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  1. Students who are mothers of preschoolers, your study tips/inspiration?

    Blessed2beStressed replied to Blessed2beStressed's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    Firstly, HATS OFF TO LIFELONGDREAM, CONGRATULATIONS!!! These tips are awesome! thank you all for sharing. Keep them coming - I am so encouraged by you! I know having preschoolers has it's own...

  2. School Nurse Certification Exam Friday- I am SO nervous!

    Blessed2beStressed replied to Artistyc1's topic in School

    God Bless our school nurses! That is a lot of hard work (ie, education) that hardly measures equal to their compensation, imho. The public school system is asking for an aweful lot. Here in So. Cal,...

  3. School Nurse Certification Exam Friday- I am SO nervous!

    Blessed2beStressed replied to Artistyc1's topic in School

    I checked into my local school district here in So. Cal today. Went to their website and researched their requirements. Although they only hire RN with Certification, and prefer BSN, they do not...

  4. School Nurse Certification Exam Friday- I am SO nervous!

    Blessed2beStressed replied to Artistyc1's topic in School

    Can you work as a school nurse without this certification? Also, does anyone know how common it is for most districts (I am in So. Cal) to hire RN over LVN? I am asking because I would LOVE to become...

  5. 4 years to my LVN dream...worth it?

    Blessed2beStressed replied to luckygal5571's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    great quote! and great advice! i am 42 and just starting this new career myself. i am taking the lvn route, p/t...so that means i will be an lvn when i turn 44 ish. i plan on bridging to rn, but that...

  6. What do you think of agency LPNs?

    Blessed2beStressed replied to TopazLPN's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Please excuse my learning curve, what is the difference between 'agency' and

  7. Students who are mothers of preschoolers, your study tips/inspiration?

    Blessed2beStressed replied to Blessed2beStressed's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    thanks for the input cloudysue :) Our kids are the exact same age. I will start NS in late August....but I have hired a tutor to help me brush up on dosage calculations/ fractions etc. I have devoted...

  8. LPN Programs @ Community College in SoCal Area

    Blessed2beStressed replied to PLM311's topic in California Nursing

    Does anyone know how long the wait list might be for LVN at Mira Costa

  9. NEED ADVICE Lpn or Medical assistant?

    Blessed2beStressed replied to soladylike1's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    YES! you are right and I was mistaken ... so sorry. It is a Nurses Aide, and not a Medical Asst, and it is after you complete the basic nursing skills portion of the LVN

  10. NEED ADVICE Lpn or Medical assistant?

    Blessed2beStressed replied to soladylike1's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    The very first thing I would do in your position is call the LVN school that you are planning on attending and ask them about testing out for MA during the LVN course. I did not know that this was an...

  11. Need encouragement, advice and guidance...please

    Blessed2beStressed replied to Blessed2beStressed's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Thank you so much for the input. I called my local CC and they said "most recent" transcripts with 12 units or more :) :). This is good news. I can take a few classes there, get my 12 units and work...

  12. Need encouragement, advice and guidance...please

    Blessed2beStressed posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    Hello all, I hope I am posting this in the proper place, if not I apologize. I am just in need of some guidance, and a bit of encouragement. I am in my early 40's and I have been raising kids for 16...

  13. Need encouragement, advice and guidance...please

    Blessed2beStressed replied to Blessed2beStressed's topic in First Year After Licensure

    arab rider...thanks for the info...I have researched a bit more and it seems to me that if I start taking some classes at a cc (even non nursing classes) I can use those transcripts instead of the HS...

  14. New LPN students to start soon !! Come share your experiences :)

    Blessed2beStressed replied to Ericad85's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    Congrats and welcome :) mom of 4 too here....and oh yes, the ongoing 'daycare' debacle. That has been my biggest challenge with NS thus far. Where I live, daycare providers are usually paid $10 per...

  15. New LPN students to start soon !! Come share your experiences :)

    Blessed2beStressed replied to Ericad85's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    congrats to you! and thank you to you and your husband for the service and sacrifice

  16. New LPN students to start soon !! Come share your experiences :)

    Blessed2beStressed replied to Ericad85's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    I think so too

  17. New LPN students to start soon !! Come share your experiences :)

    Blessed2beStressed replied to Ericad85's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    Congrats to getting into NS :) and I am so sorry to hear that your son is struggling with asthma. Ironically, just today my son was finally diagnosed as having asthma (he is almost 11). To make a...

  18. New LPN students to start soon !! Come share your experiences :)

    Blessed2beStressed replied to Ericad85's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    Hi Julie, Our stories are so similar. I too ended up alone with 2 children (at 32). My dream of being a nurse has been something within me for a long time, but I learned real quick in that marriage...

  19. New LPN students to start soon !! Come share your experiences :)

    Blessed2beStressed replied to Ericad85's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    I was to start on June 1, and posted in this thread that I would, but I had to put it off for childcare reasons...I now start August 25th (my son's 11th bday - but he understands - even though I am a...

  20. New LPN students to start soon !! Come share your experiences :)

    Blessed2beStressed replied to Ericad85's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    brought tears to my eyes....and inspiration to my heart! Bless your heart!

  21. Who recommends "Get ready for A&P" by Lori K. Garret?

    Blessed2beStressed posted a topic in LPN, LVN Students

    I will be starting my LVN program in August and would like to prepare by doing some summer 'reading'. I heard this book is a good start...."Get ready for A&P" by Lori K Garret. Can you all...

  22. going back to school

    Blessed2beStressed replied to beckylpn1's topic in General Nursing

    I am very encouraged by your post :) I am turning 41 on Monday and will be 44 when I sit for my Nclex exam. Like you, I too am attending a so. cal private lvn program, being that the traditional cc's...

  23. How does this work??

    Blessed2beStressed replied to Blessed2beStressed's topic in LPN to RN

    Thanks so much :) I will check that link

  24. How does this work??

    Blessed2beStressed posted a topic in LPN to RN

    Hi everyone, I have been researching all the many ways there are to bridge from lvn to RN and admittingly, I am a bit confused. I am in So. Cal, and was hoping to bridge going the 'online' route...

  25. Going to Stanbridge College for LVN

    Blessed2beStressed replied to ShilohPepsi's topic in California Nursing

    Hi there, I am new on the forum and was hoping i could talk to you privately before attending stanbridge June 1. I was trying to pm you, but could not figure out how....thanks so much