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:crying2: I just got home from taking the NCLEX-PN. I did so badly it shut off at 85 questions. I am so very discouraged. I studied and studied for this thing and I worked my tail off in school. I worked my NCLEX review book and CD. I studied my...

Hi, all. I've been working as an LPN for less than 3 weeks now. I started training on the med cart this weekend and part of my training was pushing meds such as phenegran and nubain. All the LPN's in my hospital do it, so I accepted it as a normal...

One more natural redhead chiming in...had two difficult pregnancies but had no excessive bleeding with either one. Actually, everytime I've donated blood, I've had to pump my fist the entire time because I would stop filling the bag when I wasn't pu...

I posted this in the TN Nurse's Forum, but since that one doesn't get a lot of traffic, I thought it would be a good idea to post it here as well. Here goes: I've been working as an LPN for less than 3 weeks now. I started training on the med cart t...

Thank you all for the advice. You all told me the same thing my "gut" was telling me. I did take the paper to work this morning...was told they would "look into it". I made sure everyone understood that I would not be administering IVP meds at thi...

Thank you all for the advice. You all told me the same thing my "gut" was telling me. I did take the paper to work this morning...was told they would "look into it". I made sure everyone understood that I would not be administering IVP meds at thi...

Holly, Do you have the 1-800 number for Tennessee? It is 24 hours quicker than the web site. My license number was on the phone line on Wednesday but not on the web site until Thursday. I found out exactly a week after taking the test and that was...

It's may be to far of a commute, but Union University in Jackson, TN, did have a fast track program at one time where you could get your BSN (at night, I think) if you already had a BS in some other field. You could check out their website at www.uu....

Holly, You sound JUST like I did exactly a week ago. I'm serious. Read my post titled: "Cried (I mean BAWLED) all the way home from Memphis". I found out tonight that I did pass and I am so very, very excited. My test shut off at 85 and all of th...

Thank you all for the wonderful, wonderful words of encouragement. I just found out tonight: I PASSED!!! I AM A NURSE!!! Thank you all for helping me make it through the past week of not knowing!!!!

I made a template in Word that will print on an 5 x 8 card. On my printer, it even prints in between the lines on the lined cards. You'll probably have to play with your printer some to get the alignment set right, but it shouldn't be too hard once y...

Not nearly as devastating as previous posts, but still funny and a true story: A friend of mine decided to get kinky with his wife. They wanted to try Ben-wah balls but didn't have any, so he went to the "shop" and got a few ball bearings. Inserte...

We had an instructor doing the EXACT thing the first quarter of my LPN program in addition to other inappropriate behavior. We even had the NCLEX-PN book as a required text, but she "forebade" us to remove the plastic from it!!! Anyway, long story ...

In my state (TN) and I'm guessing it is the same in all others, you cannot legally work as a "licensed practical nurse" until you are licensed. Some hospitals will work you as a GPN (graduate practical nurse), but the duties resemble those of a CNA ...

I am a new grad as of this past Friday night!! I'm in Tennessee, so things may be different from where you are. I started applying for jobs about one month before graduation. I had offers from 2 hospitals and 3 LTC and I'm not even licensed yet. ...

I have a $5000 tuition reimbursement plan from my former employer. It will pay for tuition and registration fees, but not EXAM fees. However, today I talked with my administrator of the program and she said if I take exams through Excelsior, as lon...

I've never been much of a studier. I've always been more of the "if I don't get it the first time, I'm not gonna get it" type. But I HAD to learn to study this past year and it wasn't easy. But it must have paid off because I graduated as valedict...

Maggie, I'm doing exactly what you're thinking about doing. And I finish the LPN program Friday!!! I struggled with which route to take myself, but I finally decided to do LPN first because it is SOOO competitive to get into the RN programs around ...

We also raised money for our pinning ceremony. We made A LOT of money by selling Home Interiors candles, the little ones in the jars. We sold them for regular price during a month the company was offering them on sale so the Decorating Consultant w...

Lexidana, I've seen posters on here that have both passed and failed at 85 questions, 146 questions, 205, 92, etc...There doesn't seem to be any magic number. You can pass or fail at ANY number. I also know that I have not seen one post where someo...

Just want to say: it really does get easier with not necessarily time, but with exposure. One year ago, my very first clinical pt was in LTC and incontinent of stool. She had diarrhea during her bed bath and I wanted nothing more than to walk out a...

I don't know how much good it did with the odor, but one of the girls in my program (we had to wear knee highs), wore little sock footies over her hose. She said they absorbed some the moisture and also added padding that the hose don't provide. Yo...

I don't mean Baylor. I mean just regular 12-hour shifts where you end up with a 37.5 hr pay week. How many days in a row do you work? How many days off do you get? Do your days on change every week? I must be dense, but I just can't figure this ...

My entire LPN program has been harder than it had to be. And I'm no newbie to higher education! I have A LOT, stress A LOT, of college behind me and this program has been nothing like anything I've ever done before. My primary instructor has some ...

When you stated that a "new grad usually starts out at $18.50/hr", you meant RN new grad, didn't you? I'm also in West Tennessee and as a new grad LPN, I will only be making $12.50 in acute care and up to $15.00 in LTC. If your $18.50 quote was for...