Hey don't be scared mume2mykidz. With any job you will always have the negative but there is always the positives. It is very rewarding in many ways and there are good days that go along with the...
MrsMissyLPN replied to lvlissl2ebecca's topic in General Nursing
I agree about showing them how serious you are. At first I was the weak young nurse and I was afraid of a fight so I just ended up doing things myself and then one day I had enough and I did write up...
I thought I was the only one who had that problem. They spot us weak ones and know that they can get away with their crap with us. Just wait you will have enough. Although it did take me four years...
Oh wow...if I didn't already work in LTC I'd be scared to death. lol It took me approx. 6 months to stop crying at work and to feel a little more confident in myself. The reality of the situation is...
MrsMissyLPN replied to Singarcia46's topic in Nursing Career
Hello. I planned on becoming a RN one day and decided to go to school to become a LPN first and then go back to school at my own pace. I became a LPN, got married and five years later I have never...
MrsMissyLPN replied to nursingstudent1105's topic in Nursing Career
Hello, Sorry you didn't get an answer to your first post. In my expierence while in nursing school we did clinicals in many different enviroments. Me personally I always knew that I wanted to work...
I graduated in 2003 and we had to wear a cap for the graduation cermony only. I was proud of the cap for a few months and had it proudly displayed in a case....however over the years it some how made...
I worked 7p to 7a for almost five years and recently went to days. I have to say that most day shift nurses at my work are under the impression that the night nurses don't do much and they couldn't be...
MrsMissyLPN replied to KarmaWiseRaven's topic in General Nursing
I have spent my fair share as a pt and I must tell you that one of the worst expierences that I have had was with a nurse whose perfume I was allergic to and made me physically ill. To this day if I...