nurse_girl_LPN

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1. What is your current LPN salary

   nurse_girl_LPN replied to Vicky Laursen's topic in LPN/LVN

   I live in Colorado, BTW

2. What is your current LPN salary

   nurse_girl_LPN replied to Vicky Laursen's topic in LPN/LVN

   I make 23.75/hr, but I will be getting a raise pretty soon, probably to 25.00/hr. I get pretty good bene's too :)

3. How many hours per week (avg) do you work these days?

   nurse_girl_LPN replied to Brian's topic in Rock

   I usually work 13-14 hours a day, x3 days. I almost always get a text from my DON on my days off, "Can you come in and work tomorrow from 6-6?". If I wanted to, I could probably work 6-7 days a week, not kidding. I work in skilled physical rehab. Oth...

4. Motivation needed to get through Excelsior RN program

   nurse_girl_LPN replied to dianneger's topic in Excelsior

   Hi everyone! I just went to the seminar for excelsior, and of course came here to see if others recommend it and such. I'm thinking I will move forward with it. I am currently enrolled in the LPN to BSN at UofP, but boy is it pricey and takes a LONG ...

5. LTC Nurse: Patient Ratios

   nurse_girl_LPN replied to ringaring's topic in Activism

   Very good point, TheCommuter, and that validates my concerns. I worked for one month at an LTC where I had 38 patients!! I couldn't believe it. I left after 30 days. I didn't care what they were paying me, that was AWFUL working conditions.

6. LTC Nurse: Patient Ratios

   nurse_girl_LPN replied to ringaring's topic in Activism

   I have been concerned with this as well, in regards to nurse patient ratios. I have worked in the medical field for 10 years, but only as a nurse for 1 year. I currently work in a skilled rehab facility with a high acuity. We take patient's from hosp...