mikey375

Miserable is a very strong word, "stress", however, is the word most of us nurses use at our work. Although I am just an LVN and only been one for 2 years now, I do alot at my job. I went straight into psych nursing when I graduated LVN school, I actually love it. I did take a 7 month break to get some experience in Med/ Surg and I love that too. My heart is with helping the mentally ill, forensic patients. I do get stressed out because some of the patients want alot of attention and reassurance. I have never been miserable at being a nurse. The funny thing is that I use to work on computers after waisting 2 years in college for that profession. Thats where I was miserable, working on them dang computers. For me, being a nurse is the best thing that has ever happened to me. I see the same patients everyday and most of them stay at the state hospital for a long time. Atleast I know who I am dealing with on a daily basis. If you are miserable being a nurse, then go find something that your heart is set on. I know being a nurse, you make good money, dont do it for the money, do it for the love of the profession. I know alot of nurses who do it for the money and could care less about their patients and to me that is unethical. My theory is "Don't be miserable with your profession, be happy and enjoy it!" Their is my 2 cents worth. Tx Psych Nurse

When I went though the LVN program,here in my home town of Kerrville, Tx, I was told by the director of nursing here that school prepares you for your NCLEX. You are not a nurse until you get your License and train on the floor as a nurse. The program I went through was a fast track 1 year LVN school. Let me tell you, it was hard for me and I was in the medical field while in the Navy. To get back to the subject; most programs that I have called upon said that there school was to preprare you for the NCLEX, LVN or RN.:monkeydance:

I am from Tx going to LVN school and graduating in Feb of 2006. I'm also a veteran who qualifies for the Texas Hazelwood Act. What I need to know is what public schools that will give me most of my prereqs online? I know i cant take Chemistry or Microbiology online cause u have to take a Lab with them. i have been looking ino UTSA here in texas, they have a good LVN bridge to BSN.