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  1. anyone leave high paying 1st career?

    wishinguponastarLPN replied to onedayitllbeme's topic in General Nursing

    I left my well paying accounting career to work as a CNA while in nursing school. I have 2 children and a husband. My salary is about 1/3 of what I was making before. I wanted to get into a facility...

  2. I just want to talk....

    wishinguponastarLPN replied to darkbeauty's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I think your feelings unfortunately are very common. As an aide you are able to spend a lot of time with the residents, get to know them, their likes, their dislikes, ect. As a nurse you only know,...

  3. whinny nurses

    wishinguponastarLPN replied to Nurse-One's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you! I used to work with this downer nurse that would start complaining before she even clocked in!! Then would continue to wine the entire shift! Even if she had a float nurse to help her with...

  4. wow-ltc is crazy!!!!

    wishinguponastarLPN replied to pn5437's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I will soon graduate, but from watching other nurses they seem to reallly "cluster" their care. They try to do as much as possible all at once. For example, do an accucheck and feeding, and...

  5. What is your experience with ADN program through Excelsior College

    wishinguponastarLPN replied to Mandy79's topic in Online Distance Learning

    So how does paying for Excelsior work? Do you pay up front for the tests and stuff and the can be reimbursed by financial aide?? I know the initial $75 fee will come out of my pocket, but I am...

  6. The college network, essentials health safety

    wishinguponastarLPN replied to RICHIE.RICH's topic in Online Distance Learning

    This is why I love AN.com! I'm so sorry to hear about your TCN mistake, but thank you so much for helping me realize what TCN is actually all about! Best of Luck to

  7. The college network, essentials health safety

    wishinguponastarLPN replied to RICHIE.RICH's topic in Online Distance Learning

    So a College Network rep was at my work today. I am graduating from my LPN in 8 weeks and am considering TCN, would you say you regret doing this? There is an RN program at my school (private) and it...

  8. To those who are cna's and also going to school to be LPN

    wishinguponastarLPN replied to cnamommyto2's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I've worked every weekend for the past 2 years as a CNA while in school. Does it suck? Yep! Have I had any type of social life since I started nursing school? NO! Has it paid off? Yes, I have 12 weeks...

  9. Put in my 2 weeks notice today! (LONG)

    wishinguponastarLPN posted a topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Over the past couple of months it seems like the facility I work for (an acute rehabilitation center) has gone down hill. The typical reasons such as low staffing rations, management that doesn't give...

  10. Put in my 2 weeks notice today! (LONG)

    wishinguponastarLPN replied to wishinguponastarLPN's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Normally I could have, however the other full time aide is out with a work related injury so the other aide on the floor was PRN. I could have gone into our computer system and looked up all 13 of my...

  11. All Nurses/Cna's in Ortho

    wishinguponastarLPN replied to mejajo08's topic in General Nursing

    Ortho is tough for both Nurses and CNA's. The ortho floor I work on the nurses are running around giving constant pain meds and us CNA's are running from room to room because ortho patient practically...

  12. "The Code Blue Disturbed The Other Patients" - Shame on you bad nurses!

    wishinguponastarLPN replied to abbaking's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    HILARIOUS!

  13. Am I expecting to much from my nurse??

    wishinguponastarLPN posted a topic in General Nursing

    Ok, I am a nursing student also working as a CNA in a Rehab hospital (not LTC). Our acquity ranges from knee replacement, hip replacement, shoulder replacement, a variety of back surgeries, brain...

  14. Am I expecting to much from my nurse??

    wishinguponastarLPN replied to wishinguponastarLPN's topic in General Nursing

    I agree, but it is not that way where I work. I'm just at a loss of what to do about it. I really enjoy where I work, this is really the onlyissue that I have and hate for this to be the thing that...

  15. Am I expecting to much from my nurse??

    wishinguponastarLPN replied to wishinguponastarLPN's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you all for your responses. I am going to try to not get as frustrated at work. I know 12 patients is a lot for nurses as well. But if they are so busy then it doesn't make sense to spend 5...

  16. Am I expecting to much from my nurse??

    wishinguponastarLPN replied to wishinguponastarLPN's topic in General Nursing

    We don't prep for surgery, the patients we get have already have surgery and they now require rehab to recover from the surgery. I also forgot to mention admissions and discharges in my list of...

  17. Am I expecting to much from my nurse??

    wishinguponastarLPN replied to wishinguponastarLPN's topic in General Nursing

    The nurses have the same number of

  18. Brand new CNA

    wishinguponastarLPN replied to HPERNA11's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    You will probably have to work at a LTC for a while until you can get your foot in the door at a hospital. Usually for 6 months to a

  19. Does Having CNA Exp Help so Much in Nursing School?

    wishinguponastarLPN replied to proudmommy's topic in General Students

    For me becoming a CNA while in Nursing school has put me a step ahead most of my peers for a few reasons. One, I am a lot less akward with patients and procedures and my confidence. But also because...

  20. Annoyed by what I saw in the dining room...vent

    wishinguponastarLPN replied to mom2cka's topic in General Nursing

    Wow, you really shouldn't let such little things upset you so much, it's really not healthy! Let it

  21. Interviews & job offers....Murphy's law?

    wishinguponastarLPN replied to missladyrn's topic in General Nursing

    I just went through the exact same thing! I decided to take the less desirable 1st job offer and have so much anxiety about it working

  22. I'm a CNA just because I want experience

    wishinguponastarLPN replied to blessed2bfree's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Ditto.

  23. Glad they are flooding the market with New Grads...

    wishinguponastarLPN replied to gentlegiver's topic in General Nursing

    This sounds great on paper and all, but it will be interesting how quickly you are escorted out when you tell your DON this is how you feel! Hospitals are like hotels now because it is ALL about the...

  24. Landing a position in ICU

    wishinguponastarLPN replied to mojomastr's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Disappointed that you didn't get any response to this question as I am facing an almost exact situation his Wednesday!

  25. Athlete's Foot!

    wishinguponastarLPN replied to Nurse0621's topic in General Nursing

    I also suffer from this especially when I do 12 hr shifts. I have found that often less is more. My ritual that works for me using baby powder with corn starch on my feet before I put my socks on then...