NurseFlower

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1. took NCLEX-PN today

   NurseFlower replied to NurseFlower's topic in New Nurse

   ...and I PASSED! YAY

2. took NCLEX-PN today

   NurseFlower posted a topic in New Nurse

   Kinda freaked out, I was only in there for 25 minutes. I answered 85 questions, and a lot of them were on drugs I had NEVER heard of . So it's really in the air.

3. Did I screw up here?

   NurseFlower replied to NurseFlower's topic in New Nurse

   Thanks :) My dad and husband were arguing with me that I turned down being a "real" employee to be a temporary one. I really think they are equating PRN with Float or temp. I mean with PRN I will know my schedule way in advance, not like I will be si...

4. Did I screw up here?

   NurseFlower posted a topic in New Nurse

   Ok I accepted a job at the hospital of my choice, on the neuro floor PRN. The Nurse manager told me I would be able to work as much or as little as I liked, and I'll know my schedule in advance by at least a month. I will also make 2.17 more an hour ...

5. ATI NCLEX Predictor?

   NurseFlower replied to MIA-RN1's topic in New Nurse

   we just took the ATI predictor today. It isn't CAT. My instructor came out to tell me I did really well on it, I wasn't impressed I only got a raw score of 78 but that was 99 percentile. I guess we only needed a 55 to pass and they gave us extra poin...

6. Graduating Friday!

   NurseFlower posted a topic in General Students

   Our LPN Class will be graduating this fri eve at 6pm. YAY. Out of 32 students we only lost 5, and 2 of them were health related. It was a very bright class and we all did really well if I do say so. I set the goal to get academic excellence at the be...

7. only 3 days left of sem 1!

   NurseFlower posted a topic in General Students

   All we have left in our LPN program is one day at one hosp orientating, CPR , and a day orienting at the 2nd hosp. Then we are out until Jan 2, when we come back doing clinicals! Yay. They say this part of the year will fly, so I am very glad to be s...

8. How do I get IV certified?

   NurseFlower replied to UnderpaidNurse's topic in LPN/LVN

   Our program here in Missouri for LPN certifies us, I didn't realize it was state to state. I found this from NC board of nursing http://www.ncbon.com/prac-inscope.asp

9. What were your clinicals like?

   NurseFlower replied to FarainFlorida's topic in LPN/LVN Students

   Our clinicals focus mostly on hospital, and we do one at a nursing home. We do med administration, med surg, OB, leadership, elder care, peds, plus they always get us short term things like flu shot clinics, assessments, bp clinics, etc. Most of our ...

10. Interesting Online LPN to BSN

    NurseFlower replied to fry.girl's topic in Online Learning

    it's tulsa, ok

11. Interesting Online LPN to BSN

    NurseFlower replied to fry.girl's topic in Online Learning

    This is the program I am doing as soon as I graduate. Tulsa is only 2 hrs from me, I had never thought about people doing it long long distance though. The jist of it is that Once you are an LPN, you must work for one year as an LPN to gain experienc...

12. Happy Dance Happy Dance, I passed

    NurseFlower replied to Nurseinthemaking's topic in LPN/LVN

    yay!!! congrats

13. Freaking out about Pharmacology

    NurseFlower replied to pinkdiamonds's topic in General Students

    i was freaking too, so far i am at the top in class and making pretty easy a's, and i just knew when we started pharm i'd ruin my average, well we are past our 1st week , and amazingly enough pharm is a snap for me, and i am already way ahead in the...

14. tomorrow is my first day! yeehaw

    NurseFlower posted a topic in Pre-Nursing

    Finally! It's been the longest summer of my life, but I start my LPN classes tomorrow. 10 months of time away from the kids and being absorbed in medicine. I can't wait. It will go so fast and make feel like I am accomplishing so much, and get me pep...

15. What was the cost of your LPN school

    NurseFlower replied to mrscableman's topic in LPN/LVN Students

    my program is from Aug8 to Jun8, 8800 plus uniforms, registration fees for boards, cost of boards, school supplies, and whatnot. I was able to get a pell grant, and gallagher grant, for up to 6000, and i took a student loan on the rest.