DreamyEyes

$23 an hour on night shift at an assisted living/LTC facility.

I'm probably in the minority, but no, I have no desire to return for my RN. And it has nothing to do with age, as I'm pretty young (26). I'm perfectly content as an LPN with my pay, job, and career opportunities. I have no desire to work in acute car...

We have a few nurses who do this schedule at my work, and the majority of them sleep from 8pm-2am, so they get about 6 hours before going in.

$24 an hour at an assisted living/LTC. I work night shift and I've been an LPN for almost 6 months.

I'm working in Geriatrics currently, but I know eventually I want to be in Psych. I LOVE psych!

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No, nursing is not my passion. Although I do get fulfillment from it, and I love helping people, as cliche as that sounds. I like nursing because I get a good paycheck, I have flexible hours, and there are a million different areas to choose in nursi...

Editor, crime scene investigator, food critic, personal shopper. All of the above would be my dream job. But on a more serious note.. Photographer. Photography right now for me is just a hobby, but I would love to make it into a career or even just a...

Hello to my fellow LPN's :) I'm just curious: For your first job, where did you work? What were your hours like? How long did you work there? I'll go first: I currently work at an ALF/LTC facility on a lock-down dementia unit. I work 11p-730a, 32 ho...

I have only been an LPN for 5 months now, but I really have no plans on going back right now, either. I just tell people "Oh I'll be going back eventually" just to get them off my back. But really, I'm perfectly content being an LPN, and I have no de...

I work 11p-730a. 32 hours a week, occasionally I'll do 40 hours, and I have to work every other weekend. My work days usually vary, but lately it's been: Week 1: work Mon Tues Wed -- Thurs & Fri off -- work Sat & Sun Week 2: Mon & Tues of...

I have worked in LTC/assisted living for 5 years (4 1/2 as a CNA, 6 mos as a nurse), and I work primarily on a dementia unit. Is it my dream job? No. Is it my passion? I used to think so. Don't get me wrong, I absolutely love working with the elderly...

The title says it all. I've been working at a LTC facility for 5 years now. I started as a CNA, and I've been working as a nurse there for a little over 3 months now. When I was hired as a nurse, they kept going back and forth on whether the position...

2 hours after I took the exam. This is not the norm, though. Most of my friends that took the exam around the same time I did, said it took 1-2 days for their license to show up. I'm still not sure why it was posted so fast, but I'm def. not complain...

I work anywhere from 4-5 shifts a week on 11-7. If I get out of work and I'm off that night, I'll only sleep until 12 or 1 and then get up and go back to bed that night.. usually before 2 am and get up the next morning. When I have to go back the ne...

Unfortunately, I could NEVER get into a routine when I worked 3-11. Unless you would call waking up at noon, being lazy on the couch, then finally jumping in the shower a routine. A nurse at my work who works 3-11 makes herself go to bed right after...

It depends on where you live. Where I live, LPN's start out anywhere from $16-$24 an hour depending on what setting you work in. I'm a new grad LPN working in assisted living/LTC on night shift, and making $22 an hour to start.

I did it one summer as a CNA, and I'll never do the 40 hours on nights again (unless it was 7p-7a, but my facility doesn't really give us the option of doing this). I now work as a nurse on 11p-7a, but I normally work 32 hours (4 nights/wk). For som...

Sorry to hear of your job search difficulties. From my own experience in LPN school, the girls in my class who graduated and were already working as CNA's, had a more easier time obtaining employment. Whether at the facility they had already been wor...

Good luck! It's definitely smart not to wait forever to take them. I graduated May 6th, took my boards May 18th, and passed. As long as you've been practicing questions and reviewed infection control, lab values, prioritization, and going over areas ...

Good luck!!

Congratulations, RN!! :yelclap::cheers:

Try not to worry! I know, easier said than done. For some states, it can take a couple weeks to process and activate your license with the BON. When I came home from taking my test on a Friday afternoon, my license was posted only an HOUR later, howe...

Yes, it worked for me! An hour after taking the NCLEX-PN, I got the "good pop-up". Not even a half hour later, my name and license were posted on the BON for my state. I have heard it usually doesn't happen this quickly, though.

I'm 25 and just recently graduated LPN school. I have worked as a CNA for the past 4 1/2 years at the same facility. Before that, I worked as a a dental assistant and a waitress/hostess at a restaurant.