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  1. Should I try LPN school?

    lindseylpn replied to chelseyelise7's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    You could get your LPN first and then do a 2nd degree LPN to BSN program while working as an LPN. Where I live in Tennessee LPNs work in ltc, group homes, home health/private duty, clinics, flu...

  2. Embarrassed to even post this.

    lindseylpn replied to NoWomanNoCry's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    I'm terrible at math too but, I made it through. :-) at my school they gave tutoring and let us take every test twice and then they'd pick the best grade. The teachers taught us in a way too that...

  3. A Day In the Life of a LPN

    lindseylpn replied to DrkCocoMurse215's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I work in a residential group home. I have 3 patients/clients that I take care of in their home. I partner with a dsp (direct support professional), like a cna but they aren't licensed, some have med...

  4. LPN Tn Tech?

    lindseylpn replied to jann67's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    I attended in Morristown :-) Good

  5. I hate it

    lindseylpn replied to Bigmaine33's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    That 1 year experience is crucial too, a lot of places won't hire anyone without

  6. I hate it

    lindseylpn replied to Bigmaine33's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Pretty much anywhere you work as a new nurse will be overwhelming. I think I came home and cried several times a week for the 1st 3 months as a new nurse. It does get easier though. Maybe give it some...

  7. Oldest in cohort...feeling out of place

    lindseylpn replied to melc0305's topic in General Students

    I graduated with a woman who was 65, she graduated top of the class too

  8. Is this what nursing is? 30:1 patients with quality of care seems to be impossible.

    lindseylpn replied to bina78's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I'm sorry to say but, that's fairly typical. I don't think you should've been put on the floor by yourself that soon but, the workload seems normal. When I worked ltc we had between 25-55 patients. 25...

  9. LPN w/ BS-pre health but not BSN.. Please help

    lindseylpn replied to Leisenberg's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    You could do a 2nd degree LPN to BSN

  10. Non-Scrub Uniform Option

    lindseylpn replied to Tozz's topic in Men in Nursing

    Oh the joys of working night shift in a group home, we have no dress code. I usually work in sweats or shorts and a tee shirt

  11. **** hits the fan right before school starts, naturally.

    lindseylpn replied to granolatrees's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    Nursing school seems to be the best time for "crap" to happen... A month or 2 into nursing school my long term bf/fiance left me and I had to move back in with my parents because, I couldn't afford to...

  12. Every Mom, Dad, Sis, Uncle Believes They Know Better Than The Nurse...

    lindseylpn replied to Joe V's topic in Nursing Humor

    My mil is like this and you can't argue with her either, she knows it all. She's told me that her grandkids are allergic to Benadryl because it makes them sleepy, Motrin because it makes them hyper...

  13. New Grad RN in Skilled Nursing/Rehab...5 days orientation?

    lindseylpn replied to ISeeYouNurse13's topic in General Nursing

    I started out in ltc with 5 days orientation and between 25-55 patients. 25 in the skilled unit, 30ish in the lockdown unit and 55 (eek) in the non skilled unit. I'll be overwhelming for a while but,...

  14. Have you ever really heard a doctor say this?

    lindseylpn replied to monkeybug's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Another infertility patient here too. I've never been told flat out I couldn't get pregnant but, I've been told I may never get pregnant without assistance. I have heard women say in infertility...

  15. Question from a third shift nurse....

    lindseylpn replied to BrandonLPN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I haven't worked ltc in a long time but, I totally understand. I'm not sure how many residents our cnas got up in the mornings but, It was a lot. We also had a shower team come in at 5a too. They...

  16. OMG! *I* cannot pronounce death but a paramedic can????

    lindseylpn replied to nervousnurse's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    It probably is a state thing. I remember that the facility got in a little trouble one time by the state because, a dr gave an order over the phone for the RN to pronounce a full code patient instead...

  17. Call Ins. Again

    lindseylpn replied to Mikeinhouston's topic in General Nursing

    Where I work now we have an on call staffing coordinator and she gets paged for call ins and starts looking for a replacement. When I worked in ltc when a cna or nurse called in we were supposed to...

  18. OMG! *I* cannot pronounce death but a paramedic can????

    lindseylpn replied to nervousnurse's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    When I was in ltc any full code had to be sent to the er and pronounced by a dr, dnrs could be pronounced by an rn and then sent straight to the mortuary. If there wasn't an rn on duty then the...

  19. Dealing with toxic boss

    lindseylpn replied to texasmum's topic in Health, Stress Management

    I had a job once with a boss like this, she was an office manager at a clinic I worked at. When I started working there the other nurses wanted me that she hated nurses and to watch my back because...

  20. Sick employees in the workplace

    lindseylpn replied to KDSkyy44's topic in General Nursing

    We technically don't have an attendance policy where I work. We have people that have called into work once or twice a week for years and get away with it but, it seems that when one of us that never...

  21. What do you think of 12 hour shifts?

    lindseylpn replied to Joe V's topic in Nursing Humor

  22. What do you think of 12 hour shifts?

    lindseylpn replied to Joe V's topic in Nursing Humor

    I love my 12s. All i do on my work days is sleep and work but, I live having 3-4 days off in a

  23. What do you do when Work calls on your day off?

    lindseylpn replied to Joe V's topic in Nursing Humor

    Yep, she answered the door and went to work. They didn't actually need her till that night either. It made me feel bad too because, it was me they were trying to find coverage for, I was sick. There...

  24. registering for LVN program

    lindseylpn replied to Channell139's topic in LPN, LVN Students

  25. registering for LVN program

    lindseylpn replied to Channell139's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    I was 21 when I graduated nursing school, I did cna at 19 and lpn from