shellyjel

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1. Going to Nursing School at an Older Age

   shellyjel replied to AmaurosisFugax's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

   I am 54. Went to LPN at 51...I WOULD NOT DO LPN, unless you just want Long Term care or maybe home health. Or Dr. office. Your opportunitys are SO MUCH BETTER with an RN and I wish I had known THEN...

2. How do you incorporate faith into your daily nursing tasks?

   shellyjel replied to orangepink's topic in Spirituality, Religion

   I found it very interesting that the responses were so offended by the question and how they took it. If someone has no "faith" it does not make them a lesser person or inferior nurse at all. In...

3. Are LPN's being phased out?

   shellyjel replied to JSlovex2's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

   I am a fairly new LPN, going on 2 years. Have only worked LTC but hear those rumors all the time. I didn' t want to do LTC and wonder from the sounds of comments if there is any chances of LPNs w/out...

4. Going to Nursing School at an Older Age

   shellyjel replied to AmaurosisFugax's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

   THAT EXCITES ME!! I finished LPN last June and have worked a year in an LTC. In our area, NO Hospitals hire LPN's except acute care. I am WORKING ON getting my RN, but wondered the same thing. I...

5. LPN New Grad Pay Rates in Kansas City area?

   shellyjel replied to DelanaRN's topic in General Nursing

   Hi! Went to CTU. My first job was LTC at 18.50 hr. 11-7 shift and that place was BAD!! Had 2 nights w/ good nurses and 3rd night was CHARGE NURSE!! Never did aide work and was scared to death. Gave...

6. Pregnant Nurses and the flu shot

   shellyjel replied to rn4ever?'s topic in General Nursing

   There is ALOT of controversy out there about the swine flu shot...don't know if you mean that since it is current. However, do some homework yourself, but there is info out there that even the MAKERS...

7. Kind of disgusted with the place im doing my CNA clinicals:

   shellyjel replied to adruiz01's topic in General Nursing

   Unfortunately, this is the practice I have also seen. I am a recently graduated LPN. I have my first job in a LTC, and I have seen the same thing in my clinicals AND at work. However, I have also seen...

8. NCLEX-PN study group!!!

   shellyjel replied to CharleeJo.RN's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

   HEY PNS!! I JUST took my NCLEX last weeK! we were told you really can't study, and to some degree it's true...IF you didn't pay attention and do the work all along! There were a few in our group...

9. are NEW GRAD LPN's finding it easy to get a job

   shellyjel replied to pat8585's topic in LPN, LVN Students

   DIFFICULT! My classmates and I got finished June 18th. We all are having problems, except for one who was an experienced aide, stayed at her old place and they put her on as LPN. Even others with...

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

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

    Hi all! I just graduated with my LPN June 18 and TODAY scheduled to do the NCLEX -PN!!! It has been very discouraging looking for LPN jobs because they don't hire GPN's that I can find! I REALLLLY...