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I haven't read the other comments my only suggestion would be go with what is in demand in your area. In my area they aren't really hiring LPN's and are actually phasing them out.

:w00t: Congrats! I'm a new grad also and I had my first interview yesterday and the second part to the interview is next Tuesday.

I agree with Saunders books. My school also made every test question NCLEX style. I would study all my materials from class and then look up the section we were studying in my NCLEX book and read the entire section. Sometimes it gave some better tips...

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I went to a diploma RN program and we had over 1200 hours

I've been applying since January and haven't even gotten an interview so hope you have better luck than I am having!

I went to a diploma school in PA for nursing and then moved to SC after graduation. Let's just say that was 8 months ago and I still have yet to even get 1 phone call for an interview. My husband is a nurse also and has tried every connection possibl...

It doesn't always take 2 hours. My results went through instantly.

During your 200 semesters you will have PBL which is Problem Based Learning. They give you a scenario of a patient and you and your classmates (you will be split into small groups) have to figure out top priorities and interventions that you would do...

The lady who takes the photo's isn't part of Shadyside SON she is an employee of AAA. Because Shadyside is in the AAA building we have a badge that scans us into the building if it is before 830 and to get us into the school hallways as well.

So I have no one that I can vent to and I really just need to get this out so if you read this fine if not oh well haha. So a short background this is week 35 in clinicals ... 16 in fundamentals and week 19 in med surg (we have 3 med surg rotations)...

Not weird at all I want to work in an ICU because I go crazy if I don't have much to challenge my mind like machines and drips. Idk I guess I just like the really sick ones over the patients I see on the Med-Surg floors

With the IV fluid bags at my hospital there is a white port and a blue one ... the blue one is the one you pull to spike the bag

No, I haven't mainly because I'm not really sure how to approach my instructor with the situation. I don't want him to think I'm like trying to cause trouble or that I think I know everything, because believe me I don't at all. No don't quit!!! Th...

we go tues 1-5 and then wed and thurs 0645-1500

Ok so I am just now starting in my nursing program in March and I am seriously thinking about changing the way I take notes and study. And I would really like to see how other people use their notes to study. So right now I have either one 5 subject...

We don't get our grades rounded at all, so consider yourself lucky to get them rounded. We could have a 91.9999 but nope it will still be a B.

Thanks!

we don't learn how to do IV's either because they said something about a JCAHO thing I'm not sure what it was. But they said not to worry because the hospitals in my city all have IV teams that do it for you. I'm worried though because I'm moving out...

I had the same problem with the scores being sent to me. I had to call a few times because I never got them so they had to tell them to me over the phone, and they resent the application packet to me. I think I got it about 5 days later. However, wit...

Actually I started last March at Shadyside and we are mostly adult learners. There are a few straight from high school and when I say a few I mean maybe 3 at the max. Also we didn't start with a class over 100 it was more around 80 or so and our lect...

Congrats to the job offers! I am still in nursing school with only a year left so I don't have much input but I can say that my fiancee graduated and went straight into a CCU/CTU position and loved it, so if ICU is what you plan on doing I say go for...

It might be a good school in the fact that they teach you what you need to know. They just might not teach you how to answer and think through the NCLEX questions. My school pass rate was 95% last year but the new ones just came out up to Oct.2010 a...

My first Med/Surg class is 8 weeks long and we have a total of 4 tests. Well, I just got my results back from the first test and I got an 80%. Which I know is good but I would really like to at least have a B in this class at the end. I really though...