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A Nurse’s Story

Donna Cardillo

The summer before my senior year of RN nursing school, I worked as an LPN (we were allowed to take LPN boards then after 2 years of RN education) in a county-run long-term chronic psychiatric facility. It was … A Nurse’s Story Read More » The post A Nurse’s Story first appeared on Donna Cardillo, RN.

LPN 100
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Nurses Helped Me Get Back in the Saddle

Nurse.com

He asked me what I wanted to do with my life, and I said I wanted to be a nurse like the fabulous nurses who took care of me. My teacher helped me get into an LPN program, and I graduated the year I would have graduated from high school. After almost 20 years of helping people as an LPN, I became an RN.

LPN 59
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On the Dementia Unit, Patients Welcome Me Into Their World

Nurse.com

Christie Peterson, LPN I remember when one resident — I’ll call her Dorothy — started calling me Eunice. Share your nurse story with your colleagues. Submit your story today! As they lose their memory, they become younger in their thoughts and actions. They become more fragile in body, yet stronger in spirit.

LPN 98
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From Horses to Humans: My Unconventional Path to Nursing

Nurse.com

My friend, Kelly, told me about the nursing program she was enrolled in and asked if I would join her. Before long, I was enrolled in a licensed practical nursing program (LPN). After a year, I was an LPN, and started my first nursing position as a triage nurse at a community health center in Omaha, Nebraska.

LPN 72
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Realizing a Dream: How I Earned My Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing

Nurse.com

I worked as a nursing assistant for a couple of years, then I was off to LPN school. After finishing the program, I continued to work at the nursing home as an LPN and kept my eye on the RNs, observing and learning until I got my chance to become one of them. My experience as an LPN made clinicals easy.

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