NoAverageLPN

Did you work while attending??

What school are you at?? I had to take an 'entrance exam' to get into my bridge program even though I have been working. It was basically on Fundamentals and Transitions...it was just like taking the NCLEX tho..pretty challenging I must say!!

Agreed. Best lesson I ever learned that was not taught in nursing school. I get picked on by other nurses because I chart and document so much but I will tell you this, I have had to go head to head with the State of MI as well as surveyors and my documentation has always held up where as other nurses are not so fortunate because they did not heed the warning CYA!!!

I am at Baker College and we have to maintain a B average. When I went to OCC for my LPN it was a C. I would think those who are upset are obviously those who want to skate by and not put much effort into it which when they get out and licensed (if they make it that far) will have a harder time transitioning from student to nurse. Also, when 'fighting' the school caution should always be taken because it can back fire on you. For instance, we had an issue with an instructor and when we fought it we ALL had to retake the class and some of us actually passed with a 4.0 but it didn't matter.

I have been in similar situations and have on several occasions taken a break in the courtyard of the facility with a couple of my high risk residents. I would pull my paper charting and the my two lil ladies who could not seem to keep themselves off the floor out there with me and kill about 4 birds with one stone. Leadership had a HUGE issue with it but I cleared it up with this: If you don't want to come in here and help me reduce the liability that will fall on my license you are just going to have to deal with it or fire me.

OH NO!!! That really sucks...I am so sorry! They are extremely disorganized over there...I think they think that communication is overrated!! So sorry again....

I am in!!! Who else got in??? Anybody else on board with starting a fb page???

Hey hopesgramcracker I am so glad you got in!!! Guess I will see you on the 12th! That office was so disorganized, I hope it gets better as the program goes along!! Super excited to start!!!!

Thanks!! CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!! I know you feel better!!!!

Which email did it go to?? your regular or your baker???

I started my LPN program in January and was pregnant with our first who was born the week before my first clinicals started. I had 6 weeks left at that point, I had the option to start again in the fall but I pushed through driving my 2 week old baby to a very loved and trusted friend of the family and cried the whole way to the hospital and back. I got pregnant with our second child during my OB rotation and was 6 months pregnant with her when I graduated. I'm not gonna lie, it sucked!!!

I wonder if they have any idea how frustrating this wait is......

I am LPN to RN and since they changed everything, pharm doesn't count for me anymore which really kind of made me mad considering I already had it at OCC on top of taking 3 other classes....UGH! So if I wanted to figger it out I would add my gpa for the science classes twice to get my average right.....

We were done the 26th too but grades didn't have to be posted until yesterday. My packet stated there would be an email after grades were posted, followed by an official letter the first week of September. I'm dying here!!! :eek:

What about the double weighted GPA courses....i.e. A&P, patho, holistics...