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  1. Chronically late patients...

    tlackey posted a topic in Ambulatory Care, Clinic

    How do you all handle late patients? I work in a peds clinic where there are a fair amount of chronically late patients, not 5 minutes late, but more like 15-20 minutes late. They never apologize, or...

  2. Stickers and prizes for peds

    tlackey posted a topic in Ambulatory Care, Clinic

    I'm just looking for suggestions from those of you who work in peds or family practice clinic - does your practice have any prizes or stickers for the kids? We used to have a prize box for kids who...

  3. How much did you study for the NCLEX-PN?

    tlackey posted a topic in LPN, LVN Students

    I'm taking my boards next week, and am a little overwhelmed with all the study materials available. When I review books like Saunders or Mosby's, I feel like I'm redoing all the stuff I already...

  4. Denver School of Nursing --

    tlackey replied to aprila1's topic in Colorado Nursing

    One of the girls in my class contacted CU about a year ago to see if they would take our credits, and they said that yes, they would. However, I don't know of anyone personally who has gone on to...

  5. Denver School of Nursing --

    tlackey replied to aprila1's topic in Colorado Nursing

    Hi - I just graduated from the ADN program at DSON on June 22nd; took my boards this past Wednesday and passed (yea!). As far as I have heard, everyone in my class except one has passed, and most...

  6. Below 3.0 GPA -

    tlackey replied to ocean9900's topic in Colorado Nursing

    I wouldn't worry too much about your GPA unless you are planning on applying to any of the BSN programs (Regis, CU, etc.). The community colleges and ADN programs are usually much less strict about...

  7. Any preceptors out there? Starting my preceptorship, nervous...

    tlackey posted a topic in Emergency

    Hi! I'm in the last quarter of nursing school, and got my preceptorship/clinical capstone in an ER, which I really wanted and am totally psyched about. But now I'm getting nervous; I don't know if...

  8. Denver School of Nursing

    tlackey replied to spenceandchris's topic in Colorado Nursing

    This is why I'm going there: http://www.nlnac.org/Forms/directorySearch.asp Colorado nursing programs accredited by the National League of Nursing: CSU-Pueblo, Metro State, Otero JC, Pueblo CC, and...

  9. Help, very discouraged, want to quit

    tlackey posted a topic in LPN to RN

    I graduated from an LPN program in this past June, took and passed my PN boards. Started an LPN-RN program four weeks later. I am totally discouraged and feel like I have been beaten by the system....

  10. Denver School of Nursing

    tlackey replied to spenceandchris's topic in Colorado Nursing

    The homework really was not too bad. The first quarter it kind of sucked, only because we had weekly quizzes in pharm. calculations, and we had to practice our skills and get checked off for...

  11. Denver School of Nursing

    tlackey replied to spenceandchris's topic in Colorado Nursing

    No, DSN's schedule is not that crazy...no one would go if it was. I just finished the LPN program this past June, now I'm in the LPN-RN program. The first quarter was a little rough, but looking...

  12. University of Phoenix in CO, LPN to BSN

    tlackey replied to committedtonursing's topic in School, College Programs

    Hi, I looked into Phoenix just a few months ago. The program is 30 months and costs about 24,000 for the program. You have to go one night per week for the 30 months, and the class changes about...

  13. Looking for LPN school in Colorado

    tlackey replied to phines8098's topic in Colorado Nursing

    I just finished the LPN program at DSN, and I'm now in the RN program, graduating June '07. Becky Lynch (one of the deans) told our class they expected to attain accreditation by late spring of 2007....

  14. Looking for LPN school in Colorado

    tlackey replied to phines8098's topic in Colorado Nursing

    Hi! Regarding winnie's post from yesterday, I haven't heard anything about instructors not showing up at clinicals. I'm in my fourth clinical site and all my teachers have been there. I think the...

  15. Looking for LPN school in Colorado

    tlackey replied to phines8098's topic in Colorado Nursing

    Hi! I currently attend DSON, I started the LPN program in July 2005, I'm just about to start the last quarter of the LPN portion, then I'll go right into the RN program (1+1) in July of this year,...

  16. Clarification on Denver School of Nursing

    tlackey posted a topic in Colorado Nursing

    I'm sorry I have to come out with this, but I am currently a student as DSON and I am tired of seeing other BSNs and previous grads at other schools trying to give DSON a bad rap. Don't knock it...

  17. Is this really true?

    tlackey replied to Coloradogrl's topic in Colorado Nursing

    You can go to the National League of Nursing website at http://www.NLNAC.org and serach for accredited schools by state and degree type. It's

  18. Denver School of Nursing

    tlackey replied to adventuregirl's topic in Colorado Nursing

    Hi Dana! I started the day LPN program at DSON last week too. So far I really like it. My teachers are pretty nice and I like the people in my classes. You'll be with the same people every day that...

  19. Seriously, this waitlist thing has to stop...

    tlackey posted a topic in Colorado Nursing

    Hi everyone! I'm so fed up with all these friggin' waitlists everywhere I go. I've been trying to get into RN school for a year, and I'm getting the runaround form all the CC's. Front Range two to...

  20. Any nurses with sciatica? Need suggestions...

    tlackey posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hey all - I'm actually an RN student, and I'm looking for a good pair of shoes to keep me out of total pain for 12 hours on clinicals and then when I get into the working world. I love Danskos, but...

  21. Considering moving to NC...schools?

    tlackey posted a topic in North Carolina Nursing

    Hi! I live in Colorado now, but I really want to get into nursing school and the waitlists out here are CRAZY long, there are only a few BSN schools, and they are incredibly competitive. I love NC,...

  22. Denver School of Nursing

    tlackey replied to adventuregirl's topic in Colorado Nursing

    Anne - I private messaged you!

  23. Psych nursing opportunities

    tlackey replied to ghostdancer's topic in Colorado Nursing

    Hi! I work at the psych unit at Boulder Community Hospital, and we have a small unit, so we aren't usually hiring. Right now I'm a Unit Coordinator and Mental Health Worker, which doesn't pay much...

  24. Denver School of Nursing

    tlackey replied to adventuregirl's topic in Colorado Nursing

    Hi! I'm also starting the LPN program at DSN in July. When I went in to get the info from the director a month or so ago, he said that there was only a waitlist for the BSN program, until next...