BlkQueen8

Hello everyone, I'm in the process of earning my pre-reqs through CLEPs, DSST, Straighterline.com, and the local community college. Anyone else going through the same stressful yet exciting process? By the way I'm in Orange County, CA.

This term I have the CI from HELL! She calls in all the time so we end up with different subs that are great teachers but most of them don't know the facility or the students. Are are not familiar with our daily routine so they take it from our act...

My goal was originally to become a PA but once I got started researching the local schools in my area had wait list so I switched to nursing and went to a vocational school to become a LVN. Now I want to be a NP. Look into it and see what you think...

Thanks! That's much better than dealing with the books. Once I take the one I have a book for now, I'll sign up for once of those sites. Thank you very much!

Thanks for the advice. I'm studying for my first CLEP now and want to know that out in May and move on to the next one.

I'm so thrilled to hear that. I can't wait to get in myself. Good luck to you and your wife.

I'm sorry so many were so disparaging but I hope you don't give up. Anyway, I could imagine if you go into healthcare with your experience your BSN (if that's what you have) would be very valuable.

Although my program is part-time, I still feel like I'm not retaining anything. We are in class half the time that the full-time students are but we still just swallow the info and regurgitate it for the test. I believe the ATI will be handy for ...

Hi Fcat, Congrats on getting into the program. No I'm not a seventh day adventist I just really like their program. Although I've always wanted to go to a christian college so hopefully I can go to either Loma Linda or Azusa pacific university. Lo...

Lunacat..my understanding is that since they have clinicals in some of the best hospitals in area that it's not an issue. As for WGU as opposed to West Coast University, West doesn't have such a good rep along with the fact that they recently got c...

This is great to hear for those of us who have that problem.

Anyone? Bueller, Bueller?

I'm currently in the beginning process of acceptance for WGU. My understand is that the 3.0 gpa is on a scale of 3.0 instead of the traditional 4.0. Loma Linda University will recongize and accept the BSN from WGU which is where I'd like to go some...

I think it depends on the type of program you take if it's full-time or part-time. I'm in a vocational LVN program PT and yes it's very easy to balance our life and still work full-time. I believe my school is starting an ADN program and if they of...

Well congrats, I hope you did well.

I see you have a lot of views but no responses. There's a lot of different subjects and I know I have a different syllabus for each class. Is there a certain area you want to review in? Maybe if you ask that way you'd get a reply. If you narrow i...

I'm half way through my LVN course and wish I had gone straight to RN. However my experience in LVN program has made me realize that I want to be nurse for sure. So I do not regret my decision one bit and feel that the experience of working as an L...

I'm an LVN student now about to wrap up my 2nd term in less than a month. I'm not an MA but a lot of my classmates are. I think they find the skill portion of it pretty easy but some struggle with theory while others don't. I don't think it's that...

I believe it would be within our scope of practice. I'll ask my instructor tomorrow night when I have class if you have not heard back from the BON yet.

I'm in an LVN and I must say the hardest part of nursing school is managing it with the rest of my life. However I think it's on the easy side because it's based on critical thinking which is my forte. In the end it's a matter of opinion and I thin...

Yes, once you complete the first term of an LVN course, you can take the test for CNA. Here in California, which I assume you are since you said LVN although you could be from TX, the BON does not regulate CNA. Check the website for CNAs. The webs...

Congrats to you! I'm 30 now and half way through my LVN program. My goal is to be a NP before I turn 40. Here's to us and reaching our goals!

This is a great question and I hope you receive an answer. I'm currently half way through my LVN but will have a job waiting for me once I graduate through my current employer. I know that were I work now is a great company but as far as patient ca...

I hear really negative things about it and ruled it out very early in my school search.