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I graduated this program in 2006 in NY and I have been working as an LPN ever since. I took the full time program. I think taking it part time may be better, just because you have more time to absorb all of the content. The FT program goes quickly...

I am also gonna try to keep this as short as possible. I think truly it all comes down to poor STAFFING. If staffing was better, no one would be looking for others "help" them do there job desciption their facility. I have to say that working at whe...

Hi I just finished OB and I loved it. Oh this may be to late but I bottle feeding that you want to burp every half ounce. If breast feeding 10 min on each nipple. Teach the mother the rooting reflex. The fundus should be firm at the site or slig...

I am in an 11 month 1260 hour course for LPN. We are in our Medicine rotation right now. I love it so much. Our graduation is scheduled for July 28th. Yippee! Take care, Tracy

Hi. I am in nursing school for my LPN. I am proud. Many people frown upon it. Alot of others ask why not just go for your RN. It is annoying sometimes. But I can relate to this topic! Take care, Tracy

Hi I just wanted to comment (I guess I should have done that in my above post) I went to school for MA right before getting accepted into nursing school. I am a certified Phlebotomist, EKG tech, and CMA. We did learn injections, but I even said du...

I am proud to say I am an SPN. Student Practical Nurse :) Tracy

Hello. We are just finishing up with growth and development this week then the 19th we are off to our first rotation. It is fundamentals, in a nursing home. I am not a CNA so do not have experience with patients. I am very excited but nervous to h...

Thank you very much. I really appreciate it. :) Tracy

Hi again. I am just re-reading some assessment chapters. I took a drive out there with my friend yesterday and it took about 40 min to get there. I am still nervous, but my other classmates are too. Thanks for listening. Tracy

Cool. Ill make sure to let you know how it goes, and you do the same. Good luck. Tracy

Thank you very much for the post. Most of us in our group (ten of us) are not CNA's. So we are really green . I am very excited. Have a nice weekend. Take care, Tracy

i would be one of those students with the awful light blue uniform. easily identifiable as a student nurse uniform. it is pretty much as described as above, only our colars match the rest of our uniform. very expensive. one top is $56 at life uni...

I am only in the LPN Program here on Long Island First we had to take the NET. Some people applied to the Full time day program, those spots were reserved for people who scored highest on their NET. Then the PT night program. WE also had to have an i...

HI. This is semi related. I am a nursing student now in the LPN program and didn't hear anything in A&P about a cat.. Crossing fingers for no.. But 3 years back I took veterinary assisting. It was great and my teacher worked at on of long islan...

HI. I am in school right now for LPN. It is a much shorter program full time. Then if you work as an LPN here (in NY) most hospitals pay for you to go back and get your RN. In NY state there are only 3 things LPN cannot do that RNs do. They just ...

Hi my name is Tracy, I came on here about a month ago. I had just been recently diagnosed with seizures. Well, I tried nursing school only for afew days. The AED's I am on Keppra 500/MG BID, made me like a zombie, tired and dizzy. I have basicall...

Thank you guys for the wonderful words. I am so happy to be back here with some good news. I may ask some questions from time to time about school. I am resting alot and trying to eat well. I am taking my meds ontime and really giving my all to ...

HI Mary ann thanks so much for the speedy reply. I am still in the advanced program. It is very fast and hard, but I will accomplish so much in the next year it is all worth it! My meds were actually just increased do to some non stop finger spasms...

HI! I just had to reply. I am back in the program now and have been since the start of September. I am so much healthier this year it is great and I am really enjoying school. Thanks for everyones support. Tracy

Thank you very much for the kind reply. I am not going to know for a while if I will ever maintain Seizure control. I do hope so. Now I am wondering if Medical Assisting would be a good route for the time being. Not to offend anyone, but I know MA'...

Thank you all so very much. Your posts are very uplifting and this sad time for me. I do have all of my level on textbooks so I will be looking into the basic nursing book that is like 3,000 pages long. That is a great idea. Also I think donating...

Mary Ann, thank so much for the nice reply. I know everything happens for a reason. I am a firm believer in that. I just can't see why yet!! Well this is hard for me and thanks for asking me to post and let you know how I am . I felt like I coul...

I agree that it is important that we differentiate between the two kind of seizures; Epileptic and NON-Epileptic, so the proper treatment can be given. Though I am not a nurse yet, I really do have a good understanding because I myself am an epilept...

I just wanted to say that I myself had a seizure. I lost conciousness, urinated on myself, had tonic-clonic motions. I did not "foam at the mouth" and I did have an aura (luckily which told me something was wrong so I sat down) EEG cannot rule out Ep...