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  1. Lamar State College LVN to RN

    1busymaniam replied to halexander4's topic in LPN to RN

    Katana, Thanks for the advise. I have been answering ?'s but with no particular reference book in mind. I will go to scribd.com and see how Kaplan reads. Guess I should review the Saunders material...

  2. Lamar State College LVN to RN

    1busymaniam replied to halexander4's topic in LPN to RN

    Nice here at my PT job. On the computer answering Nclex ?'s at about 72-73%. Gotta do better than that. Did I read here that we have 80 seconds to answer test ?'s on our proctored exams? Start the...

  3. LPN considering corrections

    1busymaniam replied to CarliMoua's topic in Correctional

    I did prison nursing for 23 months. The hardest nursing shifts I ever did. Start with 22 blood sugars and the inmates can't draw up their own insulin or admin. Then 50-60 manual bp's. Couldn't have...

  4. Lamar State College LVN to RN

    1busymaniam replied to halexander4's topic in LPN to RN

    Glad to see more Lamar State posters. I am sure there will be more postings as the semester begins. I live in Odessa and I think I am the only Lamar student in this

  5. Lamar State College LVN to RN

    1busymaniam replied to halexander4's topic in LPN to RN

    cowgirl, It is my understanding that Lamar will make contact with our educators in March or April. Plenty of time since our clinicals are mid summer? Hope they allow clinicals with an ER...

  6. Lamar State College LVN to RN

    1busymaniam replied to halexander4's topic in LPN to RN

    That last post was a reply to Tx Grandmaw.

  7. Lamar State College LVN to RN

    1busymaniam replied to halexander4's topic in LPN to RN

    I start with the computer class. Need to look at renting the books this weekend. I have been told that Lamar will accept my Pathophysiology, transfer credit. Hope that part was accurate? I have jobs...

  8. Timing of newborn bath

    1busymaniam replied to mugwump's topic in Ob/Gyn

    We had a rule that the baby's temp had to be 97.9 or > for one hour to get a bath. The baby can actually lose a degree or two, yes under the warmer, while you are doing ID bands and footprints,...

  9. Lamar State College LVN to RN

    1busymaniam replied to halexander4's topic in LPN to RN

    I start Lamar St. on 9/17. Good news is that my hospital has approved 3 1000$ schlorships for me. Thats only half the cost of the program and it is really arranged as tuition re-imbursement but I am...

  10. NLC ACE I exam

    1busymaniam replied to LissyLPN's topic in LPN to RN

    Lissy, I don't remember which is Ace 1 but I took Ace 1 and 2, Nln testing. The mental health, mental illness was hard but I made a 75 on it. Very proud of that grade. Never had any books but...

  11. Lamar State College LVN to RN

    1busymaniam replied to halexander4's topic in LPN to RN

    Well mid august came early. Got my acceptance letter on Saturday when I got home from work. September 17 is start date. Hurry and apply today and you just may get accepted. Good luck to

  12. Lamar State College LVN to RN

    1busymaniam replied to halexander4's topic in LPN to RN

    Hello all. Chatted with Lamar State this AM. They tell me I am accepted to Sept bridge program. I said can't be so, I've never applied. They assure me I applied in October. Well I did send some...

  13. Long term acute care hospital

    1busymaniam replied to muzikluvr83's topic in Long Term Acute Care

    Muzik, Then there are NG tubes, Iv starts and foley insertions. Hopefully you get atleast one month orientation. This could be great for your career because if you are successful in this...

  14. New LVN grad, 3 days of orientation with no pay.

    1busymaniam replied to Nurse1005's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Nurse1005, What to hell! This is totally outrageous! I know where I work a unit/floor is req'd to have 2 nurses at a minimum around the clock even if unit is empty. Empty can happen...

  15. Straighterline courses

    1busymaniam replied to student81's topic in Online Distance Learning

    Hello, I too tried the straighterline.com. I am happy to see so many good things posted about their program. If you can get the credit and get the grade you need then they are awesome. Didn't...

  16. Online Pathophysiology and Pharmacology

    1busymaniam replied to PaTexasGal's topic in University of Texas Arlington

    Hello Gal, I took Pathophysioloy online at Paris Jr. College. I think it cost about 275$ and that was out of district. Enjoyed the class. Not a lab science. Much open book test and assignments.Three...