Mycherry05

I totally agree. You need management to back you up. It sounds like they are letting that family pound you into the ground. It's not right for them to allow you to be treated that way.Good Luck!:balloons:

I want to go back, but it never seems like the right time. If I did, I would still want to work the floor, not be a manager. I am mainly after the title.

I guess I am in the minority here(LOL) but even tho I like Psych, I would rec. the LTC job. You will get some psych patients, but you will make better money, 10-15 patients in LTC? That is awesome! I just came from a place where I had 30-35.You will ...

That is so true. Hospitals don't hire us, but there are plenty of other areas that do. I am making 25, and about 47,000 last year, and then I made 23.

I wouldn't think you would need it in a ALF, but I would definitely get the cert. In LTC, I use my IV skills a lot, although I have not put any IV's in. I just have the practice. I don't want to use my patients as my Guinea pigs.LOL BUt I am good wit...

This is Vanco Resistant Staphlococcus Aureus

I have always worked in nursing homes, but many are now rehab also. If you want experience, a rehab facility is the way to go. I work in a rehab facility on a vent/trach unit.

i just want to say i think it is never too late. i went to lpn school with a gal that was at least 65 years old. she got a night job right after school working at one of tacoma's hospitals. you'll regret it if you want it this badly and you don't do ...

Don't worry. Tell what you know. That's all you can do. If it was not reported, then that's all you have to contribute.Does the charge nurse know anything? Or is the CNA lying about having reported it?

This is more like what I am used to...Where I have worked in the past few years, or forever, I have always done assessments. BUT, I always feel like I am not good at it. I can't imagine having to have the RN check everything I do. I have worked in pl...

Hey! We have the same first name and title! Jennifer LPN(duelly licensed in Wa. and Or.)

WHY is he ONLY an EMT? ROTFL He has no room to talk.

wow - this is right on with my thoughts today. my....dear mother, guilty of the same thing "my daughter is a nurse, i mean she's just an lvn...but she's going to be getting her rn soon...." like she'd say this to anyone that listened. well, after bec...

BUT, why sould you have to say, but... to me, that sounds like you feel guilty that you are not an RN?

AMEN to that! I get the same thing, like an LPN is 2nd class. Like only RN's are worthwhile... In the nursing catalogs, I've noticed there are lots of things with RN on them, but not much with LPN. I chose to go for just the LPN, b/c I wasn't sure i...

When I took my LPN boards,I scored 1051 I think and in school I barely had the 80% to pass. I don't remember things well for tests. I passed the boards the first time. So, I bet you'll do fine.:yelclap::cheers::studyowl:

It's not those ones like Charting made Incredibly Easy is it?

I wanted to buy Danskos, but they are too narrow for my feet. :

Crocs are wonderful! I have problems with my feet if I wear just tennis shoes. I have new balance shoes, $130.00 , and they even hurt. My Crocs don't. I love them. I have navy and I had some purple.

It seems where I have worked in last year, everybody is in school for something. LOL Most are going for nursing or their higher degrees. Someday, I hope to go get my RN. I certainly don't think that the LPN program is a waste of time as someone said....

I am surprised at some of the things you can't do. I can't push IV meds, hang blood, but I can do the rest. Hospitals must be more strict than LTC?

Oh, c'mon Tweety! Stars never hurt anyone. They are not directed at anyone...

My heart goes out to you. I have been fired a few times, and it hurts. I recently lost a job in LTC. One I never dreamed I could lose. 2 weeks later I landed another job in another facility, but a much better, nicer one. Now I work on a vent/trach un...