SarcasticLVN

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  1. I was fired today (I think??)

    I hate being disciplined in front of other people. The worst is when it's your coworkers. Plus it's not fair to the patients very unprofessional. Apply for somewhere else you deserve better.
  2. LVN jobs in West Los Angeles

    I agree.. Indeed.com has a lot of job postings. You need to create a resume using your clinical sites/hours as you experience. List them all like- Cather insertion, wound care, medication administration, gtube care etc. A lot of the nurses at my work...
  3. I cracked under pressure.

    I went to lvn school so i know your clinicals are a lot harder. I remember my first semester we did clinicals at a ltc facility and i told myself this will either make me or break me. I made it though! The 16 months I was in school I had no social li...
  4. Why do some people choose to help others in need?

    Since high school nursing is the only career choice I had in mind.. After 6 years in insurance and financial planning I decided to go back to school. It is not so much the pay for me because I was making a lot more before becoming a nurse. I chose it...
  5. Thanks for taking the time...

    That's really horrible that with her being a diabetic her feet were in such bad shape, but your beautiful what that person did for your mom. It's nice to read the positive stories :)
  6. Nursing school is hard and stressful and leaving early does sound appealing and is a nice little break for maybe one day- like the last day of the semester our instructors would let us a couple hours early. But everyday? Come on.. If for some reason ...
  7. I did a lot of my clinical rotations in ltc facilities and vowed never to work ltc once licensed. I took my first job offer at ltc facility because I felt blessed to even be considered cause I was a new grad. At this point I don't know if I could do ...
  8. Rough Day

    Those are the worst kind of days. It's especially hard when you float (I'm a floater) because you have to start fresh every shift when you haven't been to that unit in a week or a few days, things constantly changing. But all the good days make up fo...
  9. Choosing a new route, is this decision more practical??

    I did an accelerated lvn program because I had no credits from college and did not want to do 2 years of pre reqs and wait on a waiting list for the rn program that is at my local community college. I am now working as an lvn and doing some courses o...
  10. are there nurses who ACTUALLY care ?

    Shrug it off! If it doesn't effect your grade and you spoke to your teacher then just move on! I work with a nurse or two that would hang anyone out to dry to cover their butt. Are all nurses like this?? Heck no! I've been in a couple emergency situa...
  11. Was I at fault? the nurse embarrassed me in front of others.

    The only time I get mad at the cnas is if they are some where hey aren't suppose to be and call lights are going off.. Other than that if they are busy with a shower, getting residents up, etc I try to answer them as long as I'm not in the middle o...
  12. First LPN Job, 5 day orientation, 1:40+ patients...advice?

    I had a month of orientation.. A couple weeks of paperwork like helping with doctors orders and weekly charting and then the last two weeks I was on the floor with a co nurse which was like 5 ams and 4 pm shifts (I work am fulltime). By my 3rd week o...
  13. My first death

    In the last 6 months of working at my ltc facility I've had 2 deaths on my shift.. Both were patients that had been there for years and very close to everyone at work. I cried so hard, with the family, in the bathroom alone, with my cnas. I asked ano...
  14. Why nursing hits home.....

    Amazing post! I just took a quick walk down memory lane and I miss nursing school! I made some great friends, had some awesome instructors, and a lot of scary experiences that all helped me in one way or another to be the nurse I am today. I've seen ...
  15. Clinical awakening

    That's a beautiful story.. I know if I go into work with a negative attitude the shift is sometimes impacted by that, like more stress is added to everything because I started my day off like that, but then other days (like yours) a patient brings su...