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Hey all! I was wondering if there are any nurses with ADD/ADHD out there who want to comiserate and support each other? I know I need the help/advice. It might also be a place for "regular" people (I hate the word normal) to come and read and unde...

:uhoh21: Do you know any exp nurses? If you did, you would think it was funny. "Old" nurses are awesome. My ambition one day is to be an "old" nurse. They know everything!

At the start of my LPN program, the instructors told us - "The state board's got nothing on us. We're going to work you so hard that when you take the Nclex, you'll think it was easy." They weren't kidding. The NCLEX asked general questions, nothin...

I take meds. My dr wouldn't prescribe strattera - she was worried about liver damage. I felt like my meds helped for a while. But they don't seem to be helping as much lately. No I still am not very organized. I make fewer med errors now. I kn...

I started this thread because I wanted to talk to nurses with ADD. Please save the "overabused" or "it doesn't exist" argument for another thread. I deal with these myths enough in everyday life.

Fortunately, this isn't much of a problem where I work (in a drug rehab) because so few of us have kids, and there's always someone chomping at the bit for the extra pay. I'd just like to make a request in general to everyone to never say - Wait til...

I am studying with Excelsior through CHANCELLOR'S. They are a LOT cheaper than the others.

:) Hi everyone! I'm an LPN in La Crosse, WI. I work in a residential AODA facility for women (not as a nurse necessarily, but it comes in handy). I'm also on call at a nursing home. I just started Excelsior College through Chancellor's to get my...

Funny!!! A new nurse tries to impress the doctors. The old nurse knows that the doctors are impressed by him/her. The new nurse will work to prevent her patients from falling because she/he doesn't want them to be injured. The old nurse doesn't want ...

I was a CNA first and I think its the only way to go. You get some exposure to the field and get to test whether you like it or not. Also, it really gives you a heads up on nursing school.

Don't worry Kayte! When I transferred my nursing license from MO to WI, I had to list bipolar (although now I know - and am diagnosed with - ADHD, not bipolar) It was just delayed briefly because they wanted a letter from my doctor. Then it went t...

A personal saying of mine - "Sometimes I feel like I've been let into the adult world without a hall pass" -another (referring to my ADHD) I just don't have the same programs wired into my harddrive. -A favorite quote from STAR WARS "But Sir, no one...

Trach Care by Mucus S. Green:rolleyes:

I can definitely relate to you bulky. I've had my ADHD diagnosed since April of last year. I never knew why I made so many med errors. It was very discouraging to fill out those Med Error Report sheets and come to the question - What steps could y...

Chancellor's is alot cheaper than Rue or the College Network. They have a one week lab that you can go to that increased the pass rate of the CPNE from 60% to 92%. I'm an LPN with experience and a lot of other college credit. So this is the best o...

Another Mc'D's story - My husband used to work in a little Mc Donald's in the back of a wal-mart. The most hated times in his life were when the toy in the happy meal was a beanie baby. people would call all day long to find out which one they had ...

I noticed a big change in what I was allowed to do when I moved from missouri to Wisconsin. In Missouri, LPN's are IV certified in school (during their program) and are charge nursed in LTC. When I came to WI, I had a rude shock. It seemed like th...

Hi everyone! Two days ago I graduated from an LPN program. I start at a nursing home on Monday. I worked at this one before and know and trust the DON so that's a big +. Any tips, things not to do, etc? Thanks:eek:

I'm DONE!!!!!!! We had our pinning ceremony last night and I made it!!!!! Also, the DON of the nursing home I talked to called tonight and wants me to come in Monday to get everything started. One catch, my car broke down on the way to school Tuesda...

Congratulations on starting nursing school! Listen very carefully (this is all in humor - maybe!) 1) Go to your husband and children - say good-bye 2) Call your parents - say good-bye - but tell them you will call if you need money 3) Go to bed, s...

Have some ice cream for me too! BR's Maui Browni Madness is the best!!!! Hey, anytime you can get out of a final, that's like a small graduation!!!! Good job!

CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I know how HARD it is to get through a program. I still have a lot of school ahead to reach my goal but I just completed my LPN. Boards at the end of JAN most likely... GREAT JOB!!!!!!!!! God Bless

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In my state, after your first semester (which for me was Fundamentals, it was an LPN program) you can "challenge" the CNA test...take the test w/o having to do the classes...It's not a hard test..short written quiz and then making a bed, giving a bat...

Thanks, everyone! This was LPN school so next year (fall or Jan 2003 at the latest) I'll be going on. Right now it's off to work I go. It does feel good, though. Hang in there everybody! :cool: :)