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  1. TEAS questions

    Lilac posted a topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Hi All, I'm new here. I'm currently a pre-nursing student in Indiana. I found you all because I did exactly what I swore I wasn't going to do, lol. I opened my TEAS prep manual before I finished...

  2. St Elizabeth School of Nursing?

    Lilac posted a topic in Indiana Nursing

    I was wondering if there are any current St E students or alumni here. I am considering applying to the nursing school, and would like to know how students and former students feel about the St E....

  3. Retaking PSB PN

    Lilac posted a topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I took the PSB PN today, and scored 79 points above the lowest score that was allowed for the lpn program last semester (341). I had a raw score of 48 (62nd percentile) in the academic aptitude area,...

  4. TEAS questions

    Lilac replied to Lilac's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I recommend ATI,

  5. Anyone working on LPN-BSN through Ivy Tech?

    Lilac posted a topic in Indiana Nursing

    Hi All, I received letter from Ivy Tech this fall introducing their new LPN-BSN program. I was wondering if anyone who is in this program could elaborate. The intro letter was really brief. Also,...

  6. Anyone working on LPN-BSN through Ivy Tech?

    Lilac replied to Lilac's topic in Indiana Nursing

    Thank you for the information, Dave. I'm not sure if that is the route I'm going to take or not yet. I've also been looking into St Elizabeth School of

  7. TEAS questions

    Lilac replied to Lilac's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Hi there, Actually, I ended up not taking the TEAS, as the RN program was full with a waiting list, so I applied to the LPN program and got in. If I were you, I would buy the study guide for the...

  8. Anyone working on LPN-BSN through Ivy Tech?

    Lilac replied to Lilac's topic in Indiana Nursing

    Hi NewRN09, The letter I received was from Ivy Tech Lafayette. They were going to partner with ISU. My understanding is that you apply certain classes taken at Ivy Tech toward your degree, and you...

  9. Retaking PSB PN

    Lilac replied to Lilac's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Hi Amybeth56, I never did retake the PSB, and I got into nursing school my first try on those scores, so I guess "very good"=good enough to get in, at least where I live. I've since graduated and...

  10. Gap Between School/NCLEX And Looking For Position

    Lilac posted a topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Hi All, I graduated from nursing school last August, and passed NCLEX on my first attempt last November. Due to family issues, I am just now starting to look for an LPN position. I am concerned that...

  11. Help Help Sos With The Change Of Day To Night

    Lilac replied to PACIFICWHALES's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Hi There, I am very familiar with the subject of day to night transition, since my husband has worked swing shifts for years, and has to make that transition four to eight months out of the year....

  12. Good at home studying for NCLEX-PN

    Lilac replied to gonabanurse's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Hi There, I used Kaplan NCLEX PN prep. It's entirely online, and I could access it at my convenience 24 hours per day. This was great, because I was working odd shifts in a non nursing position. The...

  13. Do you say you're a nurse...

    Lilac replied to picurn10's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I say I'm an LPN. It's my chosen career. I'm not ashamed of it. I consider myself a nurse, period, but there is a distinction between LPN and RN and that is always everyone's second question, anyway....

  14. Nclex false passing results??

    Lilac replied to criola2's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Whoa, you scared me there for a minute:lol2: I just got my pass results yesterday. I've been carrying a copy around in my pocket just to reassure myself I really passed. I thought for sure I'd failed...

  15. Questions regarding infliximab/Remicade infusion

    Lilac posted a topic in Infusion, Intravenous

    Hello, I'm a first year nursing student working on a paper for pharmacology. I've chosen infliximab as my topic (espcially in relation to inflammatory bowel disease), and one of the objectives of our...

  16. What nursing class at your school has the most failure rate?

    Lilac replied to msteresa97's topic in General Students

    Fundamentals first semester and med/surg the last. It gets REALLY hard to keep going by the summer semester. You are in the classroom or on the clinical floor while everyone is out enjoying the...

  17. St Elizabeth School of Nursing?

    Lilac replied to Lilac's topic in Indiana Nursing

    Thank you for checking on that for me. I am really leaning toward St E. The only negative I have heard from people so far is that they don't have a summer program unless there are enough students. But...

  18. Difficult to learn clinical skills??

    Lilac replied to Amelie79's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Hi There, I just gave my first injections this week. I must say, I obsessed about this through the entire year, lol. I was afraid I was going to get all the way through school without ever giving one...

  19. Evening/weekend courses for ASN?

    Lilac replied to j0720's topic in Indiana Nursing

    Hi There, I'm not personally aware of any school in Indiana that has a strictly weekend/evening option for ASN.There are BSN courses that have weekend options and online options, but no ASN. I'm...

  20. Help With Serious Doubts

    Lilac posted a topic in Nursing Career

    Okay, so I'm in my last semester of the PN course, and I am having very, very serious doubts. Granted, we still have a couple of clinical rotations to go, but I am stressing over the fact that I don't...

  21. Help With Serious Doubts

    Lilac replied to Lilac's topic in Nursing Career

    Hi The Commuter, Thank you for your reply (and sorry it took me so long to respond-I've been swamped with schoolwork). I am glad to hear my current feelings are normal for this stage.And thanks for...

  22. Weird habits you've picked up since starting Nursing school

    Lilac replied to Kiringat's topic in General Students

    LOL-I found a blue pen in my bag the other day and reflexively threw it out in

  23. Weird habits you've picked up since starting Nursing school

    Lilac replied to Kiringat's topic in General Students

    Ruining tv programs for everyone in the room-like the time they portrayed a bunch of strippers spinning around a pole and I said "Ugh-they're SHARING a pole? You don't EVEN want to know what's on...

  24. CNA testing

    Lilac replied to Lilac's topic in Indiana Nursing

    Thank you! I am an Ivy Tech student, so will contact that

  25. CNA testing

    Lilac posted a topic in Indiana Nursing

    Hi All, I'm currently an LPN student past my first fundamentals class. I've read that you can sit for the CNA licensure exam once you've passed fundamentals. Does anyone know how I go about doing...