PhoenixGirl

Have any of you ever heard of this? For the past month my mother has experienced pain and swelling in her legs. This is unusual for her because she has no health problem, no weight problem, doesn't drink/smoke, exercizes everyday and eats really well...

I would love to hear experiences from those of you who took your CNA classes here in Phoenix. I am going to be going to the southwest skill center this year for mine. It's supposed to be 6w long, M-T, 8-2:30 and then she told me the clinical is from ...

It seems like no one knows the answers to my questions! I got all my transcripts sent to Gateway and went down there today with every single thing I needed. She ("she" being one of the advisors for the nursing program) told me I needed to contact the...

do you really have to wait a year to get into [color=#336633][color=#336633! important][color=#336633! important]lpn [color=#336633! important]program at one of the skill centers? i was wondering, after you get your [color=#336633][color=#336633! imp...

I agree with Saunders-Rn. I also studied from HESI and Kaplan and liked those. I took the ERI course. My school had it already in there package so it was free. I was pissed because I felt it was a waste of time. I had a newborn at home and it was ju...

What bad things have you heard about Banner? We did a lot of our clinicals at Banner Estrella and the hospital seemed pretty normal and nice. The staff receptive to students and laid back atmosphere. Good nurses too. Anyone waiting a helluva long tim...

That doesn't sound like the HESI test I took at all. It was all nursing school style questions, you know- the type you will see on nclex. Nothing about diagraming a sentence. Beleive me, I woulda failed that one! But I did great on HESI. Becca

I, and my two other friends I've kept in touch with from LPN school, all make over $25/hr. One works nights but that's because she wants to. I make more because I work PRN with no benefits. People who take benefits make less. As for estrella mountai...

What I'm trying to find out, is what is the deal with exposure to radiation or chemo while you are breastfeeding? I'm really ignorant when it comes to this subject! I can't find anything online either. My situation is that I'm in my final days of an ...

Thrash--- Good luck on your final! I remember when you weren't sure if you were going to exit out after block 2. Aren't you glad you didn't?! Look how far we've come. Calzonan- and I remember when you were accepted to nursing school! Wasn't it a few...

I don't really have any helpful advice...just wanted to say I am in the same boat as you! I start my preceptorship next week and I have my final this Friday. I'm doing mine on the med/surg/oncology floor at banner estrella. The main thing I'm nervou...

I'm currently in blk 4 and I think so far this is the hardest. Of course, I went and had a baby 3 weeks ago so that added enormous amounts of craziness to the whole thing. I thought blks 1 and 2 were quite easy... 3 and 4 were harder, IMO. One thing ...

It's been like 3 years since I took the test but all I can recall is being nervous like you and then taking the test and being surprised at how easy it was. I think the funniest thing is they even give you a spelling test! The words are not hard. As ...

Often hospitals have "new hire" coordinators that can answer all these questions and give you details about their orientations. We have done some clinicals at Del Webb and their new hire coordinator came and spoke with us at one of our post-conferenc...

Oh and btw Hoozdo, how have you been lately? Are you still working at the VA???? Rebecca

Are you an LPN Rebecca? Yep! (and soon to be RN if I pass boards this summer, crossing my fingers!) Becca

Damn Rebecca,,,,,that's good pay for an LPN! And you deserve it! Thanks! It is good but where else are you going to have LPNs caring for these type of heavy vent and wound patients, kwim? Infectious disease is rampant, staffing sucks half the time......

Where I work I've been offered time and 1/2 and double time to work. But I turned it down and told them to call me back if they were offering triple time, and they never did. I'm 8 months pg and my feet are swollen, it would take me a lot more cash t...

I'm working pool at an acute care facility and make $27/hr. The patients are very heavy and sick in this setting though so it's not easy nursing, which is why I think the pay is higher. The hospitals around here pay LPNs much less than the ltc facili...

Misty- I know Del Webb uses LPNs in their L&D unit, but I think it's a very hard position to get. They use this position to help transition after mom has had baby and baby is stable. But I only saw one per shift and I imagine the person probably ...

I am just basically looking for stories of folks who have been through it, and what were your circumstances like? did you make it through or did you have to repeat any of the program? I am due about 6 weeks before my graduation. I am so nervous about...

No, I really was/am nervous and was looking for btdt stories. That wasn't hormones, it was reality. At the point I wrote this post I'd met with my don once and things were not settled. That made me *very* nervous. I've since met with her two more tim...

I'm due about 6 weeks before graduation as well - I've told my instructors, have cut my hours at work, and checking my BP religiously - and just trying to not stress out too much. Others do it - this one is my 2nd, so we're excited - just hoping that...

Not to be negative here but I think you better be more realistic. You may want to stay flexible about this whole thing...meaning be ready to take time off if need be. Well, since I'm pretty realistic, smart and have been a mom for 7 years (I have tw...

Does anyone know how hard it is to get into a block 4 (anywhere!) if you have to exit out at the end of block 3? I'm pregnant and due at the end of march/beginning of april. We graduate May 11. Puts me in this huge dilemma of wondering if I should c...