andisayd

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1. communication techniques?

   andisayd posted a topic in Psychiatric

   I work in a high functioning psych facility where basically everyone is schizophrenic or schizophrenic affective/depressed. I understand communication technique isn't a one size fit all but are there...

2. Unitek or carrington??? Need help

   andisayd replied to KariTurner's topic in LPN, LVN Students

   speaking in norcal in my cohort we have people transferring from unitek, carrington, etc and speaking to other students in clinical rotation from different schools also.... it seems all one year...

3. 2014 Winter Article Contest

   andisayd replied to Joe V's topic in News, Announcements

   can it be a love poem but not related to

4. Sneakers vs nursing shoes

   andisayd replied to jaylynn06's topic in LPN, LVN Students

   free run or running shoes, ventilation is

5. Study time

   andisayd replied to Emily Cox's topic in LPN, LVN Students

   on to way to work, on break, when i wake up, before i sleep, every second i get.... no pain no game. nursing school won't last that

6. I'm terrible at Ap

   andisayd replied to cloneslds's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

   alot of complaints of A&P in my nursing class and trust me when clinicals come sure you can "get by" once more. Your losing knowledge day by day, be on top of your game. There was a guy in my...

7. Help with choosing what to do....

   andisayd replied to slilly's topic in LPN, LVN Students

   im going to finish my LVN and pursue my LVN-BSN afterwards. Depends what your doing it for, if its more money than stick with surgical tech not because the pay is higher but because its a longs way...

8. Need help learning A&P

   andisayd replied to ILoveHealthCare's topic in LPN, LVN Students

   your lucky.... we get 4 A&P test. CHP 1-7. 16-24, then 8-15 then the final in one and half month. What i do is that i just learn how everything works. For example how the muscle contracts. Learn...

9. handling all the drama...

   andisayd posted a topic in LPN, LVN Students

   95% of the class are females, and first semester is just about to finish in one week but i went to a nice, gentle, and patience male to this aggravated, short tempered male. I never thought i would...

10. underachieving students...

    andisayd posted a topic in LPN, LVN Students

    some people in my class are just not getting the subject/topic etc. I want to help but i can't. I hate doing study sessions because I can get things more by myself, but i don't want to seem like an...

11. Negativity around private for profit nursing schools

    andisayd replied to andisayd's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    Well I was just going to pay the 6k in cash. This was actually the cheapest one I could find in sacramento the rest were 3-4k more expensive haha but besides the money... The education is worth it...

12. Negativity around private for profit nursing schools

    andisayd replied to andisayd's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    Program is 29k... After financial aid and grants I would only be paying 6k for a 12 month

13. Negativity around private for profit nursing schools

    andisayd posted a topic in LPN, LVN Students

    Starting this program in nov. and seems like everyone just telling me not to go Kaplan college LVN program in sacramento. Saying it won't prepare you enough etc. no hospital will hire you etc, what's...

14. how to manage school and work?

    andisayd posted a topic in LPN, LVN Students

    I got to school and still have to manage working 18-25 hours a week. I feel like there isn't enough time in the world to study, even studying on my breaks cutting out friends, going out etc. How do...