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I work in a small psych hospital on the east coast and have not seen the negativity toward older nurses in the workforce. In fact as long as you do your share of the workload there are no issues toward anyone. I see a different side of some, (not ...

Hi I found your comment interesting until I found out your age. I lost my son in September, he was 22 too. I have been in the nursing field for the last 11 years. I was a Medical Technologist before, for the time period that I raised my son. There i...

In America it has to be up or off your shoulders.Nursing is the same no matter where you are. Some places of employment are just not very strict. Standards have not changed.....

I used to work at an assistive living facility doing the same thing, I had 80 patients that I was responsible for in addition to supervising CNAs. I left the facility, and eventually after a continuous turnovers, the facility realized that they had t...

HiWe can all learn something from this forum. There are different ways to handle personalitys and there is a reason behind all behavior. Why not find the reason for it before going in for the attack?

Thanks for the comment. It truly is not about money. We receive a decent salary but compared to what we do as nurses, it will never be enough. How do you pay someone for saving your life? What cost can you put on helping someone toliet theirselves or...

As a former LPN that returned to school and completed the transition to RN, I have heard this argument too many times. There is a need for all health care workers regardless of the title. Happy holidays.

HiMy suggestion to you is discuss it with your manager's supervisor and go from there. But you really need to address your issue of not talking directly with individuals. Each situation is different, there will be those circumstances that you can not...

I am a new RN this year after ten years as a LPN. You know I was working in the role as an RN all those years and just did not know it, it really prepared me to step into the role of an RN. As for med surg, so many people do not like it, I find it to...

HiI have been on both sides of this fence, my son died last month after a lengthy illness, rare illness. Please try to remember one thing, families feel powerless over their loved ones state of health. There is nothing that they can do but try to ins...

Well this is the correct answer for you, do not just ignore the behavior. Sometimes things have a way of coming back to bite you. Sometimes people can be dangerous at the workplace, so protect yourself and stop it now.

HiI'm sorry that you went thru all that to learn that you do not want to go into nursing. But relax, you are not unique, there are always some that go your path. Nursing is hard work regardless of the setting, do not be fooled by the comments on scho...

hi i am also a new rn, but not new to nursing, i was an lpn for ten years. but you sound like you have not been properly preceptored. i am just finishing up 12 weeks of orientation at a urban hospital setting. and even with my experience prior, i nee...

First addiction is a disease, second did you give him patient teaching about the disease?

What are you nuts? No and again I say no I will not work OT for straight pay. I will go straight to an agency and get paid.No nurse has to work for straight pay (at least in America). We work too hard to be paid less. What is apt to happen is a criti...

HelloYou did not state what type of nurse that you are so I am going to assume that you are an LPN; LPN's are pretty limited in job opportunities. And having been a LPN for ten years I can say that. You also sound like you would be unhappy in any typ...

Not bigoted, more like lack of information. I graduated from nursing school this past May. There were 60 people in the class 22 LPN's (all Americans) 5 Philippinio 3 Hispanic-Americans 1 male (American) Remainder Americans (29) total= age group 20-58...

I am learning so much about your culture from this site! I had no idea that this was going on as I'm sure others either. ...good and bad in every group.:uhoh21:

...one little tidbit, remember LPN's specialty is direct care, they are supposed to be better at it. If you did the same thing over and over and over again, wouldn't you be pretty good at it?:rotfl:

Touche`, Bravo and right on! I am an LPN that went on to get her RN. I used to be one of those that spoke like that, (LPN's do the same work). It would help a lot if LPN's were taught in school that they are not on the same level. That is part of the...

That answers my question, thanks. I guess the next generation will be different, more americanized. A large number of Filipine nurses that I have come in contact with delay starting families to complete this goal. Sometimes they do not get the opport...

Please I just have one more question. And I am not trying to be offensive in any way. But A large number of Filippine nurses in the area that I live in work 80 hours a week, either with two jobs or overtime on one job. Many times their children are t...

HiI did not fail the NCLEX. I took it on Tuesday and passed. Just start over again with your study habits. Take a review course and study 100 questions out of your review book every day. That is what I did and that is what is recommended. You'll do f...

Hi,I'm not sure what state you live in, but in south jersey nursing assistants job assigments differ in the hospital setting. Also the group of people that you will work with will be different, most likely they will have a higher level of education. ...

You know what, I am a LPN that just graduated from a local college in south jersey. I too had no desire to be an RN. But I got tired of doors being closed, and treated like a slave on most jobs. So I decided that it was time, past time to go back to...