DTC

I worked in the health insurance industry for 26 years before becoming an LPN at age 52. My child was grown and out on her own, I was divorced with no obligations and was able to sail through school. It requires alot of studing and out of the startin...

Trust me,,in my area,,,9 bucks is standard for most doctors offices, unless its a surgical clinic, then its more like 14. Hospitals, as I said, the 2 still hiring LPNs,,,10-12. LTC is where the money is,,,16-18 with shift diff, if LTC is something on...

Why Mars and Venus Collide: Improving Relationships by Understanding How Men and Women Cope Differently with Stress by John Gray, PhD. It's true,,I let it add stress to MY life until I finally accepted that men and women are DIFFERENT in most evey wa...

This is simply my opinion,,,,and not intended to seem degrading to either the LPN nor the RN: LPNs are vital to doctors offices, LTC, assisted living because RNs are not going to work at lesser paying jobs beneath their educational level. Alot ot RNs...

caliotter3,,,wow,,,,,,my situation is about the same as Medsport,,,one year on the job,,clinic setting,,no one said anything until I got my "First Warning" meeting where they basically said I didn't do anything right ecept show up on time each day, d...

Ahem,,,,,I consider my position "a real nursing job". Just because I don't work in an acute care setting doesn't mean I'm any less a nurse than those LPNs who who do work in those settings. That's the beauty of nursing, there is a niche' for everyone...

I graduated and went into LTC and hated it. I went to assisted living,,hated that. Hospital work didn't interest me. I had 26 years of office based experience and looked for an office setting. Got a great job at an ENT surgical clinic and LOVE IT! I...

Heck,,,I was 52 when I went to LPN school,,lol,,,I was one of two 52 year young women in our class and we both did very well. I was fat, used to a desk job and insecure,,lol,,but I put on foot in front of the other and passed my boards and am working...

Here in central Mississippi, a new grad LPN can make $18/per hr evenings at an assisted living facility or nursing home, $16 days, and $14/per hr in most good clinics. Those Doc-in-the-box corner after hours clinics pay $8-$11/per hr. Hospitals,,if i...

I feel your pain! I became and LPN at teh age of 52 and went through4 jobs(1 LTC;2 ASF and 1 addiction center) before discovering a great clinic position. It suits my business/computer skills background and I love the hours. Granted the pay is less ...

I couldnt have been more nervous if you had your foot in my back trying to push me out of an airplane at 40,000 feet with no parachute,,hahaha. Logically, I know its normal to be nervous as heck,,but emotionally I was not grasping the concept. Welcom...

White leather New Balance works for me. Having high arches, it can be hard to find comfy shoes but my feet or legs never feel fatigued. I"ve not worked anywhere where they allowed Crocs but I'll wear them to the pool or around the house. I used to wo...

:welcome: Congrats on your dedication to obtaining your LPN as a "non-traditional" student! I graduated LPN school at 52 and live in Mississippi and was morbidly obese. Getting a job was a breeze, but between hating the jobs and feeling like I was ...

Working ALF, I hear terms of endearment from our residents all the time. Doesn't bother me in the least. Being raised in Mississippi, it's a common thing and usually doesn't show disrespect. Like all things, I take them in context. I'm too old to swe...

*Welcome to nursing school* I feel your pain. Been there, done that, got the license to show for it. The one thing I had to keep reminding myself was,,,,Nursing School is the most important thing in my life right now. I can't be thinking about dating...

When I get super stressed out (which happens quite often) these are the calming things i repeat in my head and sometimes out loud!: LIFE is what happens when you're busy making plans. Nothing in life is constant but change. Life is NOT a wheel and I ...

WOW anonymurse,,,,,,,,you will never fully realize how desperately I needed to hear what you said. YES,,I was feeling the same way as the original poster. I"m 53 and have worked hard all my life and was good at what I did. Two jobs, about 13 years e...

shirleyjt2003,,, I got my information about the low pay scale from having been interviewed by the prospective employer, whom I doubt was 'feeding me' a bunch of crap. As I stated in my previous post, I've made between $16-$18-that includes diff ...

I forgot to mention,,,I saw an advert for an LPN job at a local clinic associated with one of the hospitals,,base pay,,,,,,$8.40!!!!!!!!!! While it's not all about the money,,deargawddddddd,,how is one supposed to survive on that? I suppose if one wa...

I graduated last May and have worked in the Jackson area,,3p-11p in LTC, ALF and an OP addiction facility and all of them paid $16 per hour. Too bad I havent found my 'niche' yet, so the money hasn't mattered,,I just want to find something I enjoy.

I worked ALF for one month. It was a wonderful facility, it just wanst't my calling. My normal 3-11 shift consisted of: Take report, count narcs, spend the next 2/12 hours pulling the whole shifts meds for 50 residents. If your lucky, you might have ...

Do home health care and hospice hire new grads? I know you cant answer for the whole industry,,just curious how many people went straight from school to hh/hospice. Thanks

Gosh,,,I really needed to hear what everyone had to say. I graduated March 06, passed boards April 06. Got my first job in LTC in August. Quit after one month. No doubt,,LTC is NOT my calling. So,,about 2 months later, I went to an OP Long Term addic...

I'm an LPN in an ALF,,,,but we don't check physician's orders against the MAR before a med pass.I work 3p-11p, have 58 residents and it takes me 2 hours to pull all the meds for everybody for the whole shift. We have a med room with a little drawers ...

I graduated from HCC as an LPN in March 2006 work for the South's premiere lifetime retirement community. Starting salary for 3p-11p was $18.00, including shift differiental. Good luck in finding your niche'.