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I have worked in a long term care facility for 6 months now, my first job out of nursing school. When I work afternoon shift, we have a wing and a third each, about 30 residents. When I work nights, we get two wings a piece, about 42 residents depend...

I just want to let you know that I am the exact same way. I am a shy person, but also very polite and interested in my patients. You do find that some patients are easier to talk to than others, but you will do fine. I knew that socialization with th...

Please, whatever you do, do not get sucked into any drama! Focus on yourself and your education! Because there is bound to be drama where ever you go! Remember you are there to be the best nurse you can be!

I asked this same question right before I started my LPN program in January, and now I am 2 months from graduation and it went soo fast!! I had no idea what to buy, but I'll give you a few suggesstions because shopping for the stuff is exciting :) - ...

That is EXACTLY what I should be doing right now! haha, off to do it... But yes, to answer the question, I graduate December 22nd!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I am not too far from Pittsburgh, either! Comfort Keepers as a companion/homemaker.

I COMPLETELY AGREE! lol I am loving every minute of my LPN program so far! I started on January 3, 2011 and I cannot believe how fast the weeks have been going already! One word of advise.... make sure you do all of your work and pay attention in fu...

Oh yea, and I wanted to add that yes you can go back for RN or further!! I know Penn State will let the LPN grads take a test and if scoring high enough, opt out of the first year of RN, and you only have one more year to go to get RN license. Wayne...

I am a LPN student in PA. Do not let people say that going for LPN is a waste of time, to just go for your RN. Granted, if you have the time, to attend school that long, then by all means, go for it! However, LPN is still A LOT of work, but I am enj...

I am starting my LPN classes in less than two weeks, so I am going to have a lot less time on my hands. So I am curious how other nursing students find time to go to class, study, go to work, and also workout? How often do you exercise a week and wha...

I have not faced that opinion yet, however, what I do want to say is: We have all chose to be a LPN/LVN because for whatever reason, that option fit better into our lives at the time. Our program is one that one cannot just sail through, however, I l...

YES!! JAN 2011 and also in Pennsylvania!!

I was asked the exact same question, however I didn't expect it so I just spoke what I felt to be true about myself. I am a very patient person, so I let the campus director know. And of course, with every strength question there is a weakness questi...

Pretty simple. My first name and my old high school ID number. For some reason I always use that ID number, probably because I used it so much, it just stuck with me;)

YAY! I start in January, too! CONGRATS!!! Here's to the upcoming year:yeah:!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Thank you all! Great ideas! I want to stay healthy and also be on a track with school, so working out strickly on the weekends is the way it'll have to be! lol, just make the most of it;)

Yes... the above was correct for my class.

Yes, I took one a few weeks ago, and we are required to take another one in June.

Yay! Congratulations!!! I got accepted back in September for the January 2011 classes at my college so I am set to start soon, so I know where you are at! But like the others, the best advice is to stay organized. I have a wall calendar as well as on...

Congrats! I worked overnights for 1 and 1/2 years, so I feel your pain! And when I started working daylight hours again, I thought it would take a while to get back into a normal sleep cycle, but I suprised myself. Sleeping at night is the right thin...

My suggestion is to call up your local soup kitchen and find out how you would go about serving meals on Christmas day. Could you imagine how great that feels to help provide someone with a hot meal on such a meaningful holiday!