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Personally, I'm terrified, again. Late 2008 I was 5wks from graduation and suddenly got stupid. I had a very tough and very new clinical teacher who decided I wasn't ready to graduate. She put me on probation because I wasn't thinking things through ...

Uh, why? The NCLEX RN and LVN and identical. There's no reason for taking the LVN version if you have a BSN degree since it is the same procedure to go through for either one. Get that RN! Get more money. You're worth it and it's an easier test with ...

There's a lot of research on Alzheimers and daily living units being done lately including something like you said but other changes are also being done besides taking down the locks. It does help. Behavior outbreaks change with fewer need for medic...

Regarding your job issue: I too have been in similar situations and have discovered an easy fix. When you have background issues look into home health. You're a good nurse with a good background. Home health will hire you, place you and the only risk...

For safety, I'd contact your regulatory boards just to make sure. I know that here, in TX, we aren't allowed to work under a lower license once we've taken a job in the higher one. I'm not sure how that would translate to two unrelated ones but I can...

Shadowing for a day and volunteering are two totally different entities. Though I do recommend it for anyone with the spare time who plans to go into the field, for simple exposure to the runnings of a department just talk to the Nurse Manager in the...

Home health isn't hectic, but its not protected. Being in a hospital or even in an LTC means the people you're caring for are expected to behave in a certain way. They don't when they're at home and trust me, this can get in your way. Unsafe environm...

Any other state and a union would be there banging on their heads.

Tonight I had my first emergency, and I didn't do as well as I'd hoped. But after two years out of school and almost no training with my permanent private care post on his vent, I'm not surprised. So I'd like to put this here just to warn you others ...

I didn't go look it up or anything so if I'm off base, just ignore me, but when someone talks about diffusing oils the first thing on my mind are those awful perfume things in stores now with the sticks in the pools of pretty colored oil that reek of...

Never report out saying Mr. Smith had no problems. He'll be a sinch for you tonight!. It's a sure-fire curse for a new nurse. =)

In Texas I was told that once you officially hold a job under your license that you cannot revert to a previous license to work. Of course, if you haven't worked as an RN or an LPN, than you're in. Just don't overstep your bounds and make decisions b...

I would recommend consolodating to a different company, thus simply getting rid of them and the problem. That's probably what they're aiming for ultimately in a sneaky fashion anyway, but they can't come out and say so.

Austin, TX $22 hr Pediatric Home Health Care No Shift Diffs Limited Benefits (none taken - no compensation) Area Average $18-20hr in LTC No hospital jobs available to LVNs

As a native Texan I can say that lacking the protection of a Union has given companies power that many of the other states lack. We're so Anti-Union that local companies need never fear people working together for their rights. In fact, if you talk t...

Not all schools have such a stringent gpa requirement. You have two things to remember. If you want something bad enough there's always a way. And smaller schools have lower requirements. Keep looking. Rural programs, associate degrees, even going LV...

I do 10-6a Mon Tue 10-7a Thu and 11-7 Fri and Sat. In general I tend to go hit my favorite breakfast place on the way home "Einsteins" where there's a great walking path just behind it. It's just a quick little 15min walk but by the time I get home I...

Remember that your past experiences in school also count as experience. Clubs, volunteer stuff, things like the NSNA. It looks great if you can put memberships n your apps like that you re a student member to the ANA, NSNA, and any other nursing orga...

Loved my jobs since I joined the field back in 1992 as a CNA and I'm grown since then to Hospital tech, LVN and soon to be RN. I've literally never come home upset from a bad day!

OMG, you're paying them for that? There are nurse residencies all over the country that pay you for the same thing. Thus the competition. That's a scam if I've ever seen one.

I picked up a job for a home health group as an LVN. They trained me to work overnights on a kid with a vent, GButton and trach. Great hours for me and pay. I'm about to finish my RN and when I get my NCLEX done I get the standard raise at least. Try...

It's the silly psych wards I hate! I swear they say and do things while A&O X3 that they know they can get away with simply because they have a history of bad days now and then! And they do get away with it. The physical part is the worst!

Baylor is college and a hospital in TX who supposedly enacted this plan first. =)

I went through 2 years of CNA, 2 years of clinicals and now 2 years of LVN and am about to finish and go back to the the hospital where it all began. Personally I grew up with a neat freak and I've never been one. Not out of rebellion though, but out...

I believe there's a law about documented disabilities and acceptable measures having to be made for them so employees can continue to work. If you are fired for something seemingly unrelated (you called in sick one too many times)and its fishy you ca...