This man is lucky to have a nurse that feels so strongly about his rights, you are doing the right thing. If you decide to discuss this problem with a higher power, remind them about Maslow's...
The DON has no grounds to report abandonment in this case. What if a nurse gets a call and finds out that a family member was in a wreck or something else and the nurse needed to leave ASAP? They...
Glad to see there are other young nurses out there! Congrats to all of you that have passed your boards, its a great experience. I'm right there with you, I'm 19 and passed my boards two weeks ago...
Northwest Georgia starting pay for a new LPN w/ no experience is.... $12.25/hr Base Rate: Hospital $14-17/hr Base Rate: Nursing Home $10-12/hr Base Rate: Doctor's Office The shift differentials are...
NURSE1987 replied to couldntbhappier's topic in LPN, LVN Corner
I went through a CNA program my senior year of high school, and worked the whole summer and winter after I graduated until I enrolled in LPN school the following spring. I worked as a CNA through LPN...
I work in Northwest Georgia, and my facility FORBIDS O/T. This came as a shock to me, coming from another facility where NOT working O/T was forbidden! Not to mention the ???,000 nursing shortages...
Hey there, I am a new LPN and I'm studying my college network study guides for the Excelsior program. I was wanting some opinions on something though. I am taking the nursing exams, and the general...
I am in Excelsior's LPN-RN program as well. It is my understanding that most states DO accept Excelsior to sit for the NCLEX. California, to my knowledge, is the only state that doesn't accept anyone...
Hey everyone, I took the NCLEX-PN on Tuesday, April 10th. I found out that I passed on Thursday the 12th!!! From the time I took it, until the time I found out that I passed was by far the longest 48...
I would like to get some input on this situation.. At a local clinic there are UAP's that are doing much more than what I feel comfortable knowing about. These are women that have no formal training...
Wow, that is impressive. I am a 19 year old LPN (just passed my boards last week). I feel like I am young in the nursing field, and I know I am. I wish I would've had the chance to complete an LPN...
NURSE1987 replied to Nurse4Life1213's topic in General Nursing
Hey, I'm a 19 year old male LPN. Glad to hear there is another teen-age LPN out there! Good luck with your new job, I just got my first job on a med-surg hall and I start next week as well. Just...