carrienoka

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1. Massasoit Community College 2020 LPN TO RN

   carrienoka replied to kmartel's topic in School, College Programs

   That’s how I found out when I got in a couple of years ago. Came here to look for someone else to see if they were sending anything yet. Log in and look at your program, should say you are in the...

2. The Unwritten Rules Of Dating As A Nurse

   carrienoka replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

   You absolutely are perpetuating the stigma. Many, many people seek help at one point in their life and you could go through their charts and see that they had a major stressor and no supports in place...

3. Any Over 30 Pre-Nursing Students Here?

   carrienoka replied to sgc29's topic in Oklahoma Nursing

   I am 35 and just went back for LPN to RN, graduated in May. I worked more than full time (ft plus 2 per diems) and managed it. For me, I found an overnight job with a lot of downtime and then was able...

4. The Unwritten Rules Of Dating As A Nurse

   carrienoka replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

   You specifically say nothing against mental illness and then go on to specifically say something about mental

5. The Unwritten Rules Of Dating As A Nurse

   carrienoka replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

   I am not discussing the fact that you said don't date a patient from a ward, my issue is with you talking about humans like this. Sorry, I feel sorry that you work in this field and that is the way...

6. The Unwritten Rules Of Dating As A Nurse

   carrienoka replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

   Disgusting coming from a mental health professional to talk about people in this

7. The Unwritten Rules Of Dating As A Nurse

   carrienoka replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

   Disgusting coming from a mental health professional to talk about people in this

8. The Unwritten Rules Of Dating As A Nurse

   carrienoka replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

   Disgusting coming from a mental health professional to talk about people in this

9. The Unwritten Rules Of Dating As A Nurse

   carrienoka replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

   That is what I am saying, I am saying it is unnecessary for all of the negative things that have been said about being seen for mental health issues, that the only thing that was appropriate was the...

10. Is it possible to go to LPN school while living on your own with a part-time job?

    carrienoka replied to Kohai's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    I worked full time while in LPN school and LPN to RN. You wont have a life, but that's ok. To be fair, while I was in LPN school I stayed with my sister, but mainly because I had a lot of debt and...

11. The Unwritten Rules Of Dating As A Nurse

    carrienoka replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

    I am really disgusted with how more than one person has brought up that the person was in for a psych issue, aside from mentioning this could be a vulnerable population. You should really think about...

12. VA GS 7 LPN

    carrienoka replied to BishopLPN's topic in Government, Military

    I have been with the VA for 3 years and I am a GS6, highest for my position. I have never seen a GS7 LPN posting around here. Maybe they don't leave

13. Why do LPNs only make $40K per year?

    carrienoka replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

    Agreed. I made $86,000 last year as an LPN and over $90K the year before. My base before differential is 56K, plus differential ranging from 10%-35% and the occasional OT or per diem shift elsewhere...

14. Maybe nursing wasn't for me?

    carrienoka replied to em3120's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I am currently an LPN, but my first 2 jobs fresh out of school were community based. One for a group home for individuals with brain injury and the other in a Crisis Stabilization Unit run by a...

15. Massasoit Community College Fall 2016 program

    carrienoka replied to LaBellaVita's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    For evening LPN to RN Spring 2017 is what I