jharris71RN

put the Character DOT from the Warner Bro.s toon 'Anamaniac's' with the famous saying of her toon brother "Hellloooooo NURSE" on the front and put her and a bunch of female sillouets dreamy, lusting, or hearts throbbing on the back watching a muscle man walking past .......

I like the second one!

If you have made sure that is your option and dont want to wait it does make a big difference to be a LPN/LVN first while waiting for the right time to go to a RN program because you get valuable experience, at many facilities in my state you are the one with the most time doing direct care and med administration, and when you are an RN I believe you get more respect and have the ability to relate more to those you supervise because you have been there. Being a LPN was perfect for me and I wouldn't change anything other than I would not have chosen to wait 15 years before going back I would have gone maybe in 5 to ten years just because it changed my life and boosted my self esteeme to know I could be a new grad again but know almost as much as my peers at work.

I'd be pretty nervous. 15 years as a LPN and now an RN I can relate. I had near the same experience with 2 years under my belt, first LTC job. I walked in the first day and was told the lady that was to orient me had called off so I was placed with a LPN department head of some sort that popped back and forth to the unit and her office leaving me pretty much responsible for the 25 to 30 residents. I would laugh on my way out the door without a proper orientation especially on an alzhiemers unit since they aren't often able to assist in properly identifying them (5 rights...) and a hot news story here recently is a trial for manslaughter against a LPN of 30+ years and a new grad. as they were administering meds and the LPN "popped" the meds out and the GPN gave them.... she gave them to the room-mate they failed to report the error... now the District Attorney is charging each with the man slaughter chare... If they are so desperate or have such little value for the employee and #1 their residents safety that they give a unit to a nurse regarless of experience the day after employemnt.... I doubt they defend you in malpractice or other legal problems.... WATCH OUt