katy417

19 an hour as a new grad working 6a-6p in Arkansas

Thank you all for your responses. When I was training for my CNA certification, my instructor was a LPN. He said he felt like he did more paperwork than he did nursing while working in LTC. It's good to see the different perspectives from different LPNs. I imagine it's going to be one of those situations where I get in there, feel completely incompetent for a good six months, and then slowly get my footing and feel a little less overwhelmed. Since I am still working as a CNA, I think it's funny to hear all the other CNAs gripe about how L-A-Z-Y our LPNs are. You hear lots of things like, "All they do is push a cart around and run their mouth up at the nursing station." I'd like to hear some of my co-workers say those things when/if they ever earn their LPN and see how you literally drown in paperwork and how if an incident happens, your whole shift can be thrown off kilter. Fortunately, I've got several fantastic LPNs on my shift, and I've been draining them for information. Some love their job, love their residents, love their CNAs, but hate the stress load. Some probably shouldn't have ever become nurses in the first place. Well, really just one in particular. I guess every work place has to have that one person who is really abrasive and impossible to work with! Hopefully I can get in at a facility where there is enough staff/funding to make it a safe place to work. Definitely not looking to lose my license!

:redbeathe Hi there everyone. I'm currently working in LTC as a certified nursing assistant, but am looking forward to becoming a LPN within the next year. So far, despite the intense stress, I love working in LTC. However, it seems like every LPN I come across hates the work they do in the nursing home. They are stressed, overworked, understaffed, underappreciated, etc etc... It's discouraging to say the least, and it is making me question whether or not I'll be happy working in a nursing home once I graduate my LPN program. Does anyone out there love working long term care?? I keep reading post after post on here about the horrors of being a nurse in that environment. I'd love to hear from anyone who can represent the flip side of the coin! Thank you