lorenwithano

hey everyone! i am writing to see what some of you think regarding LPN schools and the level/quality of education?... and... if it gets better?! I have been an LPN for two and 1/2 years.... and i still feel very confused at times! i really struggle...

true... your pretty much always sending the patient with their information anyway (which will include the h and h). not that the medic is incompetent... but i have a feeling a newer medic might just remember the basics like "the patient is vomitting...

my boyfriend and i live in connecticut and recently attended a meeting for "managers". the directors of this meeting clearly explained that if an employee gets placed on probabtion/get terminated for something they posted on the internet.... the empl...

that is so true... i do think of that as a positive, at least i did the LPN program and warmed myself up to the field. plus, now i will understand certain tasks vs. someone who went right into an RN program with NO experience (not that there is anyth...

its true... you learn something in nursing every single day. i really have come a long way since finishing LPN school. i think i hold my standards very high and get discouraged very easily if i dont know something. i do look up information constantl...

thank you so much for the kind words!

i worked in a nursing home for a brief time after graduating my LPN program and I just remember my supervisor saying that "it's not your fault schools are putting out sub-par nurses" (i questioned him regarding a ceftriaxone order... i was new... i w...

hello all, so i am very excited about tomorro, because after being miserable at my rehab facility, i finally got an interview at a pediatric clinic! pediatrics is where my heart really is, and i cant contain my excitement. however, i have NO expier...

hello everyone, i've been working my first nursing job for about 6 months. and its been very difficult for me to say the least. when i began to work at my facility, it started off as long term care, and corporate decided to turn us into rehab. and im...

hello everyone, i've been working my first nursing job for about 6 months. and its been very difficult for me to say the least. when i began to work at my facility, it started off as long term care, and corporate decided to turn us into rehab. and...

im an LPN... and i know that it is difficult to place me in anything besides rehab or ltc!

i feel like im going to be sick! i started working at this rehab facility in february... im still a new nurse (this is my first job, so ive been working 3 months). i hate to use this as an "excuse" but truly, i had no clue about the mistake i made, a...

funny how people act when the state is hot on their heels. i dont know if its the same at most facilities, and since im new to nursing im not sure if this is the case everywhere, but there is a 6 month window in which the state typically makes visit...

i just graduated an LPN program not too long ago... and i would really like to get started with my RN while im still motivated. has anyone done the college network RN program? i would like to give it a shot, but i dont know anyone who has done it, an...

i know its not a HUGE deal... however, i think the point these jerks i work with are trying to make is... the previous order for macrobid bid x 1 week was held for 1 night (which im not a doctor i have no right to do... although i just didnt want the...

hello, though this may be simply explained, i am a new nurse and not really sure how to go about advance directives. i work in a rehab facility, for typically the older population. and i really dont know how to go about explaining advance directives ...

yes, i know what an advance directive is. my floor is slowly turning into rehab, so we have many admissions per week and i am still trying to figure out how to get my words right when i explain an advance directive and go through the check list. i do...

hey all, im posting simply to vent and to see if any other nurses have been in a similar situation... i graduated an LPN program in october with hopes of finding a job in the psych field or with the department of children and families. always have b...

many of my teachers in nursing school said i would be uncomfortable for about a year. i knew all my labs in school, now i look at labs and look confused. but i do exactly what you say, and on the weekends i read as much as i can. its just been har...

like i replied to bradleyrn, i am considering going to my don... its just i dont want to burn bridges and have other nurses think i am starting trouble. i cant help it if i have a thousand questions, but its my tush on the line now and i have to do...

i can only imagine what its like to go straight for your RN... scary! im an LPN and im driving to work shaking everyday! i wasnt a CNA first, went straight into an LPN program, so its all been a culture shock to me. sounds silly, but if you've nev...

im really considering going to my supervisor on monday. i just dont want to burn bridges so early on, because some of the nurses are knowledgable and i dont want to look like im stirring the pot. HOWEVER, i dont want to jeopardize anyones safety lea...

I'm a recent nursing grad and had an interview at a great hospital about a month ago. I was offered the position and went in on January 22nd for a physical and drug testing at a facility called Concentra (I believe they have many locations around the...

i dont really care who believes me or not. i passed because i didnt smoke... drug tests dont lie.

so the results are in... I PASSED THE DRUG TEST!!!!! HR left me a message this evening and she just got stuck with loads of paperwork and didnt have a chance to call me back. THANK GOODNESS!!!!! what a stressful situation. there ya go. i didnt smoke,...