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I feel like burning most the LVN review books I bought as they did me no good what-so-ever on the NCLEX. The questions I got came out of left field. Stuff that wasn't taught in school like post mordum care for jewish men and questions about the Buhdi...

Hello, I have just heard some things from LVN's I know that I want cleared up. It is in regards to NCLEX exam results. A couple california LVN's say if you PASSED the NCLEX ...you get your results in 14 -16 days and if you FAIL the NCLEX you get your...

In california we can't do ANY assessments.

The state LVn's brought in to replace the MTA's were offered $2,000 less a month than the mtas were making. Plus the retirement went from a 3.0 at 50 to a 2.5 at 55. It was a no brainer why so many MTAs went to be Co's. MTA s and co's share the same ...

Ok cleared out my pm box.

Your information about MTA in CDCR is way off. We were very much medical, treating stabbings, gunshot wounds.etc. Anything you see in a ER room, we saw as an MTA. You also grossly inflated the pay scale of state LVN's. In the DMH...the MTA position i...

I work as an MTA at the Vacaville, ca prison. It is a great job with the best pay and retirement out there for an LVN. Highly recommend the position to any lvn.

People make $9,000 a month with OT as an MTa. There is tons of it, INVOLuntary in many cases. I worked for CDCR before as an MTa. The state LVN's postion is not worth the pay they offer imo.

I am an MTA at the vacaville, ca location. It is the best job out there for LVN's. Highly recommend it.

There are LVN jobs, they are just in long term care ie. nursing homes. LVN's are becoming more and more restricted in where they can work. The LVN's in acute care are being phased out and replaced with RN's. I chose to work for the state mainly becau...

I work in vacaville, ca which is close to the bay. Starting pay is $4200 amonth, top out pay is $6144/ month after 5 years. Pm me for details as I don't think I can give details of employment in the open here. I am a lvn with 3 years experience

Hello all. According to my post counter, I haven't posted since Oct. 2007. I am glad to come back to this site, which was so helpful while I was in LVN school. Having worked the last 3 years as an LVN, I am seeing the limitations of the license. Aft...

Called the advisor. Few facts: can take 3-4 years. You lower division classes are taken one day a week. When you get to the clinical / nursing class phase it will be two classes a week. Campuses based..no online classes. cost is 25K - 30k (depends on...

Yes, jobs are very limited as an LVN. Here we can't work in the hospitals and our refuge is nursing homes. Get your RN.

Yes, I swore I failed for sure. The 3 and a half week wait made me think failed I failed the most.

There is a private college that offers the LVN to RN programs that I have had my eye on. It would take about 8 months to get my RN after the few remaining pre-requisites are finished. Would you pay $38 - 40,000 to have your RN? I am wondering if goin...

You did the right thing. I respect you for that.

good luck everyone!

I was thinking the same thing. The night nurse at my last facility had about 80 - 85 pts. on the night shift. I would love to have 40.

The 3 - 11 shift is the devil. Really, it is the worse shift if you have a family. I use to work it. You miss all the holiday dinners, family events, and after school activities your childeren might be in etc etc. You don't see your family during t...

No, I don't have much time in or I might consider becoming a CO. As it stands now, I make what a 3 or 4 year CO makes as an MTA (with only over 1.4 years in). MTA's are still being used in the Dept. of Mental Health and I really like the gig here. ...

You passed. Congrats.

maxcrx...did you get out of that hell-hole?

I saw an ad in my old LTCF for RN's, pay was $28/hr. What a joke! RN's in hospitals make $35 - $48/ hr. or so around here.

What about involentarty OT in the prison system? As a state LVN can't you be forced to work extra shifts? The prisons in northern California have this big time. 2 or 3 forced overtime shifts a week is common. People going into corrections should ...