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    Minimum Wage + LVN Wage

    springchick1 replied to g2255lw's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I never said you were in it for the money. I said IF you were in it for the money. There's a difference. And the topic was money so I was sticking to it. Like a PP said, $7 is a big difference. I...
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    Minimum Wage + LVN Wage

    springchick1 replied to g2255lw's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I don't work for free. I worked full time and put myself through nursing school to become a nurse but I didn't do it for the money I did it because I wanted to become a nurse. I just wanted the OP to...
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    Minimum Wage + LVN Wage

    springchick1 replied to g2255lw's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    You have a lot more chances for growth and advancement as a nurse than you will as a burger flipper. But if you are in it for the money, you are in it for the wrong
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    LVN w/ 8.5yrs...dying for RN school

    springchick1 replied to Junebug903's topic in General Students

    But you will also be in debt and going against your husband's wishes. Like someone else said, the debt will be his as well. Kaplan is not one of the approved nursing programs in my state so you...
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    Minimum Wage + LVN Wage

    springchick1 replied to g2255lw's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Wow. Ok
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    Minimum Wage + LVN Wage

    springchick1 replied to g2255lw's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    2020 is a LONG way off. Why
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    What are my options?

    springchick1 replied to chloe247's topic in General Students

    Excelsior is not one of the approved nursing programs in my state
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    LVN w/ 8.5yrs...dying for RN school

    springchick1 replied to Junebug903's topic in General Students

    Did you also see that Kaplan's NCLEX pass rate was 63%. Thats low! That's something else to look into. What's the pass rate at the community
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    LVN w/ 8.5yrs...dying for RN school

    springchick1 replied to Junebug903's topic in General Students

    It would be better in the long run to go to the community college. I know many managers who won't hire from for profit schools because the students are so ill equipped when they come out. I know it...
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    Students who fight back at instructor feedback

    springchick1 replied to SHGR's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    My favorite clinical instructor was the one who was the hardest on me and made me cry. Twice. She taught me more in that rotation than all my other rotations combined. She was very good with the...
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    Use these TIPS..There's no such thing as studying for the NCLEX

    springchick1 replied to pinknursepower's topic in General Students

    Also, never pick the answer that says to reassess. You always want to take some sort of
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    Verbal warning

    springchick1 replied to dass12's topic in Nursing Career

    First of all, please use paragraphs. It's REALLY hard to read something that long with you them. Secondly, to be completely honest, you just sound a little bitter about your supervisor and at your...
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    Nursing school pain

    springchick1 replied to Hollyhocks720's topic in General Students

    Maybe you need to change your attitude. Nursing school IS different. And maybe since you have "multiple degrees at universities" you sure had many different types of instructors. People have...
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    HESI???NCLEX???

    springchick1 replied to BPerez32's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Actually, HESI is a series of test that many nursing programs use. We had a test every semester and the our final semester we had a comprehensive edit HSEI. NCLEX is a national test, not just state....
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    Accepted into ADN program BUT

    springchick1 replied to nolansmom's topic in LPN to RN

    Please don't let your clinical experience hold you back from starting an ADN program. I graduated from an ADN program and the skills I did in clinical were minimal. They had to split skills between me...
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    Win $100! May 2015 Caption Contest

    springchick1 replied to Joe V's topic in General Nursing

    "Joint Commission must be
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    sterile sheets after THR?

    springchick1 replied to BonnieSc's topic in Orthopedic

    I put a new sheet on the bed and the patient gets a new gown. There is no way to keep a bed sheet sterile after
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    do you wear a watch?

    springchick1 replied to mamabear1's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I wear a Fitbit that has a watch built into it. I am allowed to keep my phone in my pocket but I can only use it on official breaks/meals. It we get caught with it out, we get written
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    priority nursing questions

    springchick1 replied to Amber0515's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I haven't read all the responses so someone may have mentioned this but the Delegation and Prioritization book by LaCharity was a lifesaver for me. It breaks things up inti categories like Cardio,...
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    How to study

    springchick1 replied to Ruthy95's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I had two other girls I studied with and we did this as well. It helps you see a different view of
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    Where to buy cheap scrubs?

    springchick1 replied to SingDanceRunLife's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    Dollar General has them as
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    How to study

    springchick1 replied to Ruthy95's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    How are you studying now? What have you done that works/doesn't work? You will learn that everyone studies differently. What worked for me may not work for
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    Just found out I failed NCLEX for the third time! Help!

    springchick1 replied to aliciajade's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Are others you graduated with having the same problem? What is the NCLEX pass rate for your
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    Just found out I failed NCLEX for the third time! Help!

    springchick1 replied to aliciajade's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Where did you go to nursing school? We're your test there NCLEX style
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    "Don't Work" Isn't An Answer

    springchick1 replied to mirandaaa's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I worked at a hospital during school and they did tuition reimbursement. Between pre-reqs, fees, nursing classes, HESI and boards, I think I paid out of pocket a total of $500 over the course of my...