akcarmean LPN

:wlcmggrp::ancong!: and good luck you might try going under the regions tab at the top of any page and the going to the state CT and posting a message there. angie

Tweety -- CONGRATS I have always admired your posts and knowledge now I know why. Thanks for sharing. angie

(((((Danissa))))) thoughts and prayers for you and your family. I am glad that your friend and others are willing to reach out and help but please remember Tweety's advice. It is his disease. Take care of yourself too throughout this. :redbeatheangie

welcome and good luck on getting in this year

prayers coming your way try not to stress to much its not good for You or the baby

CONGRATULATIONS glad to see You kept trying good luck out there in the workforce

i cover my window with a black blanket and shut my bedroom door them have a couple of fans going and dont have a problem sleeping

I have worked both day and noc shifts I prefer nocs b/c you don't have to deal with the politics to much but I do and have worked very hard at night i worked in a LTC facility there were 2 nurses and 2 cna for 174 pts. talk about being busy!! you h...

I have done HH for most of my nursing career. I have also worked in LTC. have to say that I enjoy HH.

I took out student loans for my schooling and am doing the same for my RN schooling I did receive some federal grants

We never had any caps for school and I think I received a pin at graduation but I have it put up somewhere. just not sure where right now with the move to a different state and most of my stuff still back in IL. maybe I will find it this summer when...

welcome to the site I am not sure what route you should go that is something you should research and figure out what you really want. there are some good threads the LPN TO RN thread the Distance Learning thread they are listed under the students thr...

I made the mistake (from the common consensus on here) and went with College Network for my LPN to RN. I didn't have my computer up when I made the decision to go with CN. So now I am stuck. But has anyone else gone with them and are working on th...

fear is not always a bad thing it keeps us on our toes good luck with school and remember that there is always support here on AN

i had an RN that I worked with that always down grades the lPN she worked with. she would always refer to us as Lets Play Nurses. but we worked harder than she did. we would find her hiding in an office (noc shift) working on school work (masters) o...

I never even thought of the nursing field until 15 yrs ago when my oldest son was born at 28 weeks. He spent 70 days in NICU. Ever since then I decided I wanted to be a nurse. for me I had to take the small route CNA, then LPN now working on RN. ...

my oldest ds (28 wker) would never stay in the rolls or anything they tried for him. He was always getting out and moving all over the place. even after they had only been in their just 5 mins. ago. they love to keep you guys on your toes. LOL

((((((Sweeper)))))) I understand your frustration. my first born was a 28 wker. Thank God for nurses like you. We were very lucky. I would feel the same way please dont bury yourself with the "what if's" and "if we could have done this in time". Y...

1) yes 2) cna really didn't give me any idea of what nursing school would be like. it did though give me an idea of i was going to be able to deal with BM, vomit, blood, being able to relate to the pt., etc. and it helped me pay my bills while I was...

I had a very loving and supportive husband when I went through CNA school and LPN school. His parents were very supportive. I don't have much contact with my family so didn't really matter much. all that does matter is do what is in your heart and yo...

OUCH!!!!!

I picked the cell phone b/c that's where I seem to be a lot lately with my computer on the fritz but I could have pretty much checked all of them have loved this site from the first time I found it

Born in Illinois, lived in South Carolina, back to central Illinois where I stayed until almost a yr ago when I moved to Las Vegas, NV.

it has been a long time since i have heard that thanks

CONGRATULATIONS great job keep Up the good work