You can do it, I been in your shoes. I worked full time, had a 1 year old, and 2 other in elementary school and my exhusband and I was going back and forth to court for child custody and CPS was involved. And I was in nursing school full time taking ...
jwhite502 replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in General Nursing
I'm so happy and blessed that I was able to find a job outside of LTC. I make 50 cent more on the hour sitting on my butt pre loading patient hx into the EHR system for the hospital. I been a LPN for 6 years now and LTC is all I know and I felt stuck...
I hope u didn't take the ltc job. I been working in ltc for 5 years, i love the elderly ppl, but working there sucks. Stay in the hospital. You learn more, plus if you go back to school, when you get out, you will have a job.
jwhite502 replied to Blackcat99's topic in Geriatric
I'm so tired of LTC. You nurse 20 residents and get paid 17 dollars a hour. I been a LPN for 5 1/2 years and I worked in 5 different nursing homes. You can't grow in nursing homes as a nurse. Administration in nursing homes is not trying to help you ...