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I can relate. I feel the same way. I think I hate this whole field. I always dreamed of being a nurse and now that I am one, I hate it. I don't understand how I could have wanted this for so long and now I want to run as far away from it as I can go. For the most part, it is other nurses who have made me feel this way. I am a new nurse and it seems that more seasoned nurses hate us new nurses. I just want to get to a point where I am a "seasoned" nurse, but I have to start somewhere. I started my first day on the floor last week and every one was so nice that day, but my second day, a whole new crew acted as if i had a disease. They actually argued in front of me as to who had to be my preceptor. My feelings were hurt so bad and I was so upset by this that the rest of day was horrible. I couldn't concentrate on what I was supposed to do because I just knew all the other nurses were annoyed by my being there. All nurses start out the same way, fresh out of school with lots to learn. Please be considerate of the new nurses. We can learn a lot from you more seasoned nurses and we want to learn. Thanks to all who are more patient with us and take the time to teach us.

I am a new LPN seeking employment after working in a doctor's office right out of school. I have decided to go to work in a hospital to get more experience. The problem is that I applied for positions at two local hospitals. I prefer hospital A over hospital B. I had an interview with hospital B first they sent me to HR to get a background check and said they would call me. In the meantime, hospital A called me for an interview then called me back the next day and asked if I still wanted the job, then sent me for pre-employment testing and told me to be at orientation on Monday. I just now hear back from hospital B and I have to tell them that I am no longer interested in taking the position with them. Did I handle this wrong? I hate that I had to juggle job offers like that.

That is so funny. I think that I am going to keep it a secret from my neighbors that I am a nurse.

I am a new grad (Dec 07) from LPN school. I made a mistake and went to work for a doctor's office in Jan. I just quit that job and will start work in a hospital on a med-surg floor. I am very excited and ready to learn. I feel that the doctor's office was a big mistake because I didn't learn enough there, but the hospital is hiring me as a new grad and I hopefully will get caught up on where I need to be on my skills. The doctor's office paid more, but I need the skills worse than money right now.

You might try teaching LPN classes at a technical school. I couldn't tell from your post if you were an RN or not. I am an LPN and the school that I went to required you to be an RN with five years med-surg experience or BSN with 2-3 years experience, I think. We had instructors who were there because they needed the hours it offered. 8-3 for classes, 7-3 for clinicals.

Thank you so much for your kind words.

You describe exactly what the nurse's problem is and everyone in the office knows it including the doctor. That is how she keeps her job, by not helping anyone else learn her position. I guess she knows she will get fired if they learn how to do her job. I was a new graduate and was hired so that I could be trained just for the office. I was learning and catching on really fast, at least what was being taught to me, but you can only take so much and it was just too frustrating to get the information that I needed. Each day became more frustrating until I couldn't take any more. I made lots of friends and got along well with everyone else in the office and am really sad to go, but I just can't stay.

Tomorrow is my last day to work in a cardiologist's office. I had a very bad experience and this was my first job as a LPN. I am so afraid to go to work somewhere else now because of the experience that I had here. The other nurse in the office was manipulative and was unwilling to train me in the things that I needed to know. She even did things to keep me from getting the information that I needed. I am never able to get off work at the time I am supposed to. Hours are supposed to be 8:30 - 5:00 and getting off at 5 is your early day. Most days I am there until 6:30 and get no pay for overtime. I have 3 choices as to where to go next, but don't know which one to take because of how bad this experience was. It looks as if I won't miss a paycheck if I can make a decision on what to do, as one wants me to start Monday (my last day is Friday). Ugh.... what to do..... my choices are med-surg (two hospitals and don't know which to choose) or an endocrinologist's office (they actually get to leave at 5 everyday and have nurse willing to train me) I just don't know what to do. :thnkg:

I am also a new nurse and I work in a cardiologist's office as my first job. There is a lot to learn and most of the time I feel that I am not qualified to be working there. This cardiologist wanted a new nurse to train specifically for his office, so they are teaching me what I need to know and I am catching on, but it does take time. I do get overwhelmed sometimes. If they hired you knowing that you are new to the nursing field then they will teach you.

I am a newly licensed LPN. I just graduated about 2 months ago. I was hired to work in a cardiologists office. I did not apply for the job, the office manager called me after getting a list of recent graduates from my school. In this particular office, they wanted to hire a new LPN to train specifically for this office. There is a lot to learn and sometimes I feel overwhelmed. This doctor also pays very well in comparison to what I was offered at the local hospitals. So, I guess it depends on the doctor and what they are looking for. Some want someone they don't have to train and others are looking for new nurses.

I just graduated from LPN school last month. My grandmother told me that maybe one day I could go back to school and become a real nurse. I am very tired of hearing the question, "are you going to go back and get your RN?"

I just graduated from LPN school and have just started my first job in a cardiologist's office. So far, it is going well. I don't think I ever want to work in a hospital or to further my education in the nursing field. Unfortunately, my clinical experiences with other nurses and CNAs left me wishing that I had chosen another field. Some people are just hateful.

I just received a phone call from a doctor's office seeking an LPN. The lady I spoke with said that she had gotten my name from a list of recent graduates from the LPN program and wanted to know if I was interested. I am going to interview for it. I just graduated 3 weeks ago from LPN school and am scheduled to take the NCLEX on Jan. 25th. I wasn't really planning on working until after the exam, but I may if they want to hire me. I hadn't decided where I wanted to work and was very surprised to get a call like that. So, I know in this area that doctor's offices look for LPNs.

I am a little worried, too. I just started LPN school in August 2006. It is a 16 month program and we are on a compressed schedule. I completed the first semester which was 8 courses with 1 B and the rest A's. I am just so burned out and even after being out of school for winter break, I just don't know if I can do this anymore. School is so stressful. I have 3 years of college behind me taking full course loads, but never been this stressed out and this is a technical school. I am glad to see some positive posts about nursing because I too was starting to think that maybe all this was not worth it.

Use common sense. The way you are asking that question worries me a bit that you are talking about really taking things way too far and then trying to show up for a long shift at work. I personally wouldn't want a nurse taking care of me that had been out partying all night and then showing up for work still hung over or high on drugs. Oh, and maybe I am "too old" to give you a reply.