stephanieshae27

The LPN's make their bed, they should lay in it. It's not just them though, its all allied health care. Registered nurses get the most respect than another profession. society has made it that way, not me. I'm a registered respiratory therapist, I know what it's like to be down graded by nurses. I'm in nursing school now, so I'm gonna get the best and worst of both worlds. However, I am a respected RT. people want me on their team. I take pride in what I do. I dont let the fact that I'm " just a RT" crush myself esteem cause people have higher degrees AND pay than I do!!

Lazy people may come in all shapes and sizes but it seems like LPN's have a chip on their shoulder. Maybe an inferiority complex?! I know that LPN's go on and on about how they are a nurse too and blah blah blah. LPN's may not be " mine" but they do belong to the patients. Just as much as I belong to my patient. I AM THEIR NURSE. It is my responsibly to care and advocate for them and if LPN's or CNA's aren't doing what needs to be done to help their patients, I'm gonna say something to the lazy workers!

I am a registered respiratory therapist and I got hired at the nicu in one of the most world renowned hospitals. There first 2 months they were saying " wow you are amazing. It usually takes me 100 times to train people on new equipment" and they were just going on and on about how great I was. Before I got hired I til them that it was my first job and I had never even set foot in a nicu let alone a nursery. Then one day they said " you dont fit well into our group. You yawn too much. Your clinical skills suck. In the past 20 years that I have been hiring new grads you are the worst one I have hired by far"... Talk about a total bomb drop! My ego was HURT! Some of the things I saw nurses do just flabbergasted me! I did not put them on my resume. It's my resume! I choose what expieeence I want to put on and leave off. I'm not going to put down every job I have ever had either. Employers like 2-3 jobs listed. Since I have gotten fired, I have returned back to school and in my 3rd semester of nursing school. My teachers say I'm one of the strongest students in my class ( don't know if that's true or not but then again I've had people ramble on and on about how great I am and then get canned)... But I must say, I am far LESS scared about patient care than used to be. I am now working for people in their homes taking care of terminally Ill or bed bound patients. I do all of their care, suction, peg, foley, decubitus ulcer changes, the whole 9 yards and I love the environment. In home care, the patients and family are appreciative and hardly ever criticize your work. They are just glad that someone is there taking care of their family. If you screw up something, they say" well you know not to do that again.. Learn from your mistakes honey, you are doing great!" and I'm thinking " woah that's awesome, no big shot head honcho to tell me I suck everyday! This awesome" Anyways moral of the story. Get on Craigslist and look under medical and start working for people in home. You can put that on your resume. Granted its not nursing pay but you can't put a price on expierience. That's the way I see it! I'm getting paid in expierience and that expieeence will land me the job I want when I graduate not working in a slave LTAC facility where they undermine your performance! The end! God speed!

Does anybody know about the orientation for those that applied to for the extended deadline?!

I got my acceptance email yesterday. I didn't get any info because by the time I read my email the office was closed. Does anyone know anything about orientation? I'm going to the clanton campus.

i think i have my information mixed up... regional is accepted everywhere and national is picky

Ok, So, I am looking for my best options right now. Should I go to a for profit school-regionally accredited - or a community college -nationally accredited. My dilemma is: Go to for profit school but will my credits transfer to a BSN online program? or, Go to a nationally accredited school where I will have to retake classes and then be put on a waiting list and so on and so forth? Do I just have to have me LPN License and I will be accepted to do the BSN program or will I have a hard time getting accepted into a nationally accredited institute. I know the regional is more expensive than national, but the money isnt the issue, the education will pay for itself in time. Suggestion? Comments? TORN, PLEASE HELP!! Stephanie