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I have taken Anatomy and Physiology twice before. Once at Ivy Tech, the instructor did not prepare you for any quiz or exam. You were expected to know ALL of the information with no direction on what information would be on an exam or quiz, at the least. I took A&P I at Beckfield college as well...my mind wasn't in the right frame at the time that I took these courses before. However, I found this class to be extremely difficult. I am now at Brown Mackie College in Northern Kentucky and I will be taking Anatomy I and II with Laura Tierney if you've had her before. I'm in the Practical Nursing program. Classes are a month long, so A&P I and II will be done in 2 months time. My first class of A&P starts in a couple of hours, and I'm literally wigging out about it. I feel like I'm more prepared and dedicated to my studies this time around. I just want to pass! I didn't even make the effort to try to get through my previous Anatomy classes due to the difficulty and my frame of mind. So far at Brown Mackie, I've taken Intro to Nursing and passes with a B, AND Microcomputer Applications I passed with an A...I would'nt have received those types of grades had it been this time last year when I was struggling. I've heard that A&P isn't that bad at BMC (Brown Mackie College), they teach you the basics and the information you NEED TO KNOW, not the superfluous bs that some colleges enforce into their curriculum. I understand that this won't come easy, and that I'll have to study as much as I can. I'm dedicated now more than ever and I have to pass this class. Has anyone been as worried as I am and then ended up passing? Any tips? Thank you!

Hello, I will be attending school for my LPN for the second time around in Northern Kentucky at Brown Mackie College. I was in Nursing school before for my LPN at Beckfield and I failed out due to various circumstances (one being that the demand was too difficult. Anatomy was entirely too hard, and I lived quite a distance from the school in Indiana). I'm extremely nervous about starting school again this coming Wednesday...my first course will be Introduction to Nursing. I understand nursing school isn't by any means "easy", but I was just wondering if their was any advice you all might be able to give me to help me thru this journey that I'm about to pursue for a wonderful new career. I've been a CNA since 2012, so I already have experience in healthcare. However, I'm told that I need to basically "forget" (for lack of a better word) everything that I learned in aide class because nursing (LPN, and RN wise) is completely different than being an aide...and I understand some logic behind that. Advice? Also...has anyone attended Brown Mackie College for Nursing (LPN), and if so would you mind commenting on what the difficulty level was for A&P I and II, as well as Intro to Nursing, and any other courses worth mentioning? Please do not comment on the financial aspects of BMC, as I already know that they are a very expensive school to attend for nursing. I'm already registered and signed up and start 9/3/2014 so there is no turning back or deciding on a different school. Thanks!

I have to take the TABE test next Wednesday for a job I applied to here in Alaska for the Yukon Kuskokwim Health Corporation. The job is Community Health Aide, not to be confused with a CNA - this job is far more advanced than a CNA...the CHA's, and CHP (Community Health Practitioner) once certified, do everything a nurse does here in rural Alaska. If you want to know what I'm talking about or are curious, visit akchap.org to learn more. The supervisor who called me asked if I was still interested in the position, and said she would be flying into my area on Monday to TABE test those who applied. I asked her what score was needed to be considered for an interview, and she explained to me that a 6.5-7 was required on all sections (4) of the test. I have had college classes, and also was accepted into an LPN program back in January in Kentucky, I did not finish because of the move to Alaska. That was the compass test, and I tested directly in to college level courses, as well as Mathematics...and I suck at Fractions, and converting percentages...finding percentages. How hard is it to score those scores with minimal study, and a brush up on fractions in only four days before the test? Thank you in advance! http://akchap.org

If so, get ready for for a world full of gossip and un-easing rumors. Nursing is not the right career for you if this is how you feel constantly.

I'm a fellow homosexual, as well. With that being said, you can't harshly judge me for this answer. It is nobody's business but your own. If somebody does ask, then why would you risk people getting ****** off or flying off the handle. And possibly create unnecessary gossip? It is to be made nobody's business even if they do ask. Education in this field is basically like going to work, and personal life/issues/trends need to be kept out of the workplace. It makes for drama and other unnecessary drama. So you are proud of yourself, good for you! Heterosexuals don't go around saying look at me, I'm straight! Eh hum, most of the time. Worry about yourself and make your business nobody else's. You need to worry about your education and not about making best buddies. It can befuddle you, if you get mixed up in all of the adolescent conversations. Once again, that's not what you are there for! Buck up, and stay on your hustle, or get lost in the flow! The choice is ultimately up to you. You care what others think way too much, right?

To be honest, your question is very broad...in my opinion. Your best bet would be to call your local military office and ask the source directly. There are many great advisers on allnurses. However, to receive an accurate answer, go to the main source for the information you wish to receive on this topic. -CNA (Acute, Long Term, and Home Care) -1st year Nursing Student Welcome to AllNurses!

Why can't we all just get along? Instead of arguing, why don't we just direct this person to a link that shows all 50 states Scope of Practice for an LPN?

I am hearing a lot of rumors circulating that LPN will be phased out. I understand they don't have a good chance getting hired on at a hospital without years of experience, but I would like to work in long term care after I graduate in 1.5 years. I start January 2013. I feel that LTC will hire many LPN's and just enough RN's to keep the place looking good. LPN to hire will be paid less than an RN so it saves the facility a bit of money I feel, in the long run. There is always the why hire an LPN when I can hire an RN but why wouldn't you hire an LPN? As long as an rn is in the building, you can have as many under paid LPN's as you would like! Right?!

Hello All! I am going to be starting school this January for PN. After tireless hours, and countless pre-requisites at local community college's, for Nursing (RN)...I just now have been accepted into a Nursing program (LPN) at a local school in Kentucky. I am very thankful for this opportunity. However, I DO want to work in LTC after I graduate, but am hearing many rumors that my future job will be phased out in such Long Term Care/Nursing Home's. I don't see why this would be, why schools would still be offering a program for students that won't have a career after they graduate. I see LTC facilities still hiring LPN's in years to come due to the significant less pay they have to offer them, rather than an RN with more education and a higher degree.

In all honesty, I wasn't even thinking of the seriousness of the comment posted at the time. Also, how is using a public banned channel on walkie talkies that can be bought from anywhere (ex: walmart) NOT violating HIPAA violations as well? The nurses and aides use these to communicate Bowel movements, resident's requesting medications, etc, etc...and the list goes on and on. I am not understanding this at ALL. How was I suppose to know that I HAD to report her???? These are the types of issues that are not being relayed to CNA's in class...we are given extremely vague and ill informed information about how to deal with these dilemma's.

At the Nursing home I work at we use walkie talkies to communicate with other staff members. A nurse that I work with one night got a resident to say "Get money b****** over them. She then posts on my Facebook using the residents initials "I got .. to say get money ******* over the walkies." State was at our facility last week and called me in to talk with them asking me if I knew of any staff members posting about residents on Facebook, I told them I didn't because honestly I forgot about that incident. This past Monday, the Director of Nursing called me and explained to me that I was terminated due to residents rights and there was a pending investigation by state against me and the nurse. I did absolutely nothing wrong, I never posted anything on Facebook...so how is it my fault for her actions and why am I being terminated for something somebody else did? Does it sound like I will be able to get my job back seeing that I didn't do anything?

Let me start off by saying that a Certified Nurses Aide (CNA) are the backbones of every Nursing home. Without our assistance, the Nurses job would be way more difficult than it is. Apparently CNA's have it so easy and our job is 100% stress free according to some Nurses that I work with. If our job is so easy then why are we in such high demand? Also if that were to be true, then why can't the Nurses (RN and LPN) handle their work plus ours in a 12 hour shift? Responsibilities of a CNA; 1. Get residents dressed for the day. 2. Shower and or bathe residents. 3. Toilet residents. 4. Assist residents with eating if applicable. 5. Assist residents with Physical Therapy needs such as restorative walking or passive range of motion. 6. Provide emotional support to residents and residents family members. 7. Answer each and every call light as soon as it is noticed and accomodate resident with their requests. Although the responsibilities of a CNA versus a Nurse differ vastly, and the nurses resposibilities listed look noticeably longer - a CNA encounters much more physical and mental stress in an eight hour work day than a nurse does in a twelve hour day. Nurses want to *****, moan, and complain about how they have it so hard. To be quite honest, a nurse in a nursing home setting mostly does the following; 1. Pass medications when a QMA (Qualified Medications Aide) is not on staff for that shift. 5% physical work* 2. Residents treatments (ex: wound dressing changes) 10% physical work** 3. Check blood sugars (when a QMA is not on staff for the shift) 2% physical work* 4. Deliver insulins. 1% physical work 5. Resident charting. (medications, behaviors, vital signs, etc.) NO PHYSICAL WORK REQUIRED 6. Resident assesments. NO PHYSICAL WORK REQUIRED For the most part, the above list is about all a Nurse has to do in a nursing home setting. The CNA has to lift heavy people in and out of bed, on and off the toilet, up and down out of a wheelchair...and get around 11 or more residents ready for bed each day. We only have eight hours to take care of 11+ people and have to provide accurate care following every step correctly according to nursing guidelines with no leway whatsoever at all. I'm sorry but our job definitely involves way MORE physical and mentally stressful work than a nurses does, and whoever disagrees with me, so be it. I know first hand. *Estimated percentage of physical work **Estimated percentage with the assistance of a CNA or QMA

"Avoid as much work as possible"???? Okay, first of all your comment is completely and totally ignorant. Nurses, whether it be a Registered Nurse or a Licensed Practical Nurse do undergo much stress on the job. However, in a Nursing home setting, RN's and LPN's mostly do 20% patient care and the other 80% is paperwork. The Nurses mostly just change wound dressings, give insulins, and check vital signs, also they do patient assessments. CNA's and QMA's handle MUCH MUCH more of the PHYSICAL work on the job and to be honest, our job is extremely tiring and rough. I would absolutely LOVE to see a nurse be in charge of only having Eight hours to take care of 11 or more residents at once with toileting, showers, brief changes, restorative walking, passive range of motion, etc etc. There is NO reason why a Nurse should be complaining about how "HARD" they have it. To be quite honest, they have it pretty F***ING easy most of the time. I am not saying that there job is NOT stressful, but I am saying and I know for a FACT that their job is about 70% less stressful then that of a Certified Nurse Aide or Qualified Medications Aide (QMA).

Thank you for the reply. Everything you have said I have found quite true. Nursing is a very competitive field to pursue these days and I completely understand why. If everybody could go to school for Nursing and get accepted, just think of some of the people we would have taking care of us! I believe that if we want something bad enough then we can achieve it if we put all of our effort and hard work into it.

Hello all, I am currently in my second semester of "Pre-Nursing" at Ivy Tech Community College in Lawrenceburg, Indiana. So far I am really enjoying being a student at ITCC. I have heard through the grapevine of my friends, peers, and co-workers that Ivy Tech is a bull***t school to attend for Nursing. The reason I am being told this is that there is an extremely long waiting list and acceptance into the program is almost impossible. What I am trying to do is to see if people can debunkify these "possible" myths for me and put my mind at ease about attending this college for Nursing. Truly, what I am wondering is that people may find Ivy Tech a bit too intimidating and then proceed to make up all of these lies in order to make themselves feel good about not successfully completing the program. 1. Is Ivy Tech really as hard as people say to get accepted into Nursing if you dedicate yourself? 2. Is it true that there is a long waiting list even though the college states that they are no longer kept? Please help put my mind at ease and to help me figure out if I am making the right decision.