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  1. Graduated Last Night!!

    itsbuzzy posted a topic in LPN, LVN Students

    Woohoo! I graduted last night!! I'm free at last! Well until I start LPN to RN bridge next summer! Now I can get a job and not be poor anymore! Goodbye Dollar General - Hello Walmart!!

  2. Graduated Last Night!!

    itsbuzzy replied to itsbuzzy's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    LOL Thanks! Buckeye Hills Career Center in Southwest Ohio. It is a very hard program. We lost about 15 in all throughout the year. Most of which the first quarter. They have like a 99% passing rate on...

  3. Help!! I'm having nightmares about starting school

    itsbuzzy replied to TeaOlive's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    Basically just prepare for life outside of school to be over. You spouse will feel left, kids will feel abandoned, and your dog will probably starve. It's worth it though! In the long run your doing...

  4. To all the LPN graduates, how are you getting ready for your boards?

    itsbuzzy replied to kikwon89's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    Mine isn't scheduled yet. I don't graduate for another 10 days. WV requires our transcripts along with our board application, so I have to wait to send it out. As for which NCLEX book I have, it is...

  5. 1st day of class

    itsbuzzy replied to okscrapper's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    hehe. i just wanted to say i have the whole little countdown clock on myspace. i started it the first day of class and now it is down to 12!!

  6. 1st day of class

    itsbuzzy replied to okscrapper's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    Yeah. One day at a time is the best way to do it. We lost 16 out of our original 49 so far. I graduate in 12 days. It has been a rough ride. You basically say BYE to everyone and everything you love...

  7. To all the LPN graduates, how are you getting ready for your boards?

    itsbuzzy replied to kikwon89's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    I just have been doing mini quizzes of about 10 everyday with the disk that came with my NCLEX book. I think it helps

  8. Tips on passing anatomy & physiology

    itsbuzzy replied to AHinch1988's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    I remember things by creating acronyms. For example. MCCCFlerg. MCCCflerg is the man that makes up a cell. Mitochondria...Cytoplasm..Centriolles...Cillia........

  9. Dosage calculation question

    itsbuzzy replied to butterfly78's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    Basically what our instructors have taught us is, more then likely all of the dosage calc for IV's and what not will already be set up or done by the machine. They just teach us incase something...

  10. IV Certification for Nursing Students? HELP!

    itsbuzzy replied to Tolstoym1's topic in General Nursing

    We have an IV Therapy course integrated into our curriculum. According to the board we are only required to get one successful stick in order to pass. We usually are able to get more then that. I...

  11. are there any male lpn students here?

    itsbuzzy replied to mikehammerly's topic in Male Nursing Students

    I'm currently one. I have 67 days until graduation. I CAN'T WAIT. I am so sick of being poor! lol. I'll start my LPN to RN bridge next summer and it will take me 3

  12. How to Pass Anatony (AP)

    itsbuzzy replied to Lorrie1964's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    The way I remembered was making up little songs and sayings. The sad part is, the cruder, shocking, and most perverted thing I could come up with stuck the best. Everyday I would get to class and...

  13. You will NEVER believe this guys...discrimination???

    itsbuzzy replied to rbs105's topic in Male Nursing Students

    I really like the show Nurse Jackie. I think it's funny. The fact that both male nurses that have had screen are both, is a little stereotypical, but it is only 3 episdoes in now. They may have some...

  14. What do ment think of NS?

    itsbuzzy replied to Guest717002's topic in Male Nursing Students

    I agree with nightwolf. It's not really all that hard it just requires you to pay alot of attention. Your life outside of school is basically over for that 12months, or however long your program is....

  15. Would You Prefer a Male Nurse?

    itsbuzzy replied to djc1981's topic in Male Nursing Students

    I just wanted to add my .02 . In regards to the dentist who molest, alot of times they do the same thing to male patients too. It is not about the sex of the patient, it is about the

  16. Tasting blood....Can this be true?

    itsbuzzy replied to PopeJane3rd's topic in General Nursing

    LOL

  17. Just finished OB rotation

    itsbuzzy replied to newmale2nursing's topic in Male Nursing Students

    Well. That day came last night. It was nasty. I hope I never have to sit through another one. Luckily I didnt have to watch the afterbirth because I was helping "catch" the baby. I got to cut the...

  18. Just finished OB rotation

    itsbuzzy replied to newmale2nursing's topic in Male Nursing Students

    LOL. I feel ya. I am on my OB rotation now. I keep dreading the day I have to watch the actual

  19. Life's little stressors during nursing school are killing me!

    itsbuzzy replied to kimmyj74's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    I think everyone goes through this. It sucks. THey stick 30-50 people in a classroom for a year and you see them more than your family. IT HORRIBLE. Hopefully you can make it though. I have have till...

  20. Question about Nursing Happiness

    itsbuzzy replied to PlainsBuffalo's topic in Male Nursing Students

    This is one of those times that workin as an Aid is a good thing before going to school for nursing. I think it helped me realize that this was the field that I wanted to be in, so I wasn't just...

  21. Lab values

    itsbuzzy replied to hair2do1's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    We actually just had a clinic quiz on these yesterday. lol. Bun 7-18 Creatine Male .7-1.3 Female .6-1.1 Sodium 135-145 Calcium 8.8-10 Platelet 150,000-300,000 WBC 5,000-10,000 Mag...

  22. Would You Prefer a Male Nurse?

    itsbuzzy replied to djc1981's topic in Male Nursing Students

    LOL. That is hilarious. It would of been very embarrassing at the time, but afterward I bet that was a good one for your fellow students/nurses to make fun of you

  23. LPN tuition

    itsbuzzy replied to nursestudent1975's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    That doesn't sound right to me. My LPN program with tuition books uniforms and everything else totals around 8k. I dont see why they would be more than

  24. I finally start my CNA class tomorrow!

    itsbuzzy replied to nspector's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Just a little tip. ALot of the times, for me at least, those little stories instructors tell throughout teaching help me remember the important facts. Like our teacher told us about a little boy who...

  25. Too expensive for CNA class?

    itsbuzzy replied to atran407's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I didn't pay anything for mine. Around here alot of nursing homes give them for free so you will work for