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1. Whether to do Nurse Assistant or EMT training while doing pre-reqs?

   911brat replied to runawayjim's topic in Pre-Nursing

   I agree to the monitor tech as well. It's a quick course, great pay and experience with patients, staff and the medical field. It's also possible to do many of these options; 6 week course (EKG); 6 month EMT course. Then you would have multiple cer...

2. Whether to do Nurse Assistant or EMT training while doing pre-reqs?

   911brat replied to runawayjim's topic in Pre-Nursing

   yeah, one would think nurses' assistant would be the typical route, but I have done both, and I chose EMT; for past 15 yrs. The EMS field is awesome! I warn you though, it gets in your blood, heart & soul. The patient care, on scene's, the adre...

3. Gurnick Modesto or Xavier Stockton LVN program?

   911brat replied to 911brat's topic in LPN/LVN Students

   Mrsgoodgame., I love hearin all the positive things about the program, as you and Christine have said it's very hard, in depth, fast and have to give it your all, but so worth it! I'm so excited to start this Monday! I'm nervous as well just because ...

4. Gurnick Modesto or Xavier Stockton LVN program?

   911brat replied to 911brat's topic in LPN/LVN Students

   OK mines [email protected] 7 more days!!!! haha

5. Gurnick Modesto or Xavier Stockton LVN program?

   911brat replied to 911brat's topic in LPN/LVN Students

   Yeah I know, I sent a private message with my email etc., But Apparently I sent it to myself hahaha. So I'm not sure if you got it? Do you live in Modesto, Merced?

6. Gurnick Modesto or Xavier Stockton LVN program?

   911brat replied to 911brat's topic in LPN/LVN Students

   Well that was smart to get supplies then! Duh for me haha :) let's keep in touch, study etc

7. Gurnick Modesto or Xavier Stockton LVN program?

   911brat replied to 911brat's topic in LPN/LVN Students

   I'm using my phone to post, so I appologize for any errors or spelling- darn thing keeps jumping ahead on me and won't let me back space or correct :)

8. Gurnick Modesto or Xavier Stockton LVN program?

   911brat replied to 911brat's topic in LPN/LVN Students

   Oh right on, I've had pts there. I wk for ambulance co., farther south. So ya quit ya job, nice! I'd like to do that too :) between commute, study & life, mines jobs going to be difficult to do. We get our books the first day probly along wit...

9. Gurnick Modesto or Xavier Stockton LVN program?

   911brat replied to 911brat's topic in LPN/LVN Students

   Yeah that's true! I bought the a&p book we will be using in class on line, but. Been so busy working haven't had much time to get very far in the book what made you decide on the lvn program? Are you in the medical field?

10. Hardest course in Lpn

    911brat replied to mom3student's topic in LPN/LVN Students

    Hi, Im starting my program this month so I can't comment on which coarse is the hardest, but I'm opposite of you! I'm nervous about pharm., & a&p but not vitals & assessments. I have yrs of experience in ems tho.. Anyways, vitals aren't ...

11. Gurnick Modesto or Xavier Stockton LVN program?

    911brat replied to 911brat's topic in LPN/LVN Students

    Sanisbltz, Hey there, I'm going there too, but I'm in the evening class. Are ya ready for all the hw & studying :) Im excited to start and a little nervous. I hear it's alot of work but well worth it! There's good info/help here on this site fro...

12. Nervous about exam 2 tomorrow

    911brat replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in General Students

    Nurselovejoy88, good luck you can do it! Your almost done!!! I'm just getten ready to start the 17th! Yikes! :) best wishes!

13. Don't know what to do

    911brat replied to raven23's topic in LPN/LVN Students

    Hey raven, Ive yet to no how you feel, I start mid October and Its going to be extremely hard! The amount of reading, h/w, skills, clinical, etc I hear are overwhelming! But, you really want to be a nurse so do whatever it takes to make that happen! ...

14. RN/full time firefighter

    911brat replied to bkool's topic in General Students

    That's awsome! I'm sure you'll do great! I start a crash course of prereqs in 3 wks and program in January! So excited and researching as much as possible about nursing process etc.. Would like to go into class knowing some vital info besides EMS! I...

15. RN/full time firefighter

    911brat replied to bkool's topic in General Students

    Exciting career! I did volunteer FF/EMT for years and now a full time EMT with ambulance. I work 48-60 hrs a week, 3-4 on with 3-4 off! I've been advised that while in an excelled program (LVN private school) it would be very hard to have enough stud...