mejajo02

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1. Starting ecpi in Raleigh

   mejajo02 replied to future lpn16's topic in North Carolina

   I graduated from ecpi in 2012. If I could do it all over, I would have went to a community college. The credits will not transfer and if you want to bridge later to the RN, you have to take all of the prereqs over again. Also its so expensive you wi...

2. LPN at a Crossroads

   mejajo02 replied to mejajo02's topic in LPN/LVN

   Wow that's amazing! I guess it all comes down to how bad do you want it. My current job is definitely becoming a detriment to me furthering my education. They won't budge on my hours, there is no leeway. In my area hospitals no longer hire LPN's we...

3. LPN at a Crossroads

   mejajo02 replied to mejajo02's topic in LPN/LVN

   I've always been interested in women's health (especially obstetrics) and I do like the outpatient setting, but the hospital system I work for only hires bsn nurses. Its getting harder and harder to get a job with an adn here. It would literally ta...

4. LPN at a Crossroads

   mejajo02 posted a topic in LPN/LVN

   I've been an LPN for five years. I have worked LTC, psych, home care, private duty, assisted living you name it!!! I've never really found my niche in nursing but for the past two years I've been working in clinics first a Primary care office and cur...

5. How to Escape LTC

   mejajo02 posted a topic in LPN/LVN

   It took me years to finally finish getting my LPN training due to life circumstances. I thought once I got to be a nurse everything would just fall into place, but it has been a complete disappointment and a nightmare. I must escape LTC. It is draini...

6. LTC: 3 Strikes I'm OUT???

   mejajo02 posted a topic in LPN/LVN

   Its been One year after getting my lpn license and I am so unhappy. I worked in psych for about 6 months and just grew tired of the constant violence and backstabbing of upper management, so i decided to give LTC a try. I was a cna in geriatrics for ...

7. Misled In Job Interview... Advice Please!!!

   mejajo02 replied to mejajo02's topic in LPN/LVN

   The facility has other openings in home care do you think it would be even worth it to speak with HR to consider me for any of these.. or to speak with them about what has happened. I just feel that speaking to the DON again at this point is no use.....

8. Misled In Job Interview... Advice Please!!!

   mejajo02 replied to mejajo02's topic in LPN/LVN

   Its very disheartening and unfortunate, that a DON would lie like that, as nurses at the end of the day its about your patients. Wouldn't you want someone who felt comfortable with that amount of patients and to be honest about what that job applican...

9. Misled In Job Interview... Advice Please!!!

   mejajo02 replied to mejajo02's topic in LPN/LVN

   Well i talked to the DON and she was completely misunderstanding... she said that "every unit is the same" ??? What are you talking about 11 patients, versues 25 plus with higher acuity, she spoke to me in a matter a fact tone and said i should be ab...

10. Misled In Job Interview... Advice Please!!!

    mejajo02 posted a topic in LPN/LVN

    I have been an Lpn for about 6 months, i worked in a psych facilty for teens and after getting injured many time, I figured it just wasn't for me. I worked geriatrics alot when i was a cna for 6years. So i took a job about 2 weeks ago at a local "up...