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I've been working as an LPN at the same office for about 3 years. It's a stable, 9-5 job, no weekends or holidays. However, I've been thinking about going back to school by completing an LPN to BSN program through work. It would take me roughly 3-4 y...

Hey, fellow nurses! ? Just out of curiosity, is nursing your passion? If not, what is your passion and how do incorporate it into your career?

So, I work in a facility where two things have recently happened. I know policies differ from place to place and state to state, but I'm curious what you guys think. 1. Someone called off on a Friday before the holiday weekend. The facility takes 8 ...

True. A lot of coworkers have been questioning this. I feel like they should at least provide a break room to put purses, coats, lunches, etc. Someone even attempted to contact HR about it, spoke with someone briefly, and then was supposed to have a ...

Makes sense as well. It's probably not a bad idea to look into it. It sounds like it could be a normal policy for some places, but I'd rather be 100% certain for my own sake than take everything management says as accurate.

Okay, this makes sense. I've never called off the day before or after a holiday, so I wasn't sure how it worked. When I was told this, I was just like, Do other facilities have this policy too? I've always been one to question things like this, espec...

We have PTO, in addition to sick time, etc. In order to use sick time, however, we have to blow through all of our PTO first. It kind of sucks, but at the same time, there's no limit to how much PTO you can accrue. But I think they like to make thing...

That makes sense. We use PTO as "holiday pay." We are a doctor's office, so we're closed or do half days on most holidays. They take 8 hours of PTO to make up for having the holiday off. It sounds like since this person called off the day before the ...

Makes sense. In your facility, do they still take the PTO for both days, even if you forfeit the holiday pay d/t a call off?

I get them taking PTO for a call off; that's to be expected and is completely reasonable. From what I gathered, if it was any other day, we would be paid for it via PTO. But in the case of a call off the day before or after a holiday, I was told they...

Hello! I'm new here, so hopefully I'm putting this under the correct section ? So, I've been an LPN since 2016. I currently work in a doctor's office setting, treating pain management patients. I have the opportunity to further my degree through an L...