sonja77

sonja77

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  1. Obtaining a TX Drivers License

    sonja77 replied to TheCommuter's topic in Texas Nursing

    you probably will have to start all over again. i moved here from germany and had to do it all as

  2. LPN programs

    sonja77 replied to mel1977's topic in General Students

    my husband is in the military and we'll be moving in december, so going for lvn right now made a lot more sense. plus i don't have any of the "regular" classes for an adn degree. i plan on taking...

  3. LPN programs

    sonja77 replied to mel1977's topic in General Students

    i just did a rotation in the or and loved it! :) i know i can't start there right away, but that's where i want to end up sooner or

  4. LPN programs

    sonja77 replied to mel1977's topic in General Students

    we will graduate on may 13th! can't wait! (we started at the end of august.) right now we have 3 days of class (2x 0800-1700 and 1x 0800-1300)and 2 days of clinicals (0640-1615). starting the...

  5. NEED ADVICE - Nursing or Teaching???

    sonja77 replied to Jame's topic in General Nursing

    no, you do not have to go and get your bsn. just do a search, the difference between bsn and adn has been discussed quite often: https://allnurses.com/forums/f87/asn-bsn-134141.html...

  6. LPN entrance exam

    sonja77 replied to Jackie Brown's topic in General Nursing

    my college uses the psb test as their entrance exam. i found it pretty easy, so i would rate it as a 1.5 or 2. i bought a study book before test. but then several of my classmates (in the prereq...

  7. Age when you had your first child?

    sonja77 replied to sugabuga's topic in Ob/Gyn

    i was 21 years old when our son was born. it was the right age for us. i came to the us at age 19 and wasn't able to work in the beginning because i was still waiting for my green card. and i didn't...

  8. Any foreign born students out there

    sonja77 replied to Stefanie's topic in International Nursing

    hi, another german here! :) i've been in the us for about 9 years now and have a 7 year old son. when he started kindergarten i decided to finally go to college. i took all the prereqs last year and...

  9. Angelo State, anyone?

    sonja77 replied to TheCommuter's topic in Texas Nursing

    sorry for not replying earlier! :imbar we had a test monday and tuesday, i got a bad toothache monday and need a root canal (that i can't get until next week because of the holiday), so i'm all doped...

  10. What are the item(s) you need most for nursing school?

    sonja77 replied to rn2be2006's topic in General Students

    we also use davis's drug guide for nurses (9th

  11. Angelo State, anyone?

    sonja77 replied to TheCommuter's topic in Texas Nursing

    hi, i live in san angelo, so if you tell me exactly what you wanna know i'll answer your questions. i don't know a lot about asu, i'm in the lvn program at howard community college. but i do know that...

  12. Club LPN / Fall '05

    sonja77 replied to Princess74's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    hi everybody, my name is sonja, i'm german and i'm 28 years old. i have a 7-year old son and my hubby is in the air force. we are currently stationed in san angelo, tx, where i started the lvn program...

  13. What are the item(s) you need most for nursing school?

    sonja77 replied to rn2be2006's topic in General Students

    i didn't read through the whole thread but my 3-in-1 printer/scanner/copier has been a life saver, especially since starting clinicals. there's always something with my care plans that i have to

  14. "Foreign" nurse with US education

    sonja77 replied to 1Tulip's topic in General Nursing

    what kind of visa does your friend's husband have? there are different visas, with some the wife can get a work permit, with others she can't. maybe your friend's husband can apply for a green card...

  15. confused about medical diagnosis (for care plan)

    sonja77 posted a topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    i'm confused about my patient's medical diagnosis and what to write up for the care plan. here's what was in the kardex under diagnosis: - a-fib with rvr, syncope - palpations, systolic atn, recent...

  16. confused about medical diagnosis (for care plan)

    sonja77 replied to sonja77's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    thanks for everybody's responses, they helped quite a bit. i went ahead and called my clinical instructor and she said to use cardiac dysrhythmia (atrial fibrillation) and syncope as the two medical...

  17. confused about medical diagnosis (for care plan)

    sonja77 replied to sonja77's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    and while i'm here, does anybody know what crppi means? it should be a treatment or activity level, it said: begin crppi and advance as tolerated thanks

  18. confused about medical diagnosis (for care plan)

    sonja77 replied to sonja77's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    i'm sorry, i think my first post was a bit unclear. we have to write up a medical diagnosis, a little bit of research from the med/surg book. we have to look up the definition, pathophysiology, s/s...

  19. how to pick a pt. for clinicals?

    sonja77 posted a topic in General Students

    We started clinicals last week and our instructor picked our patient for the first week. Starting tomorrow we have to pick our own patient. We go to the hospital on monday and pick a patient for the...

  20. how to pick a pt. for clinicals?

    sonja77 replied to sonja77's topic in General Students

    You know, I wish my instructor would pick the pt. for me! But that's just not the way they do it here, nothing I can do about

  21. how to pick a pt. for clinicals?

    sonja77 replied to sonja77's topic in General Students

    Thank you sooo much LauraLou, that was exactly what I was looking for! :) Last week I had a pt. with DJD, who had a total right knee replacement. She was great, very sweet and talkative. I wish I had...

  22. how to pick a pt. for clinicals?

    sonja77 replied to sonja77's topic in General Students

    Thanks for all the replies so far! :) Of course I didn't mean easy as having nothing to do all day but more along the lines of cooperative. One of my friends introduced herself to her pt., went home...

  23. Nursing School entry throughout the states

    sonja77 replied to SkanauxRN2009's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    At my school (LVN program) they usually have about 200 applicants and 55 availabe slots. You have to take the PSB test as an entrance exam and they take your score (max is 18 points) and add that to...

  24. What is the name of the college you will be attending?

    sonja77 replied to PCGrad06's topic in General Students

    lvn program at howard (community) college in san angelo, tx graduation: may

  25. LPN Magazines

    sonja77 replied to Nyna's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Are you serious? So if I would subscribe to the magazine right now I'd only get maybe one or two issues for $23??? And then I'd have to pay another $23 in january? Did anybody else have the same...