bethany_ortiz

Oh my goodness, I don't know what to do. It has always been my dream to work either in the new baby nursery or with the mommies and babies. I am an LVN and got a job at a SNF. It is close to impossible to get a job in a hospital as an LVN in Ca. My plan was to do this until I got accepted at a school to complete my RN. Anyway, to put it mildly, I didn't do so good at the SNF. I am not sure how these nurses manage to get all of their work done in an 8 hour shift. I had 3 days of orientation which consisted of watching another nurse pour and pass meds. When it was my turn, I was still passing the 5'Oclock meds at 10 P.M. I was soo slow. I felt myself panicking. Other nurses everntually helped me and it got a little better as time went on but not much. I would come home crying every night. I would be there for hours after my shift to try to finish. I was waking patients up to give them their 9 oclocks and they were mad. I talked to the DON about my experience and she assured me it was normal to be slow for the first month. I have never experienced anxiety attacks before but thinking about going back made me physically ill. I would be shaking all over and having trouble breathing. It was like inpending dome was ahead when I wasn't there and knew I had to go back. One night, I worked the graveyard shift and one of the nurses told me that many patients die on that shift. I had then realized that I was never oriented with the crash cart or anything. I was always being asked, did u do this or that? For example, giving new admits TB tests. When I replied no, other nurses told me I was going to be audited. Nobody ever told me these were things I had to do. The truth of the matter is, I am so confused. I don't know if this was just a bad experience I had or if this is the way it is going to be. I don't know if I should continue to go to school. I've prayed and prayed but just don't know what to do. My husband and I have already sacrificed so much so that I could do this. Any thoughts would be greatly appreciated. Thanks...

Hi, I am a new grad LVN and am going into the RN program in Aug. I want to in the new baby nursery or take labor and delivery. Is there any special certifications that I could get to help me get into these fields or that they require. I live in California. Also, how would I find places that offer these certifications. Thanks...

Thank you so much for your great tips. I read it aloud to my husband and he was nodding his head is agreement. I will try that. Thanks so much..

I graduated from nursing school and have been actively looking for jobs in Orange County Ca. No luck... I am finding most places, including SNF, want experience. Does anybody know anywhere they are hiring new LVNs? I thought wanting to work the NOC shift would be easy to find work. So frustrating....