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Hello All! I am new to this website but am very excited to learn from my fellow nurses out there. Here is my current situation: I am 21 years old; I graduated from a PN program nearly a year ago and became licensed. After graduating and considering m...

You're not kidding! The majority of my training as an LPN was, of course, long term... but I never felt as responsible or as under pressure with the LTC residents as I did in med/surg and other settings. The fact that you see the same patients every ...

Hello All! I am an LPN, currently in school for my BSN full-time in the spring and fall. So as not to "waste" my very hard-earned LPN, I have accepted a job as a camp nurse this summer. I will be working in a well-staffed health office and never be w...

thank you all for your comments and support! i just wanted to answer some of your concerns about the camp job: -I will be one of 5 staff nurses -I will never be working the clinic alone -Our "head nurse" is someone I've been in contact with and have...

Nursing is a passion-- you will know quickly once you begin your studies whether or not you want to persue it. If you do, you will force yourself into a good work ethic, no matter how hard your classes may be. If the stress of studying and clinicals ...