nursienurse18

Just wondering, in general, does anyone else here have any issues at their work or in their community as not being recognized as a "real nurse". It is starting to bother me to no end. "Are you a nurse or an LPN?" they said. When are you going back to...

You do not need the nursing home as experienc3z you just need a certain number of practice hours to qualify for bridging from LPN-RN. If you hate the nursing home, find something else to make up the hours!

I myself made an error like this one working on a medicine floor. I reported it to the nurse in charge, the GP on call wrote a one time order for the med. I monitored vitals and was honest to the incoming nurse for night shift. I did however document...