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  1. Anyone else decide to not to go on to RN and stay an LPN?

    WldChrry replied to juzme's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I am still a very new LPN, about a year in now. I have toyed with alot of different ideas as to what my next step would be, if any. On top of being an LPN, I have an Associates in Early Childhood...

  2. new LPN in school for RN - is the extra stress worth it in the end?

    WldChrry replied to MrsJohnDeere's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    If being an RN is what you really want, then keep going for it. But please also know that there is nothing wrong with being an LPN and not becoming an RN. So many LPNs feel the need to explain why...

  3. Excited to become an LPN

    WldChrry replied to Kimkb0429's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    No offense taken notmany...I think what really helped me through nursing school was that I didn't have to work, and I didn't have any

  4. Excited to become an LPN

    WldChrry replied to Kimkb0429's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Enjoy it! I have alot of fond memories of nursing school. Stay focused, because it is alot of hard work, but find balance too. I guess it just depends on what type of learner you are, but I wasn't one...

  5. More to being a LPN than LTC?....

    WldChrry replied to CantWait2Nurse's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    First let me say that before I graduated nursing school, I told myself that I absolutely was not going to work in a nursing home. We did clinicals in school at nursing homes, and I just didn't feel it...

  6. What Do You LIKE About Being an LPN?

    WldChrry replied to pagandeva2000's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I love the patient interaction that I have being an LPN. I work at a nursing home, and most of the RN's are in management positions, and have very little interaction with the patients. They come to...

  7. If you work at a nursing home (SNF)....

    WldChrry posted a topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Do you feel like all you are is a pill pusher and you are losing the skills you learned in school? I am a new LPN and I plan on eventually getting my RN. I have worked at a nursing home for about 2...

  8. What is that supposed to mean?

    WldChrry posted a topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Okay, so I've read alot on these boards where LPN's have been faced with others making comments about how LPN's aren't "real" nurses. I hadn't experienced this until last night at work (I've only been...

  9. has anyone recently taken the A/P test through excelsior?

    WldChrry replied to avidhunter3's topic in Excelsior College

    I just took it today and passed with a C. It was difficult, but not overly so. The information is really A&P based rather than based toward nursing. I used the practice exams and Anatomy and...

  10. Do you like being a school nurse?

    WldChrry posted a topic in School

    I really hope to get into school nursing one day:heartbeat That said, for those of you that are school nurses, what do you like/dislike about it? What do you do in the summers when you're

  11. Do you like being a school nurse?

    WldChrry replied to WldChrry's topic in School

    Thanks Purple Scrubs for sharing so much information! I am an LPN right now and I am working on my RN. I have a degree in Early Childhood Education, because if I wasn't a nurse, I would be a teacher....

  12. Microbiology exam advice - what did you use?

    WldChrry replied to little miss redpatch's topic in Online Distance Learning

    I used Demystified and the EC practice Exams. I passed with a

  13. Question for Excelsior RN Grads

    WldChrry posted a topic in Online Distance Learning

    I am currently an LPN and I want to do the Excelsior LPN to RN program. My question is, those of you that have earned your RN from Excelsior, do you feel that you were well prepared through the...

  14. New Excelsior Student

    WldChrry replied to JuJuBee3's topic in Online Distance Learning

    Congrats on enrolling! I am finishing up with Micro now, but have already received my study materials for A&P, which I will start on next. I can tell you though that I am feeling more confident...

  15. I love my job =)

    WldChrry replied to Movin'onUP's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I'm so happy to hear that you love your job:yeah: I want to join in the party because I love my job too! I work at a LTC facility. It is my first nursing job. At first I was so stressed and...

  16. Chattanooga

    WldChrry replied to flyfarfaraway's topic in Tennessee Nursing

    From what I hear from the newer RN's, the hospitals are a bit more competitive and like to hire nurses who have at least one year

  17. Chattanooga

    WldChrry replied to flyfarfaraway's topic in Tennessee Nursing

    Well I am an LPN, but I moved here in December, got my license mid February and had a job by the beginning of March. I actually had several offers, but I wasn't picky with where to work either. There...

  18. If you work at a nursing home (SNF)....

    WldChrry replied to WldChrry's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    TheCommuter...thanks for your insight. I've actually heard that alot from other nurses that I work with. Me being a new nurse, they complement me on how well I am doing and say that some seasoned...

  19. If you work at a nursing home (SNF)....

    WldChrry replied to WldChrry's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Of course I do blood sugar checks and injections. I have not inserted a catheter yet, but when the opportunity arises I will definiteley take it. We do not have any IV patients so I haven't done...

  20. Considering moving to TN (chatt area) as an LPN

    WldChrry replied to Sylina2100's topic in Tennessee Nursing

    I would definiteley not discourage you from moving to Chattanooga. I too am a new grad LPN. I graduated in December, and right after graduating my husband and I moved to Chatt from Mississippi. I got...

  21. LPN VS RN

    WldChrry replied to pcarter2324's topic in Tennessee Nursing

    I'am a new LPN, however I am extremely satisfied with the decision I made to get my LPN first. I have gotten plenty of job offers and am currently working PRN for a LTC facility and full time at a...

  22. EC Clinicals impossible to pass?

    WldChrry posted a topic in Online Distance Learning

    I am an LPN student, and I was doing clinicals the other day at the hospital. I was talking to one of the RN's and told her I was going to go to EC to get my RN. She just kind of looked at me and said...

  23. EC Clinicals impossible to pass?

    WldChrry replied to WldChrry's topic in Online Distance Learning

    Thanks for the info guys...it's good to know that there are those who can be sucessful with this program. Online learning is something that is very appealing to me, so I'm not going to let others so...

  24. Excelsior Nursing Program?

    WldChrry replied to RelentlessOne's topic in Excelsior College

    I'am also wanting to attend EC after I graduate with my LPN in December. Any EC grads, did you have a study plan or schedule that helped you graduate from EC in a timely manner? I hope to get through...

  25. New Grad looking to work in Chattanooga Area

    WldChrry replied to Charlihoo's topic in Tennessee Nursing

    Hubby and I are moving to Chattanooga after graduation in December. I will be an LPN. Anyone know any good places to work as an LPN in or around Chatt? By the way, good luck to you