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  1. Pharmacology - how hard is it?

    After the first test I realized that very little actually had to do with the individual names of drugs, but more about the concepts. After that I did not bother with memorization of names of...
  2. Having trouble with Anatomy and Physiology

    Hi! I am 60 and an lpn student, too. Oldest in my class and at the top, too. I worried about my age a lot more at 40 than I do now. Many 40-45 year olds worry about their ages. You do get over that!...
  3. Need help learning A&P

    PS another tip: if you have a final exam in a & p (most do) then, occasionally listen to an old lecture or review the old stack of flash cards to keep the brain in tune. You are going to need this...
  4. Need help learning A&P

    all of the above, esp youtube. And the flash cards- I take them to work with me in my pockets and review even one or two body parts while riding the elevator! I quiz myself while transporting a...
  5. Clear Bags

    I got one at Wally World
  6. orientation on monday!!! help!

    The NOC is not fun, that's for sure, but if you keep letting them know you'd like days, I am sure they'll sooner or later move you to more days. Doing both might really be a challenge!!! I would be...
  7. Study Guides

    we purchase study guides that go along with the books, not all are required, but even the required ones have not been homework. The teachers just tell us what chapters the tests are on...all of...
  8. Pharmacology - how hard is it?

    Two students in the calss before us who just took their nclex stopped in to tell the teachers Hi and that they passed the test (one passed, one didn't) and they just told us that the nclex only gave...
  9. Dropping like Flies

    I agree with everyone else... stay focused on YOU and never mind about what "everyone else" is doing. You are the only one who can be a licensed LPN based on what YOU
  10. Clinicals

    I am in my second month also and have had clinical with a patient assigned to me. What are you confused about? Usually, the cna in charge of that person is the one you will work with and follow her...
  11. Starting the LVN program in August and would like prep material...

    Medical terminology is invaluable, because there will be many times where you can figure out the word by knowing the roots, etc. During tests, it might help you make the right choice! Also as has been...
  12. Med Surg Help Please!

    I have also been studying for the nclex for a month or more and didn't start lpn school until Jan 7th. I found it has helped me to rationalize my way through test questions much better... helps me...
  13. what did you do before that you miss now?

    I miss going to daily Mass at church. It was one of my favorite things about retirement. Now that I am back into school Monday thru Friday, I no longer have that
  14. Where are your clinicals?

    Our first two sites are the VA and a long term care facility. After the summer break, we come back in the fall and the sites are at the hospital until the end of the
  15. New lpn that is feeling discouraged

    The time will come when you have a few days off and you find you are really missing them and thinking of them... it might seem impossible right now, but it does happen when you really love the elderly...
  16. New lpn that is feeling discouraged

    Well
  17. Florida nursing shortage?

    70,000????? Don't move here. Just my
  18. 2nd week and cliques already?

    Wow, so sorry about the bad classes! I am very fortunate we have a wonderful class. Only 2 weeks into the program and it is very pleasant, no one is disruptive or rude. Everyone is trying very hard...
  19. how to prepare. help!!

    My suggestions: Medical Terminology Med-Math (dimensional analysis) review the 11 body systems The first month or so are cna basics so class is very simple and common sense (you do have to read the...
  20. Just started MED SURG B

    I am not sure we can stay sane and positive in this particular type of program. I am getting myself ready for the mind-numbing challenge of just plodding through regardless of
  21. January Lpn start?!?

    I start Monday at 7:30 am!! Five days a week for 11 months. Clinical 3 days a week and classes 2 days a week. I would like to bottle this enthusiasm we all have and be able to med myself with it in...
  22. Insider Tips for Debinding Your Precious Textbooks

    Besides being smaller, lightweight and specific, now you can make copies of pictures more easily and place different sheets side by side for ease of manipulation rather than try to hold 2-3-4 pages...
  23. Confessions of a Job hopper

    Yes, don't put all that on your resume. Nobody has the time to read all that unrelated stuff. Just state what relates to nursing/medical and leave it at that. If you were at a job short term, do not...
  24. Nursing Diagnosis?

    What is
  25. Getting closer

    I have only a&p ll and microbiology left to complete before entering nursing classes. So close and yet so far. Have decided to go ahead and do the year of lpn school and see how I like that...