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I'm a newly-minted LPN with zero nursing experience besides my school clinicals. I have an interview with a peds HH agency on Monday that has hired a lot of new grad LPNs from my school. I'm a little familiar with them because we did peds clinical at...

New grad LPN here, just got a new job in an LTC/SNF/rehab. I am working on the skilled/rehab unit. I'm a bit concerned because my week of orientation ends tomorrow and Wednesday, me and another new grad will be the only 2 nurses for about 45-50 patie...

I don't want to give out too many identifying details, but I'm a new grad LPN in my first nursing job and this was my first week of orientation on the floor. The unit manager made some comments to me, comparing me to another new orientee that I know ...

Of course nursing homes/SNF's are the main employers of LPNs in my area. And no, I don't have another job lined up, but life is too short to feel stressed out & unhappy, dreading work every day. I don't have kids so I could probably afford to eve...

I told them I did not want to work on the skilled/rehab side.. just.. no. I do not feel like I'm practicing safely on that unit AT ALL. I need something slower right now. ADON told me I could have 1 more week of orientation on the LTC side, but then,...

Uh, this is not just a regular LTC unit.. there are a few long-term residents but most are short-term rehabbers or just released from the hospital & too sick to go home yet, still on IV abx or whatever. It kind of reminds me of a med-surg floor i...

So you're saying that I'm concerned for nothing? I became a nurse to take care of people - and I am not sure if I will be able to properly take care of these patients being a new nurse responsible for so many.

I'm going to see how this week goes and then decide from there. I am not normally a quitter (if I was, I wouldn't have went back after the first day!). I just feel like it is a bad sign if my personality is already being openly critiqued by my unit m...

Thanks for your reply. Yeah, all this stuff is new to me so of course I am going to be more cautious or hesitant than a seasoned nurse..

That's pretty unprofessional of them to say.

Even LPN jobs around the Central FL area are hard to snag right now (especially for new grads with no experience). Hospitals rarely hire us anymore, and even most of the nursing home positions I've seen are either wanting experienced LPNs or only off...

I guess the only way to find out is to accept the job if they offer it to me and see how it goes. I forgot to ask them if they pay mileage - I would assume so, with gas prices being so outrageous. I also worry about putting so many more miles on my c...

Thank you for your advice Caliotter. Since this company is known for hiring new grads, I'm sure they have some sort of decent orientation procedure. If I feel like I am not getting sufficient training/support, I'll be vocal about it and if it persist...

I'm not sure how supportive this company is to their nurses, I haven't interviewed with them yet. I understand about parents being concerned about a new, inexperienced nurse taking care of their child - I would be too. I am hoping they will start me ...

I think Valencia starts a bridge program 3 times a year now though. Not sure where you live, but you could always check out Lake-Sumter Community College in Leesburg too. That's really weird that Valencia is hard to get into and competitive, but SSC ...

It really depends on what your clinical instructor expects of you. In my LPN program, during our med-surg clinicals in the hospital, our instructor assigned us to 1 or 2 patients each, and we had to go find the nurse who also had our patients and li...

It depends on how much you trust your neighbors not to sue you should the wound get infected or whatever. I wouldn't do it unless it was an immediate family member (parent, grandparent, spouse, child). It sucks that we have to live in fear of being s...

Wow, that's kind of odd. I'm also in the Orlando area. Could it be because they have that requirement that unless you've graduated from their own LPN program in the past 18 months, you have to have 1000 hours of work experience before applying to the...

I'm taking an IV therapy/central line management class online right now (FL). I'm hoping being IV certified will help me on my job prospects as a new LPN. Even if it doesn't, I'll need it anyway, because it's a prerequisite for the local LPN-RN bridg...

This, 100%. I received my LPN license a few days ago and I'm still working at a retail store while I look for a nursing job. The employees where I work are 95% female. I NEVER hear the men talking crap about each other, but the women are SO gossipy a...

Passed my NCLEX-PN today, yay!!

I just passed my NCLEX-PN today and haven't started working yet, but I have an iPod Touch and already have WebMD, Micromedex Drugs, Medscape, and an RN Guide app I bought for $5.99 that seems to be pretty good. I fully intend on using mine when I sta...

She's probably not folding her pants down just because they "fit better" that way - she probably wants everyone to see her buttcrack dermal piercing. Blegh. I have body piercings too, but I know that they need to be covered up in a professional setti...

They didn't even ask your permission? Even if I was the only student in the room, I would have asked if you were okay with having me observe during your delivery. Patient privacy, anyone?

Oh my. You have more restraint than I do. Grabbing you and kissing you? Blargh, I would have knocked his butt out!