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  1. Pharmacology Certification by NAPNES?

    lauralauranurse posted a topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I recently applied to take the pharmacology certification test given by NAPNES (national association for practical nurse education and service). has anyone taken the test? was it very difficult?...

  2. City Jail Nursing?

    lauralauranurse posted a topic in Correctional

    I recently applied for an LPN position with the Richmond, Virginia City Jail. I don't have much of an idea of what to expect IF I am offered the job. Has anyone worked there? Heard about working...

  3. JTCC/Commonwealth Nursing Program

    lauralauranurse posted a topic in Virginia Nursing

    Anyone enrolled in this? How is it? Went to the traditional JTCC program info. session a couple of months ago and was discouraged because it had been something like 5 years since i've taken a math...

  4. Abandonment?

    lauralauranurse replied to HollyBeans's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    ... and THIS ladies and gentlemen is what makes nursing so ridiculous. i just can't figure out why people don't want to go into nursing or the average "drop out" rate is 5 years after graduating. it...

  5. Pharmacology Certification by NAPNES?

    lauralauranurse replied to lauralauranurse's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    per the NAPNES website - you take the exam on your personal computer, they give you two hours to complete it, and you need to get a 75% in order to become certified. i picked up a pharmacology study...

  6. JSRCC Nursing.

    lauralauranurse replied to indiawhitaker's topic in Virginia Nursing

    oh j. sarge .. ughhh .. they're program is such a mess. from the instructors to the unorganization and high-fail rate of it all .. i would suggest anywhere but there! the old director wasn't that...

  7. Should I buy an NCLEX-RN practice book?

    lauralauranurse posted a topic in LPN to RN

    I will be starting an LPN to RN program this Fall and was wondering your thoughts on if getting an NCLEX-RN practice book would be a good idea? Also, if you think I should, which one would you...

  8. Working at Bon Secours

    lauralauranurse replied to Brownms46's topic in Virginia Nursing

    thanks so much for all of the feedback! sounds like a great place to work! i'm excited! i better be the 3-11 shift (or i can do the 7-3) because of the school thing. i'm not sure when i exactly start....

  9. Working at Bon Secours

    lauralauranurse replied to Brownms46's topic in Virginia Nursing

    awesome! i applied for the 3-11 shift i THINK, at least that's what the job position was listed for when i applied. it's for a PT LPN position there. did they hire someone else too for the 11-7 shift...

  10. RN program at MCI in Richmond

    lauralauranurse replied to tiffdeandre's topic in Virginia Nursing

    $34,000 is insane to me, still! good gracious .. about SRMC - i need to have: two semesters of english, a math course, microbiology, anatomy and physiology (2 semesters), nutrition, speech, and...

  11. RN program at MCI in Richmond

    lauralauranurse replied to tiffdeandre's topic in Virginia Nursing

    haha! i don't know if it's that much, BUT my friend graduated from their LPN program and said it cost $25,000.00!!!!! which, i think is insane. she said it covered "everything" -- like books,...

  12. Working at Bon Secours

    lauralauranurse replied to Brownms46's topic in Virginia Nursing

    focusedvalpn - i applied for a position that is not in the hospital. do you work at one of the assisted living facilities or w/ a bon secours doctor's ofc? i applied for a PT position as an LPN at...

  13. Working at Bon Secours

    lauralauranurse replied to Brownms46's topic in Virginia Nursing

    i probably won't be of too much help, but i have lived here (richmond) all my life and am very familiar with bon secours. i actually just applied for a nursing position with them and am hoping to hear...

  14. Should I buy an NCLEX-RN practice book?

    lauralauranurse replied to lauralauranurse's topic in LPN to RN

    Thank you all for replying! I went to Barnes and Noble last night and looked through all the millions of NCLEX-RN books and the Saunders one was DEFINITELY the most "user-friendly." I really, really...

  15. Should I buy an NCLEX-RN practice book?

    lauralauranurse replied to lauralauranurse's topic in LPN to RN

    Thank you! I will peruse the bookstore isles this

  16. ODU

    lauralauranurse replied to kevin7770's topic in Virginia Nursing

    i'm not really surprised that more people haven't applied to ODU. they've got much more pre-req's required than VCU or UVA. GMU's pre-req's look like a lot as well. .. i wouldn't want to take more...

  17. No nursing shortage in Central VA

    lauralauranurse replied to CherryBlonde's topic in Virginia Nursing

    well, that's all very true! i have a few friends who honestly only chose nursing for the money. that's it. didn't want to touch a single patient, could care less about the art/science of nursing. very...

  18. Which hopstials are hiring in Richmond VA?

    lauralauranurse replied to nina9's topic in Virginia Nursing

    i just posted/ranted about this similiar topic regarding hiring nurses in central VA .. the only hospitals i see that are ACTIVELY hiring right now are the V.A., bon secours and SRMC. i have been...

  19. No nursing shortage in Central VA

    lauralauranurse replied to CherryBlonde's topic in Virginia Nursing

    i'm noticing the same problem here in richmond! it's ridiculous. i've been an LPN for 7 years now and when i first graduated, i could get jobs ANYWHERE -- on the floor at ANY of the richmond...

  20. Hospital Diploma Programs in VA

    lauralauranurse replied to despitetheserains's topic in Virginia Nursing

    also, the only other diploma program i know about is the bon secours one -- i've known several people who have graduated from it. they said it was tough (what RN program isn't?), but they said they...

  21. Hospital Diploma Programs in VA

    lauralauranurse replied to despitetheserains's topic in Virginia Nursing

    i think i may have commented previously on the SRMC diploma program, but i'll comment here again, too. .. i started the LPN to RN program in January 2008 and it was a good program from what i got to...

  22. LPNs with a Diploma vs LPNs with an Associate's Degree

    lauralauranurse replied to avigrrl80's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    no, i don't think any of the nurses i know have done "anything" with their other degrees. most of the people here have the problem -- "i'll go to school for this ..... and when i graduate, i'll find...

  23. LPNs with a Diploma vs LPNs with an Associate's Degree

    lauralauranurse replied to avigrrl80's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    i didn't even know there were programs for LPNs to finish with a diploma or associate's degree. i'd say 98% of programs here award a certificate. also, every LPN co-worker, i've ever worked with has...

  24. SRMC online nursing program

    lauralauranurse replied to tiffdeandre's topic in Virginia Nursing

    i live in richmond and am trying to attend the SRMC online nursing program. i am currently an LPN and have applied for re-admission into the program. i got half-way thru the LPN to RN bridge class...

  25. What about practical nursing programs??

    lauralauranurse replied to Carmen29's topic in Virginia Nursing

    i live in richmond and went to a "technical" school that combined classes at the community college and at the tech school. both adults and high schoolers attended the "tech" school for all different...