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Feb 07, 2009 05:59 PM

Help - (sigh) Can't seem to let this go...

by mc3

Ok, so I'm 1) feeling very, very slighted and 2) sorry for myself. My agency is holding a two-day inservice - for RN's only () for training in our specialty. Why RN's only? Don't know. My supervisor says she doesn't know why LPN's weren't invited.... (Gee, do you think you could find out???? Of course not.) It has nothing to do with case management, it is specific training for what we do every day. Yet again, I feel slighted. I do the exact same job - every day - alongside an RN. I am expected to do the same tasks and carry the same case load and responsibilities - of course for less money. I accept that. But gee, I'd like that extra training too! Who will be out covering the RN's that day? Guess who?? What gets me is I have obtained specialty certification in this field that 99.9% of the RN's haven't, included the RN I work with. This is starting to really affect my attitude (and feelings!)
Thanks for letting me vent. Any suggestions on what I could do or just suck it up and deal with it?
Thanks,
mc3


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Old Feb 07, 2009, 06:05 PM

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Originally Posted by mc3 View Post
But gee, I'd like that extra training too! Who will be out covering the RN's that day? Guess who?? What gets me is I have obtained specialty certification in this field that 99.9% of the RN's haven't, included the RN I work with. This is starting to really affect my attitude (and feelings!)
Thanks for letting me vent. Any suggestions on what I could do or just suck it up and deal with it?
Thanks,
mc3
(My bold) If it's that big of a deal, why not go for some extra training that will solve the problem!
Get you RN!

I was an LPN for many years, and I did.
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from mc3
Old Feb 07, 2009, 06:33 PM

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Yes, I know that's the obvious answer. We do not, repeat, do not have the financial means for me to go back to school right now. I do plan to. I guess I was just looking for some commiseration...
mc3
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from mc3
Old Feb 07, 2009, 07:18 PM

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And please, I don't want to turn this in to a LPN/RN debate. I love my job. I love being an LPN. I know my scope of practice. I know I'm not an RN. But does that mean that I shouldn't get the same training to do the same job???
mc3
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Old Feb 07, 2009, 07:28 PM

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It would frost my cookies.

You have a union?
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Old Feb 07, 2009, 08:07 PM

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No, no union.
mc3
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Old Feb 07, 2009, 08:14 PM

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Sometimes it just bites.

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Old Feb 08, 2009, 04:53 AM

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perhaps they are planning to do lpns at another time?
never know
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Old Feb 08, 2009, 12:41 PM

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did they tell you RN's only? you should ask your boss what is going on with that. i'm sorry you feel slighted and i don't blame you.
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Old Feb 08, 2009, 01:24 PM

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I let my slights accumulate. When I have too many of them, I find another employer and start giving them more of my attention than the employer who is slighting me. I don't officially resign unless I'm leaving the area or really, really, really ticked off. The offending employer thinks I'm not available. I am not available; not available to them.
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