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  1. end-of-orientation anxiety

    nrcnurse replied to nrcnurse's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Thank you for all the moral support. I'm back on the floor tomorrow, and intend to try my best to do my job faster, with fewer mistakes. I'm also going to try to talk to the educator, or manager, re...

  2. LPN/LVN rate of pay in your area.

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

    I'm a 7/05 grad, make $14 at a big hospital (with great benefits: insurance, 401-K, tuition, lots of in-house education w/ $ for completion). I also make $16/hr working for an agency. I'm in W....

  3. New Job Advice

    nrcnurse replied to SherryBSN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Hold on to your hat for a wild ride. There is SO much to learn on a cardiac floor. Depending on the size of your hospital, you may have separate floors for surgery, elctrophysiology and observation....

  4. Need a little bit of positive...

    nrcnurse replied to pie123's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Pie123, I am you. I started on a tele floor in November, am in week 7 of my 12 week orientation, and many times feel like an idiot (though I don't let on.) I'm a new grad LPN (50 y/o mid-life career...

  5. Roll Call, LPN to RN Students!!!

    nrcnurse replied to Marie_LPN, RN's topic in LPN to RN

    I'm a mid-life career changer. I graduated LPN school in July, passed boards in Sept., and started working on a cardiac floor in November. My plan was to start the transition program in Jan., but...

  6. Has anyone ever convinced their husband to leave his job to follow them traveling?

    nrcnurse replied to psych1's topic in Travel

  7. CNA certificate

    nrcnurse replied to flwannaB's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Call the board of nursing and ask them when you can expect to receive your certificate. I think it took only a week or so before I got mine in 2003. There have been some new changes to the CNA...

  8. In what areas can new LPNs work in?

    nrcnurse replied to Caring4You's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I am a new LPN and am working on a cardiac-surgical floor at a 500+ bed level 2 trauma center. I feel SO fortunate. I would have worked ANYWHERE, but was called specifically for this position. I'm...

  9. Galen Institute

    nrcnurse replied to flwannaB's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    Thanks for reminding me about my profile... I haven't edited it since I joined. I'd better do that, or it looks like I'm doing the world's lengthiest LPN program! I finished LPN school, got a "real"...

  10. Galen Institute

    nrcnurse replied to flwannaB's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    I don't know anything about their RN program. It's new. Call and ask

  11. Galen Institute

    nrcnurse replied to flwannaB's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    Good for you!!! Wasn't that an awesome feeling when you opened the paper and it said, "PASS"? I can relate to being nervous doing the skills. My test was a little unnerving, too. So, you'll start...

  12. Agency CNA to new LPN

    nrcnurse posted a topic in Agency Nurses

    I've worked as a CNA for an agency for two years. I just passed my LPN boards, and will continue with the agency, but I'd also like hospital experience. (I'm a midlife career-changer, and am...

  13. Galen Institute

    nrcnurse replied to flwannaB's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    You should inquire about financial aid, and how student loans are repaid. I know a Galen LPN who is repaying her student loan for $59/mo. That's pretty affordable, but she may be paying it for 30...

  14. Galen Institute

    nrcnurse replied to flwannaB's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    The primary differences are: you can get into Galen right away, and it costs about five times more than the tech schools. I applied there, and also applied to Erwin. Although my wait for Erwin was...

  15. NCLEX-PN Study Advice

    nrcnurse replied to lzygrl42's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    The WAIT for test day is the hardest part. I took THE test this morning, and it was not all that difficult. I have the Saunders NCLEX-PN book and CD, which was really good. I also did the online...

  16. R net testing???

    nrcnurse replied to n8isgr8's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    We took the Arnett about a month before graduation, and everyone thought they bombed. I was the first one finished, my computer cut off at 65 (I think). I scored in the top third, and "passed" the...

  17. post-op care of bariatric pt

    nrcnurse posted a topic in Gastroenterology

    My best friend is having gastric bypass surgery. She's in great health, has had extensive pre-op screenings, and her surgeon is highly regarded. I'm going to be her support system and "private...

  18. Should I take this job???

    nrcnurse posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    I'm a 49 y/o GPN. I've been offered a position at a small hospital on a 20 bed general med-surg unit. I've learned that the manager I interviewed with had a reputation as the manager from hell while...

  19. To other LPN's that went through RN school

    nrcnurse replied to michelle95's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Where did you do your LPN, and where did you complete your RN? It might be that your LPN school was exceptional, and coupled with your experience, put you beyond what's expected of a new GN. I've...

  20. Waiting list -St. Pete College & PTEC

    nrcnurse replied to JeannieS's topic in Florida Nursing

    You might try HCC and Erwin in Hillsborough County. HCC's RN program has no waiting list. They take applicants based on GPA of 5 prereq classes. 3.6 was the cutoff for fall 2004. Erwin picks their...

  21. cna training in orlando?

    nrcnurse replied to sunfire's topic in Florida Nursing

    Try the Red Cross, or the local tech

  22. I need to find a LPN program in Tampa! HELP

    nrcnurse replied to MeggieMoo's topic in Florida Nursing

    Erwin (http://www.erwintech.org) has an LPN program, but won't be taking applications until spring 2005. They fill the classes by lottery, so you apply and then wait to see if you are chosen. It's a...

  23. Native Floridians?

    nrcnurse replied to flowerchild's topic in Florida Nursing

    I'm a fifth-generation Floridian. My mother's family has a county named after them (Hendry.) I'm in Tampa, and have spent a lot of time on the gulf. Beaching, fishing, picnicing, digging for...

  24. nursing schools in florida

    nrcnurse replied to chuckcamp's topic in Florida Nursing

    Maybe try a private college like University of Tampa, but I think they all require at least a B in the prerequisites (A&P, Micro, Chemistry). Talk to the advisors at the schools. They'll tell...

  25. Talk to me - Nursing in Tampa area

    nrcnurse replied to ZootRN's topic in Florida Nursing

    The letters probably go out in April or May, since there's another admissions deadline in June. If colleges were better funded there would be more seats in the nursing programs. (You have to admit,...