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I'm looking for an online program for my LPN to RN that will allow me to get there as quickly as possible. Is it possible to CLEP out of most of the pre reqs and most of the actual courses? And anyone who is in WA state, how do you fulfill the extra ...

How long did it take you to find out if you passed your NCLEX? I took mine yesterday (8 am on Oct 17th) and I keep checking the OSBN website but it still just has my CNA license. The test shut off at 85 questions. The questions felt really hard but ...

Just got my first nursing job. I'm in orientation this week. Then I get 5 days of shadowing and I'm on my own. It's skilled nursing and I'll have 16-20 patients. I'm nervous but excited. I did my senior clinicals at the rival facility to this one so ...

Update: My new LPN license showed up the next morning on the website. Yay!!! So relieved!

I'm in Washington State and it's pretty much the same here as everywhere else that I've heard about. The hospitals hire LPN's but they are called techs and are only paid a couple dollars more than CNA's (and the CNA's can do the same job for cheaper)...

Sounds like my program. It is really frustrating. Too many people just want to get through without doing anything to earn it, and then those of us who are dedicated get punished for it. It makes me concerned for the kind of nurses that are being put...

Yes. I believe every nursing student needs to work as a CNA. I can't stand that half my nursing class is "above" CNA work. Drives me crazy!!! If you don't want to wipe butts and clean up puke, please do not become a nurse. You don't deserve it!

All gray matching top and bottom scrubs. With the school logo on them. But they are unisex so they fit horribly on females. Half of us went and bought our own scrubs in the same color so we could get a better fit. The instructors probably noticed but...

Only 4 more weeks here! Last final for LPN is October 11th. NCLEX here I come. So excited!

Started with 20, 2 dropped in the first quarter because they couldn't keep up, 1 dropped in the 2nd quarter due to being super grossed out in clinicals, no one dropped in 3rd quarter, and now in our final quarter we have only lost one so far due to g...

I chose a private college LPN program because I would've had to do all my pre reqs (1-2 years), wait for acceptance (1year), and then do the program (2 years) at the CC. So instead I went to a one year LPN program and I will graduate this fall and w...

My school uses ATI. I love the videos, practice tests, and rationales. The only thing I don't like is the lack of an index and glossary, like others have said. We have taken end of semester exams now for Pediatrics, Maternal Newborn, Mental Health, a...

Congratulations! I start my final semester in a month and then I graduate in October. I can't believe how fast the time has gone! It's crazy. And so exciting!

I made my first med error as a nursing student. It was absolutely awful! I felt horrible. The patient was fine, just got twice the dose needed of a vaccine. I had to call the Dr. and call the family and file the incident report. I managed to keep my ...

Yeah I feel the same in my program. About half the class really cares and tries hard and shows up on time and turn in their homework on time. The rest just don't do their homework and call in sick all the time while posting pictures of themselves at ...

I might have in my first semester, but after that it has gotten so intense that there is no way. I was going to try, but am really glad I didn't because I barely have time to complete all of my assignments and study for tests. I even had to cut back ...

You will have to finish your GED first. You don't need any pre requisites though. Those are all part of the program. However, you can do them at a CC for cheaper and then transfer those credits to Carrington and skip those classes. It would save you ...

I am in Washington state, going to school in Oregon. Both states allow you to sign a waiver for the Hep B. I went ahead and got mine just because you never know what you will encounter in nursing. I think in our class, it's a 50/50. Half the class go...

Name (if you want) - T Program - LPN School - Carrington College - Portland, OR campus Start date - July 2012 Length of program - 16 months Graduation date - October 2013 General overall feeling so far? Excited, grateful, and loving it all!

I just do my own thing as much as possible. I am nice to everyone, but am not there to make friends, or to gossip about other classmates. I just want to be a nurse. That's all. Our program is just as drama filled as any group of females is bound to ...

You could've practically been writing about my first LPN clinical experience. I went into my first rotation with 6 months of CNA work at a SNF under my belt and was so excited about getting my hands dirty and learning a ton of "nursing" stuff. Boy, o...

I use flashcardlet on my iPhone. It's also a really good one.

I get to do my clinical rotation the next 4 months at a nurse treatment center. What can I expect to see and do? I'd love to hear from anyone who's worked or done clinical rotations in one. Thanks!