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  1. Giving IM inject in a SQ space?

    So, I'm a nursing student in the middle semesters (graduate in May). They pair us up with a nurse to be with for a shift and we follow her along and basically do everything for her, with her...
  2. What are the reasons nurses leave the NICU?

    I've known since I was about 9 years old that I'm meant to be a NICU nurse. I'm starting actual nursing courses in Jan, so I still have a journey ahead of me. I like to be prepared and to look at...
  3. My friend and I are both Dec LPN grads. We are having a really hard time finding any open LPNA positions to complete our 120 hour internship at! At this point we'll likely take anything offered to us...
  4. I just need to vent... I know many, many have passed this before me but OMG! This is rough. We have our 1st Lab test tomorrow evening, covering everything so far this semester - 4 chapters worth. SO...
  5. my best friend who is also a nurse and I are having a silly little disagreement about something. Just thought we'd settle it here, lol. Say you are a brand new nurse, on a brand new psych (or any)...
  6. LPN-RN at EKU?

    Just wondering if anyone here has entered EKU associates RN program as an LPN. I am considering it, I have heard that EKU's program is one tough cookie, but am just looking for...
  7. This is my first nursing job interview and I am soooooooo nervous. Has anyone interviewed there? If so, can you tell me about it? Was it just one person or a "team" of people at the interview? What...
  8. LPN-RN at EKU?

    Well, I made it through LPN school, so RN can't be much worse.....or can it? Especially at EKU! Ha! BTW the husband is now gone, after 14 years, and three of the kids are now 20, 18, and 18. I think...
  9. Interview at Eastern State Hospital in Lex this afternoon!

    Well, it went okay. I was rear-ended earlier in the day so my mind was a bit distracted. I could have interviewed better, but oh well, what do you do after the fact?! It's routinely up to a 4 week...
  10. KCTCS Bluegrass?

    Oops, I misspoke. My friend is finishing out the RN nursing courses, NUR V & VI at the Lawrenceburg campus, not the Leestown one, as they only have the LPN program there, which we finished....
  11. KCTCS Bluegrass?

    my friend just finished Nursing IV this summer at the Cooper Campus and was really disappointed at the lack of organization and at a couple of the teachers. we both completed the LPN program at the...
  12. I graduated in Dec '07, should have graduated in May '07 but severe & sudden marital problems led me to an almost nervous breakdown and with a meeting with my clinical instructors, I was told it...
  13. If you think you can't do it - here is my story...

    Thanks for the congrats and the kind words!!!!! (Still pinching myself
  14. Took the Nclex Today

    sending positive
  15. EKU Nursing Student

    Considering EKU for LPN to RN Bridge Wondering in what ways EKU is "tough" as has been mentioned? For current/former students - what was most "tough" for you personally? Advice would be
  16. Rob's CPNE DVD

    so where does one find this
  17. 3 hours of studying per class hour???

    I don't know anyone that studied that much, or even close to that to be honest with you. Like the other posters have said, though, it's specific to the individual and circumstances. Good
  18. Credentials/NCLEX

    This is great for new grads, however for those of us, like myself and some fellow students, it's too little, too late! The BON should have made sure there were ample facilities ready, willing and able...
  19. I'm 36yo and for most of my adult life have been a stay at home mom to 7 kiddos, I graduated from an LPN program Dec '07 and need to find a job ASAP before my 6 months runs out on my provisional...
  20. LPN's just glorified nurse aids in LTC? Huh?

    I recently had a couple of nurses tell me that LPN's are just basically glorified aid in LTC settings. I though that LPN's did mostly the same work as RN's in the LTC setting. I know that everyone...
  21. Provisional License

    Unfortunately, as the previous poster stated, you have to complete the internship for the provisional license by the 6 mos expiration date. My best friend and I graduated in Dec 07 from the practical...
  22. HELP with resume & almost no experience!

    Oh, no problem! Thanks for the advice, and one of the children was born with spina bifida and has major medical problems and paralyzed for life - so that's alot of experience right
  23. So, I graduated the PN program in Dec and have received my provisional license, and am now on the hunt for the 120 hour Internship the KY BON requires before I can take the NCLEX. My resume is going...
  24. Hey, thanks for the response. That would have been a great idea, why didn't I think of I before I paid the $200 for the NCLEX PN and the $110 for the KY license application?!?!?! Hmmm........going to...
  25. Hi! I'll be graduating in May with my LPN. I'd be very grateful if someone would share what a "typical" nightshift is for an LPN in LTC. I'd most likely be working weekend nights while finishing up 2...