Bundles of Joy

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Pursuing BSN

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  1. Agency LPNs doing IV Push

    As a LPN, I am IV certified which qualifies me to monitor IV therapy, hang IV bags and do IV flush but I cannot start a IV here in CT. When I lived in IL state regulations in some cases, leave it up to the facility if they wanted an LPN to start a IV...
  2. there's evil on that unit

    I've worked for a nursing agency for 5 years now. Sometimes I meet nurses that give me a lot of attitude because I am with a agency, so what, it's their problem not yours and it's not personal. I'm sure that they most likely treat everyone with the s...
  3. Is Hospice a higher calling?

    I worked as a Hospice nurse for 5 years and had to leave. It is a very tough field to keep a emotional balance for yourself. I remained frustrated, agitiated and depressed. Other RN's that I worked with felt more "in-tuned" with the patients but cons...
  4. Burnt out or fed up!

    It's hard to give a care in LTC facilities when the CNA's run the show, and all they give you is a hard time and a lot of attitude. It's very discouraging to deal with. I hear how you feel, I became burnt out 2 years ago, left the LTC field and never...
  5. Comparing Wages in the OR setting

    I can't believe the salaries that I am seeing. I am from Chicago, lived there for 30 years and relocated to Connecticut. I am a LPN making $28.00/hr working with the pool. I am going for my BSN this fall and a agency wants to start me at $42.00/hr fo...
  6. getting out of nursing?

    Yes I have considered and considered the thought. I feel that I am just gluttoning for abuse.
  7. Nurses rat on nurses

    You're right FLYNURSE. Shamful to say, I am one of those nurses that shrugs off the new grads. It is not personal half of the time, it is becase I have a tight schedule to keep in order to be ready to clock out and give report on time. I hear your p...
  8. Nurses rat on nurses

    This is a very sensitive area for me. I would not cross that line. I would rather go to my fellow nurse and correct the problem well before going outside the situation. BE CAREFUL...
  9. ? about Excelsior

    Hello Everyone, I think everyone experience is individual. I am a LPN also enrolled in the Excelsior Program and I have experience of an RN because in Illinois (my home town) LPN's are trained on an RN level also, LPN/RN work side-by-side, there have...
  10. is anyone else experiencing this?

    I've experienced the same. I had to find a facility and work per diem to still keep the my hours I needed and to make sure that I was still working. I found out that the people in charge of scheduling at the agency that I am with, kept their "favorit...