made an appointment to get my resume in...

  2. Fired and Devastated

    SweenyG replied to SweenyG's topic in General Nursing

    I am sorry you lost your job, but can I tell you from a preceptor's role, sometimes we just can't let you figure it out. Depends on what it is and what the task is. Yeah--I know

  3. Fired and Devastated

    SweenyG replied to SweenyG's topic in General Nursing

    "I am sorry you lost your job, but can I tell you from a preceptor's role, sometimes we just can't let you figure it out. Depends on what it is and what the task is." Yeah--I know that. Just that...

  4. Fired and Devastated

    SweenyG replied to SweenyG's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for the support! I posted because I knew I needed it... I am not necessarily afraid of my husband, he is just mean to me and has called me lazy, selfish, and sloppy (well, I am sloppy, always...

  5. How did you decide on your specialty?

    SweenyG replied to CassaundraSN's topic in General Nursing

    I already worked with the geriatric population as an LPN, and even though I liked it, when I got my BSN, I wanted to try something different. Fast forward six months, I finally got a job-- at a...

  6. LPN w/ BS --Should I go for BSN or Associates RN

    SweenyG posted a topic in LPN to RN

    I am currently in a full time LPN program with a graduation date of 6/2010 (unless anything goes horribly awry or I win the lotto). I am already thinking of going on for my RN, but wonder if I should...

  7. What do Masters Degree Prepared nurses do in L&D??

    SweenyG replied to acmsn1012's topic in Nursing Career

    Nurse midwife or women's health practitioner. Nurse midwives take care of women with low-risk deliveries, see them throughout pregnancy and L&D, the the focus is on treating birth as a normal...

  8. LPN to BSN Track

    SweenyG replied to me62's topic in LPN to RN

    Maybe the person who replyed above didn't see that the program you applied for is a BSN... I don't have any experience with it personally, but I looked the Website and it looks good and doable,...

  9. Roll Call, LPN to RN Students!!!

    SweenyG replied to Marie_LPN, RN's topic in LPN to RN

    I am also a new LPN grad taking my NCLEX next week. I have been accepted and have sent in my deposit for Nazareth College LPN to RN-BS program beginning in Jan 2011. Since I already have a BS should...

  10. LPN w/ BS --Should I go for BSN or Associates RN

    SweenyG replied to SweenyG's topic in LPN to RN

    Thanks for the suggestion-- The problem with my degree and accelerated programs is that I still need prereqs plus the one here is very expensive. I guess I'll just have to ask various programs what...

  11. Are there LPN Jobs in Upstate New York?

    SweenyG posted a topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I live in the Rochester NY area and am going to LPN school starting in about three weeks. I graduated from college in 1981 with a degree in communications and have working pretty steadily as an...

  12. Home Birth culture in your Area

    SweenyG replied to mamafeliz's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I had my first son by c/s almost 26 years ago. My next two sons were born by home VBAC, because 1. There was an excellent CNM group who did them backed up by an OB who had a home birth herself, and 2,...

  13. Help please!! TEAS TEST.

    SweenyG replied to indiangirl22's topic in LPN to RN

    I am out of school for over 30 years and used the ATI book and got an 88 overall...(top 99 percent for LPN program) I found the math section especially helpful. I also recommend buying and then...

  14. Teas Test

    SweenyG replied to Nervous Nursey2b's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I have to tell somebody... I am almost 50 and have been out of HS for 30 years and college for 26. I used the study guide and got an 87% score (National percentile 92% and program 99%)! The science...

  15. SHould I go straight fo the RN degree or go for LPN frst?

    SweenyG replied to s81chubbs's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Well, I'm almost 50 and have wanted to be a nurse for awhile now. I have a BS I got when I was 22 in a completely different field. Because of working FT and four kids, I never had the time or money...