nursingis4me

Hello everyone, I need help/advice with a dillemma. In Jan. '09, I enrolled in a LPN program; if all went well, I was scheduled to graduate in Dec. '09....Needless to say, I didn't make it. I got 2/3 of the way thru and had to withdraw; t...

Thanks to everyone who replied thus far. I appreciate all the good thoughts and encouragement given in this thread...but I must admit--------I'm still terrified of the thought of failing again. I wish there were more schools for me to choose from; I ...

Wow, her husband supported her??!! I wish mine had did that for me when I was in school...maybe my confidence wouldn't be skaken to the point that I'm afraid to try again. It's the fear of not having a good support system WITHIN my home that has me s...

what sorority, & why did you quit?

very interesting post--i'm sure this info will be quite helpful to many!

hello everyone! had orientation today @ pit. we have 56 students right now, don't know how many we'll still be blessed with @ the end of the our 12-month term-but i plan on being in that final count! lol! part ii of orientation continues tomorrow &...

Actually, Danny, many full-time LPN programs are between 12-18 months in length, and 2 years when the programs are part-time. Of course, this depends on what area of the country you live in, and whether part-time programs are still readily available...

:yeah:amen to this sentiment!! i too, was placed in this in your horrible situation back in august of this year. but you know what, it truly was a blessing; i worked at that dr's office for 9 years, constantly saying how i wanted to go back to scho...

I like your employer's current policy-hope it doesn't get get changed to the hospital-wide white~~that can become boring after a while and make it harder it ID what dept a staff member works in at a glance. Just my

How soon is the weight loss supposed to start after beginning the medication? I started the med back in the middle of October '08 (graduated dosing-25mg qd x2wks; 50mg qd x 2wks; 75mg qd until 1/09 neuro appt), but have not lost anything yet. What...

be sure to check 1st, but depending on whether you file under chapter 13 or chapter 7 bankruptcy, you may not qualify for financial aid. i don't remember which is which, but one essentially "wipes your credit slate clean" & the other reorganizes...

:bow::yeah:amen!! amen!!

didn't you know---all doctors, both md's & do's, are required to take "handwriting 101-how to everyone who must read your writng" during their freshman year of medical school (& take a refresher course during their their senior year)? lol! :l...

omg!!! i have the same issue with the exact same meds!! lol don't even start when a pt calls in for a refill of a med and tries in vain to pronounce it; if you're not already familiar with either the pt or the med they are trying to say, you're scre...

i smell a fight---how dare the ******** in administratration tell you what family members are "important" enough for a freaking bereavement day! whether a person is related by "blood" or "marriage", the fact that they once lived and affected your li...

perhaps you didn't notice my many other posts where i stated i had numerous friends in other areas of healthcare, and it is through them that i have been able to provide some of the insights i previously talked about. in any event, as i have repeate...

here's my 2 cents on this matter: :typing i have posted numerous times in this forum in an attempt to only enlighten those who feel so passionate about the job they do. yes, it is indeed a wonderful function that many ma's perform-and perform quit...

that's why i said new posters need to be sure they read all previous posts (starting with the ones from 2005) before they decide they want to put up a comment-more times than not, that comment-or a variation or it-has been posted and debated numerous...

to the posters right before me, thank you for understanding what i was saying--even if our tn poster (for whom the comments were intended) did not. to all cna's, ma's, lpn's, rn's, & any other healthcare professional reading this post--please go...

my dearest fellow poster, did you not read/understand the word "legally"? also, do you not realize that although while you, as a ma, may very well be allowed to work in some of the same places as a lpn, your job duties/functions are vastly different...

don't get it twisted--ma's do not work in the same places as lpn's (not in the same capacity). case in point: places where a ma can work: dr's ofc--yes; hosp (direct pt care)--no ; hosp (outpt ofc)--yes/no;clinic--yes/no;nursing hom...

saltwaterfishing, i guess someone really got your goat huh? how long have you worked as a medical assistant? quite frankly, i don't think it's been very long, or you wouldn't say that ma's (cma, rma, or plain ma) are more qualified than lpn's....

hello to all!! i'm a 40 yo beautiful wife and mom to 2 wonderful kids (1 is 15 & 1 just turned 21) from philly pa. i received my acceptance ltr to the pa institute of technology (pit) last month; i'll be starting their program in january '...

Although when I 1st replied to this post (8/13/08), I was excited about PRISM, I've since learned of another school-Pennsylvania Institute of Technology in Media, PA (not too far from the Springfield Mall). Their program is shorter than PRISM's (12 ...

If you live in Northeast Philadelphia, try Prism Career Institute. They're located at 8040 Roosevelt Blvd, and their number is 215-331-4600. They have a 15 month full time day program and the cost is about $22,000; the next class will start in the ...