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  1. MSN Aspen?

    I recently graduated from Aspen. Good school. Good dean and professional professors. Like any online program you get out what you put in. Overall i felt the buisness model works well. I am now a
  2. Took NCLEX this morning

    I passed!
  3. Took NCLEX this morning

    I took NCLEX this am as well. Got "good" pop up. Used NCLEX cram, Kaplin stratigies and lippencott flash cards. Had around 105 questions, and I know the last 5 I got correct. Hate the SATA, but...
  4. CNAs who control LVNs and tell them what to do :(

    Cna's always seem to be ignoring what the lpn tells them to do , the right thing is to figure out who the ring leader is and take them to task for any mis step they make. Do not ever let anyone tell...
  5. "Easy" LPN jobs

    I have had a few jobs in nursing and I would say that an A/L is the easiest followed by staff nurse. I now work as charge nuse on a 60 bed sub acute, this is hard. I love the days when a staff nurse...
  6. LPN Wages

    IN NJ nursing homes pay the best with sub acute being the market to look
  7. Stand up if you're not in it for the money!

    IN the end , we all have our bills to pay.. I choose to afford to support my family by being a nurse , I would not choose anything else, I also believe that anyone who says they are not in nursing for...
  8. I am a LPN (now) inNJ (ink still wet on my licence) and I can tell you that OB doctors like LPNs but in the L&D dept RN only (most meds are IV push) Check out the county v0-tecs as a way of...
  9. Advice about looking for a first job out of school

    As LPN here in NJ the best pay is in LTC, however the best benifits by far are in VA (vets admin) hospitals and prisons. I know what is probally in your mind but with either of these safety is...
  10. to start LPN course any suggusted books

    I bought barons anatomy and physiology and nclex-pn really easy the summe before starting school. I truly believe that the A+P book is vital to read before stating so when a system is covered in class...
  11. What was the cost of your LPN school

    books $700 , Tuition $2000 Uniforms and misc $300 graduate in 11 months as full time school pre tests 600 only 50 get in of which only 22 are left (still to finish peds and psyce) will be done...
  12. ATI Testing

    I am in NJ in somerset county and we use ATI as a ajunct to our schools program. What happens is in your tuition is the fee for the ATI tests. THere are 9 non-proctored tests you can do over and over...
  13. Consider this , a LPN here in NJ has one year to goto RN as long as you have an 85 or better average right out of school or 5 years on the job. Many LPN's go the route of PN first because the...
  14. help with microbiology

    There is a micro coloring wookbook that as basic as it is , gives a great understanding of disease processes. It is put out by lippencot , calles microbiology coloring wrkbook. This book can be used...
  15. Comment about LPNs made by clinical instructor

    I don't know about other states but my 2cents is that as a PN student I am able to clincally run circles around any RN student I have come in contact with. Perhaps this is because we spend so much...
  16. Doing away with LPNs

    in one of the wealthiest counties in the whole USA the largest hospital laid off all the LPN's (some with more than 20 years at that facillity) they all ahd jobs the same day , manny with more pay....
  17. [ To yourself be honest !!! if you have the heart and desire to become an lpn you need to be honest when it is tough. The scool will respect you more for it and you will earn your keep in a way that...