LPN2long

After 31 yrs, I'm ready to leave it to the more young and robust. hehehe

In my many years of nursing, I have seen the best and worst of all levels of the medical team. I truly believe that good nursing comes from the heart so all of us should work as a team. Each of us has a valuable role to play and each is equally important to the success of the team. There should be no jealousy or fault finding. Some people are just better (by nature and experience and education) at certain things and those things should be acknowledged and used for the best of the working environment. When I was younger, I was the med nurse when the charge nurse was working but on her time off, I was med nurse AND charge nurse. Go figure. But I did my jobs well and without complaint because I loved what I was doing. It is unfortunate for the many RNs working in hospitals today that don't have the extra hands of an LPN to help them out. I do think it would be beneficial if the scope of practice was reevaluated and more responsibilites given to qualified LPNs to relieve some of the pressures on the RNs in charge. Just my humble opinion and I hope I didn't offend anyone.