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Being offended is useless and in no way productive. I had surgical rotations in school, not that I need to explain that. If they wanted a CST, they would have posted for it, not an LPN. Useless post is useless.

I want to apply for this job. My dream is to work in OB. My only concern is item #1. I've been an a LPN in peds and LTC for 3 years. My only surgical exp is clinicals. I have full faith I'm competent. I asked a surg tech friend about the knowledge I may be lacking. She gave me the following list: •all of the instrument names •how to pass and use them •the order the others need them in •suture types and what they're for •how to drape ✔️ •how to do a surgical setup •how to maintain a sterile surgical field✔️ •how to count instruments, sponges, etc. •how to scrub and gown and glove yourself and others. ✔️ •certain meds✔️ •open a package onto a sterile field✔️ I feel like I could learn the unchecked in a weekend. Not to mention training. Am am I missing something that implies I shouldn't apply?

I completed DU-Midland LPN program this summer. During the middle of our year, they changed some of the planning and "synced" their coursework with the Warren campus. It put a delay on getting grades back, and it also meant that the tests were written by teachers we didn't have (Warren teachers)...and that Warren students were getting tests written by Midland teachers. I took AP2 my first semester. That was tough. But when Med/Surg came about in January I just kept the same pace I had...a lot of people struggled with the extra load of work. I was one of the first people licensed and had a great job waiting for me. Anyway. Good luck to you all! It's a great program :) I'm just waiting to get into an LPN to RN transition program now.

Thank you! I test Wednesday and it appears I have a job waiting :)

After taking the NCLEX, how long did it take the MI BON to post your license numbers?

I heard someone say once that for the first year of anyone's nursing career, they should come home and review/research the diseases they treated at work that day. Your texts are a great reference to refer to even after graduation.

You should look into your Fundamentals or Med Surg book, as CHF s/s should have been covered at some point along your LPN education.. Edit: A&P isn't going to teach you s/s of disease processes.

Gratz!

Know the hormones, where they come from, and when. Always the hormones.

I can't believe I overlooked that. Wow, thank you. What other questions should I be asking?

Hi folks, God willing I will graduate and become licensed this fall as an LPN. I LOVE my school, but it's expensive. I'm looking at getting my RN at a community college and then do a BSN completion program before pursuing my DNP. Anyway. What are some questions I should ask the schools I'm looking at? There are three community colleges within driving distance. -assure that having my LPN grants advanced standing, rather than having to retake fundamentals, pharm, etc. -determine how many more prereqs I need for the RN program -find out how long the LPN-RN program is -how long the waitlist is/what kind of validation program they use -if LPNs share the same waitlist as the regular RN program What else, folks?

First of all, it is what it is. I've worked in social services with children for 10 years. And while I agree it's often a frivolously used term, bullying is bullying and I am not here to discuss semantics. Secondly, I did not leave clinical site early. I'm unsure what gave you that impression, but I saved my emotional issues until after I was done working, away from the group, and on my own time. Thirdly, thank you to those who offered realistic and compassionate advice. I'm going to meet with my instructor tomorrow regardless. I realize no one can "make" me feel. But after months of relentless teasing and petty b.s., one tires emotionally, regardless of goals. It wears on a soul. (This is our first clinical semester, but we have all had many prereqs together.) I've always done well in the work place with personalities; you win some, you lose some, just have to tolerate each other for a while and go home and forget each other. Dynamics like a small group, hormones, and immaturity I'm sure play a role in all of this. The underlying theme from all of you is "don't give up." And I will take that to heart. I will work on staying goal-minded and self-centered in my studies. I appreciate everyone taking their time to respond to me. Thank you.

How do you do that? Really. I do not know how to assertively address this passive-aggressive b.s. tactfully. I honestly somehow missed that lesson.

I am only halfway through my first semester, and I left clinical in tears, called my advisor, and now have an appointment with the department head/one of my instructors on Monday, because I am 27 years old and being BULLIED in COLLEGE. Not only that, but they call our patients "weird" and "gross," and FELL ASLEEP in a meeting with hospital IT personnel who made a special hour-long trip to come train us, at a ROUND table!!! They bait me into conversations, and then bring other things into it only to mock me and make fun of me. I expect professionalism, not elementary school. My advisor offered to put me and another girl in a different clinical group next semester, which is great. BUT, that doesn't solve my coping skills. I still feel like it's my problem, that if I were to handle things better it wouldn't be such a big deal. I feel guilty for being made fun of. But it is incessant. I realize there's always going to be some of this in every environment, but I am SERIOUSLY thinking of giving up my dreams of PMHNP and returning to Clinical Psychology because I just CANNOT take it anymore. I'm supposed to go to the meeting with the department head on Monday with ideas for solutions, but all I can think of is to work on my coping skills (how do you assertively address passive-aggressive bullying???) Does anyone have any suggestions?

School issued scrubs. Black pants (which we could buy elsewhere, but the school sells 'em very cheap @ $15/pair). Black scrub tops with red piping. School logo patch we have to adhere appropriately to the arm of our scrub shirt. And our lab coat if we get cold, as jackets and hoodies are not allowed. Watch. Stethoscope. We have to carry around a folder of all of our vaccination records and such. Edit: This is only on clinical days. There is no dress code for lecture, nor lab. Although they are discussing requiring us to wear our lab coats in lab.

I start nursing school in 16 days. Due to Medicaid changes, my caseload at work got cut...and I'm now working a different job...for $8/hour... nearly half what I was making. Boyfriend lost his job today (we live together, finances are combined). We will be a one-income ($8/hour) household while I'm in school. I just finished a phlebotomy class, but can't find a phlebotomy job because they want me while I'll be at school. I know I'll make it. I know we'll survive. I am just so overwhelmed right now. And school hasn't even started >. There will always be something trying to stop you from having what you want, right?

I am IN LOVE with the bright hair color trend. And I'm dying to (no pun intended) to try it out. I start clinicals next month, so I will wait to see and follow their protocols. I am wondering, however, what the policies are where you work regarding appearance and/or hair color and piercings such as monroe, labret, tongue, and nose. I've worked in places who had policies that limited hair color to a very limited range of natural shades. No facial piercings. Hair color obviously does not impact my ability to be a nurse, nor do piercings, but I know it may make some folks (say, the elderly) uncomfortable. And I fully understand a facility's desire to appear professional. Just wondering what you all have encountered. BTW, I'm thinking Ariel the Little Mermaid red. ;o) Also, I'm interested in visiting nursing.

I feel like you all are spending so much more time in class/clinicals than I have scheduled. Unless I'm seriously missing something, I believe my lecture/lab/clinical time is pretty short and isolated in comparison. The program is approved by the MI BON, so it must be on par. But I'm grateful I don't have to have the in-seat time commitment you folks have, to be honest.

For LPN?

I start LPN clinicals in September at Davenport University in Michigan. Mondays NURS Fundamentals Lecture Pharmacology Tuesdays Fundamentals Clinical placements Wednesdays A+P II A+P II Lab I will also be working. I hear about people in school from 8-5 Mon-Fri. What does your schedule look like

There's no other community college within feasible driving distance a few days a week? Maybe check out some other schools policies. Maybe this is more of a school policy than anything else as a way to filter such a high number of applicants.

Anytime I tell someone I'm going for the LPN, their instant reaction is: WHY?!?!::snaggletooth:: THERE BE NO JOBS!!!-(!!! I've honestly lost my patience to deal with this. Because I want to. That's why. I half-snapped on a classmate last week because of this conversation. Later we talked about it, where I spent 10 minutes explaining my career path trajectory and she realized LPN made perfect sense. But I don't always have 10 minutes (or the desire) to explain it to people. And honestly, RN positions aren't all that more numerous than LPN anymore, at least around here. The market is pretty saturated. There's too much hype revolving around decreasing number of LPN jobs... Especially by the schools pushing their BSN programs...

I need all white shoes for the next year. What brands support your achy joints after long days? I'm a big girl and need some cushion or things start to ache pretty quickly. I've heard of a brand called "Scrubs," and I remember fast food restaurants having a line of shoes that were pretty comfy. Suggestions?

My phleb class is print shirts, solid bottoms, white shoes. For school, I have to purchase school scrubs. And then clinical sites will determine more...

CONGRATULATIONS!!! You deserve it! All the hard work! Where do you live with a starting wage like that?