Medical Training

When we, the faculty at Gurnick Academy of Medical Arts, tell our students “we are here for you,” we actually mean it. Yes, it’s true, our LVN students have to work very hard toward their degree, and no, we do not “sell” the diplomas for the tuition fees. Our nursing students have to put a lot of work and their time into their studies to get the right to become a Licensed Vocational Nurse. However, when it comes to helping our students achieve their goal in education and becoming a healthcare professional, we stand behind them one hundred percent.

So, when LVN program students express their opinion on assignments given in class and at home, we listen to what they have to say. Everyone has a voice and deserves to be heard and considered. We do want to know, what works for our students, what learning techniques are the most useful in achieving maximum results, and which methods may need to be retired. This way, we get maximum student satisfaction, and yet the highest results in academic success. It is possible to get both: high students satisfaction scores for our school, and high NCLEX scores from our graduates. We push them hard, but we push them wisely. After all, we are here for them primarily. So whatever they have to say, we do listen , and we to hear.

What happens to you when someone asks, “Did you hear about …?” Do you reactwith excitement or dread?  If it is dread that you experience, you are probably expecting to hear gossip or be part of what is called, “triangulation.”  Triangulation refers to the triangular shape, as one easily moves outward to one of the 3 points.  In other words, as you listen to your friend speak about someone, you suddenly become connected to the speaker (gossiper). This then triangulates the absent party turning them into the “outsider” or “target. “Whether you are already a LVN in California or a student in a LVN program, you have probably encountered the challenge to both listen to gossip while trying to hold onto your professional values. This scenario sounds like the challenge of riding a donkey while drinking from a crystal goblet, eventually you will only be able to hold onto one, or you will fall off the donkey and break the glass.   By now you might be wondering why people gossip?  According to Anne Katherine, MA, author of “Where to Draw the Line,” she says that gossip can be used to discharge feelings.  Pathetically instead of directly communicating feelings and unmet needs to someone, the suppressed feelings are funneled indirectly with gossip, and leads to mistrust and a fragmented community.  One way to keep your LVN programs or community free from the negative effects of gossip is to stop “the donkey” in its tracks by asking the following:

Will this conversation later be shared directly with the absent party?

Does this conversation bring clarity?

Does this conversation compromise needs such as, mutual respect, trust, or emotional safety?

If your answer to any or all of the questions above is “No,” then protect your “chalice of values” by becoming a compassionate nurse.

As Modesto Bee writes:
“Anyone looking for a job in California this spring has to be a little depressed. The collapse of the housing industry has wiped out tens of thousands of jobs in construction and the finance industry. Manufacturing is slumping. Retail is not doing much better. If not for schools, health care, government and information technology, the state’s employers wouldn’t be adding any jobs at all.”

A lot of that is demand is driven by the need for more nurses. Thankfully, governor Arnold Schwarzenegger introduced the California Nurse Education Initiative back in April 2005 to expand the number of nursing programs.

Many students choose private LVN training programs as viable and immediate options.

With Gurnick Academy of Medical Arts you become LVN in just short 14 months!