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I've been an LPN for almost 2 years with about year and a half experience in LTC. I'm interested in alternative jobs such as OHN. Are LPNs qualified to work in this area? I really don't want to go...

I'm considering moving from Wisconsin to my home town of Indy, in part bacause of hiring freezes in my current town. What's the climate like in the Indianapolis nursing job circles? I'm wanting...

Sounds like things are pretty rough blondieNH. I applaud your tenacity in a difficult situation, I couldn't do it. I'd like to share a different perspective, and please don't read any criticism into...

"plan to apply several months in advance of your move." Does this mean no address is required in the new state? Surely establishing residency is required. I'm thinking of moving from Wisconsin to...

As a male LPN, I'm sick of pts and families asking if I'm going on to become a doctor!

LPN2005 must live in southern Wisconsin where there is a greater population base. I live in the northern third of Wisconsin where starting wages for LPNs are from $15-$18. Only after working your way...

Cool! Another forum to join!! Thanks!

No. I have found nursing school didn't prepare me for the reality of the field. Many 20+ yr veterans of nursing also have told me they wouldn't enter the current climate of nursing.

Med errors still are the responsibility of the person passing the med, regardless of the condition of the environment. That's what makes nursing such a difficult field. The nurse/tech always takes...

Being an INFP is the primary reason I'm doubting floor nursing is for me. I dislike conflict, interruptions, delays, confusing orders, chaos, you name it we've all experienced it. What has kept me in...

Don't let the term "health care" fool you. Any facility is first and foremost a business and in business the dollar rules regardless if the entity is "non-profit". The most expensive aspect of any...

Angelfire, Find a different church. Don't lose faith because of one church's misinterpretations. The bible also says "husbands, submit to your wives".

Thanks, I'll check out that link. At the rehab facility, one of the things that fried me was the library of manual charting that had to be done in multiple charts in a very short period of time. Even...

I've been an LPN for about a year and a half working in a LT rehab facility and currently assisted living. I'm getting very fed up with the so called "shortage" of staff. I know this topic has been...