Please help me LPN's or former LPN's...

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I need to have an interview done for an assignment. The LPN I had asked is working, in school for her ADN, and raising a family--I think she just must be too busy right now to call and take me up on have lunch one friday to get this interview done. Granted, there's still a couple of weeks left but since I'm working two twelves, in school, raising a family, and have clinicals and two tests the week this essay's due I'm starting to freak out a little that I can't get it done a little early. Please help me. Here are the nine questions I have to spin this essay from:

1. How long were you or have you been an LPN?

2. Where did you attend school?

3. Where did you or do you currently practice and in what area of nursing?

4. What seems to be the biggest difference in your role as an LPN compared to the RN's in your practice setting?

5. Have you thought about returning to school to further your education?

6. Are you now or have you ever been affiliated with any LPN associations or organizations?

7. Would you encourage anyone else to pursue a career as an LPN?

8. Do you feel if you left your current practice (as an LPN) that there would be opportunities in other areas for practice?

9. Do you hold or have you held a leadership position in your practice setting?

Thank you, thank you, thank you...for any input.

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1. How long were you or have you been an LPN?

I have been an LVN for 9 years.

2. Where did you attend school?

I attended school in San Francisco, CA.

3. Where did you or do you currently practice and in what area of nursing?

Im currently practicing in Maternal Child Health.

4. What seems to be the biggest difference in your role as an LPN compared to the RN's in your practice setting?

The biggest difference I see is that the LVNs assessment must be validated by the RN. The LVNs assess, teach, adminster meds and provide the same quality care but they are not allowed to hang IV abx or administer IV meds.

5. Have you thought about returning to school to further your education?

I thought about it and actually recently completed my RN degree.

6. Are you now or have you ever been affiliated with any LPN associations or organizations?

No.

7. Would you encourage anyone else to pursue a career as an LPN?

I would not encourage them to pursue a LVN, in my area they are phasing out LVNs so I would encourage them to go straight to an RN degree.

8. Do you feel if you left your current practice (as an LPN) that there would be opportunities in other areas for practice?

Maybe Skilled Nursing but not Acute Care.

9. Do you hold or have you held a leadership position in your practice setting?

No.

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I heard the homework drive-thru was closed this weekend. Sorry :o

But best of luck. Maybe someone will provide the answers, but I'm inclined to doubt it- the amount of homework "dropped off" here is amazing. Folks had to do their own essays (with the same or worse personal obligations)....not going to help you to do it for you :)

Hang in there:up:

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I heard the homework drive-thru was closed this weekend. Sorry :o

But best of luck. Maybe someone will provide the answers, but I'm inclined to doubt it- the amount of homework "dropped off" here is amazing. Folks had to do their own essays (with the same or worse personal obligations)....not going to help you to do it for you :)

Hang in there:up:

Kind of rude. The OP is only asking for help for her "homework" because this doesn't look like an assignment she can complete on her own. She is to interview an LPN. What better place than this awesome site. Not everyone is here is so quick to belittle the students for "dropping off" homework.

OP.....I'd love to help but I'm an RN and good luck in your education and future career.

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Specializes in ED/ICU/TELEMETRY/LTC.

1. How long were you or have you been an LPN? Was an LPN three years.

2. Where did you attend school? Community College

3. Where did you or do you currently practice and in what area of nursing? Geriatrics/ RN/ADON

4. What seems to be the biggest difference in your role as an LPN compared to the RN's in your practice setting? Staff Nurse vs. Administration

5. Have you thought about returning to school to further your education? Went back to school for RN. Has been enough for me.

6. Are you now or have you ever been affiliated with any LPN associations or organizations? No

7. Would you encourage anyone else to pursue a career as an LPN? I would advise at least ADN if you you have the time. LPNs have so much responsibility for so little respect.

8. Do you feel if you left your current practice (as an LPN) that there would be opportunities in other areas for practice? There are few

9. Do you hold or have you held a leadership position in your practice setting? ADON

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Specializes in LTC, Psych, Hospice.
i need to have an interview done for an assignment. the lpn i had asked is working, in school for her adn, and raising a family--i think she just must be too busy right now to call and take me up on have lunch one friday to get this interview done. granted, there's still a couple of weeks left but since i'm working two twelves, in school, raising a family, and have clinicals and two tests the week this essay's due i'm starting to freak out a little that i can't get it done a little early. please help me. here are the nine questions i have to spin this essay from:

1. how long were you or have you been an lpn? 15 years

2. where did you attend school? university of north dakota @ williston. now known as williston state college.

3. where did you or do you currently practice and in what area of nursing? hospice. my pts are in ltc.

4. what seems to be the biggest difference in your role as an lpn compared to the rn's in your practice setting? rn's do admits and supervisor visits w/ cna's.

5. have you thought about returning to school to further your education? currently in a bsn program.

6. are you now or have you ever been affiliated with any lpn associations or organizations? hospice & palliative nurses association.

7. would you encourage anyone else to pursue a career as an lpn? it's a good field. i reared 4 kids as a single parent on lpn wages.

8. do you feel if you left your current practice (as an lpn) that there would be opportunities in other areas for practice? ltc, treatment & corrections, hospitals. i don't plan to leave hospice, though.

9. do you hold or have you held a leadership position in your practice setting? adon @ two places. i stepped down @ my current job as adon to work part time and attend school. i'm also responsible for inservices for staff.

thank you, thank you, thank you...for any input.

you are welcome.

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Hi there! My name is Angelia Irizarry and I'm a practicing LPN in the state of PA. Instead of putting the questions here again, I'll answer them by number:

1. I've been an LPN for about 5 years now.

2. I attended the adult nursing program at our local Vo-Tech, York County School of Technology, as a full-time student.

3. My first job out of nursing school was at the local prison. I didn't want to work LTC. Plus as an agency CNA I had been making $17/hr and now everyone wanted to offer me only 14-15! Nope! The prison offered $17.75 to start. Stayed there long enough to get the experience needed to go agency. I now do pediatric homecare. It was cool because they trained me. I work with trachs, vents and G-tubes on a regular basis.

4. RNs that do staff work do the same thing I do, but they can hold higher administrative positions.

5. I did consider it, but the jury is still out.

6. No.

7. Absolutely and I have, but always get the "Oh I couldn't do that" response or folks think you have to be genius level intelligent for it. No, but you do need a lot of common sense and you need to be 'teachable'.

8. Sure there are. I have no interest in any others, this was my intended goal.

9. Just training others to do what I do. Other than that...no.

I hope this was helpful. Feel free to ask me anything else. I have no problem helping out a student, you have to start somewhere. Good luck!

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Specializes in Delivering Quality Patient Care :).

Just felt the need to chime in on this one.... To those of you who decided to help the OP with his/her questions, thanks alot!!! Whether it was homework or not, it was mighty kind to offer help, which I'm sure didn't take no more than 5 minutes of your time. To all of those who state that they don't/won't/shouldn't want to do homework assignments for others, I'm still thinking about it and I don't see how she/he could have answered the questions themselves:smokin:......

OP, good luck on your essay!!!!

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Specializes in LTC, Psych, Hospice.
Just felt the need to chime in on this one.... To those of you who decided to help the OP with his/her questions, thanks alot!!! Whether it was homework or not, it was mighty kind to offer help, which I'm sure didn't take no more than 5 minutes of your time. To all of those who state that they don't/won't/shouldn't want to do homework assignments for others, I'm still thinking about it and I don't see how she/he could have answered the questions themselves:smokin:......

OP, good luck on your essay!!!!

While I do believe it's better to do a face to face interview rather thank an online w/ a nameless, faceless, maybe not a nurse person. I did answer the questions. She stated she still has a couple of weeks, but wanted to get it out of the way. The ones I refuse to answer are the "I have a paper due in the morning" ones. :smokin:

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Specializes in LTC, office.

1. How long were you or have you been an LPN? 19 years

2. Where did you attend school? At a Technical College in Minnesota

3. Where did you or do you currently practice and in what area of nursing? Surgery department in an out-patient clinic for the last 12 years. Before that I spend seven years working in long term care.

4. What seems to be the biggest difference in your role as an LPN compared to the RN's in your practice setting? RN's are managers or work in departments such as oncology, GI, or Urgent care which require assessments and IV starts/sedation.

5. Have you thought about returning to school to further your education? Certainly, but I couldn't work in my current position as an RN and I very much like my job.

6. Are you now or have you ever been affiliated with any LPN associations or organizations? No

7. Would you encourage anyone else to pursue a career as an LPN? Yes

8. Do you feel if you left your current practice (as an LPN) that there would be opportunities in other areas for practice? LPN's jobs are plentiful in long term care and home care in the area. The area clinics are usually hiring too.

9. Do you hold or have you held a leadership position in your practice setting? No, and I don't want to.

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But how do you feel about putting personal information out there on the 'net?

One reply posts full name and location. Yikes!

Email/PM would be a far better way to do it.

And as Hospice pointed out, ANYONE could say they are an LPN and answer this.

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Angi465 I am from Pa too...I'm in the hacc RN program. First time I've seen anyone remotely close to where I live!

As for the homework posting....it is an assignment on interviewing a nurse...how are u supposed to do that without interviewing the nurse. She didn't ask u to write the essay for her....jeez....were u once a student????????

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