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1. What does an LPN do in a physician's office?

   mamax3 replied to Lmomma's topic in Ambulatory

   As others have said, it depends on the office. At the clinic I work for now, the nurses also double as the scribe for the physician. We are in the room with the docs during every patient encounter and are basically transcribing the progress note on t...

2. Time to go??

   mamax3 replied to mamax3's topic in Med-Surg

   You hit it right on the head there. I'm not there for them and I really need to be. I've interviewed for the other job and gone in for my drug test and to sign for my background check. It is time to go. Thank you all for the kind words!

3. Time to go??

   mamax3 replied to mamax3's topic in Med-Surg

   The pay cut is not ideal but my hubby makes enough I think we'll be okay. I'm just miserable in this job and I don't think I can do it anymore.

4. Time to go??

   mamax3 posted a topic in Med-Surg

   I've been working as an LPN on nights for a little over a year now and I just got a clinic job offer. I'm toiling with the decision to leave or stay. I hate 12 hour shifts. I hate our ratios. I am tired of being responsible for 7-8 patients by myself...

5. Let's hear about your worst shift ever!

   mamax3 replied to mamax3's topic in General Nursing

   Thank you so much everybody for responding. It gives me hope. If you all have survived such bad situations and continue on as nurses, it gives me hope that I can get through my bad nights too.

6. Let's hear about your worst shift ever!

   mamax3 replied to mamax3's topic in General Nursing

   Bless you emtb2rn! I am so thankful people like you can work with peds. I know I am not cut out for it and I am grateful there are people that are.

7. Let's hear about your worst shift ever!

   mamax3 posted a topic in General Nursing

   I work nights on a MedSurg floor and recently had what I like to call the worse shift ever. We were short staffed for the night and had no manager on the floor. During this shift we had two patients code and pass away and they both had the same birth...

8. How do you survive LPN school with your sanity?

   mamax3 replied to mamax3's topic in LPN/LVN Students

   Thanks everybody! I do have my parents that help me quite a bit. I'm just struggling with time management and Med Surg is absolutely kicking my butt. I think my critical thinking needs some work!

9. How do you survive LPN school with your sanity?

   mamax3 posted a topic in LPN/LVN Students

   Hi everybody! I am halfway through an 11 month LPN program and I feel like I'm losing my mind. I'm a single mom of three kids. They are 4, 2 and a half and 13 months. I am havinh an extremely hard time balancing everything. I feel like my life right ...