LaVonneRN

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1. Minnesota Roll Call

   LaVonneRN replied to tiroka03's topic in General Nursing

   Congrats delee on your boards and the new

2. Minnesota Roll Call

   LaVonneRN replied to tiroka03's topic in General Nursing

   Hi all!!! I have not posted on this site for a while now!! It is so good to finally see some posts on the MN threads!!!! I work at Hennepin County Medical Center in the MICU. I have been an RN for 2...

3. MN NCLEX passing percentage

   LaVonneRN replied to danigirl58's topic in General Nursing

   I think it is great sign that you felt the last ten questions were difficult. However, you can pass or fail at 75 or 250 questions. So 75 can be really good or really bad. BUT for the most part it...

4. Heads up experienced nurses...What drives you nuts about GN's?....be brutally honest!

   LaVonneRN replied to jamielyn_1981's topic in First Year After Licensure

   :welcome: I'm only one year out and I still have lots to learn. Here is my . ASK those questions even if you think you are annoying your preceptor. You will never know unless you ask. Most likely...

5. Spring '05 grads-1 year in-how many new nurses you started w/ are still there?

   LaVonneRN replied to HappyNurse2005's topic in First Year After Licensure

   HI ALL END OF FIRST YEAR NURSES!!!:balloons: I too graduated last May. When I started there were five new grads. We are all still there!! We have had a great deal of support from our nursing staff....

6. Still Broke!

   LaVonneRN replied to Happy-ER-RN's topic in First Year After Licensure

   I think most hospitals do pay off your loans...but at my hospital it is only if you are planning on going back to school to get a higher degree. So unless I go back I am

7. Still Broke!

   LaVonneRN replied to Happy-ER-RN's topic in First Year After Licensure

   :yeahthat:

8. Still Broke!

   LaVonneRN replied to Happy-ER-RN's topic in First Year After Licensure

   YEP... STILL BROKE. It has been about 1 year for me too. I just keep thinking that it will get better. I am so glad that I like my job and love being a nurse. If not I would have run to work at...

9. License by exam time lines??

   LaVonneRN replied to danigirl58's topic in General Nursing

   danigirl, just keep checking pearson vue's website to see if the state has sent them your info. they will post your att on-line (if that is how you applied) they will also send you one in the mail....

10. License by exam time lines??

    LaVonneRN replied to danigirl58's topic in General Nursing

    hi i took my boards last july. i am not from canada so i hope this helps some re: your question. i paid the mbn and the testing center. i had to wait until my school sent the state my confirmation of...

11. All Current And Former Rn Students At Inver Hills Community College...

    LaVonneRN replied to katmiaow's topic in General Nursing

    :yeahthat: I went to IH and had a very good experience!! Passed boards the 1st time! Took Kaplan last summer with some students of Normandale and I was very impressed at how prepared they were for...

12. Any HCMC nurses? Working conditions?

    LaVonneRN replied to blackberry's topic in General Nursing

    Blackberry: Good to hear that you are going to continue with the application process. I think the NICU still has positions available Good Luck,

13. What are some of the nicer hospitals in twin cities?

    LaVonneRN replied to ivn75's topic in General Nursing

    I think it was the VA nursing home that was on the news and not the Medical Center. The nursing home was having staffing issues due to the mandatory overtime and poor working conditions. I have heard...

14. Any HCMC nurses? Working conditions?

    LaVonneRN replied to blackberry's topic in General Nursing

    Hi I work at HCMC. :rotfl: I am not sure what the environment is like on NICU but I work on MICU and I have been there for about 6 mo. I love it! However, it can be very stressful During those...

15. Former St. Paul Tech folks part 2

    LaVonneRN replied to PeepnBiscuitsRN's topic in General Nursing

    Good luck on your drug test it's not too bad. It is kinda like the final from dosage. I graduated in 2002 and we still call SPTC the school of "Hard Knocks" but you really do learn. If you come to...