Roxyann57

Ocean County College offers the RN with associates bridge program (LPNs can test out and skip the first semester) and while you wait to get into the program you can go to KEAN university for your BSN. They link the two really easily.

I cannot comment about the financial part of your post, but I went to MCVTS from 2010-2011 for my LPN and I can tell you this school is amazing! I am not sure who the current teachers are but Mrs. ********* and Mrs *********** are amazing. I learned such an incredible amount in this school and you get so much clinical time it's amazing. They really prepare you to successfully pass your NCLEX. It's a lot of work and you won't have a life for the next 11 months but it's worth it!

My local community college offers LPN's the opportunity to test out of the 1st semester of the nursing program. You still have to complete ALL pre-reqs, TEAS test, background check, etc like all other pre nursing students. I know a few nurses who are going through excelsior but that option did not seem like the one for me.

If a patient with dementia goes in and out of being alert I usually put "able to recall name, time and place, periods of forgetfulness observed." Our facility likes us to put in quotes whatever the patient said so this could be the opportunity for you to chart subjective data to cover yourself.

I just finished my 2nd semester of pre-reqs. It is annoying to back track your classes. Although you may have done A&P with your LPN (which is what I did) I am sure you did not do any humanities or english courses. In order for you to earn your degree you need more than just the nursing classes. It is a pain but I think overall I am becoming more knowlegable in the process and am excited to start my RN. I am lucky to have tested out of the first RN semester, so I have 3 more and then onto my BSN I go!

Has anyone used https://www.aclsrecertificationonline.com for their ACLS certification? I am wondering how legitimate this website is before I fully commit to it. TIA!

I am in NJ and I make $24/hr weekdays and $26/hr on the weekends. I work the 7-3 shift normally but if I pick up 3-11 I make another $1. I have been an LPN for 3 years now. I know some RN's who start off at $25-26/hr in my facility.

When I decided to attend LPN school a few years ago I did it because I wanted a foundation to nursing. I am so happy I did it too! I have now been an LPN for 3 years and am currently finishing my pre-reqs for the RN program. I feel I have gained so much confidence and knowledge from my LPN that I would not have gotten if I just went straight to my RN.

We phased out tab alarms and bed alarms in my facility and everyone is just fine. My administraters noticed that CNAs, nurses and even activities people would just let the alarms sound and not actually address the problems as to why the patients were standing up? Maybe they need to use the bathroom or maybe they just want to stretch their legs and walk (with assistance.) Since we got rid of these alarms on my unit, I feel I am more alert to where my patients are and who is getting up. Patients will fall with or without that alarm, it is not preventing the fall, it is just a loud annoyance that scares and confuses the patients who have dementia and Alzheimer's.

I work 3-11. It's my favorite shift. I am young, single, and have no children. I can see my family on my days off/weekends off. I can sleep in or have the ability to wake up early and do things during the day and still go out after work. I know a lot of nurses I work with complain because they never see their kids or families. The evenings have a lot more families and I like it best. I've worked 11-7 and it just messes with your sleep and life. I'll only do it to cover when they need me.

I am going through excelsior. i can't do classes at the community college because i work full time. i know a few people who did the LPN-RN program and succeeded.

I work 8 hour shifts and sometimes i think it might be nicer to work 12 hours and have more days off. working 5 days a week gets annoying after a while.

UMDNJ offers IV certification. Classes usually run on saturdays. when you get certified they will tell you what you can and cannot do.

in our facility we can only borrow a narcotic if the supervisor does not have any in the back up and the supervisor has to approve. meaning i sign out the narcotic from patient A to give to patient B and the supervisor signs with me. it's our policy though. other facilities i have worked at frown upon borrowing no matter how badly the patient needs it. it just depends on where you work and what the in house rules are.

honestly you won't learn as much working 11-7 as you would working 7-3 or 3-11. you have barely any resident/patient interaction on 11-7. its mostly paperwork and just being there until the AM med pass. 7-3, 3-11 you learn to deal with more doctors, labs, supervisors, family, more medications during med pass, etc. when i was a new nurse being hired 3-11 was really great and covering 7-3 was even better. when i covered 11-7 i felt like i was just there because you need a licensed person watching over everyone. this is just my opinion and experience though.