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Hi I'm new here, I would like to know if anyone has attended the LVN progran at Gurnick in Modesto ot Xavier in Stockton? Any info and advise is greatly appreciated. Thank you!

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...

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...

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 ...

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

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?

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

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 :)

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...

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?

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 ...

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...

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

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! ...

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...

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...

Awsome info! Thanks! I have read almost all the posts throughout this whole site, and it seems all the experienced students say it's almost impossible to read all the chapters for each class! When I start I'm sure I'll say the same lol! I wonder w...

HeiseC, I want to try recording lectures, do they pick up background noise or other students talking? Can you recommend a good recorder? I do the same study skills as you like writing notes etc.,a few times, making funny/odd sayings for memorizing s...

Right on!! blogs, study tips web sites! And my iPhone battery keeps dieing haha!! I can't stop researching all this awsome info! =}

Sugarmagnolia- Aww nice! thank you I will look it up and buy it today if there is one for fairly good price =} I can try to find out which book my program uses as well but I'm sure the more books the better! I hear there's 3 different ways to calcul...

Christine, you make Calculations look sooo easy! I Dont have books yet, (Except A&P) so I'm teaching myself from web sites and it's alittle frustrating but exciting when I get an answer correct (math is not my strong subject!) I found "unit conve...

All this has helped so much, thanks! Since I haven't started yet (in 3 wks), I can start with new study techniques and focus on the main ideas! Also, does highlighting & writing in your books help or hinder your reading/studying? Ive done that b...

Hey there, would you kindly share the apps you find helpful? :) Im starting LVN program in 3 wks and until I receive my laptop my phone is my research lol! I would appreciate any sites, apps & tips on starting my new education! So excited but n...

Well I'm curious as well to see some study tips, I too read & disect the chapter and it takes forever! When I get to the summary my notes are pretty much the same..lol but writing helps me to retain the info but not enough. When I do "study &...

Oh ok, we have cc Delta here in Stockton Ca.