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  1. Philly_LPN_Girl

    Are HHA duties the same as CNA?

    Philly_LPN_Girl replied to COMPLEXBeautyy's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    It is pretty much the same difference. You pretty much do the same things, clean the person up, change the person's positions, make their beds up,
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    Need advice. Change jobs or stay where I am?

    Philly_LPN_Girl replied to vc01ca's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    If I were you. I would keep the current dieatary job and use the rest of that time for studying HOWEVER, I also feel like you should do what is best for you and outweigh your pros and cons for...
  3. Philly_LPN_Girl

    I need a job

    Philly_LPN_Girl replied to vanie29's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    They both have their pros and cons. I've worked both the facility and home health and I enjoyed both. I would rather work in a facility over home care. Depending which neighborhood you go into and...
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    Mulitiple response question

    Philly_LPN_Girl replied to muni8708's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    Like the other person said, do the process of elimination and x out the choices of the answers that you know for sure isn't right for the question. I also used the nursing process (ADPIE) to help me...
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    Starting the LVN program in August and would like prep material...

    Philly_LPN_Girl replied to soon2benurse85's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    Find out what classes you are taking and what books you will need and take it from there. Majority programs start out with A&P and Fundamentals I so try and look over those things and congrats on...
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    lpn prerequisites

    Philly_LPN_Girl replied to lexiip91's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    Depending on your school, you do not need any prereqs for an LPN program however, some requires you to have anatomy and physiology, college math, and or college english and if that was the case then...
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    Virtual Clinical Excursions

    Philly_LPN_Girl replied to Philly_LPN_Girl's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    I have that app to and I love
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    Virtual Clinical Excursions

    Philly_LPN_Girl replied to Philly_LPN_Girl's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    Ok thanxs everyone for your input, it looks as if that book along with the cd will stay right in my schools library, I only want books and materials that will help me in any
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    my first quizes for my semester....

    Philly_LPN_Girl replied to juana_lpn_soon_2bBSN's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    If you have an nclex-pn book and or hessi-pn book, study the information out of there, that is what helped me think critically and also helped me passed my exams this sememster as far as Pharm and Med...
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    Med Surg Help Please!

    Philly_LPN_Girl replied to traexoxo1's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    From what I am reading, you don't need any advice, it seems as if you are very well organized, have things in order and down packed, AND, studying your nclex questions is one of the best ways to get...
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    I need help for TEAS exam

    Philly_LPN_Girl replied to vanie29's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    I am not sure if there is a PDF for the TEAS exam however, I ordered the TEAS V book from the ati website as well as the McGraw Hill 5 Teas practice tests good
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    Virtual Clinical Excursions

    Philly_LPN_Girl replied to Philly_LPN_Girl's topic in LPN, LVN Students

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    Virtual Clinical Excursions

    Philly_LPN_Girl replied to Philly_LPN_Girl's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    Ok
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    Free Practice NCLEX Questions

    Philly_LPN_Girl replied to dwigena's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Check out the disks that comes with your text book, they have a lot of nclex style questions on there and my school gave us an nclex book, Saunders Comprehensive Review NCKLEX-PN (its green), and I...
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    Need help

    Philly_LPN_Girl replied to kikkidee6's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    That is a very good idea especially if you plan on bridging over to RN. I also believe that taking your prereqs will help you in nursing school as well (from my personal experience). Get as many of...
  16. Philly_LPN_Girl

    In third quarter

    Philly_LPN_Girl replied to Jazziepants's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    I am currently in my 2nd quarter (3rd quater starts in 2 weeks) and I was mentally drained in my first semester between clinicals 2 days a week and studying for 2 exams every week along with class...
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    Where are your clinicals?

    Philly_LPN_Girl replied to peppapig123's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    My school did do clinicals at a hospital last year but they stopped because they said lpn's arent there anymore. We do majority of our clinicals at LTC and nursing homes as well as a few daycares for...
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    what did you do before that you miss now?

    Philly_LPN_Girl replied to countrygirl0905's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    I don't miss anything because I always take me time. I refuse to burn myself out and or overwork my
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    Starting class Monday!

    Philly_LPN_Girl replied to StephAltman's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    Study your Hessi and or NCLEX-PN book the day you start training. A lot of your exam questions will be set up like how they are in those 2 books and they will help you think critically. Also stay...
  20. Philly_LPN_Girl

    No time for anything BUT school/studying!

    Philly_LPN_Girl replied to SaraMC's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    If your friends and family really loved you, they would understand that you have to make so many sacrafices to better yourself. My bf and I went through the same thing him not understanding that I can...
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    Cna then lvn advice pls

    Philly_LPN_Girl replied to vanie29's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    You could go for Lpn or take prereqs for an Rn program and do that, do what is best for you and according to your siuation hun and good
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    Trade Schools- Are they a waste of money? Is anyone happy with a trade school?

    Philly_LPN_Girl replied to B.Hall527's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    Whatever you do, do not go for MA, you wont gain much experience, you would be wasting your time and money, and it would be very hard to find a
  23. Philly_LPN_Girl

    2nd week and cliques already?

    Philly_LPN_Girl replied to Scorpio8932's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    My program sounds like your program, the teacher has to constantly tell the class to be quiet like every ten minutes, the immature cliques, and everyone complaining about the work when it was easy to...
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    lpn whats to follow????

    Philly_LPN_Girl replied to lishlpn2013's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    It doesnt matter how old you are girl, you are never too old to go back to school, I have people in there 50's in my class . A bridge program is your best bet hun and I would have suggested online...
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    Balancing Nursing school while being a single parent?

    Philly_LPN_Girl replied to LPN_2_B_9311's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    I am a single mother to one of my kids ( 7 yrs old) and its not hard for me at all I keep both of my kids on a schedule and I study while they are