busylynn

Hi. I graduated a year ago in FL and ERI was mandatory for us too. I agree, IT IS AWFUL! My advice, just do it, get it over with. Maybe, just maybe, it will help some with your state boards. Good Luck!

I have been working weekends for about a year now. I work Thursday, Friday and Saturday night 7p-7a. We get shift diff. plus $550.00 bonus every payperiod which is every two weeks. We are also allowed to have every 8th weekend off if we reuest it off and can use our paid time off hours to pay for it. I love it. I am home during the week with my kids for activities and it works out well for us. Good luck!!!!!!

I work the weekend plan. We must work 12 hour shifts. Dayshift weekenders work Sat. and Sun. and one weekday. Nightshifters work Fri. and Sat. night and one week night. For example, I work Thur. Fri. and Sat nights. others work Fri. Sat and Sun night.....You get to pick your 3 days. We are entitled to every 8th weekend off but we must request it 4 weeks in advance and we DO NOT have to make up those days so every 8th week we can have 11 days off if we choose. THE CATCH: LPN's receive a $300 biweekley bonus and RN's receive a $500 biweekley bonus. ANY call out any you loose that biweekly bonus. Holidays are still divided up between everybody including the weekend staff and we pretty much do self scheduling which is pretty nice. I love the weekends, that way i am home during the week with my children for school events.....Good Luck to you.

Hi everybody! Quick question.....The hospital where I am employed just changed our policy regarding holiday pay. We have always received a 50% differential (time and a half) for working holidays (there are six of them that count). The time of holiday pay started at midnight the eve of the holiday and continued until 7am the following day. For instance, those that work on Christmas Eve received holiday pay and those that work Christmas night also received holiday pay for their 12 hour shift. Our policy changed and now we only receive holiday pay beginning at midnight the eve of until midnight the night of. Now when we work Christmas night we will only receive holiday pay from 7pm until 12am. I was wondering, how do other establishments pay for their holidays? Due to a lot of negative feedback, our human resources is reviewing it and letting us know if there will be any changes which she doubts. Any feedback would help for suggestions. Thanks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

YES!!!!!!!!!! An LPN/LVN IS a NURSE!!!!!!!!!!!!! I was an LPN for 15 years in Florida. I worked in a hospital too! I can honestly say that there is only a FEW things that an RN could do that my hospital does not allow LPN's to do like hang blood, give cardiac IV pushes and maybe a couple of other things. I am an RN now and I value every year that I was an LPN. YES,YES,YES, you are a REAL nurse even though some people will treat you like you are not. They are small minded and VERY uneducated!!!!!!!!!! Good luck to you!!!!!!!

I work nights for my family. I see my children MORE by working nights. They sleep while I am at work and I sleep while they are at school. I see them for a few hours after school; when they get home, I am getting up! It works great for our family right now. The extra money is great too!

Good luck to you. I know several people that got 265 questions and passed. Just try to relax and keep your chin up. Prayers to you! That test was awful, I took it a few weeks ago. There was a lot of stuff I never heard of!!!!!! Hang in there.

yes, it can be done. My friend just took nclex with me. I got 75 questions and she got 265. We got our results this morning, we are BOTH RN's now!!!!!!!!! So, YES 265 CAN PASS!!!!!!!!!! Good Luck, let us know!!!!

Where I work we are offered the Baylor program. We are required to work six weekends straight and get the seventh off. A weekend consist of 3 days or 3 nights in a row. example: Thursday, Friday and Saturday night or a Sat. Sun. Mon night....Those involved receive: (LPN) $300.00 and (RN) $450.00 bonus every pay period. We are paid biweekly. Not bad. If we call in at all during our scheduled weekend, we lose the bonus for that two weeks. It works for all of us. It is not offered to new grads though. Good luck!!!

CONGRATS!!!!!!!!

From MY experience, I see the difference between those who choose nursing for the money and those who choose it from the heart. I hope you are right and those who choose it for the money will put their heart into it.

Well said! When I hear people say they want to be a nurse because of the money it makes me cringe but then I think, they'll never make it. How I would love to see them a year out of school.

I must say that I fully agree. I went into nursing because my heart is in it and led me there. I love my profession because I love helping people. There are way to many in the profession for the money but I don't know if that is the reason for the increased complaints. There are a lot of reasons for that like nurse to patient ratio, management......But I don't see a lot of heart in the profession anymore. Sad but true.

Your right. I was taught that technique in LPN school 15 years ago for the exact same reason...so the patient doesn't know your counting their respirations.

I am a seasoned nurse and I can tell you that I behaved the same way when my then 4 year old fell and cut her forehead open. It was bleeding everywhere and obvious that she needed stitches. I completely lost it. I was freaking out more than my injured daughter. Thank goodness that my sister was here to help me pull it together and drive us to the hospital. That is your child, I would be concerned if you didn't overreact!!!!! You are NORMAL!!!! Hang in there!

Noe she did not she have her cell phone on in class and answer it on the second ring DURING LECTURE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Congrats!!!!! That is wonderful for you!!!!!! I will be taking my NCLEX in a few months. Do you have any suggestions? Do you remember any of the drugs or types of questions on the test? HELP!!!!!!

I completely agree with you. Our new head nurse has started to enforce the same rules and we were also told it is a JCAHO thing with large fines. She comes in at all hours day and night looking for the rule breakers. She never says a word, she just walks up to the item (food or drink) and throws it away! teehee, It ticks a lot of people off. Your right, I never have time to actually sit and eat or drink. It's always those that don't work in the field that make up these ridiculous rules. I often ask myself, "Don't they have anything better to do?"

I too follow those same rules when passing meds. It has saved my behind more than once. A lot of my coworkers think that I am a little anal (teehee) but I would rather be anal than make a life threatening mistake! Keep up the good work!

well, where I work we use a TB syringe. It is a small bore Sub Q needle. I believe it is a 25 Guage 5/8 inch. Hope that is more helpful!

http://www.cvcc.edu/department/facstaff/smiller/note17.htm Try this website, maybe it will help you. Good luck!

Hi. I have been a nurse for about 15 years now. I have ALWAYS carried a clipboard. I wouldn't be able to work without it. I have a report sheet that I made up and every day when I work I place a new report sheet on my clipboard, fill in the blanks during report and keep little notes on it thru my shift. I highlight my upcoming labs and the times to expect the results, the fingersticks I need to do.....It is basically my brains while I work. I hope this helps.:)

That was funny!!!! hahahahahahahahahahaha

38, to old!!!! NO WAY!!!!!! Do it!!!!It sounds like everything and everybody is on your side! Now sounds like a good time for you. I am 38, married with a 10 yr. old and an 8 yr. old and I am doing it. Get back in there and gor for it!!! If not you may always regret it. Good luck!!!!!

Yes, I know exactly how you feel. People treat you as if your not a REAL NURSE if your not an RN. I have been an LPN for almost 15 years and I work in a hospital. There are only a few things that RN's do that I am not permitted to do. Unfortunately it is only going to get worse as places are beginning to phase out LPNs. I decided to go back to school and I will graduate in April. Good Luck. Don't let people get you down. You are a real nurse!