Let me add, that I do love my job. I'm there for the vets. I don't let the rough stuff bother me. I have been there 5 years now, and will probably stay a while. They have great benefits, there is job...
]I worked as an LPN for 5years before going to work at the VA. I took a pay cut to take a job as a GS-6. Of course, the benefits are great, compared to where I had come from. I was also shocked by the...
bestallaround replied to Chamae01's topic in General Nursing
I'm also a VA nurse. Paper trail is the way to go for sure. Send emails CC-ing the associate chief of PCS. The VA wonders why they can't get anybody to show up for work. If they would work with people...
bestallaround replied to sarah505's topic in LPN to RN
I love being an LPN. I'm good at it and I know I am respected by my RNs. I would be perfectly satisfied being an LPN for the remainder of my career. The only real reason I want to get my RN is for the...
bestallaround replied to sarah505's topic in LPN to RN
I encourage you to push through if you really believe the time is right. Pray about it constantly. I was the pregnant girl in LPN school. I had my first child three weeks before graduation. I went...
bestallaround replied to joanna73's topic in General Nursing
You are so right when you say they wouldn't get away with it if nurses started saying no. We need to be consistent and keep our mind set. Everybody at work knows "I don't do
I didn't think Wooh's comment was inappropriate at all. I feel the same way. Most of my coworkers are older than me and look very put together when they come to work, new figure flattering uniforms...
I have experienced and witnessed many episodes of spitting, scratching, hitting, pushing, kicking, and boob and butt grabbing from elderly dementia/Alzheimers patients. I have seen cases with some...
I don't think the Danskos are good for walking. When I wore them on days I worked in surgery, my legs and feet felt great. But on days on the unit walking back and forth, I found they seemed very...