sconoli

sconoli specializes in geriatric/LTC, Urgent Care.

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1. Finally, I'm a Fairmont state RN student!

   sconoli posted a topic in General Nursing

   It has finally happened, I am officially a nursing student at Fairmont State! I'm doing the LPN to RN fast track w/ fairmont state. The courses are online twice weelky for now, with clinicals on site....

2. Need opinions please! kinda long.

   sconoli replied to sconoli's topic in General Nursing

   If my employer will let me keep my current job and salary as an RN, yeah: I LOVE my job. I mean, my bosses are the BEST to work for. They are so laid back, so nice and will do anything for us. I just...

3. Need opinions please! kinda long.

   sconoli replied to sconoli's topic in General Nursing

   Thanks for the advice, the only problem is I already have so much done, Eng. I & II, Psych, Sociology, A&P, Nutrition, and Pharm I. The only actual courses I NEED are acutal nursing courses...

4. Need opinions please! kinda long.

   sconoli posted a topic in General Nursing

   I have posted a few times before about going on to the RN program @ fairmont, currently I'm awaiting a yay/nay decision from them. In the meantime, I have found a dream job, I looooove where I work...

5. School Nurse

   sconoli replied to thinkingaboutnursing's topic in General Nursing

   I don't know about other states but WV requires school nurses to have a BSN and school nurse certification. Our schools hire LPN aide's to work as like a "teacher's aide" but I'm sure every state...

6. Fred W Eberle School Of Practical Nursing

   sconoli replied to Lorrie1964's topic in General Nursing

   Please don't think your shot at nursing is over, no pun intended When I went to their program, there were several "older" ladies in the program, some in their 50's and one of them actually was the...

7. Smoking during pregnancy

   sconoli replied to st4304's topic in Ob/Gyn

   This issue really burns me, I can't stand when anyone does anything they shouldn't while their pregnant and of all things to think that smoking would be beneficial to a person, let alone a fetus is...

8. HELP! Husband is depressing me! NEED ADVICE!

   sconoli replied to 2bNurseLove419's topic in General Nursing

   You're 19, from my personal experience, your husband is not ready for the responsibility of being a MAN. I went through this with my ex, we didn't have kids together, thank god, but I learned a huge...

9. Fred W Eberle School Of Practical Nursing

   sconoli replied to Lorrie1964's topic in General Nursing

   I went to their LPN program. It was demanding, stressful but in the end, it was worth it. At the interview there will be about 4 people, I think, if not 5 in the room with you. The director of the...

10. WV BON recognize excelsior grads???

    sconoli replied to sconoli's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for the advice edchunt, yes, it is the nursing home and it is a state job. It's FT and i really couldn't turn it down. I'm just trying to figure out what to do about my RN. I really want to...

11. WV BON recognize excelsior grads???

    sconoli posted a topic in General Nursing

    I am wondering if the WV RN board honor RN degrees from excelsior?? I am contemplating what to do b/c i was attending fairmont state to apply to their RN program but I was offered a position at the VA...

12. Need advice on career: VA or school???

    sconoli posted a topic in General Nursing

    I'm an LPN currently attending fairmont state. I'm taking the prereqs for the RN program and plan on applying in december. Well I just got called for an interview at the VA nursing in in clarksburg...

13. Rn definitely, NP maybe????

    sconoli posted a topic in General Nursing

    I am doing my prereqs for the FSU RN program, but am wondering , IF, I wanted to continue and become a FNP, where in WV offers that? I'm only tossing around the idea, nothing concrete yet, but have...

14. Wv Lpn Wage

    sconoli replied to star707's topic in General Nursing

    I'm a new grad, graduated in december and I started in LTC and they paid me $14.50/Hr. but since went on to hospital nursing and took a pay cut. I now make only $13/hr and that's with a PM shift...

15. FSU RN program

    sconoli posted a topic in General Nursing

    I'm an LPN starting pre-reqs in august for the LPN articulation program at fairmont state university. Can anyone here tell me how to increase my chances of getting in? I'm 26, married and have a two...