Fairly New LPN & need advice

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Hi! I'm a fairly new LPN that has had their license for about 5 months going on 6 months now. I have been working at a skilled facility for about 1.5 months already, and have been on my own for majority of my time at my job, except for about a week of orientation. And almost every week since I've started, I've been exhausted to do anything on my days off. Before I worked at my skilled facility, I was doing home health and I've recently stopped since my work had me doing full time hours (8hr shifts 5 days a week). Anyways, I just got accepted into a RN program that starts this spring, and judging by my schedule, it seems like its already going to be a tall task to do juggling school and work (especially if I switch to part-time or per diem). So my question and concern is, would resigning and giving my two weeks notice just after a month or two of working make me a bad employee? Would I be burning bridges by telling them so suddenly?

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Specializes in Pediatrics, Emergency, Trauma.

Why don't you continue to build your experience by remaining per diem?

As far as being exhausted-8hr shifts 5 days a week exhausts me; my body prefers to work no more than 3 days/week, unless I'm desiring overtime, then I find a way.

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I'm thinking about it, but my school schedule already looks like a hand full with lectures Monday-Wednesday and and lab/clinicals Thurs-Friday. My home health job is definitely an option I can keep, because they are very flexible and I can always accept or decline a case.

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Specializes in Psych, LTC/SNF, Rehab, Corrections.

Why resign? Just go PRN/PT?

Pay will probably be higher working prn.

They'll still need morning coverage so youve still got hours plus, odds are bad that whatever newb they bring on will work out.

Theyre a job option for the future. While you're waiting for your 'dream icu job', you'll do so while earning RN pay in an RN job (22 to 25 to start from what I've managed to gather) and have1-2 years of rigorous LTC experience to offer, unlike the bulk of your future classmates. No one's falling all over themselves to hire new grads. You dont know what the future holds. Create career options for your future...now.

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Specializes in TBI and SCI.

Try to see if you can work like 2 Saturdays a month... that would be awesome! If that's not an option, i'd say just leave and that's totalyl understandable! Your new job as a RN one day wil understand because they will see you focused on your school. Home health will be perfect regardless because people always need coverage unfortunately :-/

Congrats and good luck in RN school!

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Try to see if you can work like 2 Saturdays a month... that would be awesome! If that's not an option, i'd say just leave and that's totalyl understandable! Your new job as a RN one day wil understand because they will see you focused on your school. Home health will be perfect regardless because people always need coverage unfortunately :-/

Congrats and good luck in RN school!

Thank you steti1221! I think i would definitely take your advice and try and discuss things with my ADON and see if I can work Per Diem or be on call or something. But I'll try and stick it out for now until I head back to school and maybe decide if things are manageable or not.

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When I was a LPN and was in school I worked every weekend. I let my DON know that because of my school/clinical schedule during the week I was unable to work. I told her I was available weekends and she put me in every weekend. It worked really well for me. Also whenever I had vacations or breaks in school I would offer to work extra shifts. They were very understanding. I think if you explain your situation to them they will do what they can to help you.

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Specializes in Emergency Nursing, Pediatrics.

Always put your request in writing and keep a copy.

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Specializes in Allergy/ENT, Occ Health, LTC/Skilled.

I have two PRN jobs while finishing my bridge, it's worked great. I'm only committed to working two shifts/month at the SNF and my clinic job I decide when I work. Definitely go for PRN, you can pick up on weekends.

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There are also some work from home jobs that are low key and low stress

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