Wshrock

I would like to lean of any RN school where I can go to to get my ASN,RN where the school is so easy for the students to learn what is needed to pass the state board. I have been an LPN for 25 years and have around 100 credits toward my RN. I would really like to finish and get my RN, So any of you'll out that knows of such a school Please email me @ [email protected] and let me know. I want to thank you in advance. Wayne Shrock, LPN

What I like about nursing? First of all, the nursing school I went to should never have been allowed to start. The first day of class as the 45 of us students were in the class room, the DON came in to welcome us to the school. Part way thro her welcome speech, she said that most of us would not graduate because we did not meet the requirements of being a nurse; one of the students asked what were the requirement, of being a nurse. With a very strict view, she said To be a nurse, you must be female, white, single, wealthy, and good looking.” A few days later she saw me in the hallway and said Wayne, why don't you drop out so we don't have to fail you out”. I told her You do what you can to fail me out, and I will do what I can to pass and we will see who wins”. Of the five of us that did pass the program, I was the only one who did not meet the requirement of being a nurse”. You see I am a married male who is not that good looking, not at all wealthy and up in years. Now, I can tell you that before the school year ended that DON was no longer employed by the school and most schools are not as horrible as the one I went to. So one may ask Why did I go through all the hell just to get my LPN?” One simple reason, I love to help others. I have been an LPN now for around 25 wonderful years. I have had the enjoyment of working in a lot of different areas in medical field, such as the Orthopedic rehab, ER, med/surg, LTC, Clinic, Outpatient Clinic, doctor's office, Urgent care center; Occupational health, Pain management clinic, Pediatric clinic, and an ER overflow, summer camp nurse, and Progressive care unit. So you see there are a lot of different areas to work in, Also over 15 of the great 25 years working as a traveling nurse and that is why I was able to work in so many different areas. Going back to the question, What do I actually like LOVE about nursing?” I really do love to help other get and feel the best they can. Most of the time, you meet the patient when they are not their best, they hurt, they have been in an accident, they are ready to have their first baby, they are up in years and don't have much time to live--all these people need the same thing, your love and understanding while providing physical help. I love being able to be there to assist them where they need help, to let them know that I have been trained to offer them the help they need and I am there with them. I look at each patient as my mother, father, brother, sister, son, or daughter, treat them like I would want them to be treated. I have very much enjoyed working with some of my coworkers, and because of them we were able to work through the problems. I choose to deal with my stress and there can be a lot of it, through my belief and love in my Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ. Just as other, have said, Nursing is like anything else--it is what you make it”. Go in with a positive attitude and do the best you can.” To me the real pay is the satisfaction of a job well done, the paycheck is just icing on the cake so I can pay the bills Yes the Nursing school can be very difficult and challenging, and I think mine was one of the worst, but I survived being one of the 5 out of the starting 45, so if I can do it so can you. I am almost 70 and still enjoying nursing.

Hi Dawn I was a traveling LPN for 10 years & loved almost all of it, , The most importient thing about traveling is, "the Recruiter" if you have a good one, you have it mail. I have worked for several companys, Favorite Nurses was one of the best, another one I worked for several years was Medical Express. but there is so much more to working as a traveling LPN then meets the eye. It took me 5 years just to learn how it works, what you can get & what you can't. I will tell you as a traveling LPN most of the opening are in LTC. IF you have a great Recruiter, then you can get into hospitals & work there which I think is so much better, but if you start working in LTC, it is almost impossible to get into hospitals. I didn't like it, but that is just the way it is.