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My job does theirs on paydays at 1 pm...I work 6p-6a. That's a hell of a time getting off work, getting in bed by 730, back up again at noon...no point in trying to nap when u get home, just gonna have to get right back up...I've asked them to schedule nights meetings at 5 p so we can sleep..no success

I work at a LTC facility as well. I had exactly one half days if training, then given the med cart. This place has 95 residents, only two nurses passing meds. There is no picture of them on their MARS or ID bracelets. Needless to say, i made my first med error, when i realized what i did, i found my boss, told her what i had did, the resident was ok, sick as a dog, but ok. I just dont understand how they can turn you loose to pass meds to people you have no clue who they are, sure you can ask them, but if they have Alzheimer's, they will answer to anything sometimes. I gave gone over to nights where to me is less stressful. I feel my license is in jeopardy working there, too many residents to not enough nurses, and too much to do with not enough time. I think i will be looking for something else, the money is good, but to me is not worth the safety issue.

I work at a LTC facility as well. I had exactly one half days if training, then given the med cart. This place has 95 residents, only two nurses passing meds. There is no picture of them on their MARS or ID bracelets. Needless to say, i made my first med error, when i realized what i did, i fiund

Most hospitals in texas you have to be an rn...but..now texas wants 80% of rns to have a bsn by year 2020...am not worried about fazing out LVNs at all...maybe for acute care ans such yes, but LVNs can work more than just hospitals...just go as far as you want!!! Whatever your dream is...go for it!!

Maybe they are wanting you to know what the normal level of troponin....an indicator of MI is.

I studied for 3 weeks after graduation...every day...out of 4 different books, plus online quizes, and aps on my phone. I was confident going in, really wasnt that nervous, which surprised me. Got to question 85, and was done, i thought, either i knew what i was doing and passed, or, i didnt study enough. Walked out feeling like a total failure. I did the pearson vue trick late that night, i got the pop up that said i couldnt register, that set my mind at ease. Another girl in my class tested when i did, got the 205 questions, did pearson vue trick, went to credit card page to pay. Her gvn status dropped off the bon next morning. Next day, my LVN status hit the BON!! Am happy my test taking is now over!! The nclex wasnt hard like i thought it would be but wasnt easy either. I just think there is no proper way to study. Its the unsure of the next questions that makes it so difficult.

different instructors want different things and grade totally different. This second rotation I am on, we have to do drug cards, care plans, for when we are at the hospital, then at Dr offices, we have to fill out learning guides, and the Drs fill out a grade sheet to hand in to our instructor, and drug cards and care plans are graded as well. THe first rotation we were at, we didnt have to do care plans, just basically Patho reports if we were in the hospital, and head to to assessments, which were for a grade. And at the doctors offices, same thing, learning guides, i think the best one i had last rotation was the plastic surgeons office, that day was awesome!! I got to remove staples my first day of clinicals. You can fail out in clinicals, but, what our school does, if you do fail out, when your group rotates to the next hospital, usually every 8 weeks or so, if you fail, you have to stay at that clinical group until the instructor feels your ok to move on with a passing grade. Anything below 80 in our class is failing, so, you have to keep your grades up. We also have 'labs' that we get checked off for in the begining, like bed making, patient bathing, caths, before you start clinicals. We practiced giving IV's on eachother, along with shots before we could in the hospital. Its very fast paced. I am glad we are down to only 2 days of school a week, clinicals will always be 2 days a week and 12 hours until graduation..but towards the end, class will be only 1 day a week, so, pretty sure i know what day tests are going to be :) Just relax, study, oh lord are you gonna study!!!...but, it is all worth it in the long run...i keep telling my family that im half way there, and it will be so much better in december...I plan on going for my RN when my youngest is a senior in high school, another 3 years..that way, I have more money for one thing, but, having 4 teenagers right now, and hubby only home on weekends right now, is a bit hard on getting care plans and studying done sometimes...enjoy your school!!!!

wow, wish i would have found this before my test yesterday

I started school in January and am on my second rotation already. We basically go to the hospital in the town that we are doing clinicals in (5 all together) including nursing homes, hospice, doctors offices ranging from OB, general, wound care, you name it. In the hospital, we are in the ER, OR, ICU, Med Surg, Post Partum, Labor and Delivery...basically all over it. We do it all. From giving meds, to bathing, dressing, charting, head to toe assessments, starting IVs, whatever the nurse does, we do it....I can see how much we have learned in the short time we have been here, as when we are at the hospital, there are RN students that are half way through their program, and dont know half of what we do. Makes me proud that I go to the school that I do....I love clinicals, and am even more glad we graduate in December...11 months, non stop...

I am 38 and in Texas...have 4 teenagers. I am both nervous and excited about this. I am now regretting sleeping through classes in high school. But, am proving to my kids, no matter what age, you can accomplish anything you want!!