LVN2010M

I'm going to start working for kaiser the 28th of this month as an on call nurse. im taking a huge risk here where they only guarantee only 20 hours a week and im leaving a full time job. the reason being is that im tired of a 2 hour round trip commute, and i really don't like what im driving too the job isnt for me and i toughed it out for a year and realized that a desk job (case manager) isn't for me. so my question is has anyone worked as an LVN for kaiser what is it like? is it a good place to work?

I dont think you are alone as many of us are frightened. My first job was wokring in convalescent care and during my training i felt fine however when alone i was scared and anxious. At night i would stay awake from a long day my mind would be racing almost as if i was still on the floor. it took me about 3 hours to go to sleep and wake up periodically in the night i would catch myself thinking about my notes and how i wrote them what i might of forgotten.... it was awful!! now im working in case management and it seems to be alot better however i miss patients!! Not sure how long the frightened new nurse" lasts might be different for everyone! but in the end it WILL GET BETTER! give your career a shot, you wokred so hard for it give it a try!! =D

Hello, I currently work at a military base as an lvn initially i was hired for a clinical coordinator and slowly picked p the case management duties. My concern is that i miss patient care i received my license in February 2010 worked 4 months in convalescent home and on call at a psychiatric crisis center (which i still work) then got a job at the base. I'm wondering if im in the wrong position as a new grad, i sit in my office and do tons of phone calls triage over the phone and basically mange the care of a client keeping up appointments documenting ect... all case manger duties. I don't know if this is for me the job i can handle and seem to be doing well but never see patients however, if i change to a diff position i know for a fact that the pay will change tremendously. My current job pays very well for an lvn in CA $23.33 an hour!! Please any advice would help!! :redbeathe Thank You!!!

I was working as an LVN at a LTC didn't finish my probation period. I gave this job up for a government job at a military base as a clinical coordinator tomorrow is my first day and i am so nervous i hope that i gave up LTC for something that will stay at for a long time only problem is this job is more administrative duties keep in mind i am a new grad.. so i am very nervous i will setting up a new program for soldiers called teleconference. I am nervous that at this job i will loose my nursing skills i don't Evan wear scrubs. So basically i would like advice the benefits that this job offers are awesome the pay is good but will this be good for me as a New Grad? and if not should i look elsewhere i just want a stable job.

The feeling of not passing the NCLEX is a terrible feeling, i too failed my test the first time and it was awful passed the second time.. but do not give up keep taking it, as soon as u receive your license the failed experience will not even come to mind think positive keep studying hard! and you will pass. Second time i reviewed my weak areas and use alot of online question similar to nclex and just took alot of practice tests.. Good Luck, you will pass!

I feel exactly the same way, your thrad is similar to mine called "4 weeks feels like 4 years" i dread my job as well everyday i go in i dont have a smile but anxiety and nerves i am always thinking omg i hope i did it right and i dont mess up constantly i have never been like this before ever! but my first year of nursing is tearing me up! its awful i fully understand your circumstance, there is no point in dreading our jobs we have to stick to it and hope this is first years nerves we will eventually find out if were we are is not for us then we must find elsewhere to work because nursing is my passion i love patients and residents and im sure you are the same way but LTC is not for me,..... message me anytime. If you ever need to vent about your day please do so because we are going through similar hurdles. .taking it day by day.

Nursing School got us through the NCLEX the real learning will be when your on the floor. Good Luck!

My orientation was 3 weeks if i remember correctly. The med pass isnt really my biggest problem i can honestly knock the med pass out fairly well, buut as far as the paperwork and documentatoin and administration is a completely different thing. I still dread going into work its is awful for me, i feel that at anytime someone is going to tell me "ok you have to go home" im not sure why i feel this way people tell me I'm doing fine but i do not like it not one bit. I am truly learning that the first year of nursing is hard! im working another job and i dont feel this way at all i like my on-call job im happy when i go and get out of work is fine, but LTC deff not... its so upsetting bc i need te experience to go out elsewhere. My plan is to stick it out for 6 months then carry on somewhere else because its not working out for me..

I feel your pain.. when i first started my med pass i got the hang of it it almost cam naturally but as far as the documentation new admits, discharges, and transfers.. it takes me so very long! and i still cant get through it without help from my co-workers. I too feel incompetent at times im on my own finished orientation 2-3 weeks ago and i still get stuck, but i always ask and thank god i found someone that was willing to help... i dont feel like LTC is for me, im currently looking for another full time position so i can give a 2 week notice because i feel so overwhelmed and stressed i cant take it. If this LTC is indeed for you im sure u will get the hang of it and yes as far as med pass you will get familiar with the meds of your residents and eventually know it like the back of your hand. First year of nursing is hard but we all must go through it. Hang in there dont give up.. dont worry about the nurses lounging, get your med pass done and take your time.

My orientation is over and now i am on the med cart. I do not like LTC everyday i go to work i dont go in with a smile but i love the residents as far as the job i paperwork. I fear for my license b/c of the fact that i am a new grad w/ no experience and need help with documentation and paperwork. I honestly cry when i come home, i believe this job is not for me I have a heart of gold and absolutely love the residents and I hardly ever see them because of the paperwork and documentation i feel that in LTC this is what its like i want patient interaction and have a smile on my face when driving to work not worried, anxiety, decreased sleep... I'm just so sad because nursing is what i love but this job in not working for me. Is this a common symptom of first year of nursing?

My orientation of 3.4 weeks is over and I'm going to be solo on the floor and the med cart starting tomorrow. I feel Im ready but at the same time I'm scared to fail everyone says I'm doing great, but in my head my brain is spinning out of control. Is this a normal feeling? so much responsibility. It is 100% true the first year is hard! i hope it gets better.. encouragement please..

I have the same feeling it is so overwhelming never have i felt like this. Ive been on orientation for 3.5 weeks and everyday i feel as if i forgot something or failed to finish something or im in someones way... Its exhausting i cant sleep at night because i come home thinking about my day and what i did and didnt do.. on my days off i try to enjoy but as soon as work starts i flip out because im scared that i will go back to chaos..... i hope this passes.. i love nursing.. but never new it would start off like this. wow

congrats on the one year accomplishment! :ancong!: the first year is not easy i'm barely on my first month! & already have learned that it is hard to stick to the team player mentality when no one has the same mentality... especially when being new.

Thank You so much these were true words of wisdom. I am not doing this for the money & certainly not for bragging rights,my main focus at the moment is my career as a nurse. I love working with people & i strive for the experience and knowledge, my main goal is to be an RN but i feel i am not ready i would like to work as an LVN for a few years first then head into my RN. I will definitely take into consideration the amount of time i spend at work and myself and family because in the end it is true what you have mentioned "Balance in life is important... you work to live, not live to work"

Im currently at a LTC facility and been on orientation for 3 weeks now and i have one more week and there letting me on my own w/ the med cart, charting, pt teaching, faxing labs, calling doctor, and cant forget about answering pts family questions... its overwhelming i must admit. Take notes ask questions and don't do things that you are not comfortable with b/c its ur license on the line. As soon as u get a hang of it your will be fine.. and as far as co-workers here will always be that nurse that tries to eat there young & it sucks.. but we must deal with it, eventually you will find your place at your new job & love it! Best of Luck. =] P.S CYO=cover your A** at all times.. hehe