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  1. How much do you pay monthly for Health insurance?

    lindseylpn replied to LDAthleteNurse's topic in General Students

    $300 a month from the exchange. My job doesn't offer insurance and my husband's job (state contracted job) only pays his premiums, a spouse can get insurance but, has to pay full price. He pays $30...

  2. Medical Assistant Degree or go for RN?

    lindseylpn replied to SleepingTiger54's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    When I worked in a large clinic it was staffed with probably 80% LPNs and 20% MAs and just a few RNs thrown in here and there. The LPNs made about $4-$5 more an hour than the MAs and we all did...

  3. night nurse can't sleep during the day!

    lindseylpn replied to keener's topic in General Nursing

    I felt the same way my first year on nights but, after 12 years on night shift I can sleep anytime day or night 😊 I have blackout curtains and tin foil on my windows and sleep with an air...

  4. What kind of jobs do y'all have as LPN/LVN?

    lindseylpn replied to SouthernBelle85's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I work in a DD/ID group home. Lpns in my area work in LTC/ skilled rehab centers, group homes, home health, private duty, corrections, school nursing, clinics, occupational health, insurance companies...

  5. WHAT TO DO...Nurse is refusing to give PRN medication

    lindseylpn replied to purplenurse1's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I've actually worked with several nurses that refuse to give prns, I've never understood it. One would flat out say "I don't do prns", she would occasionally give them after being talked to about it...

  6. 2016 Salary thread

    lindseylpn replied to kbrn2002's topic in General Nursing

    -East TN -Lpn 12 years -ID/DD Group home $17.25hr + $1 differential on weekends. No insurance. -low cost of living area, mortgage alone $478 a month and $683 a month after taxes and insurance. 2br/1ba...

  7. 2015 Current LPN Pay

    lindseylpn replied to ipraz4him's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    $17.25 + $1 differential in TN (group home), 12 years

  8. Typical nursing school schedule?

    lindseylpn replied to lolly78's topic in General Students

    For my lpn program we went 40 hours a week, two 8 hour lecture days and three 8 hour clinical

  9. Late for work excuses

    lindseylpn replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

    I once worked with a woman who was late all the time and she had several excuses she rotated. One of her most used excuses was that her pipes had burst, year round..every few weeks her pipes would...

  10. Going from LTC to rehab with 5 months experience. Is it an easy transition?

    lindseylpn replied to newrnontheblock's topic in Rehabilitation

    This was my first job too. They started me out on the skilled unit for several months before, transitioning me to non

  11. Going from LTC to rehab with 5 months experience. Is it an easy transition?

    lindseylpn replied to newrnontheblock's topic in Rehabilitation

    When I worked in LTC it was a rehab too and had a skilled unit. We switched back and forth on a regular basis. For me the skilled unit was easier just because, we had less patients. Well, I guess not...

  12. My DON came to my house today

    lindseylpn replied to mtjoanna's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Since its a large corporation I would call corporate or something and make a formal complaint about her coming to your house. That is totally

  13. LTC nurse to patient ratio

    lindseylpn replied to CMarieRN87's topic in General Nursing

    Wow, that's a lot of aides, sounds nice. When I worked Ltc I had between 25 (skilled unit) to 55 patients (non skilled unit) and 2 to 3

  14. CNA or RN?!?

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

    Why not look into an LPN program. It's only a year long and you will still fulfill your goal of becoming a nurse. 😀 Plus with having your LPN you can transition into the RN program if you...

  15. Will leaving my stethoscope in a hot car cause irreversible damage?

    lindseylpn replied to NotAllThoseWhoWander's topic in General Students

    I've had the same stethoscope for 11 years and I always leave it in my car. The tubing has faded some and that's it. It kind of has an ombre look to it now,

  16. Interested in Nursing

    lindseylpn replied to caylahatfield's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I've always struggled in math and I passed it in my LPN program. They held after class tutoring every day and let us take each test twice and used the best grade. With the extra help I did well. I...

  17. NCLEX pn/RN

    lindseylpn replied to thelaurrr's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    If you have a bsn why would you even want to take the nclex pn and not the nclex Rn? I'm confused, you were trained to be an

  18. LPN credits to RN Completion

    lindseylpn replied to Rockstar81's topic in LPN to RN

    All the schools around me that do LPN to RN you take a short transition course over the summer and then enter into the 2nd year of the

  19. Terminated at end of orientation.

    lindseylpn replied to Flatlander's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I was fired from a clinic job after my 90 days and I was devastated but, really it was a blessing in disguise. I've always tried to do well and have always got good reviews at my jobs. The Dr I worked...

  20. Insurance & Weight Loss Meds

    lindseylpn replied to OrganizedChaos's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Maybe try victoza? It's the same med as saxenda just a lower dose and marketed for diabetics. I'm insulin resistant not diabetic and my insurance is covering it for me. It's worth a

  21. LPN soon to graduate has no idea of wages in TN

    lindseylpn replied to pupsnpaws's topic in Tennessee Nursing

    Maybe it's just location then. I bought my home for $65,000ish 9 years ago, granted it isn't that big. 2br 1bath 1000sf upstairs all updated and 900sf unfinished basement. Our property tax is $325 a...

  22. Strange CoWorker Stories

    lindseylpn replied to Adele_Michal7's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    People have tried :-\ several coworkers have let the wife come stay with them but, she always goes back. Let her borrow money too to try and get away. The girlfriend sees nothing wrong, apparently...

  23. LPN soon to graduate has no idea of wages in TN

    lindseylpn replied to pupsnpaws's topic in Tennessee Nursing

    Tennessee is a lower cost of living state too so, wages can be on the lower end. Most jobs I've seen are between $12 (drs office) to $22 (temp flu clinic). I make $16.75 +

  24. Strange CoWorker Stories

    lindseylpn replied to Adele_Michal7's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I currently work with 2 ladies that share the same husband. Long story- the husband and wife let his much younger cousin move in with them and the husband ended up cheating (with his own cousin) and...

  25. What is the pay rate for a LPN ?

    lindseylpn replied to janevance66's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I'm right across the nc border in tn and my job starts LPNs at $16.50 and RNs at