LeapfromLVNtoBSN

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  1. LPN/LVN New Grad pay in So. Cal?!!

    Hi Struggling LVN, yes we all fell into the hype from the government tauting the need for nurses, but they didn't specify that the shortage of nurses were RN's, so I too got my LVN license and am currently working to move up to RN/BSN.....but the flu...
  2. Death: The Reason I Became a Nurse

    I "fell" into hospice nursing and I have to say, I cannot see myself doing anything else! It is such amazingly rewarding work. The love you see and witness, the life stories you hear, the one on one loving care you get to give, AND witnessing their...
  3. college network & new tax credit.

    so, What did you use for TCN's federal id#?
  4. college network & new tax credit.

    Hi dstep102570, What did you use for TCN's federal id#? I defiantely want to be able to write off something! I was reading up on the American education credit and this program, leading to a BS qualifies as a degree program, I would think we shoul...
  5. LPN/LVN New Grad pay in So. Cal?!!

    Not to be negative, but be sure you have a back up plan! There are a lot of LVN jobs out here, but every single one is requiring 1 year experience, even SNF's! I've been looking hard and heavy for 3 months and have gotten no calls or interviews. I ...
  6. LVN resume

    I am in the same boat....I'm on this site looking for help and ideas. I graduated in May, license in hand in August and nothing.......not even an interview. I started off applying even if it said one year exp. required and now I've kind of backed off...
  7. New graduate (LVN) career advice, job decision

    Where do you live? Not California, right? Consider yourself extra special lucky!!
  8. Any hints on organizing patient info?

    Nope, all fine here!
  9. Any hints on organizing patient info?

    Can you forward a copy of what you came up with for rehab nursing? I am a new LVN and I am going into detox and rehab nursing. I'd appreciate it. Thank you
  10. Any current kaplan students

    I don't know because I never looked into going to Kaplan, but do they offer a RN bridge program? Maybe that's what they were saying that they were having a problem with? I would think, and anyone please help with this, that if the LVN class is accr...
  11. and I would, but just playing both sides.......our teacher wanted us "on the floor" and to "have our care plans done".....(LOL, I usually got just ok grades on my care plans because I didn't spend enough time on them, because I'd rather be on the flo...
  12. What Is Your Most Gross, Yucky, Disgusting Nursing Horror Story?

    She was just trying to "air it out".....LOL
  13. Doing the care plans at the nurses station is what we're TOLD to do. Ask the clinical instructor before getting preterbed at the student.....I know our clinical instructor wanted the care plans done before we left the floor that night! Hhhmmmm, how...
  14. As a prior nursing student, our clinical instructors wanted mulitples of us to go in when a cath was being done, especially if we hadn't seen it or done it........... The annoyances, ok - agree with ya there, but the humorous items under "appreciatio...
  15. Any current kaplan students

    I am not a Kaplan student, but I did see a "blurb" of something about Kaplan and how they are cheating students out of tuition for bogus degree/certificates that are not recognized in the respective industry. Please do your homework!!! Make sure t...
  16. Any of you wear clothes under your scrubs?

    You men......lol, jk. Google Aviator scrubs. These scrubs are great, they have tons of pockets and cargo pockets for all your gear and have a belt. They are a little pricy, but buy one at a time, they are worth it!
  17. New grads can't get jobs afraid of becoming an old new grad.

    " so i get my bsn and my rn liscense. i'ts been 5 months and about 50-75 job applications latter. and if this keeps up i'm going to be and old new grad with no experience who is in the hole 30k in student loans. so what do i do now. i can't move loca...
  18. Do new grads find jobs as LVN?

    I'm looking for work in Riverside and San Diego Counties of CA.......New grad LVN's have a VERY hard time getting a job. I graduated with honors, had 0 absences, having "glowing" references from clinicals and.........NOTHING! I want to work in acute ...