vintagemother

vintagemother BSN, CNA, LVN, RN

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  1. Whats wrong with working in a nursing home?

    vintagemother replied to jasminewilliams's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    I really enjoy working with the elderly but I do not want to work in a nursing home. That being said, I know as an LVN I will probably end up working on one. The reasons I'd rather not work in a...

  2. Is it right to pursue nursing if the school is 2 hrs away from husband & kids?

    vintagemother replied to fbanh's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Did *you* read the OP's post? She has applied to local nursing schools for 3

  3. Low GPA, should I get it up or go for LPN?

    vintagemother replied to stephanie30's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Do the math to calculate your GPA for the bsn program, since that's your ultimate goal. There are online excel spreadsheets you can use to plug in your GPA. I have 2 of these I use, 1 for my "nursing...

  4. Which route would you take LPN or ASN?

    vintagemother replied to Unequaledbeauty30's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    Since you asked what I would do, I am re-posting my reply to a similar question asked here on AN: I was taking RN (BSN) prereqs, then I went through a divorce, had no real way to take care of my 3...

  5. Pell Grant AND Student Loan???

    vintagemother replied to mnewbaker's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    When I attended a State University back in the 1990s, the financial aid office had me fill out forms detailing the cost of childcare so that I could increase my financial aid so that I could take out...

  6. Is it right to pursue nursing if the school is 2 hrs away from husband & kids?

    vintagemother replied to fbanh's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    @Stephalump, for the record, my husband felt the same way as you feel about FBanh - that I didn't need to go to school, as I ran a business from home that supported the family. I don't mean to be...

  7. Anyone work in Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility

    vintagemother replied to HeatherMax's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Hi! I'm not a nurse yet, but wanted to chime in on this. The reproductive endocrinologist I used had 1-2 LVNs working for him. Plus 1 RN. He wasn't affiliated with a hospital, he was in a clinic where...

  8. Is it right to pursue nursing if the school is 2 hrs away from husband & kids?

    vintagemother replied to fbanh's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I have a different perspective from many ops. You see, I took all of my Prereqs to get into nursing school according to the needs of my children and husband. I waited until my youngest was 4 1/2 and...

  9. Part Time Lvn Program In Sacramento???

    vintagemother replied to p0ptart's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    Kaplan College (nr Twin Rivers) has a full time night/ evening LVN program-it's 12 months. Charles Jones is FT but only 10 months long. Sorry, but that's all I know in the area. If you work as a CNA...

  10. New CNA

    vintagemother replied to LadyLeo75's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I always wore good running shoes or cross trainers for CNA work. By "good", I mean ones I can actually power walk or run on for 45 mins to an hour. I wear danskos now for 8 hr per day nursing school...

  11. Leave college for a year to become LPN at ECPI?

    vintagemother replied to BOSS man's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    @maddiem: in my area, there are LVN programs with the prereqs incorporated into the

  12. Nursing school health screen/drug test

    vintagemother replied to cmbtmdc33's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Most schools will allow you to take medications as long as you have a prescription. Some students stop taking even prescription opiates and narcotics and alcohol prior to applying to avoid having to...

  13. Recommendation for improving study skills?

    vintagemother replied to mnewbaker's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    Every school is different, as is every student. I think that for me, having taken many science prereqs at state and community Colleges prior to entering the LVN program really helped me. Also, working...

  14. Leave college for a year to become LPN at ECPI?

    vintagemother replied to BOSS man's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I am doing exactly this (but not at the school you are talking about). I was taking RN (BSN) prereqs, went through a divorce, had no real way to take care of my 3 children, so I went to a 1 yr LVN...

  15. Low GPA, should I get it up or go for LPN?

    vintagemother replied to stephanie30's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Talk to other people in your state. There may be options that you don't know about. Here, in North CA, the community colleges can't, by law, be competitive, although there are minimum GPA...

  16. What kind of computer should I buy for school?

    vintagemother replied to bv1995's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    My MacBook Pro has served me well. I've owned it since 2009 or 10 and it's now 2013. I've used it for several prereqs at community college (A&P, Micro, Engl, Adv Comp, Gen Chem, etc) and through...

  17. How many times were you rejected before getting into nursing school?

    vintagemother replied to TiffanyLe's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I wasn't rejected, but my path has been filled with twists and turns. I started off taking prereqs for the BSN program. Then my husband left us so I earned my Nursing Assistant Cert. That allowed me...

  18. doctor's office accessing of scripts

    vintagemother replied to morte's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    Privacy. Some of us, myself included, are very private and don't want others knowing our medical history at all. A lot of it has to do with concerns about

  19. Want to quit nursing school.

    vintagemother replied to dpf112's topic in General Students

  20. How do you keep yourself from quitting?

    vintagemother replied to PurplePRN's topic in General Students

    I've done this,

  21. Want to quit nursing school.

    vintagemother replied to dpf112's topic in General Students

    Don't quit. You need a back up plan. I say this as a 30 something mother of 3, including one who is starting college this year. Sometimes, i think i don't really want to be a nurse, but my education...

  22. Recent Unitek RN Grads/Current Attendees

    vintagemother replied to madelynsmom's topic in California Nursing

    I just want to offer some more insight... While the non - public funded schools are quite expensive, and you are right to be cautious, I want you to also consider the following: You could potentially...

  23. Sac state (CSUS) nursing spring 2013

    vintagemother replied to sacnurse's topic in California Nursing

    I believe that Sac State has been closed to Spring applicants for the last few years. If you apply in Fall 14, you can start Fall 2015. The nursing program itself has 2 application periods each year,...

  24. Clinical Instructor Sharing Information from My Journal

    vintagemother replied to sKris's topic in General Students

    I think it would have been more ideal if your instructor told your class, from the outset, that information in the journals can be shared with whomever she deems appropriate. However, I also know that...

  25. Nursing School Blues

    vintagemother replied to englishgeek's topic in General Students

    Ditto here. And 2 of my nursing school classmates confided in me they feel ready to throw in the towel as well. But we won't