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I currently live in NE GA where a snow/ice event is rare, so rare that chains are illegal in this state and you can't even buy them. But several years ago while working as a PRN patient sitter/tech a snow/ice event was forecast. I called staffing a...

NOOOOOOOOOOO way wrong ~ you need to find another job. If you are a CNA and a med aide each state clearly defines what you can and can not do.

Hi everyone, last year I got my CNA and have had difficulty getting work due to my age ~ very active fit 66 year old! I was an LPN from '72-'92 burnt out and left nursing my license is not active in this state and due to financial and time constrain...

Working as a PCT will teach you so much that you won't learn in school, real world experience with patients, their families and other staff. The big one will be time management skills ~ that alone will be worth it. As a nurse you will utilize your PC...

I worked as an Office Nurse in a University setting where FP residents were trained & we did OB, Peds, small procedures and I loved it it was fast paced and we did everything. I also worked in a rural FP clinic next door to a 35 bed hospital pre-...

Their pain is what they say it is, as nurses we are their to care for them not to judge them

I worked as an LPN for 20 years and finally burnt out ~ I never wanted to be an RN too far away from the bedside ~ I was lucky that most of my career was in hospitals before we were kicked out. They other part was in Family Practice clinics and for t...

Yes there are still plenty of LPN jobs ~ I've been hearing the "phased out" since 1972 when I graduated ~ it's BS

I guess I'm floored ~ I'm an LPN grad '72 we had tons of clinical hours as my program was based on the old hospital based diploma program. I was well prepared for the job I was hired to do and those diploma new grads could hit the ground running with...

Hmmmm Welp I graduated when dinosaurs walked the earth in '72 from an LPN program ~ we had more clinical hours than the ADN and BSN programs only the Diploma nurses had more. I was fully prepared for my work and it took 20 years to burn out and move ...

Congrats I take mine on 5/12 ~ I went through the WIA at Athens Tech ~ great course great instructors ~ and they even have a 3 week boot camp after to hone our skills test!

Oh so true I was an LPN from '72-'92 quit due to burn out and then in '08 I lost my real estate related job and my profession as the market crumbled. After 4 years I was able to get on as a patient sitter at a regional hospital ~ I was laid off 3 we...

I find this thread quite interesting. From '72-92 I worked as an LPN in mostly hospital environments, Med-Surg, Ortho, ICU and even ED ~ I ran the suture/cast room. During that time there were NO aids/pcts it was just nurses. We also had team nursing...

Nat. Geo. Photo journalist. If still in med profession Physical Therapist.

OK so I do have chronic Lyme/Tick Borne diseases and the info as usual is mostly incorrect. If anyone really wants to know about this horrid disease - don't follow the CDC protocols. Check out ILADS - End Lyme disease epidemic through education, awar...

Yes, I carry first aid supplies, I live rural so I might be the first on the scene. Decades ago I also lived rural and took an EMT class and road along a couple of days a month. I've also taken some online courses in back country first aid. If EMS/F...

One size doesn't fit all, it will depend on your finances, time, age and a lot of other things. Look at all your options, what's available in your area, sit down and run the numbers. Only you can decide, for me I wouldn't want to go into mega debt -...

After 20 years I had major burn-out. Also as an LPN trained in bedside nursing we were being tossed from the hospitals and I had no desire to become an RN. I did find another area that I liked and that was rural Family Practice clinics (long before...

Thanks, I'm a retired LPN and now work as a Patient Sitter, it's a hard almost thankless job. But someone's got to do it.

Class of '72 and proud member of the crusty old bat club!

I graduated when dinosaurs walked the earth in '72 and worked 8's, I did try a few 12's, but now at my age forget it. We recently lost a nurse who fell asleep on the way home. I really do not think they are safe.

Right now I'm working as a patient sitter and we have 4 or 8 hour shifts, I work the 3-11 shift and all other staff works 12's. The problem being that the middle of my shift is 7p. I understand that is a problem, so when the night nurse comes through...

It continues to be a problem, staffing is VERY low, often NO techs. By the time the RN comes around the first time it can be as late as 9:30 or 10. So that's 2 1/2 hours to 3 hours before the patient is even seen by a nurse after shift change. I do m...

I did go to staffing and got a less than positive response, since then I've not gotten any shifts even though there is a patient.

The problem is some of the units are short staffed and they have no unit sect'y or techs. I do understand that it is a busy time, but we do need to get out of the room away from these pt's and I NEED to eat something. My last shift I asked when the n...