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thanks guys! Its just discouraging because I bought the book from the ATI teas site for Teas 5 and studied for almost 2 months lol and still didnt do well. I know I can do better though. I mean I studied my ass off during these prequisites and I do have a bachelors degree so I am a hard worker. I guess maybe I should get some more study materials to study and retake the teas test and apply again. Im going to look at other schools as well.

So I found out today that I was rejected from the COTC-Central ohio technical college program in Newark, Ohio for this Fall . It was for the LPN program. I had a 3.9 gpa there, have a bachelors degree and was done with my prerequisites but Im guessing it was that teas test that prevented me from getting in. I didnt do so well on it. I have no idea what to do now. I guess I could retake the teas test and apply for the winter quarter but I feel so discouraged and what happens if I dont get accepted again? Now I have a loan I took out for them when I took some classes before the program to get in. A lot of the lpn schools in in the Columbus ohio area are over 12,000 and I dont feel like paying that much for a 1 year program. I already have a student loan from the university. Yes I have a degree but I was laid off due to budget cuts and havent found anything in my career since and theres not that many jobs in Recreation Therapy. Now I kinda feel that maybe nursing isnt for me but I should have known this wasnt going to be easy . It is a competitive selection at COTC. I would still like to get into nursing in the future because I love helping others and I did pass my stna test but...I just Idk . I guess Im lost

btw I meant to send this to just the LPN thread. but i cant delete the post

So I found out today that I was rejected from the COTC-Central ohio technical college program in Newark, Ohio for this Fall . It was for the LPN program. I had a 3.9 gpa there, have a bachelors degree and was done with my prerequisites but Im guessing it was that teas test that prevented me from getting in. I didnt do so well on it. I have no idea what to do now. I guess I could retake the teas test and apply for the winter quarter but I feel so discouraged and what happens if I dont get accepted again? Now I have a loan I took out for them when I took some classes before the program to get in. A lot of the lpn schools in in the Columbus ohio area are over 12,000 and I dont feel like paying that much for a 1 year program. I already have a student loan from the university. Yes I have a degree but I was laid off due to budget cuts and havent found anything in my career since and theres not that many jobs in Recreation Therapy. Now I kinda feel that maybe nursing isnt for me but I should have known this wasnt going to be easy . It is a competitive selection at COTC. I would still like to get into nursing in the future because I love helping others and I did pass my stna test but...I just Idk . I guess Im lost

So I found out today that I was rejected from the COTC-Central ohio technical college program in Newark, Ohio for this Fall . It was for the LPN program. I had a 3.9 gpa there, have a bachelors degree and was done with my prerequisites but Im guessing it was that teas test that prevented me from getting in. I didnt do so well on it. I have no idea what to do now. I guess I could retake the teas test and apply for the winter quarter but I feel so discouraged and what happens if I dont get accepted again? Now I have a loan I took out for them when I took some classes before the program to get in. A lot of the lpn schools in in the Columbus ohio area are over 12,000 and I dont feel like paying that much for a 1 year program. I already have a student loan from the university. Yes I have a degree but I was laid off due to budget cuts and havent found anything in my career since and theres not that many jobs in Recreation Therapy. Now I kinda feel that maybe nursing isnt for me but I should have known this wasnt going to be easy . It is a competitive selection at COTC. I would still like to get into nursing in the future because I love helping others and I did pass my stna test but...I just Idk . I guess Im lost

Thank you so much. That sounds like a good plan. I hope to get another job offer and send in my 2 week notice.

Thank you!

you are right. Im scared to be honest. I know I need a job because I have bills to pay so I will take it for now and still look for a job and if someone hires me send them a 2 week notice. The fact that this has happened still makes me very upset. I had a depressing week worried how I was going to pay bills, etc. How much is an employee attorney? I dont really have that much money right now. Yeah the person in the company that left a voicemail said she wanted to talk to me to get me back on schedule so ill ask about the consequences and if I was written up , etc. tried reaching her earlier but she was out of lunch. I did write a grievance before and talked to someone higher up in the company yesterday and they said they would talk to the higher up people to investigate but it took one day ..so I dont know. strange.

*edit* Got a phone call to talk to someone in the office today. they said i need to talk to them to be put back on schedule.! this sounds like a good sign

I will be taking the teas test soon . I really want to get into the LPN program. I took classes to become a cna because its required in the program and right now have my STNA. what are some great books to read to prepare for the teas test? Thanks

I would be upset too if that happened but dont give up! Never give up! You already made it that far. Counting the radial pulse is hard. In my opinion it was the hardest skill especially if the persons pulse skips a beat (like mine I have a heart murmur) or if the persons pulse is faint.Just keep practicing and try it again

I work as a Direct Care professional not a CNA but I did pass the test months ago and received my STNA. There has been some mistakes in scheduling where I work. I work in home health. I normally work friday, sat and sunday however I picked up hours from 2:30-10 last Thursday since they needed coverage in the home. I sometimes call in to ask if theres any houses that need coverage to make some extra money. I went to go pick up the consumer form her job and someone was already there! So we called the person that does scheduling and the lady who was working gave me her phone. I talked to him and he said that he was sorry and for me to give her my shift and that she was supposed to work it. I said okay and then we both said bye and hung up. So I figured I was not working at all since I heard no direction to go elsewhere. This is not the first time this has happened! This is the third time this has happened where I talked to the guy in scheduling to cover for a house and someone already working the shift and being sent home! So I would go home during those times and no call ins for me to go in. I find it absolutely unprofessional . Gas prices are high. So anyways I went home. I had my phone on vibrate and was not near my phone. Late at night I see that I have a missed call. On the voicemail guy says:"Hey I was wondering if you are going to the shift at ____." I was confused because he never told me to go to another house! So I get a phone call from my boss Friday morning and they said I missed the shift and for me to go to the office! They said he directly told me to go to another house. He never told me to! I Was fired! They said I could write a grievance and that it would be investigated but Im now at loss. I have bills. I did write a grievance and talked to someone in the office yesterday but its not a guarantee that id get my job back. Its not in my character to not just show up. I always show up on time. I never called off. The boss said that another person in scheduling backed him up saying that he told me to go there. The supervisor in scheduling said that he was calling me all day trying to reach me but there was one missed phone call where I saw Thursday night. Also when I wrote a grievance the lady said he ..told her he only called twice. He said he called and it didnt go through and the second time it went to voice mail. So its like the story changed from calling all day to twice? I dont understand because I never heard him directly tell me to go to another house and if he did I would have went. . Im just still upset about it. Now I have to go back out and look for a job. I find it hard to say why I was terminated. Like I said before I never have been fired and the previous jobs before could even say that I always showed up to work. But will it matter? Advice please...

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Hi everyone . I currently have my stna but right now Im working as a support specialist in a home. I had to go through med training so I am able to pass meds. Right now Im dealing with a consumer (we call them consumers here not patients) that has a history of driving staff out by either making accusations or by acting out (refusing meds, etc), manipulation. The consumer at work doesnt want me at her home anymore. I have been there for almost 2 months. She said im too young and I dont meet all her standards. She said she will do anything to get me out besides being physical. She said :"What will happen if I dont take my meds or not leave my room now then what would you do?." I told her that it was her choice but that shes only hurting herself not taking her medication. She said she knew that and that she wasn't stupid. Yesterday was the start of it. During my 12 hour shift she refused her 12pm meds. She said she was going to refuse her 5 pm meds as well but I talked to the supervisor and she talked to the consumer. The consumer then decided to take her 5 pm meds but she refused to let me check her sugar with the glucose monitor at 5 pm. She said she would let the staff do it. I had to write an incident report of course and call the nurse. The consumer then said she wanted me to call the supervisor and tell her that I need to leave. She said its her right to have whatever staff she wants and I told her that yes it is her right. I talked to the supervisor today and she said its a behavior of the consumer driving staff out and that I will still work there. She said if they replace me with someone else she will just do the same thing to the other staff and that this has been ongoing and that they are trying to make a stop of it because its not fair to staff. She said she hasnt seen any grievances from her or anything about me but still I dont think its a good idea to stay there. I do have bills to pay but theres other homes just have to check for availability. Whats going to happen when I turn up there Saturday ? Oh boy shes going to probably be mad. Shes going to probably say I didnt talk to the supervisor which I did. She might refuse her meds. Its not that I cant handle the work. I can. I worked at a residential treatment facility with juvenile sex offenders for 2 years which was stressful at times. Its the fact that I do not want things to get worse and whats the point of working there if she does not want me there? I have enough stress and Im trying to concentrate on school. I thought about talking to the person that does schedules to see if theres another home to work at in the meantime. What is your guys take on this ? Have you had to deal with this much difficulty in a home setting as well and how did you handle it. Thank you. I