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Please, please, please go for your RN first!!!! As a 38-year LPN, I can tell you the good money is in hospitals; and, they are not hiring LPN's. Many are coming out of LPN school and are unable to get jobs! Also, go on for your BSN. Our hospital has just made a rule of not hiring any ADN's. If you want to transfer to another department, you have 5 years to get your BSN. The sad thing is we have a nursing school (ADN) affiliated with the hospital and they won't even hire their new grads! It's all very sad. I, too, am back in school when I should be planning my retirement. Of course, this is Ohio; and, it may not be like this in other states. I would like to know what states are hiring LPN's; perhaps I could move there and forget all the stresses here where you don't know from one day or the next if you will be phased out altogether!

Now it will take me another 6 months to save for the next trip!

Just failed CPNE. Took a bp on an arm with a running iv of NS. We do this all the time in ER. Seemed pretty harsh to fail for that. Any comments?

I was sorry to hear that the brand new Atrium Hospital in Middletown has decided to lay off all of its LPN's. I hope this not true. This is one reason that I, after 35 years as a hospital LPN, am going back to school through EC. I hope to be done by summer of 2009. LPN's have gone through this before, 1986; and will continue to be ever fearful of job loss. I would encourage all LPN's to go on for their RN(if they so choose). For those of us who are the main breadwinners in our families, it seems almost essential. I do hope other hospitals in my area, especially mine, do not go the way of the Atrium. If anyone has heard of this happening in their area, please respond to this thread. And know that we're all in this together. And in my prayers.

Just heard 2 days ago that a hospital in my area has laid off all their LPN's. This is very scarey! I hope my hospital doesn't decide to do the same. I've been a long time and remember the last time our place did this. It was 1986. Of course after a while when they realized how much money they were paying for all RN's, they hired LPN's back.

come to beautiful Ohio! we have a shortage here and the hospitals in my area do hire new grads!

God bless you, Sue! Well done! And of course, Congratulations! Debbi

A big congrats to you!! I'm going thru EC myself and every now and then when I think about CPNE I get nauseated and nervous! I am taking NC 4 in a couple of weeks; but, I still get scared! I'm so glad you passed!:ancong!:

Ohio Gal ,let me know if you hear anything else about OBN not excepting EC. I only have 3 tests to go and clinicals to get done! I know I had a nurse manager that thought poorly of EC grads. She openly made them feel inferior to a traditional grad.:angryfire I'm from south of Dayton and I hope I get finished in time, too! Good luck to you!

The visitors hang around the door like flies and as soon as it opens, several run back! We can't stop the "customers" either at my ER. You can't win!!!:selfbonk:

yes, I would work. Having no children at home now makes a definite difference. I would go to care for anyone affected ,especially children. I eould go so that others with children won't have to.

It seems to me that most managers have this same problem. I was also surprised that the "can't tell you WHO complained; but, I can tell you how many. No names, dates, times, etc." Also, the great evaluation suddenly turning into a bad one: I've heard this so often. Is it something managers are taught in leadership classes sponsered by the hospital they work at? Keep the employees down!:angryfire

I live in Ohio and there's not a workshop close to me. I think I'm going to invest in Lynn's material and I will definitely watch for info on Rob's material. I personally am scared to death to even think about CPNE. It is my sincere hope that the instructors want you to pass!

Believe in miracles!

After many years in the ER have seen: Vibrators in several orifaces, Rectums containing soda bottles that had to be surgically removed, elbow pipes that were reported to have been "kicked" into a rectum by an unknown assailant, rectal zucinni, bedposts in rectums; and the best was the poor fellow with the vibrator in his rectum that when removed by the surgical resident caused the patient to have a grand mal seizure! Now that's some vibrating action!:chuckle

We see this all the time in ER. We have Patient Advocates that round on patients to see if they are getting "proper' care. When some patient or family member becomes verbally abusive, the Advocate gives them a gift: gas cards, free meal tickets; to smooth things over. Management says we have a zero tolerance for abuse of the nursing staff! What a laugh! Blame it all on Press-Ganey!!!!!:selfbonk:

Just last week I was working in prep and had a nurse daughter actually push me aside to pat her mother's hand to "get a vein up for you; she's a very hard stick.":icon_roll

I live in Ohio. Is there a workshop near here or should I invest in the DVD materials available from her? Thanks for any advise you can give me. And good luck to all who are taking it this month!!!

Oh my!!! Is Press-Gainey everywhere???

Hi Ginger! I'm going through EC and I'll be 58 in May! Hope I live long enough to get finished!:chuckle I hope to work on my BSN just to make our managers crazy!!!!!

I think they are a hinderance. The only folks that appreciate giving the nurses more paperwork is management. Management sees that "approved by JACHO" as a medal; they aren't the ones carrying it out and taking away from the patients. I so miss the days when we could actually spend time with our patients doing teaching and just finding out about them. I recall as a student actually playing cards with an elderly woman. I learned so much about her and how she was coping with her illness. We just don't have time anymore with all the added JACHO paperwork.

In the past our hospital encouraged nurses who were assaulted to not press charges! This has changed; and I assure you that our CNM has stated that we have a NO VIOLENCE TOLERATED policy. We are to filed charges if we are assaulted by a patient or a visitor.

I couldn't agree more! The MD should have known what was going on with HER patient! We ALL take risks working in the medical profession. As an ER nurse for over 35 years, you never know what's coming through the door at any time. You just use universal precautions and pray for the best.

I was a telephone operator prior to being a nurse! This has only helped me when an ER patient wants a cab. I can still recall the phone numbers for all the cab services!!!

I am currently a student at EC. I am studying for NC 3. Is the exam as difficult as all the material to get through? I loved Maternity nursing as an LPN student but ended up an ER nurse for the last 35 years. There is certainly lots of material to cover but I am really interested in it!!! I hope I do well on the exam. Does anyone have any pointers? I would really appreciate any help I can get. Passed NC 1 with a "B". Thanks so much!!