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Hi All! Glad we've got this site. Are there any programs in California that are LVN to BSN that are accredited? If so please let me know. Thank you vey much. :0)

Hi Everyone!I too join the ranks of being fired not once but several times.The first time was when I was coaxed into taking a job as a UR nurse for a small group of doctors. I left a job where I was working for a major Healthcare corportation doing QA/UR. Although it was wonderful it required a long travel time to and from work. The pay was wonderful and so were the benefits.I was convinced by one of the people that I spoke regularly to with my business dealings. After considering that my travel time would be miniscule and that the gasoline expense would also cut down I accepted. I took a major cut in pay. Needless to say, the place was a mess when I got there. There was no organization, referrals were delinquent, responses and requests to doctors and insurances companies were so delayed and ridiculous. I advocated for the patients and found creative ways that would allow for them to get the care they needed. Shortly after I got the department in order, I was let go, because there were many doctors that said that they never got responses from me or authorizations for procedures. This was baloney since I always received glowing compliments both rom physicians as well as patients. I also found out that I had been the highest paid nurse there. So I felt used. I was only needed there until I straightened their mess up and let go. Mind you, never received a prior written warning or anything!The next time, a similar thing happened. This time I was working for an organization fo foster kids. Again paid well compared to the ususal and customary in this rural town. The place was a mess. I got along well with every single soul. The doctor was wonderful and even the other anal doctor that was there, I managed to win over. I am a perfectionist so, again I got the place in order. Doctors, patients and the patients' caregivers were all happy. Oh yeah social workers too, especially when they had reports that needed to be complete for their presentation in court. Well this time I was told that one of the foster mother comlained that I ignored her and that I had my feet up on the desk and was having a personal conversation on the phone. NO WAY in HELLo. Totally not my work ethic. Never would I do that. So that was it. Bye bye! I just didn't understand. Stellar reports and kicked in the can.Last time, I was working for a third party for Workman's Comp. They are soooo unethical. The owner of the company had me listen three way conversations to try to teach me to lie, whether it be to the insurance companies, the patients', even the patients' employers, as well as the home healt and even physicians. This also included any type of rehab service, such as PT to DME to psych consults, etc, etc. So many people. I was notified that my grandmother was on her deathbed and I went. In the meantime, being so stuoid and naive. I asked my co-worker to deposit my paycheck. Here we go again. She found out that I was making more money, substantially more than she was and pretty darned close to waht the RN was making. She had been there several years while I had only been there months. This was the most disgusting job I ever had. It went against my morals, ethics, etc. I thought I became a nurse to help people and here I was depriving them of the appropriate medical care all so the company could sock away the savings. I literally felt sick in the morning knowing I had to go to work and lie. Soon after this co-worker found out my pay, they came up with the excuse that I wasn't producing enough. Yeah, yeah, yeah. It always boils down to the almighty dollar. How could I have been released when again I got glowing reports. I actually published an article for another company. Guess who recommended me. The company that fired me. Go figure!So yes, I've been where you all are, but as long as you keep believing that it is God's will and He has His reasons, keep the faith and healing can start to take place. It is not easy to feel worthless, underappreciated. You begin to wonder about yourself and feel so empty and not good enough. I've been in those moccasins. Be patient. Things do get better. Blessings to all.

Meems. Hi! Can you possibly give me more info on that college that you are talking about that you mentioned in Longview Washington. I would like to look into that. I am on a hunt for online colleges that have the LVN to RN program. Specifically those that have a program that would enable me to practice in any state.

I agree with Kriso - Just go for it! I only wish I had the opportunity to be in your shoes. It's definitely harder to go back to school once time keeps passing. Go for it! We're here to cheer you on!

Hi Everyone!I guess I'm the only guilty one on the board. I was doing home visits and one of my patients was a little old man who had basal cell carcinoma on the face, he had radical surgery where he almost looked like half of his face was some sort of gory Halloween mask. He and his wife lived in an indpendent care facility, anyway they were so happy with me that they wanted no one else to be his nurse but me. I am such a softie for the elderly. Anyhow they would actually cry and tell me about how some of the nurses were butal. I did give them my pager number, they weren't pestering or anything. If anything it was probably an umbilical cord sort of thing for them.I did break the rule of ethics with one of my patients. Someone here earlier posted that they would only do it if God Himself showed up in person. Weeellll...if you believe in prayer, I had ended a realtionship that was the best I had, when my ex and I were separated. This wonderful man (yup a doc) and I got along so beautifully, he was respectful, loving, understanding, etc., etc. Anyhow out of guilt about not having my kids grow up with their dad I got back together with their dad. BIG MISTAKE!To make a long story short I prayed literally for years almost daily that if God ever gave me a second chance, and send me someone else that I could love and love me back I would never let go. Lo and behold one of my home visit patients was the ONE he sent. It started with giving him my pager number, then it turned to cell phone, then... we just were a couple. My sister reamed me up and down when I first told her my patient was going to cook dinner for me. I still laugh about that. She gave me the whole shpeel about crossing the patient/nurse line of ethics, blah, blah, blah. The love of my life and I have been together thru hell and back since 2001, we've been engaged and God willing will be married 2010. BTW my sister and entire family love him soooooo much. I think sis has forgiven me. Sorry, I do feel like a rebel, but seriously I felt He sent him to me.I hope Florence Nightengale is not rolling over in her grave. I hope someone else has a similar happy story.Oh yeah, only a few selected of my NICU parents had my address. With their child under your direct care for almost months at a time it's not hard to think of one another as a family member. It was great to see pixs of the babies getting older and leading healthy, happy and wondeful lives. Bottom line, if God is not directing you, don't cross those professionaland ethical barriers, it's a big no-no.

It definitely is the truth! Be as healthy as a horse, because even if crapping out the whazoo with the stomach flu, and also having the flu, having a doctors note, THEN having your son being assaulted, he was kicked in the head numerous times, I was with my son in the E.R. (same hospital) where I was doing my clinical rotation. According to the witch who was my clinical instructor, maybe I had too much going on in my life to go through the RN program. So, pack yourself with plastic bubble wrap, or build a pretty strong fortress around you, because you have to be untouchable. Basically what everyone here says, is true, you cannot have a life. Forget that you're human. I don't understand how we go into a profession of caring yet we don't get the support WE need to make it through school. AND THEN what about this nursing shortage in our good old US of A. I'm so sorry!! I just don't understand this. I've been freshly booted out of the program and I'm still licking my wounds. I cannot find a school that will accept me now. Any suggestions? Can an LVN challenge the boards? I'm in California.

I have a similar problem that I posted, but not sure how to find it! Don't give up! This just happned to me this Monday 3/3/08. At first I cried and slept away some days, got depressed. Last night I got mad and am going to make an appointment with the Dean. (Wish me luck). This school is not very supportive and doesn't even warn you. It's just bam! You're out. Even though they knew I had 2 set-backs and one home emergency. I missed 2 clinical days, no lectures and had already made up one clinical day. On Sunday, I got a message from my clinical instructor stating that they had scheduled a "conference" for me. Ha! The idiots let me start working my second clinical day. I had already done my assessment and was getting ready to chart. That's when I got pulled aside! In the middle of clinical. How humiliating! I'm so angry now that I am going to contine to find ways to get this done. All my life since I was 15 I have been in nursing. I will not allow anyone to take that dream away. I like you am in California. Maybe we can join forces and help one another out with info. Like you said, I have already come across colleges that will not accept anyone who has failed at another college. Don't give up. "If there's a will, there's a way." I'm in the same boat you are so let's help each other paddle that boat. i believe you can do it! Oops, I thought you lived in California, don't know why. Sorry!

To April Here - You mentioned that some of your classmates almost didn't make it because of family issues. Can you share what they were and how they were resolved? This is ONE of my BIGGEST reasons for my being kicked out of the program. Your advice is appreciated. Thanks