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Hello, Can anyone tell me if a school nurse (LVN) has to give vaccines to the students? Ever since the covid vaccine came out, my whole view on vaccines changed. After doing research, I am against the covid vaccine and now other vaccines as well. I am interested in applying for a school nurse position but I would not want to be expected to give vaccines to the kids. I would appreciate any feedback.

It is sad how greedy the healthcare field is. I am trying to plan my exit from it, and also thought about applying at Costco. I am trying to figure out where else I can work that will pay my bills and make me happy at the same time. Where are you working now?

Hello, Can anyone tell me what it is like working assisted living vs skilled nursing facility as an LVN? I have been at a SNF for 7 months and am sick of it. The expectations are very unrealistic and I am always stressed out and feel depressed because of my job. Based on people's experiences would you consider assisted living to be less crazy than working at a SNF?

Hi, Would anyone be willing to share their knowledge about what a LVN Case Manager does? I really want to get out of a skilled nursing facility and would like to consider being a Case Manager. Thank you!

Hello, I am a LVN thinking about entering hospice. Would anyone be able to help me out and let me know what a LVN hospice nurse does vs an RN hospice nurse? Also, would you consider hospice nursing less stressful than working at a LTC facility? How does scheduling typically work for hospice nurses? How much experience would you recommend before entering hospice? I currently have 7 months of experience as a LVN in LTC. Thank you!

Hi, I am considering home health or hospice nursing. I have been working LTC for 6 months and feel like the stress is just too much to handle some times. The stress is starting to drain my soul. Before every shift I get anxiety about the thought of how many patients I have to look after. I never thought nursing would be this stressful and draining. Is hospice LVN work less stressful and more fulfilling? Are you always on call as a hospice LVN? Anyone know if home health is steady and reliable, less stressful as well?

Hi, I am considering entering HH after working in a high stress LTC job and feeling burnt out. Before I go into HH I was wondering if the hours are stable? Does home health provide a stable enough income? I really want out of the long term care environment and thought maybe home health could be my exit. I am just concerned about stability...

Hello, I am curious about home health scheduling. Are you required to be on call all the time? Or can you set your schedule in advance for the week? I am really interested in entering HH but don't want to always be on call. I heard the scheduling is flexible.

I feel exactly the same way as you about taking this vaccine. I realllllly don't want to take it either. I work at a nursing home that is currently going through an outbreak and I have this nagging feeling that my employer will make it mandatory in order to work there. I am so worried and upset about this. We should have the right to choose what goes in our bodies just like the patients get to choose what goes in theirs. Why are the healthcare workers the ones who have to sacrifice their beliefs in order to have secure employment?! If I don't work I am going to be homeless and starving. I have a feeling it will become mandatory no matter where you work, health care or not. This is how the oligarchs gain total control over people. They don't give a crap about human life or the freedom to chose. This corona virus is being uses as a tactic to gain absolute control over what is left of human dignity and individual sovereignty. I am getting to the point where I might just refuse it and live in my car instead. It's not like there are alternative jobs out there that will pay my bills like my nursing job. Everything is closed down, it's like they purposely have set it up with nowhere else to turn but take the vax or starve. It feels like a concentration camp scenario.

Hello, I was wondering what are the least stressful LVN jobs? Also, what would it be like as an LVN working in a clinic? I would appreciate any feedback. Thank you!

I am curious about Home Health. I am a new LVN with 3.5 months experience. How much experience is recommended before entering HH? What does a HH LVN do vs. a HH RN? Is home health nursing less stressful than working in a skilled nursing facility?

You have not ruined your reputation. You did the right thing by getting out. It sounded like a toxic and dangerous environment. I would have quit too. You can leave that job off of your resume if you want. I left the one I quit off of my resume and have been hired at a different place. You don't have to disclose that job to future employers. If you do tell them about it, you can explain that you didn't get any training and you felt like your license was at risk. We have entered the nursing field during very chaotic times. A lot of new grads are having a difficult time adjusting and I have talked to a lot of nurses who have quit positions after a few weeks. It is a common thing in this field. I have been told by seasoned nurses that it took them 1-2 years until they felt comfortable. One nurse told me he quit his first 2 nursing jobs because he had too much anxiety and didn't go back to nursing until 1 year later. You're not alone. There are days where I seriously consider changing careers. But then I think about all the time and money invested into my nursing license and think I should stick it out. I am trying to stay positive and learn as much as I can in a skilled nursing facility and then plan to find something more chill.. Maybe home health, I heard you can make your own schedule and chart at home. Best of luck to you. I think it just takes time to feel comfortable and get the hang of it.

Hello, I have been a LVN for 3 months working in a SNF. I feel called to working with people with developmental disabilities but I am having a hard time finding out where to apply or where to even look for places that offer a position in this. Any advice on how to find group homes or companies that hire LVNs in California for this field? Are there certain websites that anyone could recommend for job searching this area? I would really appreciate any feedback. Thank you!

I would also love to find a career working with developmental disabilities. Did you end up finding a job in this specialty? If so, how did you find it? If you don't mind me asking. Thank you

I am a new nurse working at a SNF. I was wondering what other nurses do first if a resident has high BP or a resident has low BP?

You are not alone. I have anxiety too before work and sometimes I have social anxiety too. Some days worse than others. I am trying to be patient with myself. Take deep breaths. Tell yourself you are trying your best and that is what matters. Reading positive affirmations can help you get a lighter perspective on your day. You are an amazing nurse, you are helping children. That is a beautiful gift to share with the world. You are stronger than you think and you have a big heart. The world needs nurses like you. You deserve to be happy and you can be happy. Maybe consider part-time work if you are full-time to ease the stress. Some of my stress relievers that may help you as well are being outside with nature, exercising, eating healthy, playing with my dogs, drawing, deep breathing, yoga, essential oils like lavender, reading positive affirmations, and meditating. I will leave you with an affirmation, "I choose to live with courage. I do not allow others to intimidate me. I stand my ground. I never give up."

I know how you feel. I am pretty much in the same boat as you. I am a new nurse working at a SNF and didn't get much training either. I am having bad anxiety lately about it. I have already quit one job at a SNF after two weeks and now I am working at another one and not very happy with the environment. I used to work there as a CNA and the facility has gone down hill so much since I was a CNA there, I can't even believe it. They are always understaffed and the environment is depressing and stressful. I am about to switch to part-time because it is taking a toll on my mental health. I am also continuing my job search for a place with less beds. I know it's not easy being a new grad and entering this field during a pandemic. All staff is stressed and more rules and pressures are placed on us during these times. Try not to give up just yet. I have hope that the tides will eventually change for us after we get 6 months to a year of experience. Hang in there and know you are not alone. A lot of new grad nurses are feeling the same way.

I feel that way a lot. I am a new nurse and I am curious about home health. I would way rather have 1-6 patients vs 25 patients. I heard it is good to get experience before going into home health but I wonder how true that really is....?

I am 2 months in as a new LVN at a SNF and already want to either go part time or quit. I am afraid if I don't go down to 3 days a week I will have a mental breakdown or up and quit (which I can't even afford to quit). I already dread going in to work because it is so stressful and understaffed at times. Anyone else have to go part time because of stress? Is it common to be a new grad and already want to cut back on the amount of days I work?

I am a new LVN currently working in a SNF for 2 months. I applied for a school nurse position but I wonder if it is better to get more experience first? The SNF I work at is very stressful. I am also wondering how the stress of being a school nurse compares to the stress of working at a SNF? Any comments would be appreciated.

I feel the same way. I am a new LPN at LTC too and I feel so overwhelmed and discouraged most days. I find taking notes to be helpful so I can look back to them when something happens. I take forever too when passing meds. I'm going to try and stick it out for 6 months to a year and hopefully by then I can find my niche in nursing. I already feel burnt out by LTC because the amount of work assigned to one nurse is unrealistic and unsafe in my opinion. I didn't expect it to be so much either.

I am 2 months into nursing as a new LVN at a SNF and feeling pretty depressed lately about my career choice. I don't feel like I'm really making a difference in the patients' lives. I feel constantly rushed and overwhelmed and this is causing me anxiety. I get thrown a new admit without even being trained, etc.. Just passing out the meds is so draining and time consuming that I feel like I can't even focus on the individual patients and their actual needs. Work loads are extremely unrealistic, it's disheartening. I feel jaded and disillusioned about nursing already and I am only 2 months in. It's very sad to me to feel this way. I feel an overwhelming sadness about this lately. I feel like a robotic med-pusher who is in a frantic rush to get little tasks done. I don't even feel like this is helping anyone. I can't even believe what nursing facilities expect 1 nurse to complete in one shift. I can't take my time or I'll never go home. I feel sick about it lately. I don't know what to do, I don;t know what path to take anymore. I am lost and have been lost about my career choices my whole life. I am 35 and never feel like I have found what is right for me. Too much energy has already been invested and yet still not gratified. I don't know what would be the right path of nursing for me to make me happy, where I feel like I really am making a difference and not just rushing around all day stressed out of my mind. That helps no one.

I am a recent LVN graduate and got my first job at a long term care facility and ended up quitting after only 2 weeks! I quit because I didn't feel ready to be on the floor alone and I didn't feel like it was the right place for me. I felt like my license was at risk. I was supposed to have a longer orientation but they pulled a fast one on me and threw me out on the hardest station alone. It felt dangerous and extremely stressful. The orientation I had placed me around to different stations, which made it even harder. I was so overwhelmed and stressed that I had to quit without even putting in a 2 weeks notice. I am very disappointed and depressed that my first nursing job turned out this way. I am worried that this bad experience and me quitting will affect my future opportunities of getting hired. I have applied to a couple places but left this last job off of my resume because I was only there 2 weeks. I would appreciate any advice about how to address this bad experience with future employers. I don't have any family members or friends in the nursing field so any advice would help. Will the last job show up on a background check if I only worked there 2 weeks? Was it a bad idea of me to quit without a 2 weeks notice considering I was supposed to still be in orientation and was just thrown out on the floor? It was "at will" employment and in the employee handbook it stated that both the employee and employer are free at anytime, with or without notice and with or without cause, to end the employment relationship. I am really upset and stressed about all of this and worried about how it will affect my future opportunities. I hope I am just overthinking the whole thing and it won't be as bad as I am thinking. Any words of wisdom would be very much appreciated at this time.

Thank you for all the advice. I ended up leaving the position because I was thrown out onto the floor alone before my orientation was even finished. They did not even give me a heads up and not only that, they put me on the hardest station. Even the seasoned nurses there say it is the hardest station to be on. During my short training I was thrown around to different stations so I was not even comfortable or very familiar with the residents I ended up with. My supervisors didn't seem like they really cared all that much, they were too rushed and preoccupied with other things. I couldn't even find the DON to tell her how I was even feeling. I only lasted 2 days by myself and on both days I was faced with handling difficult situations I was not even trained in. When I would try to find help from another nurse they were too busy to show me what to do. When I would finally get some sort of help, it was always rushed and not clearly explained. I worked 10 hours yesterday with only one 30 min. break and I was still behind and didn't finish everything. Last night was my last straw. I have not felt so mentally unstable and drained due to a job. I do not want to lose my license because of poor training. I also don't want to unintentionally harm a resident because I am so stressed and poorly trained. It felt like a disaster waiting to happen. I just hope this isn't a common way of training nurses. I hope I can find a place with a small amount of beds or maybe even do home care. Wherever I end up I really hope it is better and provides me with good training. I hope my next job provides new nurses with inservices and brushing up on skills because this job sure didn't . I will try no to let this really bad experience as my first LVN job paint the picture of how it will be.

I am 7 days into my orientation at a nursing home and I am already questioning if this field was the right choice I made. School doesn't compare to the real thing and they don't prepare you for what is to come. I am really stressed about being on my own. I have only 4 more days left of orientation and I am really struggling to finish med passes on time, I am always way late finishing them. I am struggling to remember how to efficiently work the computer system and all the paper work and how to correctly do the charting and etc. I honestly didn't think it would be this hard and overwhelming. The other nurses seem to have it down great and they seem unfazed by the heavy work load. I stand out like a sore thumb and feel like the weakest link. The amount of residents given per nurse is unsafe. I am constantly rushing and that's still not enough, even though I am going as fast as I can. I really don't know what to do at this point. It's not like I can just switch careers after all the time and money put into school. I hate not being able to have enough time to really pay attention to the residents, if I take more than 30 sec or a minute to talk to them it would set me way back. I didn't think it would be like this. I can't see myself being worked this hard for the rest of my life and feeling like my license is at risk. I am already being told I am too slow and need to catch on quicker and I've already been lectured twice from the supervisor. The workload is unrealistic. I don't know if there are better options out there for a LVN to work or if most of the places are going to be this crazy and stressful, or if I should already go in a different direction.