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    hoping and wishing to be a NURSE soon,,

    CrazyGoonRN replied to Aspiringnurse_1111's topic in First Year After Licensure

    The Hurst Review is online, DVD or live. You choose which one you want to do. They all cost different. Here is the link to the website so you can read about it if you are interested....
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    Confused...should I become an LPN first?

    CrazyGoonRN replied to terra105's topic in LPN to RN

    I am speaking in the programs overall. In an LPN program you do not get nearly as much book work as you do clinical experience, but the book work you do get you dont have much time to study for. It is...
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    Can an LPN/LVN discontinue an IV?

    CrazyGoonRN replied to Miss_3Bb's topic in General Nursing

    In TN you definatly can. I did it a lot during LPN
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    Confused...should I become an LPN first?

    CrazyGoonRN replied to terra105's topic in LPN to RN

    Well that is what I did. I have my BA in Political Science. At first I decided to return to school to get my BSN. I took all my pre-req's and applied to nursing school, but was put on a waiting list....
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    How do I get a job? 'RN who lacks experience'

    CrazyGoonRN replied to jitterbugg's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Have you called any of the places that you applied to tell them what position you applied for and to ask them when they will be scheduling interviews? This lets them know how interested you are and...
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    hoping and wishing to be a NURSE soon,,

    CrazyGoonRN replied to Aspiringnurse_1111's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I am so sorry. I don't know if you have taken any NCLEX Review classes or not, but I would recommend the Hurst review. It is combined for LPN and RN. It is so helpful! I passed the PN the first time...
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    I have a job interview, but I don't want the job

    CrazyGoonRN posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    So I graduated in December 2010 and just got my LPN license. I had my first job interview last week. It went awesome! Before I even went in for the interview I was told that the position I applied for...
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    Job Searching Advice for New Grad

    CrazyGoonRN replied to waynej506's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I am a new grad too. I got my first interview last week. I had faxed my resume and I called a few days later to make sure they recieved it and to find out when they would be interviewing for the...
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    When did you know that Nursing was the right path for you?

    CrazyGoonRN replied to LRyder's topic in General Nursing

    When I started college I had no Idea what I wanted to do. I had always heard that if you have a bachelors degree then you will have no problem finding a job, and I believed that. I had considered...
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    NCLEX PN Review Help!! I keep failing

    CrazyGoonRN replied to pass2011's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I got the good pop when I tried it about an hour after I took the test. There is no need to freak out. If you got the good pop up then you will continue to get it everytime you do it. It sounds like...
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    What would be a better route: ADN or Entry Level MSN

    CrazyGoonRN replied to live.love.laugh's topic in California Nursing

    I also have a bachelors degree. When I decided to go back to school for nursing I went to a local university and finished all my pre-req's and applied to their nursing program, but I didn't get in. I...
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    Nashville State Community College

    CrazyGoonRN replied to tenacious T's topic in Tennessee Nursing

    Do you know if any LPN's have applied and gotten in to NSCC's nursing program? If so did they have to take all the same classes as the other RN students or were they exempt from some classes? I am...
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    what areas are hiring?

    CrazyGoonRN replied to mee9mee9's topic in General Nursing

    I do wish there were more openings for LPN's. I would love to work at Vanderbuilt!
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    Kaplan vs. Hurst Review

    CrazyGoonRN replied to eboog20's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I would recommend the Hurst Review. I only know of one person who has taken Kaplan and they failed. Out of my classmates who have already taken the NCLEX (7 of them) they all passed and they all took...
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    NCLEX PN Review Help!! I keep failing

    CrazyGoonRN replied to pass2011's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Well, I took the NCLEX-PN this morning for the first time and what helped me the most was the Hurst review course that I took. It feels like I learned more in that course than I did all year. I mainly...
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    Tennessee Tech Center / LPN PROGRAM

    CrazyGoonRN replied to tam.lex's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    Your welcome!! :) Yes I have started clinicals. In the first semester we did our Nursing home and Psych (very interesting) rotations. We are now in our 2nd semester and we are doing our hospital, OB,...
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    Tennessee Tech Center / LPN PROGRAM

    CrazyGoonRN replied to tam.lex's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    Oh, I just thought of something else that has helped me! My laptop has been a lifesaver. At the beginning of the semester I didn't bring it and my hand almost fell off from trying to write all those...
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    Tennessee Tech Center / LPN PROGRAM

    CrazyGoonRN replied to tam.lex's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    We do not have finals at TTC-Dickson. All the tests are counted equally. If you make a 79 on any test then that is failing. As long as your final average is above 80 then you pass that subject. My...
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    Tennessee Tech Center / LPN PROGRAM

    CrazyGoonRN replied to tam.lex's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    I am in my 2nd semester at a TTC-Dickson extension campus. Starting the first week of class we had between 5-7 tests a week! It is definatly not easy and since you have to maintain a 80 average a few...
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    nclex-pn 3000 free link!!

    CrazyGoonRN replied to sweetmya's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Has the link changed? It's not working
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    LPN/LVN rate of pay in your area.

    CrazyGoonRN replied to Couture_Honey's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I know a LPN who graduated 2 years ago who works in a psychiatric facility in Nashville, TN that makes $17/hour, but that's the highest I'v heard of so
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    LPN Starting Salary

    CrazyGoonRN replied to pat8585's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Does anyone have any recent LPN pay information for the Nashville, TN area? I will graduate in December and hope to get a job next year! Thanks
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    Tennessee Technology Center/Nashville

    CrazyGoonRN replied to mattiemiranda's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    If you need help with money for school then you should definatly check into Work Force Essencials. I go to TTC-Dickson and they are paying for everything that the lottery scholarship didn't pay for....
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    Is 50 too old to start a career in nursing, and how difficult is it to find a job

    CrazyGoonRN replied to DWK1's topic in Nursing Career

    No you are not too old. There are 2 ladies in my LPN class who are in their 50's and many in their 40's. I am 25 and one of the youngest people in the class. One lady who is 52, in my class, has...
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    Prestige Medical Clear Sound Heart Stethoscope VS. Littmann Classic II S.E. Stethosco

    CrazyGoonRN replied to CAwant2be's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    Mine is an inexpensive one and I had a lot of problems hearing out of it when I first got it. I could barely hear to take a bp and didn't her any lung sounds at all. My instructer suggested changing...