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í ½í²¬Again, I never went through with it. I have been in the " Nursing" field both as a LPN and RN for about 15 years now. Many times I have came home feeling defeated. That's the beast you deal with in Nursing. I get frustrated over the charting , or not feeling like you get to spend the needed time with the patients and because of that situation, it may have you sitting on the bench in the courtroom. I mean you never know! All kind of things, you know the state comes in and breaks your ----s. Nursing is often tough. However, it is rewarding which is why I have stayed in nursing. I enjoy helping people who don't understand medical things by being their advocate, teaching them new things,calling the Dr's with my backbone standing firm, this is what I think my patient needs. I have found home health nursing to be this type of job that I "needed" now. Currently, I am going back to school and contemplating the MSN maybe even some type of NP, mainly Gerontology or Psych. Nursing ❤️is flexible and challenging and ❤️Rewarding. Just like all things, when the going gets tough , the tough get going!í ½í²ªí ½í²ªí ½í²ªí ½í²ªí ½í±Ší ½í±Ší ½í±Š!☺️

I started Excelsior in 9/08 and graduated officially 9/09 with my ADN . Now, I am working in Home Health (love it) in NC and my salary from LPN in LTC went from 32,000 to 63,000 this past year! Do I regret it? NO! Wished I would have done it sooner! Now, to obtain my BSN!

I work for a home health company and we do chemo in home but we only hook up to the pump and take it down. We do not mix or program the pump . The pharmacy mixes and programs the pump , we only check for correct settings. And for this reason I am told is why we do not have to be certified.

No, Common Sense.......I meant that there isn't any common sense left in nursing anymore. Instead you are given 1500 hundred mundane task and documentation "their way". Shucks big brother can jump in the lake as far as I am concerned.There will be much failure especially now according to the government reimbursement . Gotta love how this has all affected us...big government!

And of course where did COMMON SENSE go?...out the door

Yes...Definatley have another job before you resign .....take it from me....that's not a good feeling....cause I've been there and done that....but yes if you are already stressed from home life then add the stress of nursing especially, bedside nursing....and it will suck the life out of you and your genuine Spirit!= not worth it.....find your niche.....nursing is so flexible which is one of the reasons why I became one....I am resigning from my med/surg job tomorrow I got a job offer in home health with a $6 /hr raise....and yes I've heard bad things about it also, but I NEED a slower pace for my stress level and my chest pain...lol...(really not funny but it's my coping skills)....and the raise will also help my family too....keep the faith up! it will come, you have experience now....the doors should open faster...market yourself.....and always remember to put a smile on.....even if it is fake...it will still make you feel better!

OMG....I had just typed this lengthy letter but it got deleted....So, now I will say in a nut shell....NO job is worth feeling that way......polish your resume' and get back out there into the job circuit....nursing can be a beast! Sounds like it's where you are that sucks!

If it makes you feel better I'm right there with you! But I finally found a job on night shift in which I hate and I drive 45 minutes one way. I am sleepy on my days off and unable to arouse to spend time with my 4 year old. I had better luck as an LPN???????

Not funny but funny gohogs. That's interesting you ask, because I am going through the same thing. I was an LPN for seven years prior so I thought in the nursing world they would give you credit for that..No it has been my experience that they don't and apparently d/t the economy businesses have become very picky. They are doing more interviews and requiring you to get all this experience for jobs that they used to fill with new grads. Hang in there get certified in EKG, ACLS, anything you can do to SALE yourself!

I have seen in wound care that there are alot of things you would not expect to be used..I have even heard of bismuth and bourbon? go figure, never question MD unless you have MSN beside your name....you will be eaten..by them

I think eventually I would like to become a case manger and/or a diabetes educator in a hospital setting. I have my asn and plan on obtaining my BSN as soon as I decide the route! I have worked in LTC for 8 years and now am going to work on med surge unit for the experience ,alot of jobs require acute care experience!

Just got hired as a night shift nurse 7pto 7a for a med surge floor. The nurse manager stated I would have 5 patient ratio because she recently had alot of nurses quit because the patient ratio had been higher and she stated more than once I would never have over 5 patients. Hope she holds true to this. I am leaving LTC nursing after 8 years. That is all the experience that I have so I know it will be a tough transition but need the experience for down the road!

Well I am applying for mds job within the new facility I am at. If they do not give it to me I have a job offer at a hospital . The other facility that I worked for did not adequately train me not to mention the other mds coordinator was slack to say the least and called out frequently and also did not know medicaid. But yet because I was NEW MDS nurse it was all my fault. It had nothing to do that I was pulling her load too. She even told DON and corporate mds nurse she was burnt out. After having our 2cnd review in which prob 90% of the assessments were mine and only 2 were found without enough supporting documentation and they didn't loose money. We were told that it wasn't good enough that they couldn't promise us a job. I had only missed one day at work while I was there. So I walked out with dignity. we were pulled to the hall all the time covering when everyone else was out. We were on call one week a month. And then they even had me working one weekend a month as charge which took away two days from mds nurse position. The company I am at now does not require mds nurse to take call or be pulled to the floor! Wish me luck!

Thanks Guys! I think I was venting and I am burnt out in LTC! But GREAT NEWS ! Got a job offer for a med surge unit will get 10 weeks orientation and will only have 6 patients!

Got a job offer for a med-surge floor ! It's 3rd shift but ya gotta start somewhere! Even though I am not a brand new grad I am new to the hospital. So they are giving me a 10 week orientation!WOO HOO! Hope I am making the right decision!

linearthlinker, I can settle for boring at this point it beats feeling like I'm going to fall apart on the job!

Thanks but that was my thoughts all along keep the RN as fall back. I have always heard that new RDH makes 50+ first year! And that's with all holidays off and probably leave early on wednesdays or fridays. Now if I can get the husband aboard!lol!

I am thinking of going back for dental hygeine since I have become so disatisfied in nsg! Any takers? Input please feeling burnt out in nsg I have been an LPN for 7 and RN for 1 and counting. Mon-Fri with all holidays off along with one task sounds GREAT!

Chellane, I am right there with you. I have applied for another position inside the company I am working and also have an application being considered for a hospital. I have been so stressed since I started my new job. Not to mention my fathers health is not good at all. So add on primary bread winner, being at home in the evenings with just yourself and kiddo cause husband works PT job. While hating your new job and you get miserably stressed. I was begining to think that I was the culprit but sometimes we can only take so much! Just praying every day and night that the lord hears me!

I am the primary breadwinner. I carry the family's insurance and hope and pray I won't crack. Been under a great deal of pressure with everything! My husband is hoping to break into new career of sales this year. And I'm on my knees praying he will! I have one child and want another but not until we can get more money coming into the home!

I suppose I have been guilty a time or two with facebook. However, I have never identified a patient. I have remarked that I lost a patient today. So what are your thoughts on that? It's in the newspaper obituiary and you are just paying your respects in a manner of speaking without mentioning their name. If I had said something on FB it has been generalized such as you will be missed, held a dying hand today. That doesn't point to who because you can hold anyone's hand who's dying. Prove that! is who I am talking about! Although, I do not advertise my place of employment and try and avoid workplace FB friends. I was told when Hipaa first came out that you could talk about pt situations as long as no one could identify who you were talking about.???????????????????????? that was words straight out of nursing instructors mouth? However, in the small town I live in I have had many people say "yeah I heard so and so is down there where you are." Of course I will say I can NOT say whether or not so and so is even a pt. So you need to ask their family more about them and not me! Also though I heard of a local girl nurse who blasted on FB that she was working with old faulty equipment. Well in turn she got fired! I think I have common sense others do not!

Well in my home state and my home town BSN is required for Diabetes Educator. All the jobs advertised required a BSN or MSN. Actually had to go to a diabetes class in another local town ( I was gestational diabetic) and the diabetes educator there was a MSN. It is very competitive here where I am it's a ghost town of textiles and now everyone is going back to school for nursing! Not to mention we have a local baptist college who graduates 80 to 90 students every year. So in my opinion anymore you will be better off with a BSN. Also all of the jobs at the local health department are also requiring a BSN. Just saying what I have factually experienced in my general area of approx 100 mile radius.

I was told by Excelsior that many Magnet hospitals are now requiring BSN's. Is it written in stone? I don't think so. However, I do believe in my lifetime that this will become a major issue. Which I am now 34 and if I do go back to school it will be to better myself. Because eventually I would not mind teaching or a case manager position or diabetes educator. And all those positions require BSN to MSN. So, for me most likely, I will be going back to get my BSN on my own terms not someone elses!

Thanks everyone! Dave you are right, but in LTC you become more aquainted with the patients which causes some emotional attachment. I do not think it would be the same in a hospital setting. And as nurses we are also patient advocates. Either way I do not believe that I will be satisfied until I gain Hospital employment. I have given case manager a thought in my future and all of those jobs require hospital or home health experience. But thank you everyone for your input!8+)

I've had my RN now for a little over a year. Prior to that I was an LPN for seven years. I have only worked in LTC and have always wanted to try out the hospital. Which was one of my primary reasons for going back and getting my RN. Problem is I am thinking and currently :redbeathetrying to get job in hospital. I am burnt out in LTC. I am tired of seeing little elderly patients being pushed past the point of mother nature. The dynamics of the LTC has really burnt me out. Case scenario :you have a little old man who is in his last days and family members who want DADDY to live and be stuck like a pin cushion such as going to dialysis Three times weekly and who also has a stage 3 on his coccyx and wound vac to boot. Poor man! Then you have your boss breathing down your neck d/t the same patient not eating and your boss wanting you to call the family to ask do they want a GI referal for a G-tube placement. Not to mention you get pulled to work a med cart while you are also expected to play charge nurse simultaneously for 100 patients. :nurse:I have spoken with some nurses who work at hospital who say it is much different that you actually get to take care of patient. So any input from hospital nurses or nurses who have crossed from LTC to Hospital nursing and honest opinions/experiences! Would be greatly appreciated!