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At my school second semester included: med surg, mental health, pharm 2, peds/ob and leadership/management. Out of those classes med surg was the hardest for me. ALOT of info to learn...

graduate july 9th =)!!

I got accepted!!!!!!!!!!!

It was just a mistake and wasn’t intended to be an insult; the nurse has MS which has caused her to have speech problems. I did notice that when she was talking that she slurred her words a lot; I just thought it was due to having a country accent.

Today the nurse apologize, she said she wasn't trying to offend me. She said it probably did sound like she was saying dummie (btw I know the correct spelling, but this is just a discussion board, not my English Comp class) but she really wasn't. She explain that she has recently been diagnose with MS (Multiple Sclerosis) which has cause her to have slurred speech and other related speech problems.

I got my letter in the mail last week, and I got bad News! I didnt get in the program, they put me on the alternate list. My question is what do you think my chances are me being the 5th alternate? They accepted 24 students this year instead of 21 out of the top 40. I applied at 2 other schools but I really wanted to attend this program because its right down the street and I know some of the people that will be going there Fall 2010. The other 2 are 15miles and 45miles away, Im so determine right now and the distance really isnt no big deal(It would be nice to go to school in town).

...... Well yesterday at work this LPN which by the way isnt my regular charge nurse (I got a good charge nurse she has been an RN for 30years and very respectful) any who, decided that she wanted to give me a "nickname"! All that day she was calling me something but I couldnt catch on to what she was calling me, so after supper time after I have gotten everyone in bed she says "Aye Dummie you can go on supper break".....? Excuse ME! I go what you just call me, she says "Dummie" and I told her in calm and respectfully way "That’s not my name, my name is D*******", and she response well I give everyone a nickname, beside who else you know going to call you "Dummie". And I say "I dont have no nickname and I dont like that nickname, so dont call me that". I told her to call me by my name or D for short. She was llike "Okay". When I came back from supper , she went to another hall to help another nurse. Thank God cause this woman really had me heated! But anyways she comes back to the hall around 10 30pm to give the next nurse report, so before she leave to go home she says "Dummie did you get everything done":mad:. Allnurses.com I cant explain, how flippin mad that made me. I have never been disrespected like that; I was so upset I called the ADON! When she talked to the ADON she told her that she didnt call me “dummie", she was calling me "domo". In my point of view this woman suppose to be a nurse and I feel like that was very unprofessional, she isnt my buddy I barely know her, and she only been my charge nurse twice. By the way Im a CNA and I guess she feel that CNAs are dumb. But if thats how she feel she need to keep that to her d**n self, cause I’m not dumb Im in college( I suppose to graduate Fall 2010 but Im trying to get into a local nursing program) plus I know a lot of smart CNAs.

The LTC I work at is set up like yours. The chain of command is: The Administrator The DON ADON My shift is 3-11 (every shift has their own Unit Managers) we have 7 halls and 3 unit managers,2 is in charge of 2halls and 1 is in charge of 3halls. (I dont know what the UMs do, they are always in the office) Following the UMs, we have a charge nurses on each hall. Their duties are to make sure the the CNA do their job, make sure patient get their meds, sign in drugs, order drugs etc. and for every hall their are 2 CNAs

Arkansas Northeastern College in Blytheville Ar. doesnt has a waiting list. You got to have survey chemistry(intro), math for healthscience or higher math and a&p1 before you can apply. Then you take the pax rn test and have 100 or above to be considered. www.anc.edu

I started my Pre-req this semester Fall 2009 -Survey Chem -Math for Healthscience -Psychology -Sociology -Computer Fund. Spring 2010 will be -A&P 1 -Comp 1 -History I want to take Micro but I dont want such an heavy load Considering I have to be prepared for the Pax-RN test in March. --------------------- June 1st find out if Accepted or Not Summer 2010 -Microbiology Fall 2010 -A&P II (Begin Nursing Program)

If needed you can always relocate to Southeast Missouri. Where I stay at they are always hiring LPNs especially @ the nursing home I work at. For new grads the pay is $15hourly the cost of living is cheap.