MitziK

Scabies and Lice! Anything involving a needle put into the spine.

In Tx an LVN has to have 20 CEs every renewal period which is 24 mos. I think it should be mandatory across the board as well. SKYEYES56- try http://www.NetCE.com

Hi, I think all shifts have their advantages and disadvantages. I work M-F, 11-7. The advantages are that I can sleep while kids are in school and can make Dr. appts etc when needed and go to school events during the day. The disadvantage is you either sleep most of your Saturday away and start feeling human again on Sunday, or try to stay up and sleep "normally" over the weekend which can really mess up your hours. I think 5, 8 hr shifts in a row is a little too much and 4 would be better. I have worked 12 hr nights and really enjoyed that because we were off as much as we were on, got plenty of rest and things seemed to run a lot smoother with all shifts. In addition we didn't have as many "call-ins" then as we seem to now.

Congrats! I would not recommend that position. The best situation would be to work with experienced nurses. What are you going to do if you have 2 codes at once? I graduated LVN last August and work med-surg and some er. However I have the benefit of having lots of experienced nurses to work with. Personally, I want as much hospital experience as possible because you get a variety of pts to take care of. I'm not dishing nursing home employment at all I just think new LVN grads should work in a hospital setting first. Good Luck.