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  1. Commute for Job I would love, or less travel to Job I don't like

    lindseylpn replied to countrygalrn's topic in Nursing Career

    I commute 50 mins for work and it doesn't bother me, I've done it for 7 years. I work night shift and work 12s. I worked 14s in the past and dreaded the drive home then, if I got sleepy I would roll...

  2. Group Home CNA

    lindseylpn replied to t2091's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I'm an lpn in a group home and I love it. It's a lot less stressful than ltc & more rewarding. I work with a dsp-direct support professional (basically a cna, they are called different things in...

  3. Any nurses here who work as a float nurse in a clinic/clinics?

    lindseylpn replied to LTCNS's topic in Ambulatory Care, Clinic

    I've worked as "kind of" a float nurse before and for me it was not an enjoyable experience. I worked for a large practice and worked 3 days a week in one town and 2 days in another town and float as...

  4. A father, daughter & a dog

    lindseylpn replied to GitanoRN's topic in Spirituality, Religion

    I read this with 2 dogs in my lap and tears in my

  5. Leave you family for nursing??

    lindseylpn replied to litebrightgirl's topic in Nursing Career

    When I was in LPN school I had 2 classmates that did this. I'm in Tennessee and one woman came from a state in the northeast, schools in her state had 3+ years waiting list and cost 3 times as much...

  6. How do you handle the everyday stress of a nurse?

    lindseylpn replied to Bugs20091's topic in Health, Stress Management

    Someone once told me this "Leave it at the door." Don't stress about work while you are not there. It's hard sometimes but, I think it does work. After I work my 3 days and get in my car to go home I...

  7. Healthcare is NOT a basic human right.

    lindseylpn replied to Asystole RN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I got into this same rant on Facebook a while back. It was about how only the illegal, lazy, unemployed or people who scam the system need affordable healthcare. Here is my response...It's not just...

  8. LPN Student needs advice

    lindseylpn replied to maddiesmommy0204's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    In my area (east tennessee) there are plenty of jobs for lpns, we work in ltc, drs offices, home health/private duty, group homes, clinics, rehab facilities and some hospitals with several scheduling...

  9. 8 or 12hr shifts?

    lindseylpn replied to ashleyr34's topic in General Nursing

    I very much prefer 12s. 3 days a week all I do is eat, work, drive & sleep but, having 4 days off is great. It gives you a much needed mental break from work

  10. What is your current LPN salary

    lindseylpn replied to Vicky Laursen's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    $16.75hr, no differential. No raises for 2yrs due to economy. 8.5 years experience, 6.5 years at my job. East Tennessee, low cost of

  11. How many must make 80% or better on each exam?

    lindseylpn replied to Stoogesfan's topic in General Students

    My school was

  12. How scary does this sound to you? Or am I the only one -

    lindseylpn replied to njgrl622's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    This seems very typical for ltc (at least in my area). Where I've worked there are probably 10 lpns to 1 rn some shifts might not even have an rn on staff at all. We had rn unit leaders that worked...

  13. Diagnoses you never thought you'd see?

    lindseylpn replied to KarafromPhilly's topic in General Nursing

    Reading this thread feels like watching an episode of House

  14. Diagnoses you never thought you'd see?

    lindseylpn replied to KarafromPhilly's topic in General Nursing

    Flesh eating bacteria, cat scratch

  15. The first day off after 12's

    lindseylpn replied to Nurse ABC's topic in General Nursing

    I've worked 3 12s in a row on night shift for years and my 1st day off is always rough. I always sleep a few hours that day and then again at night, I can sleep like 12-14 hours and its hard to wake...

  16. Describe a shift in LTC? Please??

    lindseylpn replied to Phoenix4's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I haven't worked ltc in a couple of years but, I worked night shift and my schedule was pretty similar to the poster above. I worked 10:45p-7:15a with 25-55 patients. 10:45- get report and count...

  17. Need input from NIGHT SHIFT nurses

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

    Unfriendly: Scheduling meetings in the middle of the day. Calling you in the middle of the day. Scheduling all treatments, foley changes, blood draws, labs, iv changes in the middle of the night...

  18. Advice for a daytime student, parttime night-shift cna?

    lindseylpn replied to studentandcna's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    When I worked 10-6 I always slept either 9-5 or 10-6 during the day, that worked best for me. And, always take a couple hour nap before work on your first night back at work, you may not feel tired at...

  19. PSW vs CNA?

    lindseylpn replied to ethereal23's topic in Ohio Nursing

    I know someone who was a psw in Canada before moving to the us (tennessee) and there is no psw equivalent here only cna. She is working in a hospital cafeteria now and might take a cna class. You will...

  20. You know your shift is going to be INSANELY busy when...

    lindseylpn replied to abbaking's topic in Nursing Humor

    When you walk into work and the outgoing staff already have their coats on, purses in hand and want to give report walking down the hall. When you get to work at night and are told, "Everyone slept...

  21. 501 ways to know you've been on allnurses.com too long!

    lindseylpn replied to Roy Fokker's topic in Nursing Humor

    You just read all 30 pages of a thread and realize you allready read it, and posted on it 3yrs

  22. You know you work nights when.......

    lindseylpn replied to HM2VikingRN's topic in General Nursing

    When your sitting here on your day off at 1pm, reading allnurses in your pjs. Wondering if you should really go grocery shopping or, just take a

  23. My Worse INTERVIEW EVER!

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

    I'm in east tn too! Where is this so, I can help warn people too

  24. Can CNA pass out meds or have any other certifications in TN?

    lindseylpn replied to jt2007's topic in Tennessee Nursing

    I work in a residential group home and Cna's and unlicensed personel can give meds after a medication certification class held by the state. I'm an LPN and give all the injections and g-tube...

  25. Passed boards! Have several job offers, which one to take????

    lindseylpn replied to Tony1790123's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Have you tried the Va in Johnson