FrustratedLPN

And the general public wants to know "why" or "how" there could possibly be any stress involved????? If the patient were in a hospital, the families certainly wouldn't be telling them how to do their job, would they? Yet, let them come to LTC, and ...

Only ONE of the many many reasons after 18 plus years as an LPN, I currently no longer work!! Having been on the "other side" as a "family member" when my Grandmother was in a LTC facility, I feel I have seen and understand from both sides of this i...

Just wanting to know if anyone else has experienced any of these issues. As an LPN of 16 yrs., and almost 60 years old, I find myself on the "outside, looking in" quite frequently. Needless to say, I'm the oldest floor nurse at the LTC facility wher...

Although I do realize it is illegal for an employer to discriminate with regard to age, I was curious as to whether any other nurses out there had faced issues with only new grads/young nurses as co-workers? Long story short, at 60 years of age, I do...

Hun, after reading your response to my thread.... "older nurses being phased out"... I"ve no doubt you're not only a caring, intelligent human being, but a grounded and terrific nurse. Trial by fire is what you're now experiencing, you'll come out be...

i sit here reading all the wonderful replies to my original post with tears streaming down my cheeks... thank you for the words of encouragement, hope, and spirit. although i'm moving from my hometown to accept another position, maybe a "fresh start...

There is a joke on the "Humor Forum" that aptly applies to this situation.. Capsulized it's something like this... Potential employee dies and is given the choice of Heaven or Hell.. First visit.. Heaven, nice, charming, peaceful, harp music. Nice bu...

Actually, it was a LTC facility where this occured, "for profit" I might add. HR goes to the graduating class and presents "employment opportunities". Over half of one graduating class was hired. Of course fewer than 6 of them remain, but considering...

Only 250lbs? Sorry, had to say it!!! I've worked corrections as well, small and large facilities. It's a different world, isn't it? You forgot to mention intakes, daily/weekly sick call. One thing I learned, NEVER EVER question the charges an in...

Amazing what "really" goes on behind the scenes at a lot of places isn't it? I was the senior nurse in much the same scenerio you described. Was replaced by new graduates for less pay.. No one seemed to mind that also means NO EXPERIENCE. You will ...

I just happened to come across this post, and wanted to respond. The first thing that "jumped" out at me in the post... was "any EASY LPN jobs out there?", followed by "I have zero tolerance for the smell of body waste", and ending with "any INTELLIG...

Amen and Amen.... I, to, could not imagine myself at the bedside of a dying patient (voluntarily). It truly is an honor to be there for the moment one passes from this realm to the next. I can remember in nursing school, most of the students wanted ...

You'll do fine. Just remember, any new job is tough. You have the basics, but the first couple of days feels as if you're in a foreign country, the med passes seem as though they'll never end... and you may even wonder if you really did go to nursi...

Thank you so much for this forum... as the wife of a prescription seeking husband, it's been two years of stress.. stress.... and more stress. Of course I have my own addictions *smoking, eating, and co-dependency*, so this will indeed be a tremendo...

Moving to the Winston-Salem/Davidson County area soon, and was wondering if anyone had any tips or suggestions for employment. I have sent resumes and applications to facilites on Monster.com, and various other online resources. I'm a 17yr. experien...

Thanks so much for the welcome and the information!! I have one interview set up for this Wednesday, 1/30. Keep your fingers crossed for me please! Hopefully, the move is planned for the weekend of the 2/1. Taking nothing but my uniforms, some je...

Thanks for the reply... I'm moving from Eastern Tennessee... and I'm seeing what you meant about the larger hospitals not hiring LPN's Ah, well I'll keep looking. Seems the agencies hire more LPN's than anyone, and I'm not opposed to doing some of ...

It really wouldn't surprise me if the DON did get a bonus for not using agency nurses... I've seen this happen more than once. The facility where I worked maintained the philosophy that "we have never nor will we ever use agency nurses, because we b...

So sorry to hear about your experience, but there will be another door that will open for you. Always remember, when one door closes, another opens. LTC is (unfortunately) where the highest salaries for LPN's are paid. Physician offices and hospitals...

How very true!!! As far as Administration... the adage "if I didn't see it, it didn't happen" is the motto they live.

Be thankful you're in a position to be able to retire!!! Good Luck to you and Congrats!. I'm 60, been an LPN for 17 years, and most recently lost my job because I forgot to give a patient's meds. This patient was asleep, had various problems with ...

Do you make walking rounds with the oncoming shifts? This possibly would have assured you that patients were either in their rooms or not. Insist on nurses coming on shift, and nurses going off shift check each patient briefly prior to clocking out...

Or... .how about nursing in a family planning clinic? Giving out birth control products and information and/or performing abortions might pose a dilemma with one's personal ethics.

Congrats!! It's a tough job.. having worked a 12hr. 7p to 7a for a couple of years. You'll be completely out of sync with the rest of the world.. lol. Some pluses on graveyard shift, hopefully you'll have a lot of residents sleeping..... no familie...

Havedirtwilltravel.... You're right on target with what you say. It's unbelieveable that the "powers that be" will SAY they want to make a difference... they SAY "tell us what needs improving"... they SAY, "you are the charge nurse, write those CNA'...