Who's in the Lpn program?

[myloves2]

I was wondering who's in the Lpn program and how is it going? I plan on starting the Lpn program in august and then doing the bridge to rn in the summer. Hope everyone is doing well

[Chrissy_Lynn]

I am interested in knowing this too and what it is like being in the program, Lpn is another career I am looking at..

There are so many good careers in healthcare it is so hard to choose one, I keep bouncing around, I swear I am going to end up just putting careers into a hat and drawing one out and thats how I am going to decide 

[myloves2]

Lol

Quoting Chrissy_Lynn:

I am interested in knowing this too and what it is like being in the program, Lpn is another career I am looking at..

There are so many good careers in healthcare it is so hard to choose one, I keep bouncing around, I swear I am going to end up just putting careers into a hat and drawing one out and thats how I am going to decide 

[Chrissy_Lynn]

where do you want to work when you become a LPN? 

No matter what I decide I want to work at a children's hospital or in pediatrics at a hospital 

[AnasMommy7]

I'm trying to get into an LPN program
In July :)

[myloves2]

I really want to work in a clinic like giving shots/ taking blood and whatever else comes with it, like a obgyn clinic. Or in a hospital but not sure which part of a hospital yet

Quoting Chrissy_Lynn:

where do you want to work when you become a LPN? 

No matter what I decide I want to work at a children's hospital or in pediatrics at a hospital 

[myloves2]

God bless, I hope you get in

Quoting AnasMommy7:

I'm trying to get into an LPN program

In July :)

[Chrissy_Lynn]

I did some looking and found this from a student who was in the LPN program talking about clinical experiences. I  broke it up because it was so dang long

I got to go to about 12 different clinical sites. We had a mental health place we went to, 2 nursing homes, 2 different hospitals, oncology, dialysis, 4 doctors offices, and 2 different health departments.

I did a lot of procedures and had the opportunity to teach the patients how to do the procedures and have them in return show me that they understood how to change the colostomy bag, or change a packed bandage on their baby that had MRSA.....I liked the fact that I could stand in their room and talk to them and get to know them and help them at the same time. 

We all did IVs, but no IV pushes we were able to flush with normal saline, watched surgery's, worked up patients in the ER, gave plenty of injections ALL SUPERVISED except for outside the hospital/nursing homes....all meds were given supervised and we had to tell our instructors what we were giving our patients and why. We also were able to chart but we first had to write it out on a piece of paper before hand and get approval from our instructor. I only got to do that a few times in med surg. Those are their licenses you work under, that is why that is supervised....anyway....Xray department, out patient surgery, and ICU....all of this was in one of the hospitals while in med surg. 

When we went into OB and PEDs everything changed....was not allowed to do head to toe assessments on pre laboring, laboring or post laboring women, were not allowed to give them meds at all, the babies we were able to do head to toe assessments on them...if they were not on monitors. We were able to give them the erythromycin in the eyes and their Vitamin K shot and their Hep B shot, but only a few of us got that opportunity. I myself only got to give a Hep B shot. I mostly did teaching and tried to coach some of the laboring mothers. I never got to see a baby be born vaginally. I was the only one in the class that didn't, but I have seen babies born before, so no big deal. I did get to do caths and I observed two C sections, one while in med surg and the other in OB. The one in OB was my favorite...the doctor was awesome and did an out standing job and explained everything that I saw. The veins and arteries were WOW at that point I understood what the book reading meant when it read that the blood volume increases by 50% while pregnant. We did narrative charting while in med surg and then the computerized charting in Peds...no charting in OB they were weird about what we could and couldn't do. I did however, finally get the hang of care plans by the time I got to OB and Peds.....funny because we only had to do like 4 the whole time we were in med surg.

[AnasMommy7]

Thank you :)

Quoting myloves2:

God bless, I hope you get in

Quoting AnasMommy7:

I'm trying to get into an LPN program


In July :)

[myloves2]

I've decided that if I don't do the Lpn program at the college I currently go to then I will apply for the Lpn program for this place that does alot of other training and I know a few woman who have graduated from it. It's a year and I would hope to do the 8am-2pm classes that start in October

Quoting AnasMommy7:

I'm trying to get into an LPN program

In July :)

[JessDermer]

I just posted a similar reply but here it is again :)  I am in my 4th quarter for PN.  I have 3 kiddo's, 2, 4 and 7 yrs and DH works ten days on and 4 days off (out of town, home only about a week a month, if I am lucky and they aren't pulling OT).  It is challenging and you really have to have a drive to do it but if I can, anyone can.  I currently have a 3.0 GPA (did I mention I drive an hour and a half to school?!) and I lose a day a week just driving there.  It's hard, I won't lie.  But I absolutely love it.  Clinical is my favorite, I love the patients and the people.  If ya have any questions, send me a message.  If there is anything I can help with, just let me know :)