pleeaustin1842

I was offered the job but I just could not accept due to the salary. It is serious pay cut. I stressed on it for five days. I am very upset about it. I will have to wait until I finish my RN in order to even get near a unit in a hospital.

Thank you. The inteview went great but they had already given the shift I wanted to someone else. Well i will be willing to work as a resource nurse. Considerably more money but no benefits. I had a terrible day in the ltc facility but just the idea of having the interview made it great. I hope they will consider me for resource until something else opens up. I really feel that is where I belong.

Thank you for your post. I worked in an outpatient clinic for the severly mentally ill for two years as a secretary and was in school working on a business degreeand one of the nurses encouraged me to go to for my lpn. I truly enjoy this population and would feel very fortunate and that I had done a service when I would leave for the evening. Unfortunately I had to transfer to another department in order to get the hours in order to complete the lpn program. I will be interviewing for an lpn position in the same hospital tomorrow. I am soooo excited. I have been working in ltc on a skilled unit for the past year. Even though I have not done patient care for this population it was my goal since I started considereing nursing school. Please cross your fingers for me.

I have visited this site for the last couple of years during LPN school. It has been a great help. I graduated in December and started at a LTC that was my first choice one week after passing NCLEX. I got the shift and wage I wanted. I oriented for ten shifts but even that was not enough. Weetziebat's post sounded like a twelve hour shift on my unit. I used to wonder why the other nurses did not not want to work on my station. I know now. But even after a day of chasing down my Alzheimer's patients who are trying to go home (the way home last left her with two black eyes) Patients wandering into other's rooms, hunting down my brittle diabetic(who is in her roommates Peeps) I LOVE my station. The hellos in the mornings and waves and hugs when I go home. The thanks from the family who know that they are being difficult but that is their Mom. And the I love you from the patient no one else will deal with(she reminds me of one of my great great aunts) makes going to the mad house worth it. As the other posters said try to be organized, recognize that something is bound to happen that will throw your organization out the window. Treat all staff CNA, housekeeping, laundry with the respect they deserve they will be infinite help in learning about you patients and placating family. And just enjoy your shift. Rember you are there to help and comfort them.