I am really getting frustrated with being an LPN! No disrespect to my fellow and elder LPN's, but I can't find a job worth a flying &^%$! I can't find anything within an hour of my house. All of the nursing jobs I see are for RN's. All of the LPN jobs where I live are for LTC, or nurses with 2+ years nursing experince. I only have a couple of mos. experience, and I realize that doesn't help... but I'm getting so depressed. I've tried LTC, but it's not for me. I know nursing isn't easy, and I love to be a hard worker, I just can't seem to find a descent job that suits my needs. I just recently got hired as an urgent care office nurse (LPN), and I already HATE IT! My dream job turned into a nightmare....

It's an hour and 14 min. from my house, but I was willing to make the drive if I liked the place. I had been wanting to find a part time after hours clinic that kind of worked with my family life, and I thought this was the one for me. I'm a mom & have two kids, so I wanna be with them as much as I can. When I took this job, the nurse supervisor acted like it was just perfect for my needs. She said "Oh, this would be great for you! The office staff are friendly, willing to train you slowly, and the hours are great." Well, the hours aren't great. We end up working an hour to 2 hours over every shift, half of the nurses are horribly hateful to me where I'm new, we are seeing over 120 pts. a day, and we only get a 30 min. lunch. You can't even sit long enough to chart.

Most of the staff seem like they're getting annoyed with me asking for help where I'm new. I just wish I could find something a little closer to home w/ better hours. I'm working from 10 am - 9:30 pm on average. I'm supposed to work 10 am - 8:00 pm. I also realize that as nurses you have to stay back some time... but this place is under staffed too... it's exhausting. Sorry had to vent. Any similar LPN stories? I wish I'd went on to get my RN sometimes. I'm thinking of doing an online RN program, but have no idea how to pay for it.
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